Foundations of Social and Sustainable Development
Addresses global design for economic and social development via the UN adoption of Sustainable Development Goals and targets. Examines policies and programs that aim to achieve inclusive, people-centered and sustainable development. Covers the basics of narrative policy analysis, measures and outcomes. Explores environmental, social, and economic concerns and their impact at local, national and global levels.
Prerequisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA).
Outcomes: Identify challenges in social and sustainable development especially in transition to renewable resource use in specific populations; Assess the complex overlap of current science, economics, and geopolitics underlying the overuse of resources, impact on population, and considerations of economic growth.
Prerequisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA).
Outcomes: Identify challenges in social and sustainable development especially in transition to renewable resource use in specific populations; Assess the complex overlap of current science, economics, and geopolitics underlying the overuse of resources, impact on population, and considerations of economic growth.