Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technologies and Development: Approved Courses

Approved courses for the Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technologies and Development.

To request approval of a course not listed here, email ictd-certificate@ischool.berkeley.edu.

(1) Introductory course

• INFO C283 / ERG C283. Information & Communications Technology and Development (3 units)

(2) Social Science Methods

• ARE C253 / PP C253. International Economic Development Policy: Theory, Methods, and Case Studies (3 units)
• DEVP 229. Quantitative Methods and Impact Assessment (3 units)
• DEV 237. Leadership, Conflict Resolution, and Community Development (3 units)
• ERG 273. Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3 units)
• INFO 214. Needs and Usability Assessment (3 units)
• INFO 272. Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems and Management (3 units)
• INFO 287. Information and Communication Technologies for Social Enterprise (3 units)

(3) Additional Electives

• ARE 241. Economics and Policy of Production, Technology and Risk in Agricultural and Natural Resources (3 units)
• ARE C253/ PP 253. International Economic Development Policy (3 units)
• ARE 275. Water and Development (4 units)
• CS 260. User Interfaces to Computer Systems (3 units)
• GEOG 214. Development Theories and Practices (4 units)
• INFO 250. Computer-based Communication Systems and Networks (3 units)
• INFO 290. Alternative Visions of Technology (2 units)
• INFO 212. Information in Society (3 units)

Development Policy

• ARE 231: International Markets and Trade (3 units)
• ARE 213P: Applied Econometrics (4 units)
• ARE 271: International Food and Nutritional Policies (3 units)
• ARE 253/ PP253: International Economic Development for Policy Practitioners (3 units)
• CRP 272: Third World Urban Development Issues and Policy Options (3 units)
• DEVP 233: Law, Politics, and Policymaking (3 units)
• PP 261: Microeconomic Organization and Policy Analysis (3 units)
• PS 202A,B: Theories of Development and Political Change (3 units)
• PS 208: Development Policy (3 units)
• PS 290-17: Politics and Policy Making in Developing Countries
• SOC 172: Development and Modernization (3 units)

Development Theory and Methodology

• ARE C251: Microeconomics of Development (3 units)
• ARE 253 / PP254: International Economic Development for Policy Practitioners (3 units)
• CRP 270: Regional and Urban Development Strategies in the Third World (3 units)
• CRP 271: Implementing Regional Development in the Third World (3 units)
• ECON 270B: Graduate Development Economics (3 units)
• ECON 270C: Analytics of Economic Development and Planning (3 units)
• ER 273: Research Methods In Social Sciences (3 units)
• ER 102: Quantitative Aspects of Global Environment (4 units)
• GEOG 214: Development Theories and Practices (4 units)
• GEOG 215: Seminar in Comparative and International Development (4 units)
• PS 139: Development Politics (3 units)
• WS 241: Women and World Development (3 units)

Resources and the Environment

• ARE 241: Econ and Policy of Production, Technology and Risk in Ag and Natural Resources (3 units)
• ARE 261: Environmental and Resource Economics (3 units)
• CE/ER C293A: Technology and Sustainability (2 units)
• ER 102: Quantitative Aspects of Global Environment (4 units)
• ER 200: Interdisciplinary Energy Analysis (4 units)
• ER C226: Photovoltaic Materials (3 units)
• ER 275: Water and Development (3 units)
• ER 273: Research Methods in Social Sciences (3 units)
• ER 291-002: Design for Sustainable Communities (3 units)
• DEVP 222: Economics of Sustainable Resource Development (3 units)
• DEVP 227: Principles of Natural Resource Management (3 units)
• DEVP 220: Climate Change and Energy (3 units)

Science, Technology, and Society Studies

• AfrAm 134: Information Technology and Society (4 units)
• CS 195: Social Implications of Computer Technology (2 units)
• Engr 124: Ethics and the Impact of Technology on Society (3 units)
• ERG 290: Social Studies of Technology and Technical Systems (3 units)
• STS C200: Topics in Science and Technology Studies (3 units)
• STS C250: Science and Technology Studies Research Seminar (3 units)

Information Technology Design and Infrastructure

• CS 160: User Interface Design, Prototyping and Evaluation (3 units)
• DEVP 225: Innovation, Product Development and Marketing (3 units)
• ER 291: Design for Sustainable Communities (3 units)
• INFO 213: User Interface Design and Development (3 units)
• INFO 214: Needs and Usability Assessment (3 units)
• INFO 250: Computer-based Communications Systems & Networks (3 units)
• MBA 290V/ENG 298A/IS 290: Telecommunications (3 units)
• MBA 290T/ENG 298A/IS 290: Wireless Communications (3 units)
• ME 221: High-Tech Product Design and Rapid Manufacturing (3 units)
• ME 290P: New Product Development: Design Theory and Methods. (3 units)

Public Health for Developing Regions

• PH 202B: Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Health Status and Behavior (3 units)
• PH 212A: International Maternal and Child Health (3 units)
• PH 212D: Global Health Core Course (3 units)
• PH 220E: Global Health Policy (3 units)
• PH 226D: Global Health Economics (3 units)
• PH C253 / DEVP C232: Foundations of Public Health (2 units)
• PH 253B: Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases (3 units)
• PH 253D: Behavior and Policy Science in HIV Treatment and Prevention (3 units)
• PH 259B: Practical Applications of Epidemiological Methods in Developing Countries (3 units)
• PH 271D: Global Burden of Disease and Comparative Risk Assessment (3 units)
• PH 260F: Infectious Disease Research in Developing Countries (2 units)
• PH 290-2: Designing Innovative Public Health Solutions (3 units)

Business

• CE 209: Design for Sustainable Communities (3 units)
• MBA 215-1: Business Strategies for Emerging Markets
• CE 292A: Technologies for Sustainable Societies (1 unit)
• MBA 292N-1: Social Entrepreneurship (2 units)
• MBA 292N-2: Advanced Social Sector Solutions (3 units)
• MBA 292N-11: Networks for Impact: Social Innovation’s Next Frontier (1 unit)
• MBA 292T.11: Intrapreneurship for Sustainability: Driving Change From Within Corporations (1 credit)
• XMBA 201B-1: Global Economic Environment (2 units)

Education

• ED 240B: Theoretical Issues in the Study of Literacy (3 units)
• ED 241B: Language Socialization (3 units)
• ED 241C: Narrative across Learning Contexts (3 units)
• ED 250A: Qualitative Research in Language/Literacy Education (3 units)
• ED 290B: Education in Language, Literacy, and Culture (1-4 units)
• ED 295B: Technology, Curriculum, and Instruction. (3 units)
• ED 295C: Integrating Technology into Secondary English Instruction (4 units)

(4) Wrap-Up Course

• INFO 290. ICTD Research Seminar (1 unit)