MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Source URL: http://dusp.mit.edu/subject/fall-2014-11025

D-Lab: Development

Issues in international development, appropriate technology and project implementation addressed through lectures, case studies, guest speakers and laboratory exercises. Students form project teams to partner with community organizations in developing countries, and formulate plans for an optional IAP site visit. (Previous field sites include Ghana, Brazil, Honduras and India.) Recitation sections focus on specific project implementation, and include cultural, social, political, environmental and economic overviews of the target countries as well as an introduction to the local languages. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session.

Room number: 
N51-315M
Credits: 
3-2-7
U/G
Schedule: 
MWF (3:30-5:00)
Discipline: 
IDG [1]
Semester: 
Fall 2014 [2]
Project Images: 
Linked: 
Yes
Subject number: 
11.025
Joint subjects: 
EC.781
11.472
Instructor(s) (non-users): 
Amy Smith
Subject Level: 
Undergraduate [3]
Graduate [4]
Combined Level: 
2

Links:
[1] http://dusp.mit.edu/program-group/idg
[2] http://dusp.mit.edu/semester/fall-2014
[3] http://dusp.mit.edu/subject-level/undergraduate
[4] http://dusp.mit.edu/subject-level/graduate