Interdisciplinary Program

International Development Studies, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

The program in International Development Studies (IDS) explores the causes, consequences and solutions to social, political and economic inequalities, in Canada and across the globe, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It equips students with the analytical and practical skills needed to tackle complex global problems and promote social justice in a wide variety of careers across the private and public sectors, and to bring about inclusive and impactful change in the world.

The IDS program features a number of experiential learning opportunities including co-op, field schools and capstone courses. International Development Studies students are encouraged to study additional languages, and to participate in relevant learning experiences beyond the IDS program, including studying abroad, and internships, work or volunteering in Canada and internationally.

In their second year, IDS students choose an interdisciplinary area of emphasis that enables them to explore an issue of particular interest to them.

The five areas of emphasis are:

1. Agriculture and Food Security
2. Inequalities and Social Justice in the Canadian Context
3. Politics and Conflict in Development
4. Environment and Sustainable Development
5. Gender and Inclusive Development

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. 

Major Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

A minimum of 10.00 credits is required, including:

• 7.50 core course requirements
• 2.50 credits in one of five areas of emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements
IDEV*1000	Understanding Development and Global Inequalities	0.50
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
IDEV*3000	Poverty and Inequality	0.50
IDEV*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	0.50
IDEV*4300	Partnership and Community Development Practice	1.00
IDEV*4600	Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
GEOG*2260	Applied Human Geography	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
GEOG*3020	Global Environmental Change	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50
Areas of Emphasis
Select one of the following five Areas of Emphasis:		2.50
Agriculture and Food Security
Inequalities and Social Justice in Canadian Context
Politics and Conflict in Development
Environment and Sustainable Development
Gender and Inclusive Development

Agriculture and Food Security

This area of emphasis focuses on the nature of food security from the local to global levels. It explores the role of agriculture and the wider agri-food system in promoting food security towards the eradication of hunger and improved nutrition and health. Throughout, this area of emphasis reflects critically on the role of diverse actors and alternative approaches through which food security can be enhanced, empowering students to bring about positive, inclusive and sustainable change in agri-food systems locally and globally.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*2150	Plant Agriculture for International Development	0.50
FARE*1300	Poverty, Food and Hunger	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
AGR*2320	Soils in Agroecosystems	0.50
AGR*2500	Field Course in International Agriculture	0.50
ENVS*2130	Eating Sustainably in Ontario	0.50
ENVS*2210	Apiculture and Honey Bee Biology	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*2080	Rural Sociology	0.50
SOC*4420	Sociology of Food	0.50
SOAN*4220	Gender and Change in Rural Canada	0.50

Inequalities and Social Justice in the Canadian Context

This area of emphasis focuses on inequalities within Canada with a view to understand the historical and contemporary legacies of colonization, including slavery and cultural genocide. Issues that are explored include: poverty, migration policies, racism, gender inequality, Indigenous-settler relations and food insecurity. This area of emphasis empowers students to bring about inclusive and impactful change within Canada.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ANTH*2660	Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Canada	0.50
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*4440	Culture, Rights and Development	0.50
BLCK*2000	Black Canadian History	0.50
GEOG*2510	Considering Canada: a Regional Approach	0.50
GEOG*3320	Food Systems: Issues in Security and Sustainability	0.50
HIST*2090	Indigenous Peoples of the Americas	0.50
HIST*3160	Canada: Political & Policy History	0.50
HIST*3180	Canada Since 1945	0.50
HIST*3390	Governments and Indigenous Spaces	0.50
HIST*3660	Canadian Social History	0.50
HIST*3700	Race and Immigration in North America	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
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
SOAN*3130	Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action	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

Politics and Conflict in Development

This area of emphasis focuses on the role of institutions, power and the relationship between the state and society in the development context. It explores issues associated with state fragility and failure, institutional development, post-conflict rebuilding and social insecurity. It also considers issues of migration, social change and post-colonialism and the need to understand the role of social movements and community groups in development.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3490	Conflict and Conflict Resolution	0.50
POLS*2100	Comparative Politics	0.50
or POLS*2200	International Relations
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*4440	Culture, Rights and Development	0.50
HIST*2920	Republican Latin America	0.50
HIST*3150	History and Culture of Mexico	0.50
HIST*3270	Revolution in the Modern World	0.50
HIST*3360	History and Culture of Brazil	0.50
HIST*3620	Modern Africa	0.50
IDEV*4100	Thesis in International Development Studies I	0.50
IDEV*4150	Thesis in International Development Studies II	0.50
PHIL*2280	Key Concepts in Political Philosophy	0.50
POLS*3000	Politics of Africa	0.50
POLS*3020	International Law and Organizations	0.50
POLS*3060	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	0.50
POLS*3080	Politics of Latin America	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
POLS*3890	Government and Politics of India	0.50
POLS*3920	Politics of China	0.50
POLS*4300	Human Rights, Ethics, and Development	1.00
POLS*4340	Nationalism, State-building and Identity	1.00
SOAN*3130	Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action	0.50
SOAN*3250	Social Change in Latin America	0.50
SOAN*4260	Migration, Inequality and Social Change	0.50

Environment and Sustainable Development

This area of emphasis focuses on the relations between environmental change and natural resources and sustainability. It explores the ways in which the environment and natural resources impact development, and the development challenges posed by environmental change and natural resource use locally and globally. Topics might include urbanization, consumerism, environmental governance, natural disasters, water, land use and climate change. Particular focus is put on approaches to development that are sustainable and address challenges associated with global climate and environmental change. This area of emphasis aims to empower students to bring about positive change that promotes inclusive and sustainable development locally and globally.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
GEOG*2030	Environment, Justice and Society	0.50
SOC*2280	Society, Knowledge Systems and Environment	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
ENVS*2070	Environmental Ethics and Perspectives	0.50
ENVS*2120	Introduction to Environmental Stewardship	0.50
ENVS*2270	Impacts of Climate Change	0.50
GEOG*2210	Environment and Resources	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
GEOG*3210	Indigenous-Settler Relationships in Environmental Governance	0.50
GEOG*3490	Tourism and Sustainability	0.50
HIST*2220	Buying and Selling: Consumer Cultures	0.50
HIST*2250	Environment and History	0.50
HIST*3460	Natural Disasters in Global History	0.50
HIST*4250	Topics in Environmental History	1.00
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
PHIL*4040	Advanced Philosophy of the Environment	0.50
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
SOAN*3130	Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
SOAN*4250	Energy and Society	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50

Gender and Inclusive Development

This area of emphasis focuses on the need for development to be viewed through the lens of inclusivity, most notably with respect to gender.  It explores the ways in which development often acts to exclude or negatively impact women and other marginalized groups, and the need for development policies and programs to be designed and implemented in a manner that promotes inclusivity with respect to gender. The notion of gender-inclusive development is examined through the perspective of intersectionality. Whilst particular attention is given to gender, there is also examination of sexuality, race, indigeneity and other dimensions of marginalization.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
SOAN*3240	Gender and Global Inequality I	0.50
SXGN*1000	Introduction to Sexualities and Genders	0.50
or SXGN*1010	Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Indigeneity
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*4440	Culture, Rights and Development	0.50
GEOG*3090	Gender and Environment	0.50
HIST*2240	Women, War and Nation	0.50
HIST*2930	Women and Cultural Change	0.50
HIST*3020	Sexuality and Gender in History	0.50
IDEV*4100	Thesis in International Development Studies I	0.50
IDEV*4150	Thesis in International Development Studies II	0.50
PHIL*3390	Feminist Philosophy	0.50
PHIL*4060	Current Debates in Feminist Philosophy	0.50
POLS*2150	Gender and Politics	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
SOAN*2400	Introduction to Gender Systems	0.50
SOAN*4220	Gender and Change in Rural Canada	0.50
SOAN*4230	Gender and Global Inequality II	0.50
SOC*4410	Women, Work and Public Policy	0.50
SXGN*2000	Sexualities and Genders: Research Methodologies	0.50
SXGN*2010	Theorising Sexualities and Genders	0.50
SXGN*3000	Social Change: Acts of Resistance	0.50
WMST*2000	Women and Representation	0.50

Co-op Requirements (Honours)

This is major within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

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/). 

Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

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)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core Courses		7.50
Credits in one of five areas of emphasis		2.50
Electives		10.00
Co-op Work Terms		2.00
Total Credits		22

Recommended Program Sequence

A minimum of 10.00 credits is required, including:

• 7.50 core course requirements
• 2.50 credits in one of five areas of emphasis
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Inequalities and Social Justice in the Canadian Context
  • Politics and Conflict in Development
  • Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Gender and Inclusive Development

Agriculture and Food Security (Area of Emphasis)

Course List

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
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
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	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives		0.50
Semester 4 - Winter
2.50 electives or restricted electives		2.50
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*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	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
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
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*4300	Partnership and Community Development Practice	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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*2260	Applied Human Geography	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*3020	Global Environmental Change	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from 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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following (Area of Emphasis):
AGR*2320	Soils in Agroecosystems	0.50
AGR*2500	Field Course in International Agriculture	0.50
ENVS*2130	Eating Sustainably in Ontario	0.50
ENVS*2210	Apiculture and Honey Bee Biology	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*2080	Rural Sociology	0.50
SOAN*4220	Gender and Change in Rural Canada	0.50
SOC*4420	Sociology of Food	0.50

 Inequalities and Social Justice In Canada (Area of Emphasis)

Course List

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
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
2.00 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	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives		0.50
Semester 4 - Winter
ANTH*2660	Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Canada	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
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*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	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
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
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*4300	Partnership and Community Development Practice	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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*2260	Applied Human Geography	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*3020	Global Environmental Change	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from 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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following (Area of Emphasis):
ANTH*4440	Culture, Rights and Development	0.50
ANTH*4550	Topics in the Anthropology of Health	0.50
BLCK*2000	Black Canadian History	0.50
GEOG*2510	Considering Canada: a Regional Approach	0.50
GEOG*3320	Food Systems: Issues in Security and Sustainability	0.50
HIST*2090	Indigenous Peoples of the Americas	0.50
HIST*3160	Canada: Political & Policy History	0.50
HIST*3180	Canada Since 1945	0.50
HIST*3390	Governments and Indigenous Spaces	0.50
HIST*3660	Canadian Social History	0.50
HIST*3700	Race and Immigration in North America	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
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
SOAN*3130	Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action	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

 Politics and Conflict in Development (Area of Emphasis) 

Course List

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
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term.
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives		1.00
Semester 4 - Winter
2.50 electives or restricted electives		2.50
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*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	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
POLS*3490	Conflict and Conflict Resolution	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*4300	Partnership and Community Development Practice	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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*2260	Applied Human Geography	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
Select 0.50 from the following (core):
GEOG*3020	Global Environmental Change	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from 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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
POLS*2100	Comparative Politics	0.50
or POLS*2200	International Relations
Select 1.50 credits from the following (Area of Emphasis):
ANTH*4440	Culture, Rights and Development	0.50
HIST*2920	Republican Latin America	0.50
HIST*3150	History and Culture of Mexico	0.50
HIST*3270	Revolution in the Modern World	0.50
HIST*3360	History and Culture of Brazil	0.50
HIST*3620	Modern Africa	0.50
PHIL*2280	Key Concepts in Political Philosophy	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*3020	International Law and Organizations	0.50
POLS*3060	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	0.50
POLS*3080	Politics of Latin America	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
POLS*3890	Government and Politics of India	0.50
POLS*3920	Politics of China	0.50
POLS*4300	Human Rights, Ethics, and Development	1.00
POLS*4340	Nationalism, State-building and Identity	1.00
SOAN*3130	Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action	0.50
SOAN*3250	Social Change in Latin America	0.50
SOAN*4260	Migration, Inequality and Social Change	0.50

Environment and Sustainable Development (Area of Emphasis)

Course List

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
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
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	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
SOC*2280	Society, Knowledge Systems and Environment	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
Semester 4 - Winter
2.50 electives or restricted electives		2.50
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*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	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
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
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*4300	Partnership and Community Development Practice	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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*2260	Applied Human Geography	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*3020	Global Environmental Change	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from 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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following (Area of Emphasis):
ENVS*2070	Environmental Ethics and Perspectives	0.50
ENVS*2120	Introduction to Environmental Stewardship	0.50
ENVS*2270	Impacts of Climate Change	0.50
GEOG*2210	Environment and Resources	0.50
GEOG*3030	Media, Digital Technology and Environment	0.50
GEOG*3090	Gender and Environment	0.50
GEOG*3210	Indigenous-Settler Relationships in Environmental Governance	0.50
GEOG*3490	Tourism and Sustainability	0.50
HIST*2220	Buying and Selling: Consumer Cultures	0.50
HIST*2250	Environment and History	0.50
HIST*3460	Natural Disasters in Global History	0.50
HIST*4250	Topics in Environmental History	1.00
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
PHIL*4040	Advanced Philosophy of the Environment	0.50
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
SOAN*3130	Protest, Resistance, and Collective Action	0.50
SOAN*4250	Energy and Society	0.50

Gender and Inclusive Development (Area of Emphasis)

Course List

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
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term.
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives		1.00
Semester 4 - Summer
2.50 electives or restricted electives		2.50
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*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	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
SOAN*3240	Gender and Global Inequality I	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*4300	Partnership and Community Development Practice	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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*2260	Applied Human Geography	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following (core):
GEOG*3020	Global Environmental Change	0.50
SOAN*3380	Contemporary Issues in Culture, Society, Nature	0.50
UNIV*2200	Towards Sustainability	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from 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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
SXGN*1000	Introduction to Sexualities and Genders	0.50
or SXGN*1010	Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Indigeneity
Select 1.50 credits from the following (Area of Emphasis):
ANTH*4440	Culture, Rights and Development	0.50
GEOG*3090	Gender and Environment	0.50
HIST*2240	Women, War and Nation	0.50
HIST*2930	Women and Cultural Change	0.50
HIST*3020	Sexuality and Gender in History	0.50
PHIL*3390	Feminist Philosophy	0.50
PHIL*4060	Current Debates in Feminist Philosophy	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
POLS*3710	Sex and the Law	0.50
IDEV*4100	Thesis in International Development Studies I	0.50
IDEV*4150	Thesis in International Development Studies II	0.50
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
SOAN*2400	Introduction to Gender Systems	0.50
SOC*4410	Women, Work and Public Policy	0.50
SOAN*4220	Gender and Change in Rural Canada	0.50
SOAN*4230	Gender and Global Inequality II	0.50
SXGN*2000	Sexualities and Genders: Research Methodologies	0.50
SXGN*2010	Theorising Sexualities and Genders	0.50
SXGN*3000	Social Change: Acts of Resistance	0.50
WMST*2000	Women and Representation	0.50

Minor Requirements (Honours)

This minor cannot be combined with a major in International Development Studies.

A minimum of 5.00 credits is required, including:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
IDEV*1000	Understanding Development and Global Inequalities	0.50
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
IDEV*3000	Poverty and Inequality	0.50
IDEV*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	0.50
IDEV*4600	Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
Select a minimum of 1.00 credits taken from any of the four areas of emphasis of the Major, at least 0.50 being at the 3000 or 4000 levels.		1.00

Area of Concentration Requirements (General)

This is an area of concentration within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

A minimum of 5.00 credits is required, including:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
IDEV*1000	Understanding Development and Global Inequalities	0.50
IDEV*1100	Theoretical Perspectives on Development	0.50
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
IDEV*2200	Policy, Economy and Society	0.50
UNIV*2010	Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Oppression	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
IDEV*3000	Poverty and Inequality	0.50
IDEV*3400	Managing and Evaluating Change in Development	0.50
IDEV*3600	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	0.50
IDEV*4600	Advocating and Effecting Change in Development Policy and Practice	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
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	Money, Power and Global Politics	0.50
SOAN*3680	Perspectives on Development	0.50
Select a minimum of 1.00 credits taken from any of the four areas of emphasis of the Major, at least 0.50 being at the 3000 or 4000 levels.		1.00