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• ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development 6 credits

  This course explores household behavior in developing countries. We will cover areas including fertility decisions, health and mortality, investment in education, the intra-household allocation of resources, household structure, and the marriage market. We will also look at the characteristics of land, labor, and credit markets, particularly technology adoption; land tenure and tenancy arrangements; the role of agrarian institutions in the development process; and the impacts of alternative politics and strategies in developing countries. The course complements Economics 241.

  • Offered: Fall 2023
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: International Studies Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites: Economics 111
  • Tags: East Asian Supporting ENTS2 Sci, Cul, Pol Global Dev & Sustainability 2 LTAM Electives Asian Studies Social Science Asian Studies East Asia Asian Studies South Asia Asian Studies Central Asia LTAM Pertinent Courses LTAM 300 HIST/SOAN/POSC LTAM Social Science Africana Studies Pertinent Pub Pol Econ Pol Makng & Devel SAST Supprtng Social Inquiry Ltam Elective Group 1 POSI Elective Non POSC subjct Economics Major Elective

  • ECON  240.00 Fall 2023

  • Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 211 12:30pm-1:40pm
  • FWillis 211 1:10pm-2:10pm

• POSC 122 Politics in America: Liberty and Equality 6 credits

  An introduction to American government and politics. Focus on the Congress, Presidency, political parties and interest groups, the courts and the Constitution. Particular attention will be given to the public policy debates that divide liberals and conservatives and how these divisions are rooted in American political culture.

  • Offered: Fall 2023
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: Intercultural Domestic Studies Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Social Inquiry Writing Requirement
  • Tags: Posi Area Studies 2 AMST 1 Term Survey Africana Studies Pertinent Polisci/Ir Elective EDUC Cluster 3 Pub Pol&Reform Amst America in the World Amst Democracy Activism Class Amst Race Ethnicity Indigeneit American Studies Survey 1 POSI Elective POSI Core

  • POSC  122.00 Fall 2023

  • Faculty:Ryan Dawkins 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WHasenstab 105 11:10am-12:20pm
  • FHasenstab 105 12:00pm-1:00pm

• RELG 122 Introduction to Islam 6 credits

  This course is a general introduction to Islam as a prophetic religious tradition. It explores the different ways Muslims have interpreted and put into practice the prophetic message of Muhammad through analyses of varying theological, legal, political, mystical, and literary writings as well as through Muslims’ lived histories. These analyses aim for students to develop a framework for explaining the sources and vocabularies through which historically specific human experiences and understandings of the world have been signified as Islamic. The course will focus primarily on the early and modern periods of Islamic history.

  • Offered: Fall 2023
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: Humanistic Inquiry International Studies Writing Requirement
  • Tags: MARS Core Course MARS Supporting Asian Studies Humanities Asian Studies South Asia Asian Studies Central Asia RELG Islamic Traditions Africana Studies Pertinent Middle East Studies Foundation SAST Supprtng Humanities RELG Pertinent Course Religion Breadth

  • RELG  122.00 Fall 2023

  • Faculty:Kambiz GhaneaBassiri 🏫 👤
  • Size:30
  • M, WLeighton 402 9:50am-11:00am
  • FLeighton 402 9:40am-10:40am