Course Description
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Course Name
Sociology of Development
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Host University
Maynooth University
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Location
Dublin, Ireland
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Area of Study
Sociology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
5 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The Sociology of Development seeks to describe and explain the dramatic and growing inequalities in power and wealth. What it means to be a ''developed'' society, the ways in which the west has conventionally constructed what is often described as the ''third world'' and the recent radical transformations at work in the global economy, politics and culture as well as a number of contemporary issues in the field of development studies
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
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ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
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