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BA Development Studies - UP Manila

The BA in Development Studies is a multi-disciplinary social science program combining economics, political science, and cultural studies. It aims to provide students with theories and skills related to social, economic, political, and cultural development, with an emphasis on the Philippine situation. Graduates can find careers in socio-economic project management, government, non-profits, academia, and business fields like analysis and management. The program consists of 146 total units across general education requirements, development studies courses, economics courses, electives, and other required subjects. It culminates in a practicum and research project in the third and fourth years.

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BA Development Studies - UP Manila

The BA in Development Studies is a multi-disciplinary social science program combining economics, political science, and cultural studies. It aims to provide students with theories and skills related to social, economic, political, and cultural development, with an emphasis on the Philippine situation. Graduates can find careers in socio-economic project management, government, non-profits, academia, and business fields like analysis and management. The program consists of 146 total units across general education requirements, development studies courses, economics courses, electives, and other required subjects. It culminates in a practicum and research project in the third and fourth years.

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Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies

The BA Development Studies offered by the DSS is a multi-disciplinal social science course, combining
economics, political science and cultural studies. Its objective is to provide the students with the theories and
skills in the social, economic, political and cultural development of people. The program places emphasis on
the Philippine situation, though it has subjects on the problems of development of other countries, particularly
in the Third World.
The graduates of Development Studies easily find careers in the undertaking and supervision of socio-
economic projects both in the local and international scenes, in government institutions, in the foreign service,
non-government organizations and in the academe. The course also offers opportunities in business,
particularly in the fields of economic and financial analysis and managerial work. It could also serve as a
preparatory course for taking up law studies.
The Development Studies curriculum has a total of 146 units, consisting of 45 units of General Education
subjects, 36 units of required Development Studies subjects, 17 units in Economics, 9 units of electives (taken
from other Philippine development and community development subjects), 9 units of cognates and 30 units of
other required courses.

Curricular Program Requirements Units


General Education 45
Arts and Humanities (15)
Social Sciences and Philosophy (15)
Mathematics, Science and Technology (15)
Major 59
Foundation 21
Qualified Electives 9
Cognates 9
Legislated 3
TOTAL 146

FIRST YEAR
First Semester
GE (AH): Komunikasyon I 3
GE (MST): Natural Science I 3
GE (MST): Natural Science II 3
GE (SSP): History I 3
GE (SSP): Social Science I 3
Math 11 3
NSTP (3)
PE 1 (2)
TOTAL 18
Second Semester
GE (AH): Komunikasyon II 3
GE (SSP): Mathematics I 3
GE (MST) 3
GE (SSP) 3
Anthro I: General Anthropology 3
Econ 11: Introductory Economics 3
PE 2 (2)
NSTP (3)
TOTAL 18

SECOND YEAR
First Semester
GE (AH) 3
GE (AH) 3
GE (MST) 3
Econ 101: Macroeconomic 4
Philo 11: Logic 3
Pol. Sci 11: Introduction to Political Science 3
P.E. 3 (2)
TOTAL 19
Second Semester
GE (SSP) 3
GE (SSP) 3
D.S. 100: Intro. to Development Theories 3
Pol. Sci.14: Phil. Government and Politics 3
Psych 101: Introduction to Psychology 3
Socio 101: General Sociology 3
P.E. 4 (2)
TOTAL 18

THIRD YEAR
First Semester
D.S. 111: Development of Capitalist and Socialist Countries 3
D.S. 121: Study of Philippine Underdevelopment 3
D.S. 127: Natural and Physical Resources and Development 3
D.S. 151: Development Planning and Policy Formulations 3
Econ 102: Microeconomics 4
GE (AH) 3
TOTAL 19
Second Semester
PI 100: The Life and Works of Jose Rizal 3
D.S. 112: Development in the Third World 3
D.S. 122: Philippine Development Strategies 3
D.S. 152: Program Implementation and Project Management 3
Econ 109: History of Economic Doctrines 3
Social Science192 3
TOTAL 18

SUMMER
D. S. 190: Practicum 6

FOURTH YEAR
First Semester
D. S. 199.1: Research Methods 1 3
Econ 115: Philippine Economic History 3
PND Elective 3
PND Elective 3
PND Elective 3
Social Science 120 3
TOTAL 18
Second Semester
D. S. 199.2: Research Methods 2 3
Cognate 3
Cognate 3
Cognate 3
TOTAL 12

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