Agricultural and Rural Development copy 1
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be:
- Conversant with the theoretical approaches and perspectives of Rural and Agricultural Development;
- Be knowledgeable on issues, challenges and options facing the contemporary agricultural and rural development sector;
- Undertake analysis of the agricultural and rural development issues and problems in Africa and other developing country context.
Fin Economics ll
Objectives
The purpose of the course is to provide a comprehensive instruction in contemporary Financial Economics at an advanced level while simultaneously providing prerequisite introductory knowledge. The course will emphasise theoretical as well as the empirical aspects of each topic in the syllabus. Semester l is expected to completed within 60 hours.
Environmental Economics I copy 1
The overall objective of this course is to provide graduate students with an understanding of environmental economics such that, by the end of the course, you will be thoroughly familiar with the 'state of the art' in this special area of economics. The specific objectives include:
- Exposing you to advanced theories and models of environmental economics
- Enabling you to understand and appreciate the environment-economic linkages
- Assisting you in acquiring the capacity to apply environmental models to research and policy issues in the area of environmental economics with specific reference to sub-Saharan Africa
- Acquainting you with the dynamics of the global environment and the implications for development in sub-Saharan Africa.
