Could you please give here detail about the .A. Development program (MDP) program of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) ?

M.A. Development program (MDP) is a Full time, campus-based program offered by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

M.A. Development Program (MDP):

Eligibility Criteria :
Graduates with a Bachelor’s degree or in the final year of graduation in Social Sciences & Humanities

Development practitioners and NGO staff with Bachelors degree eligible for the course.

Curriculum :
Semester 1 :

Foundation
Understanding Society
Understanding Economy
Understanding Politics

Common
Philosophy and Methods of Social Research-1
Introduction to Development Studies
State and Development

Experiential Learning
Understanding Rural Society

Semester 2
Common
Philosophy and Methods of Social Research-1
Development Economics
Theories of Development
Social Justice and Social Exclusion
Welfare Regimes
Contemporary Indian Economy
Foundations of Data Analysis
Internship
Elective1

Semester 3
Common
Political Economy of Agriculture, Land and Labour
Poverty and Inequality: Approaches and Measurement
Gender and Development Practice
Urbanisation and Development
Human Rights, Social Movements and Development
Environment and Development
Project Management
Workshop: Impact Evaluation
Workshop: Understanding BudgetsNC
Elective2

MDP course currivulum






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