Azim Premji University MA Development

Will you please provide the information regarding the M.A. Development Course and Credit Structure available at University and Azim Premji Foundation ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Azim Premji Foundation provides M.A. Development Course with following objectives :

Objectives

• acquire core understandings that contribute to the domain of development and relate them to situations “on the ground”
• provide students with opportunities to encounter and critically engage with instances of both challenging problems and attempted interventions
• engage with the complex lived realities of people and communities
• relate these conceptual frameworks to dimensions of development that are targets of public action and policy such as health, education, livelihood and sustainability
• explore the ethical and personal dimensions to locate themselves actively in their social context

Course and Credit Structure
Courses CREDITS
Economics of Development 4
Ecology and Development 4
Sociology of Development 4
Political Philosophy and Politics in India 4
Law and Governance 4
Philosophy of Development 4
Introduction to Research 4
Social Interventions 4
Field Engagements 12
Electives 24
Open Courses 4
Total 72

Currently the program offers the following specializations :

Public Policy
Livelihoods
Sustainability
Health and Nutrition
Law and Governance

A sample list of electives that for the specialization area follows :

Health and Development
Social Determinants of Health
Women, Gender and Health
Health Economics
Health, Nutrition and Livelihoods
Ecology, Health and Nutrition
Public Health: Policy, Planning, Programs
Health, Nutrition and Education
Health Education and Communication

Contact:
Azim Premji Foundation
#134 Doddakannelli, Next to Wipro Corporate Office, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560035 ‎
080661 44900

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