MPGD Syllabus ( Master in Population Gender and Development)
Table of Contents

Master of Population gender and development studies is a program run by Pokhara University. It is two years program which was designed to produce qualified development professionals in the fields of Population, Gender and Development. Hence, the syllabus is more focused on development issues and practical skills with courses that are using analytical tools for sound analytical skills, Specialization and research works. It integrates the multidisciplinary fields such as Mathematics, Humanities and Political Science.

mpgd Syllabus - PU (Pokhara)

It is two years four semesters program of Pokhara University. Curriculum is divided into core areas of five subjects, multidisciplinary area three subjects, analytical three subjects, specialized area six courses and research area based on internship and dissertation.

Semester Subject Credit Hour Code
1 Evolution and Development of Gender Studies N/A N/A
1 Fundamentals of Economics N/A N/A
1 Introduction to Population Studies N/A N/A
1 Principles of Development Studies N/A N/A
1 Statistics and Mathematics N/A N/A
2 Decentralization and Local Governance N/A N/A
2 Gender, Environment and Development N/A N/A
2 Gender, Poverty and Development N/A N/A
2 Migration and Urbanization N/A N/A
2 Research Methodology N/A N/A
3 Contemporary Population, Health and Gender Issues N/A N/A
3 Demography of Nepal N/A N/A
3 Development Policies and Programmes N/A N/A
3 Economic Development and Planning N/A N/A
3 Internship N/A N/A
3 Methods of Population and Gender Analysis N/A N/A
4 Dissertation N/A N/A
4 Fundamentals of Human Rights N/A N/A
4 Guided Readings N/A N/A
4 Human Development N/A N/A
4 Information Technology for Social Sciences N/A N/A
4 Project Management N/A N/A