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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: Winter 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites:

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or has received a grade of B or better in ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or has received a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test or has received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency.

  • Tags: AFST Pertinent ASST Central Asia ASST East Asia ASST South Asia CL: 200 level EAST Supporting ECON Elective ENTS Society, Culture and Policy LTAM 300 HIST/SOAN/POSC LTAM Electives LTAM Pertinent Courses POSI Elective/Non POSC ASST Social Inquiry PPOL Economic Policy Making & Development SAST Support Social Inquiry

  • ECON  240.00 Winter 2025

  • Faculty: Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 211 9:50am-11:00am
  • FWillis 211 9:40am-10:40am

• 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: Winter 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: HI, Humanistic Inquiry IS, International Studies WR2, Writing Rich 2
  • Tags: AFST Pertinent ASST Central Asia ASST South Asia CL: 100 level MARS Core Course MARS Supporting MEST Studies Foundation RELG Breadth RELG Islamic Traditions RELG Pertinent Course ASST Humanistic Inquiry SAST Support Humanities

  • RELG  122.00 Winter 2025

  • Faculty: Kambiz GhaneaBassiri 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WLeighton 303 11:10am-12:20pm
  • FLeighton 303 12:00pm-1:00pm