Interdisciplinary Program

Academic Advisor: Room 045 MacKinnon Building, ext 6175.

The International Development program provides students with an opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary and comparative studies of long-term change and international inequality.

A broad coverage of the process of international development, from the perspectives of history and social science, forms the basis for more in-depth study on such topics as economic growth, the biophysical environment, women, agriculture and rural life, politics, administration and the Latin American region.

The primary participating departments are Economics, Geography, Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology.

Area of Concentration (General Program)

A minimum of 5.00 credits is required, including:

ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics

ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics

ANTH*1150 [0.50] Anthropology

IDEV*2010 [0.50] Introduction to International Development

GEOG*2030 [0.50] International Political Geography

POLS*2080 [0.50] Development and Underdevelopment

ECON*2650 [0.50] Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries

GEOG*3050 [0.50] Third World Urbanization

One of:

ECON*2320 [0.50] Europe and the World Economy to 1914

ECON*3720 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850

One of:

POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration

POLS*3790 [0.50] The Political Economy of International Relations

Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 12.00 credits is required, including the core of 7.00 credits and one of six areas of emphasis for 5.00 credits. The areas are: Economic and Business Development, Women in the Development Process, Rural and Agricultural Development, Biophysical Environment and Development, Latin American Studies and Political Economy and Administrative Change. Students must select an area of emphasis by the end of the 4th semester of university study.

International Development students are encouraged to acquire at least one foreign language and to work or study abroad.

With the permission of the International Development Studies academic advisor, students may replace 0.50 credits from their area of emphasis with IDEV*3200, or 1.00 credits from their area of emphasis with IDEV*4190 and IDEV*4200.

Note: When selecting core and elective credits, students should keep in mind the prerequisites for their desired 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Core Requirements*,**

WMST*1000 [0.50] Introduction to Women's Studies

ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics

ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics

ANTH*1150 [0.50] Anthropology

IDEV*2010 [0.50] Introduction to International Development

GEOG*2030 [0.50] International Political Geography

POLS*2080 [0.50] Development and Underdevelopment

ECON*2650 [0.50] Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries

GEOG*3050 [0.50] Third World Urbanization

IDEV*4500 [0.75] International Development Seminar

One of:

ECON*2320 [0.50] Europe and the World Economy to 1914

ECON*3720 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850

One of:

SOC*2080 [0.50] Rural Sociology

REXT*3000 [0.50] Program Development and Evaluation

REXT*4020 [0.50] Rural Extension in Change and Development

One of:

POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration

POLS*3790 [0.50] The Political Economy of International Relations

One of:

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

ECON*2740 [0.50] Economic Statistics

POLS*3650 [0.50] The Systematic Study of Politics

* students must complete IDEV*2010 before Semester 5

** students normally complete IDEV*4500 in their final year of study

Areas of Emphasis

Biophysical Environment and Development

GEOG*1220 [0.50] Human Impact on the Environment

GEOG*1300 [0.50] Introduction to the Biophysical Environment

GEOG*2210 [0.50] Environment and Resources

GEOG*3210 [0.50] Management of the Biophysical Environment

GEOG*3480 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems

GEOG*4210 [0.50] Environmental Resource Analysis

One of:

PHIL*2070 [0.50] Philosophy of the Environment

ECON*2100 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality

HIST*2250 [0.50] Environment and History

SOC*2280 [0.50] Society and Environment

AGEC*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics

POLS*3370 [0.50] Environmental Policy Formation and Administration

ANTH*3670 [0.50] Indigenous Peoples: Global Context

One of:

GEOG*2000 [0.50] Geomorphology

GEOG*2110 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment

One of:

GEOG*3020 [0.50] Global Environmental Change

GEOG*3110 [0.50] Biotic and Natural Resources

GEOG*3610 [0.50] Environmental Hydrology

GEOG*3620 [0.50] Desert Environments

0.50 additional credits at the 4000 level with a GEOG prefix

Economic and Business Development

ECON*2100 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality

AGEC*2220 [0.50] Financial Accounting

ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON*2410 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics

Three of the following not taken as part of the core:

AGEC*2230 [0.50] Management Accounting

AGEC*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics

ECON*2720 [0.50] Business History

AGEC*3320 [0.50] Financial Management

ECON*3560 [0.50] Theory of Finance

ECON*3600 [0.50] Macroeconomics in an Open Economy

ECON*3620 [0.50] International Trade

ECON*3720 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850

COST*4600 [0.50] International Marketing

ECON*4800 [0.50] Theory of Strategic Management

Two of:

ECON*4720 [0.50] Topics in Economic History

ECON*4830 [0.50] Economic Development

ECON*4880 [0.50] Topics in International Economics

ECON*4890 [0.50] History of Economic Thought

ECON*4900 [0.50] Special Study in Economics

ECON*4930 [0.50] Environmental Economics

One of:

HIST*2890 [0.50] History of the Islamic World

HIST*2910 [0.50] History of Modern Asia

HIST*2920 [0.50] Republican Latin America

POLS*3000 [0.50] Politics of Africa

POLS*3080 [0.50] Politics of Latin America

POLS*3890 [0.50] Government and Politics of India

HIST*3910 [0.50] Africa Since 1800

POLS*3920 [0.50] Modern China

Latin American Studies

SPAN*1110 [0.50] Intermediate Spanish

SPAN*2000 [0.50] Spanish Language I

SPAN*2010 [0.50] Spanish Language II

HIST*2920 [0.50] Republican Latin America

POLS*3080 [0.50] Politics of Latin America

SPAN*3500 [0.50] Spanish Grammar and Composition I

Any 1.00 additional credits in Spanish language or literature (SPAN) at the 3000 level or above, at least 0.50 of which must be at the 4000 level.

One of:

HIST*2110 [0.50] The Colonial Americas: A Comparative History

AGR*2500 [0.50] Field Trip in International Agriculture

SOAN*3300 [0.50] Community Development

POLS*3330 [0.50] Politics and Trade Liberalization in the Americas

SOAN*3680 [0.50] Development/Underdevelopment

POLS*3730 [0.50] The Americas

Any course taught as part of the Latin American semester.

Any reading or research course, in any discipline, with a Latin American or Caribbean focus.

One of:

SOC*4210 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Rural Sociology

ANTH*4230 [0.50] Regional Ethnography

SOC*4230 [0.50] Comparative Sociology

HIST*4560 [0.50] Topics in Revolution

HIST*4570 [0.50] Topics in Revolution

HIST*4580 [0.50] Topics in Revolution

Political Economy and Administrative Change

HIST*1150 [0.50] 20th Century Global History

POLS*2100 [0.50] The State in Comparative Perspective

POLS*2200 [0.50] International Relations

POLS*4750 [0.50] Theories and Problems in Comparative/International Politics

Three of:

HIST*2890 [0.50] History of the Islamic World

HIST*2910 [0.50] History of Modern Asia

HIST*2920 [0.50] Republican Latin America

POLS*3000 [0.50] Politics of Africa

POLS*3080 [0.50] Politics of Latin America

POLS*3330 [0.50] Politics and Trade Liberalization in the Americas

POLS*3460 [0.50] Communism and Post-Communism

POLS*3730 [0.50] The Americas

POLS*3890 [0.50] Government and Politics of India

HIST*3910 [0.50] Africa Since 1800

POLS*3920 [0.50] Modern China

One of the following not taken as part of the core:

POLS*3370 [0.50] Environmental Policy Formation and Administration

POLS*3390 [0.50] Comparative Democratic Institutions

POLS*3440 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics

POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration

POLS*3790 [0.50] The Political Economy of International Relations

Two of the following not taken as part of the core:

ECON*2100 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality

ECON*2320 [0.50] Europe and the World Economy to 1914

ECON*2720 [0.50] Business History

ECON*3720 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850

Rural and Agricultural Development

GEOG*1220 [0.50] Human Impact on the Environment

GEOG*3480 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems

SOC*4210 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Rural Sociology

One of the following not taken as part of the core:

SOIL*2010 [0.50] Soil Science

AGEC*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics

REXT*3000 [0.50] Program Development and Evaluation

REXT*3060 [0.50] International Communication

Two of the following not taken as part of the core:

SOIL*3080 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation

AGR*4000 [0.50] Seminar in International Agriculture

REXT*4020 [0.50] Rural Extension in Change and Development

AGEC*4210 [0.50] World Agriculture and Economic Development

HORT*4380 [0.50] Tropical and Sub-Tropical Horticultural Crops

Three of:

GEOG*3020 [0.50] Global Environmental Change

SOAN*3300 [0.50] Community Development

GEOG*3320 [0.50] Agricultural Systems and Dynamics

ANTH*3670 [0.50] Indigenous Peoples: Global Context

SOAN*3680 [0.50] Development/Underdevelopment

POLS*3930 [0.50] Politics of the Agri-Food System

One of:

SOAN*4220 [0.50] Canadian Rural Women

SOC*4230 [0.50] Comparative Sociology

GEOG*4480 [0.50] Applied Geographic Information Systems

Women in the Development Process

SOAN*2040 [0.50] Globalization of Work and Organizations

ANTH*2160 [0.50] Social Anthropology

ANTH*3400 [0.50] The Anthropology of Gender

SOAN*4240 [0.50] Women and the Development Process

One of:

SOAN*3070 [0.50] Qualitative and Observational Methods

SOAN*3120 [0.50] Quantitative Methods

One of:

SOAN*3100 [0.50] Comparative Perspectives on Families and Households

ANTH*3670 [0.50] Indigenous Peoples: Global Context

ANTH*3770 [0.50] Kinship and Social Organization

Two of:

SOAN*4220 [0.50] Canadian Rural Women

ANTH*4230 [0.50] Regional Ethnography

HIST*4890 [0.50] Gender in Modern Asia

One of:

HIST*2800 [0.50] The History of the Modern Family

HIST*2930 [0.50] Women and Cultural Change

One of:

PHIL*2060 [0.50] Philosophy of Feminism

ENGL*2880 [0.50] Women in Literature

WMST*3000 [0.50] Feminist Theory and Methods

POLS*3710 [0.50] Politics and Sexuality

Minor (Honours Program)

A minimum of 5.50 credits is required, including:

ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics

ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics

ANTH*1150 [0.50] Anthropology

IDEV*2010 [0.50] Introduction to International Development

GEOG*2030 [0.50] International Political Geography

POLS*2080 [0.50] Development and Underdevelopment

ECON*2650 [0.50] Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries

GEOG*3050 [0.50] Third World Urbanization

SOAN*3680 [0.50] Development/Underdevelopment

One of:

ECON*2320 [0.50] Europe and the World Economy to 1914

ECON*3720 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850

One of:

POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration

POLS*3790 [0.50] The Political Economy of International Relations