AL 34120 - Achieving the Millenium Goals

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Arts and Letters (Non-dept.)

Description:

"POL 20130 Achieving the Millenium Development Goals at UCD; In this module we examine the worlds most topical and pressing development issues. We do this through an examination of the UN Millennium Development Goals. We start the course by asking what the UN Millennium Development Goals are, whether they are being achieved and whether they conform to our perspective of development. We then move on to consider key areas related to the eight different MDGs, covering the most relevant academic and policy debates. Throughout the course students are set tasks and forced to question the material they are presented with. Class participation and active learning is emphasised throughout. This course adopts a multi-disciplinary perspective that will be of interest to students in all disciplines, including Politics, Economics, History, Sociology, Law, Public Health, Medicine, Geography, Engineering, Anthropology and Agriculture. In reality any student attending UCD should be acutely aware of development issues. Economics and Politics will remain central to the analysis of the development issues addressed: Measuring Human Development, Income Inequality, Health (HIV/Aids), Gender, Aid, Trade, Debt Relief, Transnational Corporations, Environment, Human Rights and Poverty and Hunger. On successful completion of the module: You will have an understanding of the key debates surrounding the UN Millennium Development Goals; You will want to know more about development; You will have had the opportunity to develop analytical, writing and communication skills while working on multi-disciplinary development issues."

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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