X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
International Development (ID)
Interdisciplinary Program
Faculty Advisor: Room 045 MacKinnon Building, ext 56175.
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, gender, agriculture and rural life, politics and 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:
ANTH*1150
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[0.50] |
Introduction to Anthropology |
ECON*1050
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[0.50] |
Introductory Microeconomics |
ECON*1100
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[0.50] |
Introductory Macroeconomics |
ECON*2650
|
[0.50] |
Introductory Development Economics |
GEOG*2030
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[0.50] |
International Political Geography |
GEOG*3050
|
[0.50] |
Development and the City |
IDEV*2010
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[0.50] |
International Development Studies |
POLS*2080
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[0.50] |
Development and Underdevelopment |
One of: |
ECON*3720
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[0.50] |
History of the World Economy Since 1850 |
ECON*3730
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[0.50] |
Europe and the World Economy to 1914 |
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One of: |
POLS*3670
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[0.50] |
Comparative Public Policy and Administration |
POLS*3790
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[0.50] |
The Political Economy of International Relations |
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Major (Honours Program)
A minimum of 12.00 credits is required, including the core of 7.00 credits and one of seven areas of emphasis for 5.00 credits. The areas are: Economic and Business Development, Gender and Development, Rural and Agricultural Development, Biophysical Environment and Development, Latin American Studies, Political Economy and Administrative Change, and Historical Perspectives in Development. 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 faculty 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 courses, students should keep in mind the prerequisites for their desired 3000 and 4000 level courses.
Core Requirements
ANTH*1150
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[0.50] |
Introduction to Anthropology |
ECON*1050
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[0.50] |
Introductory Microeconomics |
ECON*1100
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[0.50] |
Introductory Macroeconomics |
ECON*2650
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[0.50] |
Introductory Development Economics |
GEOG*2030
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[0.50] |
International Political Geography |
GEOG*3050
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[0.50] |
Development and the City |
IDEV*2010
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[0.50] |
International Development Studies * |
IDEV*4500
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[0.75] |
International Development Seminar ** |
POLS*2080
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[0.50] |
Development and Underdevelopment |
One of: |
IDEV*3010
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[0.50] |
Case Studies in International Development |
0.50 credits from an approved semester abroad or exchange program |
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One of: |
HIST*2930
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[0.50] |
Women and Cultural Change |
SOAN*2400
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[0.50] |
Introduction to Gender Systems |
WMST*1000
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[0.50] |
Introduction to Women's Studies |
WMST*2000
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[0.50] |
Women and Representation |
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One of: |
ECON*3720
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[0.50] |
History of the World Economy Since 1850 |
ECON*3730
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[0.50] |
Europe and the World Economy to 1914 |
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One of: |
ANTH*2160
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[0.50] |
Social Anthropology *** |
REXT*4020
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[0.50] |
Rural Extension in Change and Development |
SOC*2080
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[0.50] |
Rural Sociology **** |
|
One of: |
POLS*3670
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[0.50] |
Comparative Public Policy and Administration |
POLS*3790
|
[0.50] |
The Political Economy of International Relations |
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* students must complete IDEV*2010 before Semester 5 |
** students normally complete IDEV*4500 in their final year of study |
*** ANTH*2160 is recommended for the Gender area of emphasis |
**** SOC*2080 is recommended for the Rural area of emphasis |
Areas of Emphasis
Biophysical Environment and Development
GEOG*1220
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[0.50] |
Human Impact on the Environment |
GEOG*1300
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[0.50] |
Introduction to the Biophysical Environment |
GEOG*2210
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[0.50] |
Environment and Resources |
GEOG*3210
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[0.50] |
Management of the Biophysical Environment |
GEOG*4210
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[0.50] |
Environmental Resource Analysis |
One of: |
AGEC*2700
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[0.50] |
Survey of Natural Resource Economics |
ANTH*3670
|
[0.50] |
Indigenous Peoples: Global Context |
ECON*2100
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[0.50] |
Economic Growth and Environmental Quality |
HIST*2250
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[0.50] |
Environment and History |
PHIL*2070
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[0.50] |
Philosophy of the Environment |
POLS*3370
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[0.50] |
Environmental Policy Formation and Administration |
SOC*2280
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[0.50] |
Society and Environment |
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One of: |
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Two of: |
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0.50 additional credits at the 4000 level with a GEOG prefix |
Economic and Business Development
1.50 additional credits at the 2000 level or above in AGEC or ECON, at least 0.50 being in ECON and at least 1.00 being at the 3000 level or above.
0.50 additional credits with a regional focus at the 2000 level or above in ANTH, GEOG, HIST, IDEV, ISS, POLS, SOAN or SOC.
* Entry into ECON*2740 requires one of MATH*1000, MATH*1050, MATH*1080, MATH*1200.
Gender and Development
ANTH*2230
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[0.50] |
Regional Ethnography |
SOAN*2120
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[0.50] |
Introductory Methods |
SOAN*4240
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[0.50] |
Women and the Development Process |
One of the following not taken as part of the core: |
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One of: |
SOAN*3070
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[0.50] |
Qualitative and Observational Methods |
SOAN*3120
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[0.50] |
Quantitative Methods |
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Two of: |
ANTH*3400
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[0.50] |
The Anthropology of Gender |
ANTH*3670
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[0.50] |
Indigenous Peoples: Global Context |
ANTH*3690
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[0.50] |
History of Anthropological Thought |
ANTH*3770
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[0.50] |
Kinship and Social Organization |
ANTH*3840
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[0.50] |
Seminar in Anthropology |
SOAN*3100
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[0.50] |
Comparative Perspectives on Families and Households |
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Two of the following not taken as part of the core, at least 0.50 credits being at the 3000 level: |
ENGL*2880
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[0.50] |
Women in Literature |
GEOG*3090
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[0.50] |
Gender and Environment |
HIST*2800
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[0.50] |
The History of the Modern Family |
HIST*2930
|
[0.50] |
Women and Cultural Change |
HIST*3580
|
[0.50] |
Women's History in Asia |
PHIL*2060
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[0.50] |
Philosophy of Feminism I |
POLS*3160
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[0.50] |
Women and Politics in the Third World |
POLS*3710
|
[0.50] |
Politics and Sexuality |
0.50 credits in WMST |
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0.50 additional credits at the 4000 level in ANTH, SOAN, or SOC |
Historical Perspectives in Development
HIST*2450
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[0.50] |
The Practicing Historian |
One of: |
HIST*1010
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[0.50] |
Europe and the Early Modern World |
HIST*1150
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[0.50] |
20th-Century Global History |
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Two of: |
HIST*2070
|
[0.50] |
World Religions in Historical Perspective |
HIST*2110
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[0.50] |
The Atlantic World 1500-1850 |
HIST*2250
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[0.50] |
Environment and History |
HIST*2500
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[0.50] |
Britain and the World Since 1600 |
HIST*2800
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[0.50] |
The History of the Modern Family |
HIST*2890
|
[0.50] |
History of the Islamic World |
HIST*2910
|
[0.50] |
History of Modern Asia |
HIST*2920
|
[0.50] |
Republican Latin America |
HIST*2960
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[0.50] |
Topics in the History of Slavery |
|
Three of the following not taken as part of the core: |
ECON*2420
|
[0.50] |
Canadian Economic History |
ECON*3720
|
[0.50] |
History of the World Economy Since 1850 |
ECON*3730
|
[0.50] |
Europe and the World Economy to 1914 |
HIST*3070
|
[0.50] |
Modern South Asia |
HIST*3150
|
[0.50] |
History and Culture of Mexico |
HIST*3270
|
[0.50] |
Revolution in the Modern World |
HIST*3310
|
[0.50] |
Disease and History |
HIST*3380
|
[0.50] |
British Imperialism in Asia and Africa |
HIST*3410
|
[0.50] |
The History of Pre-Colonial Africa |
HIST*3420
|
[0.50] |
Colonial Latin America |
HIST*3430
|
[0.50] |
Topics in Environment and Society |
HIST*3470
|
[0.50] |
Independent Reading |
HIST*3580
|
[0.50] |
Women's History in Asia |
HIST*3590
|
[0.50] |
Culture and Society in South Asia |
HIST*3910
|
[0.50] |
Africa Since 1800 |
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Two of: |
HIST*4100
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[0.50] |
Africa and the Slave Trades |
HIST*4120
|
[0.50] |
Topics in Global History |
HIST*4280
|
[0.50] |
Poverty and Policy in the Victorian Age |
HIST*4470
|
[0.50] |
Special History Project Seminar I |
HIST*4560
|
[0.50] |
Topics in Revolution |
HIST*4570
|
[0.50] |
Topics in Revolution |
HIST*4580
|
[0.50] |
Topics in Revolution |
HIST*4670
|
[0.50] |
Seminar in Science and Society |
HIST*4900
|
[0.50] |
Imperialism and Nationalism in South Asia |
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0.50 additional credits with a regional focus at the 2000 level or above in ANTH, GEOG, IDEV, ISS, POLS, SOAN or SOC.
Latin American Studies
SPAN*1110
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[0.50] |
Intermediate Spanish |
SPAN*2000
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[0.50] |
Spanish Language I |
SPAN*2010
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[0.50] |
Spanish Language II |
SPAN*3500
|
[0.50] |
Spanish Grammar and Composition I |
One of: |
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Two of: |
|
Choose Option A or B |
Option A: |
Any 1.50 additional credits in SPAN at the 3000 level or above, at least 0.50 being at the 4000 level. |
Option B: |
Any 1.50 additional credits in ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, IDEV, ISS, POLS, SOAN, or SOC with a focus on Latin America or the Caribbean at the 3000 level or above, at least 0.50 being at the 4000 level. The faculty advisor for International Development maintains a list of appropriate courses. |
Political Economy and Administrative Change
POLS*3650
|
[0.50] |
The Systematic Study of Politics |
Two of: |
|
One of the following not taken as part of core: |
POLS*3160
|
[0.50] |
Women and Politics in the Third World |
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*3490
|
[0.50] |
Conflict and Conflict Resolution |
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: |
AGEC*4310
|
[0.50] |
Resource Economics |
ECON*2100
|
[0.50] |
Economic Growth and Environmental Quality |
ECON*2310
|
[0.50] |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
ECON*2720
|
[0.50] |
Business History |
ECON*3720
|
[0.50] |
History of the World Economy Since 1850 |
ECON*3730
|
[0.50] |
Europe and the World Economy to 1914 |
ECON*4720
|
[0.50] |
Topics in Economic History |
ECON*4830
|
[0.50] |
Economic Development |
ECON*4890
|
[0.50] |
History of Economic Thought |
|
1.00 additional credits in POLS at the 4000 level |
1.00 additional credits with a regional focus at the 2000 or 3000 level in HIST or POLS, at least 0.50 being in POLS. |
Rural and Agricultural Development
One of the following not taken as part of the core: |
|
One of: |
|
Two of the following not taken as part of the core: |
AGEC*4210
|
[0.50] |
World Agriculture and Economic Development |
ANTH*3670
|
[0.50] |
Indigenous Peoples: Global Context |
ANTH*3690
|
[0.50] |
History of Anthropological Thought |
SOAN*3680
|
[0.50] |
Development/Underdevelopment |
SOC*3380
|
[0.50] |
Society and Nature |
Any REXT courses at the 3000 level or above. |
|
One of: |
AGEC*2700
|
[0.50] |
Survey of Natural Resource Economics |
AGR*1250
|
[0.50] |
Agrifood System Trends & Issues |
AGR*2500
|
[0.50] |
Field Trip in International Agriculture |
BOT*1200
|
[0.50] |
Plants and Human Use |
ENVB*2010
|
[0.50] |
Food Production and the Environment |
GEOG*1220
|
[0.50] |
Human Impact on the Environment |
GEOG*1300
|
[0.50] |
Introduction to the Biophysical Environment |
GEOG*1350
|
[0.50] |
Earth: Hazards and Global Change |
SOIL*2120
|
[0.50] |
Introduction to Environmental Stewardship |
|
One of: |
|
0.50 additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 levels in AGR, CROP, ENVB, GEOL, HORT, SOIL or any biophysical course in GEOG. |
1.00 additional credits in ANTH, SOAN or SOC at the 4000 level. |
* SOIL*2010 is needed for senior GEOL and SOIL courses relevant to this area. |
Minor (Honours Program)
A minimum of 5.50 credits is required, including:
ANTH*1150
|
[0.50] |
Introduction to Anthropology |
ECON*1050
|
[0.50] |
Introductory Microeconomics |
ECON*1100
|
[0.50] |
Introductory Macroeconomics |
ECON*2650
|
[0.50] |
Introductory Development Economics |
GEOG*2030
|
[0.50] |
International Political Geography |
GEOG*3050
|
[0.50] |
Development and the City |
IDEV*2010
|
[0.50] |
International Development Studies |
POLS*2080
|
[0.50] |
Development and Underdevelopment |
SOAN*3680
|
[0.50] |
Development/Underdevelopment |
One of: |
ECON*3720
|
[0.50] |
History of the World Economy Since 1850 |
ECON*3730
|
[0.50] |
Europe and the World Economy to 1914 |
|
One of: |
POLS*3670
|
[0.50] |
Comparative Public Policy and Administration |
POLS*3790
|
[0.50] |
The Political Economy of International Relations |
|
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