Classes

The classes I am taking here are:

1.    SOCI 360: Contemporary India (3 credits). 

I will learn about the political, historical, and social survey of post-Independence India.  I will learn about India’s cultural, linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity.  I will learn about: colonialism, nationalism, and independence; Gandhi, social activism and the 1960s; gender and caste; formative literary, religious and philosophical movements, and recent history from 1990 to the present. 

2.    INTS 380: Internship (3 credits)

I will work with an NGO!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited about this!!! I get to make a difference.  I will need to do research, go to regular meetings with a faculty guide, weekly journals, and a final research paper or project with my accompanying presentation.

3.    ESEI 380: Environmental Issues (3 credits) 

India’s ongoing population explosion, along with its steady march toward urbanization and industrialization, has placed significant pressure on its land and natural resources.  Deforestation, soil erosion, water and air pollution, and land degradation are critical environmental issues.  I will learn about environmental issues both from an Indian and global perspective, exploring the natural, social, economic and political facets of these complex yet pressing concerns.  

4.    HSPH 300: Public Health (elective - 3 credits)

Public health is a crucial component of a nation’s development and infrastructure, comprising everything from delivery of basic medical services to the protection and support of human rights.   The lack of basic medical care in many parts of India, with widespread malnutrition and high infant mortality rates, HIV/AIDS on the rise, looming threats of infectious disease and epidemics are all daunting challenges.   At the same time, India is in many cases on the cutting edge of finding creative, innovative solutions to these large-scale public health issues that are of increasing global concern and significance. This course will take a multidisciplinary approach to public health in India, incorporating policy development, gender issues, social justice, health economics, epidemiology, behavioral sciences, and health services management.  I will get to question how social, political, and economic factors facilitate or mitigate the production and transmission of disease, and to evaluate ethical and practical consequences of policy and scientific initiatives.

5.    PSED 390: Issues in Political Economy and Development (elective - 3 credits)

I will learn about the distribution of power and wealth all over the world, with a focus on India.  I will try to understand the obstacles the market and the economy face. The main questions addressed by the course are: How do we define development and who is development for? What are the political and economic factors shaping development? How does the struggle for power and wealth affect issues of poverty, equality, and justice?