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Classes Virginia Tech offers many classes in a range of disciplines that have gender as a significant component, if not the main focus. These classes change from semester to semester, so if you are planning your coursework, make sure to contact the department in question to see if a particular course is being offered when you wish to take it. Courses are presented by discipline.
ECO 4124: Growth and Development Theories of economic growth. Policies to foster growth, and their consequences. Pre: 2006, 3104. (3H, 3C).
ECO 6304: International Trade & Finance Core models in international trade and finance; current topics in international economics. Ricardian, Hecksher-Ohlin-Samuelson, Dynamic imperfect competition trade theories; Political economy of trade; Trade policy, Factor mobility, Uncertainty, and Intra-industry trade. Mundell-Fleming, Monetary, Real- and Imperfect competition- Micro- foundations theories of international macroeconomics; exchange rate determination; and capital markets. Extensions to monetary and fiscal policy, economic growth, and external debt analysis. Pre: 5005, 5015. (3H, 3C).
ECO 6054: Development Economics A modern approach to economics of growth and development for graduate students in economics and related disciplines. Topics include sources of growth; neo-classical, endogenous, and dualistic theories of growth; household economics and human capital accumulation; economics of population; and consequences of imperfect markets for land, labor and capital. Pre: 3104, 3204. (3H, 3C).
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GEOG 1014: World Regions Human and physical patterns of major regions of the world. Concepts and perspectives of geography as a social science; linkages and interdependence of nations and regions.
GEOG 2055-2056 (IS 2055-56) (PSCI 2055-56): World Pol. and Econ. Introduction to the study of world politics and political economy. Topics include balance of power, conflict resolution, interdependence, international trade and monetary management, poverty and development, as well as the role of values in world order.
GEOG 2134: Geography of the Global Economy Geographical dimensions of the global economy since World War II. Globalization and the emergence of a new international division of labor. The relative decline of the United States and the growth of Japan, East Asia and the European Union. Changing geographies of foreign direct investment location. Places and regions in geo-economic discourse. Population and resources issues in the early twenty-first century. GEOG 3104: Environmental Problems, Population, and Development Environmental problems considered in their social, spatial, and global contexts. Impacts of globalization, political economy, population, culture, and poverty on environmental crises. Examination of effects of relations between developed and developing countries on the environment. Focus on selected key environmental issues, such as population growth, pesticide misuse, the development process and the environment, the energy crisis, and environmental justice. GEOG 3214: Geography of African Development survey of African habitats, cultures, livelihood systems, and socioeconomic development mainly south of the Sahara. Human adjustments to changing environmental, demographic, economic, and political conditions during the colonial and post-colonial eras. 3 hrs in Geography required. GEOG 4764 (SOC 4764) (UAP 4764): International Development Examination of major development theories and contemporary issues and characteristics of low-income societies (industrialization, urbanization, migration, rural poverty, hunger, foreign trade, and debt) that establish contexts for development planning and policy-making. Junior standing required. GEOG 5214: Health and the Global Environment Examination of human-environment relations in the context of health and disease using a global perspective. Investigation of dynamic interactions between humans and the total environment, including the physical, biological, cultural, political, and economic environments, in relation to disease. Analysis of geographic variations in health, disease, and health care delivery, including differences between developed and developing regions and within a variety of human and physical environments. (3H, 3C) GEOG 5264 (UAP 5264): Global Change and Local Impacts All jurisdictions, national, regional, or local, function in an interconnected global market. Understanding the structure and interactions within that global market and the impacts therein is the focus of GEOG/UAP 5264. Thematic topics include a review of welfare state functions, privatization, decentralization, and nonprofit organizations and their relation to global market dynamics. Upon completion of the course, students will have an understanding of how global forces influence local areas and how local leaders have developed strategies to cope with their position in an increasingly global market. (3H,3C) GEOG 5654 (SOC 5654): The Global Division of Labor Theory and research on the globalization of the division of labor during the recent past as well as over the past several centuries. Examines the development of the capitalist world-system including the role of technological forces; the roles of transnational corporations and states in the global economy; the effects of globalization on work and quality of life in the U.S., other developed countries, and the Third World; analyses of globalization in the manufacturing and service sectors; and possible solutions for problems associated with globalization.
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History The peoples and societies of Africa. Emphasis on major themes and developments since the eighteenth century. Historical approach to understanding indigenous African cultures and their encounters with global forces.
HIST 2346: History of the Middle East History of the Middle East from the independence, wars, revolutions, and social change since 1914.
HIST 5534: Imperialism, Nationalism, and Decolonization
HIST 5924: World Systems Theory and History
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PSCI 5434: Politics of Developing Areas Political structures, economic growth, and cultural frameworks of developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America emphasizing the political and economic challenges of industrial development in a global economy. (3H,3C).
PSCI 5444: International Politics Theories of international organizations and relations among nations focusing on research in foreign policy formulation and implementation, international integration, conflict resolution, and global political economy. (3H,3C).
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SOC 5624: Women & Work The analysis of the economic activities of women in contemporary society. The past and present relationship between women's domestic and market labor is examined, followed by an in-depth investigation of women's labor force experiences. Competing sociological explanations are examined, providing the basis for exploring occupational segregation, inequalities of outcomes and comparable worth. (3H, 3C).
SOC 4514: Rural Sociology Study of rural life. Social consequences of agricultural change and demographic changes in both national and international contexts. Taught alternate years. Pre: 1004. (3H, 3C).
SOC 5504: Population Processes and Policies Historical and comparative studies of population processes (fertility, mortality, migration); contemporary issues related to consequences of population change; population policies designed to modify population trends. Graduate standing required. (3H, 3C).
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Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) UAP 4214/5984:
Women, Environment and Development
UAP 5164: Collaborative Governance & Civil Society Theoretical foundations of collaborative policy and governance approaches are examined. Strategies and methods for forming and sustaining collaborative coalitions are discussed. Case studies are used to illustrate the effectiveness of collaborative approaches in different policy domains. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5264 (GEOG 5264): Global Change & Local Impacts All jurisdictionsnational, regional, or localfunction in an interconnected global market. Understanding the structure and interactions within that global market and the impacts therein is the focus of this course. Thematic topics include a review of welfare state functions, privatization, decentralization, and nonprofit organizations and their relation to global market dynamics. Upon completion of the courses, students will have an understanding of how global forces influence local areas and how local leaders have developed strategies to cope with their position in an increasingly global market. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5364: Non-governmental Organizations in International Development Explores theory and cases of non-governmental organizations in international development. Analyzes various role of NGOs, and their interactions with local communities, government agencies, international organizations, and private businesses. Examines tensions and collaborations between NGOs and other development actors, drawing from cases in environmental, health, and policy domains. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5374: Plan Implementation in Developing Countries Examines the instruments available for the implementation of development policies in Third World countries. Analyzes cases of planning and decision making to identify practical issues and available tools for implementation. The course focuses on policies which affect the spatial arrangements and physical development of cities and urban regions in developing countries. Pre: 4764. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5394: Nature, Society & the Global Economy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Graduate seminar examines social theories of environmental change (e.g. social ecology, ecofeminism, political economy, environmental history, neo-classical and neo-malthusian perspectives). Environmental degradation is situated in the context of global economic development, providing a framework for critical analysis of alternative conceptions of society-nature relationships. Book reviews, term paper, student presentations required. Second-year grad standing and permission of instructor required. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5404: Strategies for Urban Development in the Third World Analysis of the reciprocal relationships between development and urbanization as they occur within a Third World context. The nature of those relationships at different scalesinternational, regional, and urbanare considered from the standpoint of different strategies of development. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5764: International Development Studio International development project initiation and institutional framework; project design processes, criteria, and methods; implementation and evaluation design processes, criteria, and methods. Examination of case projects by public and private donor agencies as a basis for project design. Pre: 4764. (3H, 3C).
UAP 5774: Economic Development Studio Principles, concepts, and techniques related to economic development at either the local and regional scale are brought to bear in solving a development problem. Emphasis is on problems which are encountered in planning or implementing economic development. Pre: 5234 or 5104. (3H, 3C).
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