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Department of Development Studies
Department of Development at CUI Abbottabad Campus was founded in 2004 with two years degree program entitled Masters of Development Studies (MDS). The tragic earthquake that hit the country in 2005, caused unprecedented miseries in the region and posed development challenges never confronted before. Although, both students and faculty from Development Studies offered untiring services along with public and private organizations in disaster response and rehabilitation phases but the incident stressed upon the need of research and skilled professionals in the very field of development studies. Since then research and teaching in the subject has progressed exponentially and today department is offering degrees at Bachelors, MS and doctorate level covering the areas of Rural development, Disaster Management, Conflict resolution and peace, Gender studies, Governance and Project Management. The Department offers a wide range of opportunities in training and research for students looking for a career in the field of research, policy-making, and consultancies in national and multilateral organizations but at public and private institutions.
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Development Studies is an emerging inter-disciplinary social science with high demand of its graduates in public and private sectors. This inter-disciplinary knowledge and skills are necessary to prepare students for the identification and solution of challenges in diverse fields. The core curriculum of under grade and graduate programs offers and integrates the wider discipline and knowledge of the social-cultural, community development, environmental, gender, disaster, administrative and management sciences. Pakistan is a developing country, face serious economic, social, institutional, cultural and development challenges. The country is also prone to both natural and human induced crises owing to its geographical and strategic location. Development professionals with inter-disciplinary skills and knowledge address all such challenges. The aim of the department of development studies is to equip its graduates with full range of social sector development experiences and skills in fieldwork, survey, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and writing that prepare them for career opportunities in government, private sectors and donor agencies.
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