Courses
This course centers around this unifying methodological theme: critiquing the economic tools used to evaluate economic development situations and recommend policy solutions through a sustainable, culturally-aware lens, focusing on the situation in Rwanda. Topics include income, poverty, inequality, human development, geography, growth, health, education, financial markets, trade, and gender inequality.
This course centers around this unifying methodological theme: critiquing the economic tools used to evaluate economic development situations and recommend policy solutions through a sustainable, culturally-aware lens, focusing on the situation in Rwanda. Topics include income, poverty, inequality, human development, geography, growth, health, education, financial markets, trade, and gender inequality. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1115 with a minimum grade of D-
Examines the social, political, and economic forces that influence how nongovernment organizations develop and operate in settings abroad. Compares predominant theoretical and philosophical orientations for poverty reduction and social impact. Students analyze and compare popular preventative and reactive interventions for change such as public health approaches, the use of aid, microlending, philanthropic funding, and sustainable development organizations. This intensive, integrated course applies lectures, presentations, case studies, meetings with local stakeholders, and service-learning.
The Economic Development in Rwanda Dialogue of Civilization explores the intersection between sustainable development and sustainable design and operation of a mission-driven organization. Our baseline is the definition of Sustainable Development from Our Common Future (or the Brundtland report of March 20, 1987), “Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This program will provide students with a deeper understanding of sustainability, develop their skills needed to operate a successful development organization, and give them the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills through engagement with development organizations in a place and culture that is different from their own.
