Global Development major
Personally connect with professors who have expertise in addressing social, political and economic inequality and injustice – professors who will invest in you while you:
- Explore theories of international
development; - Learn to understand systems of oppression; and
- Gain practical skills and tools to create change in your communities, organizations and the world.
Work one-on-one with faculty mentors who have practiced locally and abroad. Learn from global practitioners who visit EMU's world-renowned Center for Justice & Peacebuilding. And maybe even apply to EMU's accelerated BA-to-MA program in conflict transformation.
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Curriculum
The major consists of the following 36-38 SH.
Foundation (12-14 SH)
- PXD 151 Exploring Conflict and Peace OR SOC 101 Intro to Sociology - 3
- PXD 225 Theories of Social Change - 3
- PXD 431 PXD Practicum - 1-3
- SOC 336 Methods of Social Research - 3
- STAT 120 Descriptive Statistics - 2
Core theory (12 SH)
- ECON 201 Survey of Economics OR ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3
- PXD 365 Social and Political Economy OR *ECON 401 Development Economics - 3
- PXD 375 Globalization and Justice - 3
- PXD 485 Global Development - 3
Core practice/skills (6 SH)
Choose two of the following courses:
- BUAD 465 Project Management and Grantwriting - 3
- *PXD 261 Community and Conflict Analysis Techniques - 3
- *PXD 451 Program Evaluation Through Qualitative Methods- 3
- SOWK 330 Social Policy Analysis - 3
Electives (6 SH)
- Any course not taken above
- BUAD 331 Organizational Behavior - 3
- *ECON 311 Contemporary Economic Issues - 3
- NURS 432 Community Health - 3
- POL 113 International Relations - 2
- *PXD 335 Understanding Violent Conflict - 3
- PXD 345 Peacebuilding Theory and Action - 3
- *SOC 255 Social Movements - 3
Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Students have the option of choosing one course to replace one core course as approved by PXD advisor.









