International Development Studies Co-op (IDS:C)
Interdisciplinary Program
International Development Studies, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
The program in International Development Studies (IDS) explores the nature and impacts of economic and social development, in Canada and across the globe, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It equips students with the theoretical understanding and analytical and practical skills needed to bring about positive and inclusive change in the world. Students completing a degree in IDS have the skills to tackle complex global problems as needed to promote social justice as citizens and in careers across the public and private sectors and in civil society organizations.
The IDS program provides students with the opportunity to engage with international development practitioners in Canada and internationally. Furthermore, they are equipped with the skills needed for effective engagement whilst as students and in their life beyond university.
Students select an area of emphasis that enables them to explore an issue of particular interest using the skills they develop in the core part of the program. This area of emphasis is selected by the end of the 4th academic semester of study.
International Development Studies students are encouraged to learn another language and to participate in relevant learning experiences beyond the IDS program, including study, work or volunteering in Canada and internationally. In addition to the required core courses and the chosen area of emphasis, students are encouraged to take electives that complement their degree and enhance their analytical and communication skills. See the GIDS website for more information on these opportunities or talk to your academic advisor.
Students with a minimum cumulative average of 80% in courses that constitute the IDS major may complete a thesis (IDEV*4100 Thesis in International Development Studies I and IDEV*4150 Thesis in International Development Studies II) under the supervision of an ID-affiliated faculty member.
Program Requirements
The Co-op program in International Development is a four and a half year program, including four work terms. Students must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/).
International Development Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule
Year | Fall | Winter | Summer |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Academic Semester 1 | Academic Semester 2 | Off |
2 | Academic Semester 3 COOP*1100 | Academic Semester 4 | COOP*1000 Work Term I |
3 | COOP*2000 Work Term II | Academic Semester 5 | Academic Semester 6 |
4 | Academic Semester 7 | COOP*3000 Work Term III | COOP*4000 Work Term IV |
5 | Academic Semester 8 | N/A | N/A |
Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.
For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.
Credit Summary
(22.00 Total Credits)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Core Courses | 7.50 | |
Credits in one of four areas of emphasis | 2.50 | |
Electives | 10.00 | |
Co-op Work Terms | 2.00 | |
Total Credits | 22 |
The recommended program sequence is outlined below.
Major (Honours Program)
A minimum of 10.00 credits is required, including:
- 7.50 core course requirements
- 2.50 credits in one of four areas of emphasis
Agriculture and Food Security (Area of Emphasis)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Semester 1 - Fall | ||
IDEV*1000 | Understanding Development and Global Inequalities | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Semester 2 - Winter | ||
FARE*1300 | Poverty, Food and Hunger | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Summer Semester | ||
No academic semester or work term. | ||
Semester 3 - Fall | ||
AGR*2150 | Plant Agriculture for International Development | 0.50 |
COOP*1100 | Introduction to Co-operative Education | 0.00 |
IDEV*2000 | The Development Landscape: Actors and Institutions | 0.50 |
IDEV*2100 | Research in International Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2200 | Policy, Economy and Society | 0.50 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Semester 4 - Winter | ||
IDEV*2300 | Theoretical Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2400 | Development, Social Justice and Human Rights | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*1000 | Co-op Work Term I | 0.50 |
Fall Semester | ||
COOP*2000 | Co-op Work Term II | 0.50 |
Semester 5 - Winter | ||
IDEV*3100 | Achieving Sustainable Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*3400 | Managing and Evaluating Change in Development | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Semester 6 - Summer | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Semester 7 - Fall | ||
IDEV*3000 | Poverty and Inequality | 0.50 |
IDEV*3300 | Engaging in Development Practice | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Winter Semester | ||
COOP*3000 | Co-op Work Term III | 0.50 |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*4000 | Co-op Work Term IV | 0.50 |
Semester 8 - Fall | ||
IDEV*4000 | Development in Action | 1.00 |
IDEV*4600 | Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 |
Restricted Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select 1.00 credits of the following (core): | ||
GEOG*3050 | Development and the City | 0.50 |
PHIL*3230 | Theories of Justice | 0.50 |
POLS*3320 | Politics of Aid and Development | 0.50 |
POLS*3790 | International Political Economy | 0.50 |
SOAN*3680 | Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
Select 1.50 credits of the following (Area of Emphasis): | ||
AGR*2500 | Field Course in International Agriculture | 0.50 |
ANTH*4550 | Topics in the Anthropology of Health | 0.50 |
ENVS*2130 | Eating Sustainably in Ontario | 0.50 |
FARE*3250 | Food Security, Nutrition and International Development | 0.50 |
GEOG*3320 | Food Systems: Issues in Security and Sustainability | 0.50 |
HIST*3240 | Food History | 0.50 |
IDEV*4100 | Thesis in International Development Studies I | 0.50 |
IDEV*4150 | Thesis in International Development Studies II | 0.50 |
OAGR*2070 | Introduction to Organic Agriculture | 1.00 |
SOC*4420 | Sociology of Food | 0.50 |
Development in the Canadian Context (Area of Emphasis)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Semester 1 - Fall | ||
IDEV*1000 | Understanding Development and Global Inequalities | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Semester 2 - Winter | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
No academic semester or work term. | ||
Semester 3 - Fall | ||
COOP*1100 | Introduction to Co-operative Education | 0.00 |
IDEV*2000 | The Development Landscape: Actors and Institutions | 0.50 |
IDEV*2100 | Research in International Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2200 | Policy, Economy and Society | 0.50 |
POLS*2300 | Canadian Government and Politics | 0.50 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Semester 4 - Winter | ||
ANTH*2660 | Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Canada | 0.50 |
IDEV*2300 | Theoretical Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2400 | Development, Social Justice and Human Rights | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 | |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*1000 | Co-op Work Term I | 0.50 |
Fall Semester | ||
COOP*2000 | Co-op Work Term II | 0.50 |
Semester 5 - Winter | ||
IDEV*3100 | Achieving Sustainable Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*3400 | Managing and Evaluating Change in Development | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Semester 6 - Summer | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Semester 7 - Fall | ||
IDEV*3000 | Poverty and Inequality | 0.50 |
IDEV*3300 | Engaging in Development Practice | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Winter Semester | ||
COOP*3000 | Co-op Work Term III | 0.50 |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*4000 | Co-op Work Term IV | 0.50 |
Semester 8 - Fall | ||
IDEV*4000 | Development in Action | 1.00 |
IDEV*4600 | Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 |
Restricted Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select 1.00 credits of the following (core): | ||
GEOG*3050 | Development and the City | 0.50 |
PHIL*3230 | Theories of Justice | 0.50 |
POLS*3320 | Politics of Aid and Development | 0.50 |
POLS*3790 | International Political Economy | 0.50 |
SOAN*3680 | Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
Select 1.50 credits of the following (Area of Emphasis): | ||
GEOG*2510 | Considering Canada: a Regional Approach A Regional Synthesis | 0.50 |
HIST*2090 | Indigenous Peoples of the Americas | 0.50 |
HIST*3390 | Governments and Indigenous Spaces | 0.50 |
HIST*3660 | Canadian Social History | 0.50 |
IDEV*4100 | Thesis in International Development Studies I | 0.50 |
IDEV*4150 | Thesis in International Development Studies II | 0.50 |
POLS*3140 | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | 0.50 |
SOAN*4210 | Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canadian Society | 0.50 |
SOAN*4220 | Gender and Change in Rural Canada | 0.50 |
SOAN*4260 | Migration, Inequality and Social Change | 0.50 |
Development in Fragile Contexts (Area of Emphasis)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Semester 1 - Fall | ||
IDEV*1000 | Understanding Development and Global Inequalities | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Semester 2 - Winter | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
No academic semester or work term. | ||
Semester 3 - Fall | ||
COOP*1100 | Introduction to Co-operative Education | 0.00 |
IDEV*2000 | The Development Landscape: Actors and Institutions | 0.50 |
IDEV*2100 | Research in International Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2200 | Policy, Economy and Society | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 | |
Semester 4 - Winter | ||
IDEV*2300 | Theoretical Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2400 | Development, Social Justice and Human Rights | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*1000 | Co-op Work Term I | 0.50 |
Fall Semester | ||
COOP*2000 | Co-op Work Term II | 0.50 |
Semester 5 - Winter | ||
IDEV*3100 | Achieving Sustainable Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*3400 | Managing and Evaluating Change in Development | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Semester 6 - Summer | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Semester 7 - Fall | ||
IDEV*3000 | Poverty and Inequality | 0.50 |
IDEV*3300 | Engaging in Development Practice | 0.50 |
POLS*3490 | Conflict and Conflict Resolution | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 | |
Winter Semester | ||
COOP*3000 | Co-op Work Term III | 0.50 |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*4000 | Co-op Work Term IV | 0.50 |
Semester 8 - Fall | ||
IDEV*4000 | Development in Action | 1.00 |
IDEV*4600 | Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 |
Restricted Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select 1.00 credits of the following (core): | ||
GEOG*3050 | Development and the City | 0.50 |
PHIL*3230 | Theories of Justice | 0.50 |
POLS*3320 | Politics of Aid and Development | 0.50 |
POLS*3790 | International Political Economy | 0.50 |
SOAN*3680 | Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
POLS*2100 | Comparative Politics | 0.50 |
or POLS*2200 | International Relations | |
Select 1.50 credits of the following (Area of Emphasis): | ||
ANTH*4440 | Culture, Rights and Development | 0.50 |
HIST*3270 | Revolution in the Modern World | 0.50 |
IDEV*4100 | Thesis in International Development Studies I | 0.50 |
IDEV*4150 | Thesis in International Development Studies II | 0.50 |
POLS*3000 | Politics of Africa | 0.50 |
POLS*3060 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | 0.50 |
POLS*3080 | Politics of Latin America | 0.50 |
POLS*4340 | Nationalism, State-building and Identity | 1.00 |
SOAN*3130 | Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action | 0.50 |
SOAN*4260 | Migration, Inequality and Social Change | 0.50 |
Environment and Sustainable Development (Area of Emphasis)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Semester 1 - Fall | ||
IDEV*1000 | Understanding Development and Global Inequalities | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Semester 2 - Winter | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
No academic semester or work term. | ||
Semester 3 - Fall | ||
COOP*1100 | Introduction to Co-operative Education | 0.00 |
GEOG*2030 | Environment, Justice and Society | 0.50 |
IDEV*2000 | The Development Landscape: Actors and Institutions | 0.50 |
IDEV*2100 | Research in International Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2200 | Policy, Economy and Society | 0.50 |
SOC*2280 | Society, Knowledge Systems and Environment | 0.50 |
Semester 4 - Winter | ||
IDEV*2300 | Theoretical Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2400 | Development, Social Justice and Human Rights | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*1000 | Co-op Work Term I | 0.50 |
Fall Semester | ||
COOP*2000 | Co-op Work Term II | 0.50 |
Semester 5 - Winter | ||
IDEV*3100 | Achieving Sustainable Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*3400 | Managing and Evaluating Change in Development | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Semester 6 - Summer | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Semester 7 - Fall | ||
IDEV*3000 | Poverty and Inequality | 0.50 |
IDEV*3300 | Engaging in Development Practice | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Winter Semester | ||
COOP*3000 | Co-op Work Term III | 0.50 |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*4000 | Co-op Work Term IV | 0.50 |
Semester 8 - Fall | ||
IDEV*4000 | Development in Action | 1.00 |
IDEV*4600 | Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 |
Restricted Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select 1.00 credits of the following (core): | ||
GEOG*3050 | Development and the City | 0.50 |
PHIL*3230 | Theories of Justice | 0.50 |
POLS*3320 | Politics of Aid and Development | 0.50 |
POLS*3790 | International Political Economy | 0.50 |
SOAN*3680 | Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
Select 1.50 credits of the following (Area of Emphasis): | ||
ENVS*2120 | Introduction to Environmental Stewardship | 0.50 |
GEOG*3020 | Global Environmental Change | 0.50 |
GEOG*3030 | Media, Digital Technology and Environment | 0.50 |
GEOG*3090 | Gender and Environment | 0.50 |
HIST*3460 | Natural Disasters in Global History | 0.50 |
IDEV*4100 | Thesis in International Development Studies I | 0.50 |
IDEV*4150 | Thesis in International Development Studies II | 0.50 |
PHIL*2070 | Philosophy of the Environment | 0.50 |
POLS*3370 | Environmental Politics and Governance | 0.50 |
SOAN*4250 | Energy and Society | 0.50 |
Gender and Inclusive Development (Area of Emphasis)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Semester 1 - Fall | ||
IDEV*1000 | Understanding Development and Global Inequalities | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Semester 2 - Winter | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
No academic semester or work term. | ||
Semester 3 - Fall | ||
COOP*1100 | Introduction to Co-operative Education | 0.00 |
IDEV*2000 | The Development Landscape: Actors and Institutions | 0.50 |
IDEV*2100 | Research in International Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2200 | Policy, Economy and Society | 0.50 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Semester 4 - Summer | ||
IDEV*2300 | Theoretical Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*2400 | Development, Social Justice and Human Rights | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*1000 | Co-op Work Term I | 0.50 |
Fall Semester | ||
COOP*2000 | Co-op Work Term II | 0.50 |
Semester 5 - Winter | ||
IDEV*3100 | Achieving Sustainable Development | 0.50 |
IDEV*3400 | Managing and Evaluating Change in Development | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 | |
Semester 6 - Summer | ||
2.50 electives or restricted electives | 2.50 | |
Semester 7 - Fall | ||
IDEV*3000 | Poverty and Inequality | 0.50 |
IDEV*3300 | Engaging in Development Practice | 0.50 |
POLS*3160 | Global Gender Justice | 0.50 |
SOAN*3240 | Gender and Global Inequality I | 0.50 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Winter Semester | ||
COOP*3000 | Co-op Work Term III | 0.50 |
Summer Semester | ||
COOP*4000 | Co-op Work Term IV | 0.50 |
Semester 8 - Fall | ||
IDEV*4000 | Development in Action | 1.00 |
IDEV*4600 | Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 |
Restricted Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select 1.00 credits of the following (core): | ||
GEOG*3050 | Development and the City | 0.50 |
PHIL*3230 | Theories of Justice | 0.50 |
POLS*3320 | Politics of Aid and Development | 0.50 |
POLS*3790 | International Political Economy | 0.50 |
SOAN*3680 | Perspectives on Development | 0.50 |
Select 1.50 credits of the following (Area of Emphasis): | ||
ANTH*4440 | Culture, Rights and Development | 0.50 |
GEOG*3090 | Gender and Environment | 0.50 |
HIST*2930 | Women and Cultural Change | 0.50 |
IDEV*4100 | Thesis in International Development Studies I | 0.50 |
IDEV*4150 | Thesis in International Development Studies II | 0.50 |
PHIL*2060 | Philosophy of Feminism I | 0.50 |
POLS*4100 | Women, Justice and Public Policy | 1.00 |
SOAN*4220 | Gender and Change in Rural Canada | 0.50 |
SOAN*4230 | Gender and Global Inequality II | 0.50 |
WMST*2000 | Women and Representation | 0.50 |