Course List

Program Structure
The two-year MDS program is of 64 credits and divided into 4 semesters. Each semester is 19 weeks ong of which 1! weeks is for c ass teaching

1 week "reak for semester fina preparation # weeks for ho ding the Semester fina e$amination

% st&dent takes co&rses tota ing 1# mod& ar &nits' writes a Dissertation and comp etes internship( p acement program' spanning over two academic years.

First Semester
This semester comprises of fo&r fo&ndation co&rses which are comp& sory for a st&dents. Courses 1. *. #. 4. Economics of Deve opment +o itics and Deve opment %nthropo ogy and Socio ogy of Deve opment +rincip es of Economics Course Code %1)1 %1)* %1)# %1)4 Credit Hour 4.)) 4.)) 4.)) 4.))

Second Semester
This semester offers fo&r core co&rses which are comp& sory for a st&dents. Courses 1. *. #. 4. Deve opment - Theories and +erspectives -o o.&i&m in Deve opment +o icies of ,ang adesh /&a itative 0esearch Techni.&es /&antitative Methods for Deve opment +o icy %na ysis Course Code ,*)1 ,*)* ,*)# ,*)4 Credit Hour 4.)) 4.)) 4.)) 4.))

Third Semester
This semester provides st&dents the opport&nity to specia i1e in certain areas "y taking three co&rses in their chosen area. The rest two co&rses are optiona (e ective co&rses which are not e$c &sive y re ated to the specia i1ation 2Ma3or4 of the st&dy "&t most y cover cross-c&tting topics which have considera" e importance in the deve opment st&dies discip ine. Area of Specialization Deve opment and +o icy Economics Courses Deve opment and +o icy Economics Macroeconomics and Trade +o icy +ro3ect + anning and Eva &ation Socia deve opment5 Theories and -oncepts Socia Deve opment5 +o icy and +ractice 0ights-"ased %pproach to Deve opment 6ender -oncepts for Deve opment Course Code - #)1 - #)* - #)# - #)4 - #)! - #)6 - #)7

Socia Deve opment

6ender and Deve opment

6ender %na ysis5 Socia +o icy 6ender %na ysis5 9ive ihoods 0&ra Deve opment 0&ra Deve opment Economics of %gric& t&re 0&ra Society and +o itics +o icies and :ss&es in Environment and Deve opment Environmenta Economics Environment and Society Ed&cation and Deve opment Ed&cation and Deve opment Ed&cation +o icy and +ractice in Deve opment +ro3ect + anning and Eva &ation ;ea th +o icies in Deve oping -o&ntries ;ea th and Deve opment ;ea th System Management in Deve oping -o&ntries ;ea th -are <inancing and Economic Eva &ation :nternationa 0e ation for the Deve oping =or d :nternationa 0e ations' Trade and Deve opment Trade Theory and +o icy %na ysis M& ti atera Trade 0egime and >egotiation Ski s

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Environment and Deve opment

The %cademic -ommittee' however' on the "asis of fac& ty avai a"i ity and n&m"er of app icants decides the offering of any partic& ar Ma3or in the semester

Optional/Elective Courses Environmenta %ssessment Environmenta Management and S&staina"i ity :nd&stria isation and :nd&stria +o icy Markets and Deve opment 6overnance and Deve opment Trade Theory and +o icy %na ysis M& ti atera Trade 0egime and >egotiation Ski s :nstit&tiona Economics State and Economy :nternationa 0e ation for the Deve oping =or d Migration Deve opment St&dies Epistemo ogy

Course Code - #*1 - #** - #*# - #*4 - #*! - #*6 - #*7 - #*8 - #*9 - ##) - ##1 - ##*

+overty5 -oncepts' Strategies and +rogramming Economic and Socia ;istory of ,ang adesh

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Fourth Semester
Each st&dent wi comp ete a dissertation with :nternship(+ acements in this semester and sit for a comprehensive e$amination at the end of the semester. The st&dent m&st s&"mit a dissertation proposa of at east 4 pages within the first two weeks of this semester. Detai ed g&ide ines for writing the dissertation and research areas wi "e provided "y the department at the "eginning of 4th semester. ?n the "asis of the pro3ect proposa ' a fac& ty mem"er wi "e appointed as academic s&pervisor to g&ide the st&dent in comp eting the dissertation. The norma ength of the dissertation is 8'))) to 1)'))) words. The dissertation ho ds 8 credits whi e 4 credits is a ocated for the comprehensive e$am.