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International Development Management (IDMG)

International Development Mgmt (IDMG) Courses

IDMG 5600 [0.5 credit]
Human Resource Development

The economic analysis and theory of the major areas of human development in developing areas, including demography and population, education, health, nutrition, women and development, social security, labour markets, and human resources planning.
Also listed as INAF 5600.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5601 [0.5 credit]
Conflict and Development

Examination of competing interpretations of conflict in developing countries; material conditions, institutional factors, and ideological, or identity-based framing processes. The impact of war on development, and implications for policy.
Also listed as INAF 5209.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5602 [0.5 credit]
Issues in International Development

International political, social and economic aspects of development. Approaches to trade policies, finance, regional integration, technology transfer and transnational enterprises, global governance, international civil society and development, the environment and natural resources, and social and labour issues in the international context.
Also listed as INAF 5002.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5603 [0.5 credit]
Project Operations in a Developing Country Context

Evolution, institutional framework and central policy issues of international development programming. Practical emphasis, with applications to project operations and planning, finance and funding, capital mobilization, administration, procurement, preventing fraud and corruption, monitoring, effectiveness measurement, and options for improving the planning and delivery of assistance.
Also listed as INAF 5003.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5604 [0.5 credit]
Human Security: From Policy to Practice

Human security issues including perspectives of key governmental, international and non-governmental actors. Micro-disarmament, the protection of civilians, war economies, and post-conflict security issues.
Also listed as INAF 5704.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5605 [0.5 credit]
Human Rights: International Politics and Policies

Overview of key international human rights policies and debates. Themes include human rights and religion, development, trade, culture, and gender. Readings from applied and scholarly disciplines, focusing on the actions of governments, civil society, development agencies, international organizations and regional bodies.
Also listed as INAF 5709.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5606 [0.5 credit]
Agriculture and Rural Development

A study of the agricultural sector, rural areas, and rural welfare in developing countries, including structural change in agriculture, agrarian reform, rural development strategies in various countries, and public policies affecting agriculture, activities ancillary to agriculture, rural industry, and public service.
Also listed as INAF 5006.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5607 [0.5 credit]
Global Health Policy

Global dimensions of health issues, including the linkages between health and development, international trade and economic policy, and human security. Approaches to understanding health challenges and examines the international policy framework for meeting them.
Also listed as INAF 5706.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5609 [0.5 credit]
International Aspects of Economic Development

Economic theory and policy dimensions of key issues in international economic development. Topics include: trade theory and policy for developing countries; debt, adjustment and macroeconomic stabilization; the role of international financial institutions; financial flows and the role of multinational corporations.
Also listed as INAF 5009.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5615 [0.5 credit]
Civil Society Organizations and Development

The context, roles, structures and strategies of nongovernmental organizations in the development process at the global, national and local levels. The role of development aid and NGOs is considered.
Also listed as PADM 5815.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5616 [0.5 credit]
Program Evaluation in Developing Countries

The context, critical issues and methods relating to the evaluation of development interventions.
Also listed as PADM 5816.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5617 [0.5 credit]
Health Policy in Developing Countries

Debates regarding health policy in the developing world, in the context of the global health sector reform movement, trade and intellectual property regimes, and strategies of corporate and NGO actors. Issues of gender, class and the determinants of health.
Also listed as PADM 5817.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5619 [0.5 credit]
Rights, Development and Conflict

Uses economic institutionalism to examine the intersection of development and conflict, focusing on how the connection between property rights and development affects conflict. Topics include gender, land conflict, urban peripheries, migration and refugees, domestic and transnational crime, and state violence.
Also listed as INAF 5219.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

IDMG 5620 [0.5 credit]
Development Assistance Theory and Practice

Economic, moral, and political arguments for development assistance, aid effectiveness; the role of bilateral and multilateral donors; aid accounting, human development and human rights; NGOs and international assistance.
Also listed as INAF 5602.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the International Development Management Concentration of the MBA Program in the Sprott School of Business.

Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca

Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca

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