Development Studies Program
COURSE OFFERINGS
2nd Semester, SY 2023-2024
(TENTATIVE)
DEV 100.1 - PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMICS
Section G: Dr. Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz (T-F, 800-930am, CTC 102)
» This course introduces the various competing perspectives in the analysis of economic development and underdevelopment, laying the foundation for a critical and theoretically informed
understanding of contemporary issues in Philippine and international development.
DEV 100.3 A - PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT: SOCIOLOGY
Section B : Jessica Sandra R. Claudio (M-Th, 930-1100am, F 113)
Section D : Jessica Sandra R. Claudio (M-Th, 1230-200pm, CTC 408)
» This course provides an overview of various socio-cultural perspective on development and modernization thus laying the ground for a critical and theoretically informed understanding of
contemporary issues in Philippines and international development.
DEV 105i - SURVERY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES
Section B : Dr. Kevin Christopher L. Go (M-Th, 930-1100am, CTC 408)
Section C : Dr. Kevin Christopher L. Go (M-Th, 1100-1230pm, CTC 408) All slots for AB DS Majors
Section F : Maria Victoria F. Punay (M-Th, 330-500pm, CTC 307)
» This course provides an overview of social development approaches used by various development institutions. Inputs from development professionals demonstrate how theses frameworks are applied in practice. It also provides an overview of the evolving concept of poverty from income poverty to poverty as human insecurity.
DEV 107 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Section S: Dr. Mark Anthony D. Abenir (Wed, 800-1100am, CTC 307) for AB DS Majors
Section T: Dr. Mark Anthony D. Abenir (Wed, 1100-200pm, CTC 307) for AB DS Majors
Section V: Emmanuel Joseph B. Solis II (Wed, 600-900pm, CTC 408)
» This course provides a practical overview of the cycle of the development process involved in the management of development programs and projects, including project conceptualization,
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Pre-requisite: DEV 106.1 or any DEV 183.xx (DevMan electives)
DEV 108 - COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Section Q: Celso C. Santiago Jr. (T-F, 630-800pm, CTC 408)
» This course discusses the role of communication in social change, particularly in the context of its potential to facilitate changes in knowledge and behaviors among stakeholders in development programs. Students examine the theory behind the tools employed in communication programs and identify patterns in application.
DEV 109 - INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
Section F: Anna Mae D. Bautista (M-Th, 330-500pm, CTC 408)
» This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the different types of institutions and the roles they play in promoting accountable and responsive governance, as well as sustainable, innovative, and inclusive development. These institutions include government agencies, civil society organizations, corporations, corporate foundations, and multilateral organizations. The course also aids the students in their process of self-awareness and self-discovery, to help them discern which types of institutions they may be a good fit for. Students will chart their medium and long-term career plans to directly contribute to the strengthening of institutions and promoting growth and development.
Note: All slots for AB DS Majors paired with SocSc 14 section E (Dr. Kevin Christopher L. Go)
DEV 193.2 - QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Section K: Dr. Leslie A. Lopez (T-F, 930-1100am, SS 284)
Section L: Dr. Leslie A. Lopez (T-F, 1100-1230pm, SS 284)
» This course introduces students to the various quantitative methods in the social sciences. The course begins with a discussion of the methodological implications of the use of quantitative
methods. It then proceeds with to a discussion of the various quantitative methods including assessment of their strengths and limitations.
Note: All slots for AB DS Majors
DEV 198.2 - FIELD SPECIALIZATION
Section ZZZ: Dr. Leslie A. Lopez / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ1: Benigno C. Balgos / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ2: Dr. Mark Anthony D. Abenir / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ3: Emmanuel Joseph B. Solis II / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ4: Jessica Sandra R. Claudio / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ5: Dr. Segundo Joaquin E. Romero Jr. / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ6: Edwin M. Salonga / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ7: Dr. Lara Katrina T. Mendoza / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ8: Dr. Rosette Gilda C. Librea / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ9: Dr. Kevin Christopher L. Go / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ10: Dr. Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ11: Atty. Josephine Andrea M. Dela Cruz / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ12: Marcia Czarina Corazon C. Medina-Guce / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ13: Anna Mae D. Bautista / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ14: Dr. Maria Andrea S. Roda / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ15: Mary Grace P. Santos / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ16: Erron C. Medina / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ17: Maria Victoria F. Punay / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ18: Ana Maria B. Raymundo / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ19: David Alexander D. Laurel / Tutorial / DS Office
Section ZZZ20: Melissa Y. Yap / Tutorial / DS Office
» This course provides a synthesis of the course taken for the AB Development Studies degree program. Students are expected to complete a thesis or a project. This course provides students
with an opportunity to apply the lessons they have learned from their AB Development Studies Program.
Note: Thesis Class
ELECTIVES
DEV 181.1i - HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Section IM: Ana Maria B. Raymundo (Wed, 600-900pm, CTC 106)
Section YZW: Ana Maria B. Raymundo (Wed, 600-900pm, CTC 307)
» The course provides an overview of humanitarian work in the Philippines. Inputs from professionals in humanitarian agencies demonstrate the diversity of frameworks and models used in addressing disaster and crisis situations. Discussions also consider the politics of humanitarian work that involves dynamic but also contentious relationships between the state, humanitarian agencies, local communities, and other institutions.
Note: Required subject for the minor in Humanitarian Action. Elective for Development Management, Health & Development and Urban & Regional Development
DEV 181.4i - HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT
Section ST1: Dr. Rosette Gilda C. Librea (Wed, 800-1100am, CTC 408)
Section WX1: Dr. Rosette Gilda C. Librea (Wed, 200-500pm, CTC 307)
» The course introduces the inextricable link between human rights and development, both in theory and practice, with emphasis on state’s obligations on core compliance and progressive realization and people’s duties and responsibilities. It highlights the three (3) generations of human rights and their normative standards, and implications on issues relating to trade and investments, foreign aid or development assistance, poverty alleviation and environment protection. It examines contemporary challenges of the Right to Development (RTD) over its 30 years of implementation, and ways of progressively realizing it, together with the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Note: Elective for Development Management, Health & Development, Humanitarian Action and Development & the Law
DEV 183.24i - CREATING SHARED VALUE FOR PRACTITIONERS
Section N: David Alexander D. Laurel (T-F, 200-330pm, CTC 408)
» Creating Shared Value (CSV) leverages the resources and influence of private enterprises in uplifting the conditions of disadvantaged groups while creating strategic value for business. Beyond the traditional practice of CSR as philanthropy, CSV results in societal and business impacts that are positive, sustainable, and replicable. This course introduces the student to the CSV framework, reviews concepts that are foundational to understanding and developing CSV strategies, and guides the student in formulating a CSV strategy for a particular organization. The overarching objective is to develop CSV practitioners, giving them a distinct advantage before entering the private of public sectors.
Note: Elective for Development Management
DEV 183.29 - DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
Section IM: Mariel Vincent A. Rapisura & Edwin M. Salonga (Mon, 600-900pm, CTC 102)
» This is an introduction to the role of the financial system in the economy, particularly in the context of underdeveloped countries. Emphasis is on how financial institutions and instruments affect financial markets and the aggregate level of economic activity. Topics include the structure of the financial system and its role in the economy, the role of finance in development, financial markets in under-developed countries, the formal and informal financial sectors, and selected issues in development finance.
Note: Elective for Development Management
DEV 183.33 - ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT
Section ITH: Mariel Vincent A. Rapisura & Edwin M. Salonga (Thu, 600-900pm, CTC 102)
» This course is an overview of the processes and dynamics of interpersonal relations in organizations. Topics include the individual, group dynamics, and problem-solving skills. Focus is on the unique dynamics of organizational management and development interventions affecting the potentials of the group and its members.
Note: Elective for Development Management, Health & Development and Humanitarian Action
DEV 186.14 A - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Section WX1: Marcia Czarina Corazon M. Median-Guce (Wed, 200-500pm, CTC 408)
» This course provides an examination of the theory and practice of local government in the Philippines. Topics include the salient features, implications, and effects of the Local Government Code of 1991 and other legal developments from then on. The class also problematizes the different approaches to decentralization, planning, and local governance. Discussions reflect on the challenges involving the local government in such areas as development planning, the legislative process, democratic participation, and civil society involvement.
Note: Elective for Development Management, Health & Development, Urban & Regional Development, Humanitarian Action and Development & the Law
DEV 186.56 - LEGAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT
Section G: Atty. Josephine Andrea M. Dela Cruz (M-Th, 500-630pm, CTC 408)
» This is a seminar/workshop on current issues concerning development in the Philippine context, as manifested in legal controversies that accompany the process of development. Topics include housing and urban development; agrarian reform and rural development; gender and development; labor rights; and social autonomy.
Note: Required subject for Development & the Law. Elective for Development Management and Urban & Regional Development
DEV 187.2 - RADICAL GEOGRAPHY & THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT
Section O: Dr. Maria Andrea S. Roda (T-F, 330-500pm, CTC 408)
» This course interrogates issues of social development using methods and perspectives of radical geography. The focus is on the spatialities of inequality, on the geographical specificities of power relations and the unequal distribution of resources at individual, local, national, and regional scales. Through a survey of work in radical geography, an analysis of thematic maps, field visits, and case studies of development initiatives, student develop alternative discourses and frameworks to challenge structures that stratify and to create spaces for social change.
Note: Elective for Development Management, Humanitarian Action and Urban & Regional Development
DEV 187.3i - INTRODUCTION TO URBAN & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section L: Dr. Segundo Joaquin E. Romero Jr. (T-F, 1100-1230pm, CTC 105)
Section N: Dr. Segundo Joaquin E. Romero Jr. (T-F, 200-330pm, F 113)
» This is an introductory course that lays down the theoretical, conceptual, and historical basics of urban planning and regional development. It introduces the geospatial aspects of development, with emphasis on the features and processes that have constituted human settlements through different historical periods, culminating in the contemporary city. Drawing on key concepts of geography and urban planning, the course covers economic, social, and physical considerations that are necessary for the building of vibrant urban areas. The course also problematizes the conditions that drive contemporary urban transformations such as suburbanization and the proliferation of informal settlements.
Note: Required subject for Urban & Regional Development. Elective for Development Management and Humanitarian Action
DEV 189.8 - THE POLITICAL ECOOMY OF HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT
Section K: Erron C. Medina (T-F, 930-1100am, CTC 408) All slots for BS HSc students
Section L: Erron C. Medina (T-F, 1100-1230pm, CTC 408) All slots for BS HSc students
Section N: Erron C. Medina (T-F, 200-330pm, CTC 105) All slots for BS HSc students
Section UV1: Erron C. Medina (Wed, 1100-200pm, CTC 408)
» This course situates public health issues in the broader discourses of development and governance. It places concern for public health in the context of various development strategies in order to
provide students with a critical understanding of how public health issues interact and are made to interact with other social concerns. It also provides perspectives on the various agents of
development and public health management. These perspectives help create a realistic appreciation of the role played by these institutions in public health management.
Note: Required subject for the minor in Health & Development. Elective for Development & the Law