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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

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

200-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Qualitative Research Methods 5
Quantitative Research Methods 5
Comparative Party Systems 5
Microeconomics 5
Politics of the Policy Process: An Introduction 5
Politics Through Literature 5
Decision-Making Processes 5
Geographic Information Systems 5
International Economics 5
Political and Economic Foundations of Law 5
Political Economy of Natural Resources 5
Foundations of Research Design 5
Applied Microeconomic Thinking and Analysis 5
Environmental Governance 5
Macroeconomics 5
Politics and Development: Africa 5
Foundational Debates in Governance, Economics & Development 5
Life Cycle Assessment 5
Political Economy: Africa 5

300-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Environmental Economics 5
Public Policy Analysis: Anticorruption 5
Institutions in Time 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
Advanced Quantitative Research Methods 5
Applied Natural Resource Management 5
Behavioral Economics 5
Human Security: Civil War and Violence 5
Law, Governance and Development 5
Public Policy Analysis: Comparative Social Policy 5
The Dissident Mind 5