09/24/2026
PPHA 35310 Introduction to Critical Development Studies with Prof. Maliha Chishti. Seats are open. Wednesdays 1:30–4:20 pm.
This is a graduate-level course offered out of the Harris School, and it's intentionally small, capped at 20 students, so it will be an intimate, discussion-driven class. Prof. Chishti will mix graduate and undergraduate students this time around. This iteration is designed for real collaboration and exchange between the two levels, and it's a great chance to get a sense of what graduate-level coursework entails if grad school is on your radar. This course can also count toward your Specialization, and we're happy to treat Harris graduate courses as Public Policy courses for that purpose
The course examines the historical, philosophical, and theoretical currents that shape global development, engaging with major frameworks including modernization, dependency, and world-systems theory, postcolonial and post-development thought, and contemporary decolonial approaches.
Because this is a graduate course, undergraduates need to be registered manually rather than through the usual enrollment system. If you're interested, email [email protected] directly to request registration, pending seat availability. Since the course just opened and only has 20 seats total, we'd encourage you to reach out as soon as possible before it fills!
