| CODE | CORE MODULES | CREDITS |
| MDS 601 | Development theory and strategies | 15 |
| MDS 602 | Environment and sustainable development | 15 |
| MDS 603 | Research methodology | 15 |
| MDS 604 | Gender, Culture and development | 15 |
| MDS 605 | Development policy and Planning | 15 |
| MDS 606 | Governance and Development | 15 |
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| MDS 607 | Rural and Urban Development | 15 |
| MDS 608 | Public-Private Sector Partnership | 15 |
| MDS 609 | Political Economy and International Economic | 15 |
| MDS 610 | Education, Health and Development | 15 |
| MDS 611 | Public Policy, Poverty and development | 15 |
| MDS 612 | Population and Development | 15 |
| MDS 613 | Human Security and Development | 15 |
| MDS 614 | Civil Society and Development | 15 |
| MDS 615 | Dissertation | 30 |
