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Fall 2016 | MDP 5001 Section 001: Ways of Knowing and Sustainable Livelihoods (20853)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Complexities of interdisciplinary study of development and a range of �ways of knowing� the field of development studies and sustainability. Approaches practiced by physical, biological, social science, and humanities scholars. "Ways of knowing" in different cultures/groups and from a variety of situated perspectives. Key issues and concepts and key methodological challenges facing us as we engage in interdisciplinary and international development study and practice. Sustainable livelihoods. Team taught when possible by faculty from biological, social sciences, and humanities, or at minimum will include guest lecturers who can offer a range of disciplinary perspectives on questions of development. prereq: Grad MDP major or instr consent
- Class Description:
- Note that attached syllabus is from fall 2014 and will likely undergo revisions related to themes (less likely) and guest speakers (more likely) as well as some assignment changes.
- Grading:
- A-F only
- Exam Format:
- Course does not have exams but rather a paper based on a semester long project focused on a international development organization of the student's choice
- Class Format:
- Lecture + guest lectures
- Workload:
- Reading, reflections, informational interviewing and research paper.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20853/1169
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/dwilsey_MDP5001_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/dwilsey_MDP5001_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 July 2015
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2016 Master of Development Practice Classes