BDEVS Syllabus ( Bachelor of Development Studies)
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Bachelor in Development studies is an undergraduate program that provides knowledge of sustainable development and practices to produce sustainable development practitioners, entrepreneurs and researchers. The university which provides BDEVS Progam are Kathmandu University and Pokhara University.

b-devs Syllabus - KU

Kathmandu University, Bachelor in Development studies is a 130 credit hours of studies. It is more recognized internationally and focuses on practical approach such as implementations of practices sustainable developments.

Semester Subject Credit Hour Code
1 English I 3 hrs ENGL161
1 Innovation in Development 1 hrs DEVS 121
1 Introduction to Ecology and Environment 3 hrs ENVT101
1 Introduction to Microeconomics 3 hrs ECON102
1 Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology 3 hrs SOCL105
1 Linear Algebra 3 hrs MATH121
1 Nepali I (Grammar and Writing) 3 hrs NEPL105
2 Calculus and Application 3 hrs MATH 122
2 Concepts and Theories of Development 3 hrs DEVS101
2 English II 3 hrs ENGL162
2 Introductory Statistics 3 hrs STAT105
2 Macroeconomics 3 hrs ECON205
2 Nepali II (Literature and Research) 3 hrs NEPL106
3 Community Based Natural Resource Management 3 hrs ENVT203
3 Community Development 3 hrs DEVS205
3 Human Behavior and Organizations 3 hrs PSYC205
3 Monetary Economics 3 hrs ECON303
3 Nepalese Culture and Society 3 hrs SOCL204
3 Statistics II 3 hrs STAT205
4 Agriculture and Development 3 hrs DEVS303
4 Development Communication 3 hrs DEVS207
4 Education for Sustainable Development 3 hrs ENVT202
4 Gender, Caste, Ethnicity and Social Inclusion 3 hrs SOCL206
4 Nepal's Political and Constitutional Development 3 hrs DEVS204
4 Public Finance and Budgeting 3 hrs ECON301
5 Conflict Resolution 3 hrs DEVS302
5 Environment Policy and Law 3 hrs ENVT301
5 Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing 3 hrs ENVT402
5 Governance and Development 3 hrs SOCL304
5 Microfinance and Enterprise 3 hrs ECON307
5 Project Management 3 hrs DEVS402
6 Development Economics 3 hrs ECON401
6 Environment Assessment 3 hrs ENVT401
6 Project Evaluation 3 hrs DEVS407
6 Research Methodology 3 hrs DEVS305
6 Tourism and Development 3 hrs SOCL301
6 Urban Planning and Development 3 hrs DEVS401
7 Internship 3 hrs DEVS 411
7 Poverty & Food Security 3 hrs ECON407
7 Proposal/Report Writing, and Presentation N/A DEVS403
7 Public Health 3 hrs PHLT 401
8 Internship 3 hrs DEVS 411
8 Project Work 3 hrs DEVS405
b-devs Syllabus - PU (Pokhara)

Pokhara University at Kaski, Pokhara also offers Bachelor of Arts in Development studies which covers Principle subjects and looks to analyze different aspects of sustainable developments which are sustainable. Total course is 129 credit hours of study which are grouped into thematic areas 63 credits, Auxiliary area 36 credits , Methods area 12 credits, Practical Area 6 credits and optional Practical/thematic areas 12 credits.

Semester Subject Credit Hour Code
1 Applied Mathematics N/A N/A
1 English I N/A N/A
1 Introduction to development studies N/A N/A
1 Introduction to Population studies N/A N/A
1 Nepali N/A N/A
2 Basic Statistic N/A N/A
2 English II N/A N/A
2 Introduction to Gender studies N/A N/A
2 Micro Economics N/A N/A
2 Population problem of Nepal N/A N/A
2 Sociology and Social Anthropology N/A N/A
3 Decentralization and Governance system N/A N/A
3 Fundamental of Human Geography N/A N/A
3 Gender Analysis and Development N/A N/A
3 Human Rights and Social Justice N/A N/A
3 Macro Economics N/A N/A
3 Migration and Urbanization N/A N/A
4 Basic Research Methods in Dev. Studies N/A N/A
4 Conflicts Transformation for Development N/A N/A
4 Demographic Techniques N/A N/A
4 Environment and Development N/A N/A
4 Introduction to Social Psychology N/A N/A
5 Applied statistics N/A N/A
5 Development Economics N/A N/A
5 Introduction to Human Ecology and Mt. Environment N/A N/A
5 Introduction to Social Work N/A N/A
5 Project work I N/A N/A
5 Tourism and Development N/A N/A
6 Development Financing N/A N/A
6 IT for Social Sciences N/A N/A
6 Optional I N/A N/A
6 Poverty and Human Development N/A N/A
6 Project Cycle Management N/A N/A
7 Development Policies and Programs in Nepal N/A N/A
7 Natural Resource Management N/A N/A
7 Optional Areas N/A N/A
7 Optional II N/A N/A
7 Optional III N/A N/A
7 Sustainable Development N/A N/A
8 Development Field Camping and Presentation N/A N/A
8 Natural Process and Human Response N/A N/A
8 Optional Areas N/A N/A
8 Optional IV N/A N/A
8 Project work II N/A N/A
8 State of Development in Third World N/A N/A