DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

ABM 2205

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Agribusiness Management

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Development, its meaning and objectives. Concepts of development. Measures of development. Theories of development. Uganda’s development since independence. Institutions and development in Uganda. Contemporary issues in development in Uganda. Objectives:

Introduce students to the basic concepts and theories of development.
Provide students with an understanding of issues in development in Uganda.
Enable students develop an understanding of the various challenging problems in development that are faced by developing countries.