Development Studies Program
COURSE OFFERINGS
2nd Semester, SY 2025 - 2026
DEV 100.1 - PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMICS
Section J: Dr. Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz (T-F, 800-930am, SOM 111)
» 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 C: Jessica Sandra R. Claudio (M-Th, 1100-1230pm, CTC 307)
» 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 - SURVEY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES
Section N: Maria Victoria Punay (T-F, 200-330pm, CTC 307) Section O: Dr. Kevin Christopher Go (T-F, 330-500pm, F113) Section O1: Maria Victoria Punay (T-F, 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 E: Dr. Mark Anthony D. Abenir (M-TH, 200-330PM, CTC 307) for AB DS Majors
Section YZW: Emmanuel Joseph B. Solis II (Wed, 600-900pm, CTC 307)
» 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 109 - INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
Section ST1: Anna Mae D. Bautista (Wed, 800-1100am, CTC 307)
» 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)
ELECTIVES
DEV 181.1i - HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Section IM: Kriszia Lorrain Enriquez (Mon, 600-900pm, CTC 204)
» 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 A: Dr. Rosette Gilda C. Librea (M-TH, 800-930am, B-106)
» 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 183.23i - MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Section B: Dr. Rosette Gilda C. Librea (M-TH, 930-1100am, B-106)
» This course introduces techniques for determining the extent to which development programs are delivering results in a relevant, effective, efficient, and sustainable manner. It explores theoretical and strategic issues conducting evaluation studies and implementing evaluation and monitoring activities.
DEV 186.14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Section UV1: Marcia Czarina Corazon M. Medina-Guce (Wed, 1100-200pm, CTC 307)
» 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.
DEV 186.39 - GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
Section WX1: Jeannette Niña Claveria-Delos Reyes (Wed, 200-500pm, B106)
» This course offers an in-depth exploration of Gender and Development (GAD), equipping students with both theoretical grounding and practical tools to understand and engage with gender issues in development contexts. Students will be introduced to core concepts and principles of GAD, while also critically examining its assumptions and relevance in addressing inequality, exclusion, and power dynamics in society.
DEV 186.44 - ISSUES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Section M: Dr. Emmanuel D. Delocado, Abigail Marie T. Favis, Marie Nathalie T. Ouano (T-TH, 1230-200pm, B-106)
» This is course covers (1) history and frameworks on sustainability, (2) nuances of the UN SDG indicators vis-a-vis Philippine Development Plan, (3) toolkits in sustainability thinking and planning, (4) engagements with persona on SDG mobilization and utilization.
DEV 186.48 - DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Section WX1: Dr. Czarina Corazon Marcia M. Medina-Guce (Wed, 200-500pm, CTC 307)
» This is course is an overview of the development policy process including policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Attention is given to the informational, intentional, bureaucratic, and political constraints that policy makers face and to the process of policy reform.
DEV 186.55 - URBANIZATION
Section C: Dr. Maria Andrea S. Roda (M-TH, 1100-1230pm, CTC 307)
» This is an introduction to the urbanization processes in the Philippines. Topics include urban issues, such as population management and migration, poverty and housing, transport management, solid waste management, and environmental protection.
DEV 186.56 - LEGAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT
Section Q: Atty. Ronalyn Pilones (T-F, 630-800pm, CTC 307)
» This is an introduction to the urbanization processes in the Philippines. Topics include urban issues, such as population management and migration, poverty and housing, transport management, solid waste management, and environmental protection.
DEV 186.76i - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Section J: Dr. Kevin Christopher Go (T-F, 800-930am, B-106)
» This course provides an overview to science, technology, and innovation studies from the social sciences perspectives through the frameworks for technology transfer and innovation process, innovation systems, global value chains, helixes of innovation, and inclusive innovation. It also introduces a nuanced understanding of invention and innovation and teaches the various methods to measure innovation.
DEV 187.3i - INTRODUCTION TO URBAN & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section F: Kriszia Lorrain Enriquez and Maria Monica Edralin (M-TH, 230-500pm, B-106)
» 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 307)
Section K1: Dr. Joselito T. Sescon (T-F, 930-1100am, BEL 309) Section L: Dr. Dennis T. Batangan (T-F, 1100-1230pm, BEL 309)
Section N: Erron C. Medina (Wed, 200-530pm, B-106)
» 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.
DEV 193.2- QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Section G: Nicole Gabrielle Robles (M-TH, 500-630pm, PIPAC Seminar Room A)
This course introduces various quantitative methods in the social sciences. The course begins with a discussion of the methodological implications of the use of quantitative methods, then proceeds with a discussion of the various quantitative methods including an assessment of their strengths and limitations.