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Your search for courses · during 25FA, 26WI, 26SP · tagged with ASST Social Inquiry · returned 4 results
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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.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 240.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 241 Macroeconomic Growth and Development 6 credits
Why are some countries rich and others poor? What causes countries to grow over time? This course documents different patterns of macroeconomic development across the world and how economic theory explains those patterns. We will draw on both cross-country evidence and individual case studies to understand the role of formal and informal institutions, culture, geography, policy, and other fundamental causes of differences in long run macroeconomic outcomes.
- Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with grade of C- or better or has scored a 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or has scored a 6 or better on the Economics IB exam or received a Carleton Economics 110 Requisite Equivalency.
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ECON 241.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Ethan Struby š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWillis 203 2:20pm-3:20pm
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POSC 170 International Relations and World Politics 6 credits
What are the foundational theories and practices of international relations and world politics? This course addresses topics of a geopolitical, commercial and ideological character as they relate to global systems including: great power politics, polycentricity, and international organizations. It also explores the dynamic intersection of world politics with war, terrorism, nuclear weapons, national security, human security, human rights, and the globalization of economic and social development.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 170.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Greg Marfleet š« š¤
- Size:30
- T, THWeitz Center 233 8:15am-10:00am
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POSC 170.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Summer Forester š« š¤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 132 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 132 9:40am-10:40am
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POSC 170.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Tun Myint š« š¤
- Size:30
- T, THHasenstab 002 10:10am-11:55am
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POSC 248 Asian Communism: Politics of China, Viet & N Korea 6 credits
Examines theĀ AsianĀ communismĀ in China, Vietnam, and North Korea.Ā AsianĀ communismĀ presents a series of fascinating questions. Why didĀ communistĀ revolutions occur in someĀ AsianĀ states but not others? Why were relations between someĀ AsianĀ communistĀ states peaceful while others were hostile? Why did some adopt significant economic reforms while others maintained command economies? Why didĀ communistĀ regimes persist in mostĀ AsianĀ states, whileĀ CommunismĀ fell in Mongolia and all of Europe? The approach of the course is comparative and structured around thematic comparisons between the three states.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 248.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chris Heurlin š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THHasenstab 109 1:15pm-3:00pm