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Governance, Economics & Development (LUC)

Major

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Major requirements:

  • 15 EC: three compulsory 100-level courses, namely Institutions of Governance & Development, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Principles of Economics

  • 10 EC: Decision-making Processes (200-level) and Institutions in Time (300-level) in the Institutional Analysis track

  • 20 EC: Methodology courses, to include Quantitative Research Methods and Foundations of Research Design

  • 10 EC: Capstone

  • 30 EC: additional courses within the GED Major, including at least 15 EC in 300‐level courses (so that together with the compulsory Institutions in Time course, you meet the the 20 EC at 300-level requirement, see note below). These courses may be distributed in any way that course prerequisites allow and need not be constrained to a limited number of tracks.

Note: to be able to graduate, make sure to have at least a total of 20 EC worth of courses at the 300-level within the Major, including the compulsory Institutions in Time. Additional methodology courses such as Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (300-level) or Advanced Geographic Information Systems (300-level) may also be included.

100-level

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Principles of Economics 5
Introduction to Comparative Politics 5
Calculus 5
Comparative Justice Systems 5
Sharing Scarcity: Water 5
Entrepreneurs and Markets 5
Institutions of Governance and Development 5
Sharing Scarcity: The Commons 5

200-level

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Qualitative Research Methods 5
Comparative Party Systems 5
Microeconomics 5
Politics and Development: Coming of Age in Africa 5
Politics of the Policy Process: Housing Matters 5
Quantitative Research Methods 5
Geographic Information Systems 5
Political and Economic Foundations of Law 5
International Economics 5
Political Economy of Natural Resources 5
Foundations of Research Design 5
Decision-Making Processes 5
Applied Microeconomic Thinking and Analysis 5
Data Science 5
Environmental Governance 5
Macroeconomics 5
Politics of the Policy Process: An Introduction 5
Politics Through Literature: Identity With and Without Borders 5
Life Cycle Assessment 5
Political Economy: Africa 5

300-level

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Institutions in Time 5
Public Policy Analysis: Anticorruption 5
Environmental Economics 5
Human Security: Civil War and Violence 5
Advanced Geographic Information Systems 5
Advanced Political Economy 5
Managing Natural Resources in Law and Practice 5
Public Policy Analysis: Data-Driven Governance and Policymaking 5
Real Donut Economics 5
Behavioral Economics 5
Advanced Quantitative Research Methods 5
Applied Natural Resource Management 5
Law, Governance and Development 5
The Dissident Mind 5