These courses may have been taken by previous Social Work students or may have been identified as of possible interest to Social Work students. Some courses may be restricted and/or not open to Social Work students. There are many other courses not listed offered elsewhere in the university that may be of interest. Interest in courses numbered below 500 should be checked for graduate level status since many are only offered for undergraduate credit. You can check this by contacting the department offering the course or contacting the SSW Registrar.
The information may not be up to date or complete. Please seek additional information from the department where the course is offered and from the instructors of the course. We strongly recommend you discuss your plans to take outside courses with your advisor to make sure they are a good fit for your educational program.
| School: | Public Policy |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisites: | Open to SW students a week or so after Ford students enroll. Note: PUBPOL 534 is one of the four courses Ford students can take for their second economics requirement. This class is almost always full of Ford students, but if there's space SW students ar |
| Course Description: | This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of development. The substantive sections of the course address specific topics relevant to developing countries, such as: technology and growth; international trade and investment; international migration and remittances; coping with risk; public health and education; corruption and governance; and public finance. |
| Section | Instructor | Days | Location | U-M Class # |
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| 001 | Neggers, Yusuf | - | 1220 WEILL | 31616 |
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106