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IDEV Approved Courses AY 2012-2013

IDEV Approved Courses AY 2012-2013
Last Revised: February 8th, 2013

 

For a complete description of all IDEV courses please follow this link.
For a current list of approved IDEV courses offered at the Bologna campus, please follow this link

*If you do not see a SAIS course listed that you feel should count to meet the IDEV requirements, please send the complete course syllabus to mevange2@jhu.edu

GATEWAY COURSE: Introduction to Development

Finance and Development
Politics and Governance                                                                                                             
Human Development                                                                                                                     
Tools Courses
Regional Courses
   Africa
   Asia (includes selected Asian regional courses from China, Japan, Korea, SE Asia, and South Asia)
   Latin America
   Russia and Eurasia
   Middle East






















FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT


SA.400.818 Development Strategies

IDEV

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.400.820 Financial Globalization, Currency Crises and Emerging Markets

IDEV

Fall  2012

Spring 2013

SA.400.819 Financial Sector Developments and Reform in Emerging Markets

IDEV

Fall 2012

 

SA.400.724 Impact Investing: Financial Inclusion and Creating Value at the Base of the Pyramid

IDEV

        -

Spring 2013

SA.400.759.01/02 Microfinance and Development - Sections 1 and 2

IDEV

Fall 2012

         -

SA.380.776 Case Studies in Financial Sector  Reform and Development

ECON

 

Spring 2013

SA.380.760 Corporate Finance                             

ECON/BO

Fall  2012

Spring 2013

SA.400.827 Development Cooperation

BO

          -

Spring 2013

SA.320.752 Developing Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships

ECON

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Spring 2013

SA.300.740 Enterprise, Regulation and Development

ECON

          -

Spring 2013

SA.380.722 International Financial Markets

ECON

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.300.736 Organization and Regulation of Infrastructure

ECON

          -

Spring 2013

SA.380.778  Private Equity In Developing Countries

ECON

Fall 2012

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SA.380.834 Project Finance                          

ECON

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.300.754 Public Finance  

ECON

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.300.728  Public Sector Economics *paper must be on a topic relevant to international development

BO

Fall 2012

     -

SA.680.781  Renewable Energy: Markets, Technologies and Projects

ERE

 

Spring 2013

SA.320.738 Trade Policy in Developing Countries

ECON

 

Spring 2013

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE:


SA.400.752 Comparative Public Management

IDEV

Fall 2012

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SA.400.713 Corruption in Developing and Transition Countries      

IDEV

Fall 2012

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SA.400.818 Development Strategies

IDEV

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.400.751 Governance, Democracy and Development

IDEV

Fall 2012

 

SA.400.822 Law and Development

IDEV

          -

Spring 2013

 

Courses Offered by Other SAIS Programs:


SA.600.770  Comparative Political Economy

GT&H

Fall 2012

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SA.650.732  Constitutional Development & Democratization

IR-LAW/BO

 

Spring 2013

SA.600.757  Heaven on Earth: Conflict, Democracy,  and the Growth of Religious Toleration

GT&H

    -

Spring 2013

SA.640.750  PeaceKidZ Workshop

CM

    -

Spring 2013

SA.640.752  Post Conflict Reconstruction

CM

    -

Spring 2013

SA.300.754 Public Finance

ECON

     -

Spring 2013

 

 

 

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:


SA.400.754 Comparative Agriculture Policy

IDEV/ERE

Fall 2012

         -

SA.400.746 Comparative Health Systems of Developing Countries

IDEV

       -

Spring 2013

SA.400.818 Development Strategies

IDEV

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.400.726 Education and Development

IDEV

       -

Spring 2013

SA.400.745 Global Health Policy

IDEV

Fall 2012 

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SA.400.753 Investing in Future Generations

IDEV

Fall 2012

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SA.400.805 Impact of Demographic Change on Societies, Development and the Environment

IDEV

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Spring 2013

SA.400.744 Poverty and Inequality in a Globalizing World: New Challenges and Opportunities for Policymakers

IDEV

        -

Spring 2013

Courses Offered by Other SAIS Programs:


SA.680.783 Agricultural Development, Poverty Reduction & Food Security

ERE/BO

 

Spring 2013

SA.680.783 Agriculture--Global Issues

ERE/IDEV

       -

 Spring 2013    

SA.650.726  Economic Migrants, Refugees and Human Security

IR-LAW

        -

Spring 2013

SA.680.714 Energy, Environment, and Development in Developing Countries

ERE

        -

Spring 2013

SA.680.881 International Wildlife Conservation

ERE

Fall 2012

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SA.680.738 International Water: Issues and Policies

ERE

        -

Spring 2013

SA.650.729 Multiculturalism & The Human Rights of Women

IR-LAW/BO

 

Spring 2013

SA.810.799  Urban Economics and Urban Policy in Latin America

LA

Fall 2012

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TOOLS COURSES:


SA.400.735 Delivering Development Assistance 

IDEV

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Spring 2013

SA.400.827 Development Cooperation

BO

        -

Spring 2013

SA.400.749 Delivering Services in Developing Countries

IDEV

Fall 2012

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SA.400.705 New Trends in Management Principles of International Development NGOS (INGOS)

IDEV

        -

Spring 2013

SA.400.809 Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques

IDEV

        -

Spring 2013

SA.400.700 Practical Research Methods for Development         

IDEV

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.400.750 Social Entrepreneurship: The Business of Development

IDEV

Fall 2012

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REGIONAL COURSES:

Africa


SA.780.709  Case Studies in Africa Conflict Analysis

AFR

Fall 2012

 

SA.780.724 Contemporary African Politics

AFR

        -

Spring 2013

SA.780.713 Energy, Politics and Development in Africa

AFR

        -

Spring 2013

SA.780.754 Ethnicity, Identity and Politics in Africa

AFR

        -

Spring 2013

SA.780.727  Politics of Foreign Aid in Africa

AFR

Fall 2012

-

SA.780.648  Political Economy of African Development

AFR

Fall 2012

-

SA.780.718  Promoting Development in Fragile States

AFR

Fall 2012

-

SA.780.798 Trade and African Development

AFR

 

Spring 2013

 

Other Approved Courses for Africa Regional Focus

SA.640.708 War , Conflict & Democratization  in Sub-Saharan Africa

BO

        -

Spring 2013



 



 

Asian Regional Studies

SA.320.729 Asian Economic Development

ASIA/BO

     -

Spring 2013

SA.320.737 The Economies of Central Asia

ASIA/BO

     -

Spring 2013

China Studies

SA.680.769  Energy Governance in China

ERE

Fall 2012

       -

SA.750.707 China and the International Economic Crisis

ASIA/CH

 

Spring 2013

SA.750.228  Contemporary Chinese Politics

ASIA/CH

Fall 2012

       -

SA.750.728 Grass Roots China

ASIA/CH

        -

Spring 2013

SA.750.903 Law and Society in China

ASIA/CH

        -

Spring 2013

SA.750.701  Modern Chinese History
*previous title Modern China: History and Political Conflict

ASIA/CH

Fall 2012

       -

SA.750.734 The Rise of India and China

ASIA/CH

         -

Spring 2013

SA.750.710  Rural Development and Poverty Reduction in China

ASIA/CH

Fall 2012

       -

Japan and Korean Studies

SA.765.714  Politics of Korea's Economic Development, Crises and Globalization

ASIA/K

Fall 2012

       -

Southeast Asia Studies

SA.770.631  Democracy and Democratization in Southeast Asia

ASIA/SE

Fall 2012

       -

SA.770.718 Domestic Politics of Southeast Asia

ASIA/SE

         -

Spring 2013

SA.770.712 International Relations of South East Asia: Policy Process

ASIA/SE

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

SA.770.745 Myanmar as Nexus Regional Dilemmas of Strategy, Policy and Equity

ASIA/SE

 

Spring 2013

 

South Asia Studies

SA.790.820  Comparative Political & Economic Development of South Asia

ASIA/SA

Fall 2012

       -

SA.790.722 Infrastructure and Development in South Asia

ASIA/SA

 

Spring 2013   

SA.790.716  Politics of Religion in South Asia

ASIA/SA

Fall 2012

       -

Other Approved Courses for Asian Regional Focus

SA.320.729 Asian Economic Development

BO

         -

     Spring 2013

 

European Studies

SA.700.992.01 The Balkans: From Fragmentation to What?      

EUR

Fall 2012       -

 

  

Latin America

SA.810.716 Brazil and the Potential of a BRIC: A New Emerging Market Player

LA

        -

Spring 2013

SA.810.754  Democratization and Market Reforms *Course project must be focused on a Latin American developing country

LA

Fall 2012

           -

SA.810.761 Energy in the Americas: Conflict, Cooperation and Future Prospects *Course project must be focused on a Latin American developing country

LA

        -

Spring 2013

SA.810.903 Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

LA

        -

Spring 2013

SA.810.907  Survey of Latin American Political Economy

LA

Fall 2012

 

SA.810.600 The Andean Region

LA

        -

Spring 2013

SA.810.700 Theory and Practice of Politics in Latin America

LA

Fall 2012

           -

SA.810.799  Urban Economics and Urban Policy in Latin America

LA

Fall 2012

           -

Other Approved Courses for Latin America Regional Focus

SA.810.796 Economic Survey of Latin America

BO

        -

Spring 2013

SA.810.797 Survey of Modern Latin American Politics

BO

        -

Spring 2013

 

Russia and Eurasia

SA.320.737 Economies of Central Asia
*term paper must be centrally related to an individual country's or the region's pro-poor economic growth and development policies or programs.

BO

   -

Spring 2013

SA.880.772 Modern Central Asia: An Introduction

RE

   -

Spring 2013

SA.880.794 Nations, States and Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

RE

   -

Spring 2013

SA.880.720 The Political Economy of Central and Eastern Europe

RE/BO

 

Spring 2013

SA.880.790 Power and Wealth in Russia

RE

   -

Spring 2013

 

Middle East

SA.860.784 Behavioral Sociology of Conflict

ME

 

Spring 2013

SA.860.758 Economy, Business and Development in the Middle East and North Africa

ME

 

Spring 2013

SA.860.777 Resistance: Islamic Revival and Jihadist Terrorism

ME

          -

Spring 2013

Other Approved Courses for Middle East Regional Focus

SA.860.708 Political Leadership in the Middle East

ME/BO

          -

Spring 2013

SA.860.707 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

ME/BO

          -

Spring 2013