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2002-2003 Calendar

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Faculty of Arts

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Faculty of Pure and Applied Science

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Courses of Instruction

Glendon College

International Development Studies

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Students in all international development studies degree options will complete a specified number of required core courses at the 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 levels. Some of the degree options require the completion of at least one introductory area studies course, intended to familiarize students with the social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics of one region in the developing world. Students will also be required to complete a specified number of additional optional courses offered in various academic units at the 3000 and 4000 levels, chosen from at least two of the following areas of concentration:

culture
diasporas and migration
environment
gender
political economy
politics, governance, and policy

Area Requirements

Students will choose their optional courses in areas of concentration from the following list with the approval of the program coordinator. (Other courses may be substituted with the approval of the program coordinator.)

Area 1) Culture

AS/EN 3440 6.0
AS/EN 4230D 3.0
FA/FILM 3610 3.0
AK/HUMA 3660 3.0 or AK/HUMA 3660 6.0
AS/HUMA 3310 6.0
AS/HUMA 4310 6.0
AS/SOSC 3480 6.0
AS/SOSC 4310 3.0
AS/SOSC 4311 3.0
AS/SOSC 4990N 6.0

Area 2) Diasporas and Migration

AS/ANTH 3250 6.0
AS/GEOG 3390K 3.0
AS/GEOG 4170 3.0
AK/HIST 3240 6.0
AK/HIST 3940 6.0
AK/POLS 3620 6.0
AS/POLS 3065 3.0
AS/SOCI 3430 6.0
AS/SOCI 3450 6.0
AS/SOCI 4350 3.0
AS/SOCI 4390 3.0
AS/SOCI 4430 3.0
AK/SOSC 3350 6.0
AK/SOSC 3370 6.0
AS/SOSC 3270 6.0

Area 3) Environment

AS/ANTH 3190 6.0
AK/GEOG 3400 6.0
AK/GEOG 3470 3.0
AS/GEOG 3090 3.0
AS/GEOG 4370 3.0
AS/HIST 4240 6.0
AS/SOCI 3710 6.0
AS/SOSC 3730 6.0
ES/ENVS 3310 3.0
ES/ENVS 3340 3.0
ES/ENVS 4111 3.0
ES/ENVS 4210 3.0
ES/ENVS 4220 3.0
ES/ENVS 4311 3.0

Area 4) Gender

AS/HUMA 3940 6.0
AS/SOCI 4450 6.0
AS/SOSC 4170 6.0
AS/WMST 3502 6.0
AS/WMST 3503 6.0
AS/WMST 3512 6.0
AS/WMST 4506 3.0
ES/ENVS 4320 3.0

Area 5) Political Economy

AK/ECON 3550 3.0
AK/ECON 3560 3.0
AK/ECON 3570 3.0
AK/ECON 3580 3.0
AS/ECON 3150 3.0
AS/ECON 3310 3.0
AS/ECON 3320 3.0
AS/ECON 4129 3.0
AS/ECON 4190 3.0
AS/ECON 4619 3.0
AS/GEOG 3130 3.0
AK/POLS 3700 6.0
AS/POLS 3270 3.0
AS/POLS 3275 3.0
AS/POLS 3710 3.0
AS/POLS 4700 3.0
AS/POLS 4295 3.0
AS/POLS 4700 3.0
AS/POLS 4770 3.0
GL/POLS 4680 6.0
AS/SOCI 3090A 6.0
AK/SOSC 3510 6.0
AS/SOSC 3241 3.0
AS/SOSC 3410 6.0
AS/SOSC 3540 6.0

Area 6) Politics, Governance, and Policy

AS/HIST 3710 6.0
AK/POLS 3600 6.0
AK/POLS 4060 6.0
AS/POLS 3200 3.0
AS/POLS 3210 3.0
AS/POLS 3510 6.0
AS/POLS 3515 3.0
AS/POLS 3550 3.0
AS/POLS 3555 3.0
AS/POLS 3560 6.0
AS/POLS 3570 3.0
AS/POLS 4540 6.0
AS/POLS 4575 3.0
AS/POLS 4595 3.0
GL/POLS 3220 6.0
GL/POLS 3615 6.0
AS/SOCI 3330 6.0

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 60 credits including the following:

AS/SOSC 1430 9.0;
AS/SOSC 2800 6.0;
six credits chosen from the following: AS/HUMA 1400 9.0, AS/HUMA 2310 9.0, AS/SOSC 2480 9.0, AS/SOSC 2460 6.0, or AS/SOSC 2435 6.0;
AS/SOSC 3800 6.0;
AS/SOSC 4600 6.0;
18 credits, including at least six credits in each of three areas of concentration;
12 credits at the 4000 level in two of the three areas of concentration.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 48 credits including the following:

AS/SOSC 1430 9.0;
AS/SOSC 2800 6.0;
six credits chosen from the following: AS/HUMA 1400 9.0, AS/HUMA 2310 9.0, AS/SOSC 2480 9.0, AS/SOSC 2460 6.0, AS/SOSC 2435 6.0;
AS/SOSC 3800 6.0;
AS/SOSC 4600 6.0;
12 credits, including at least six credits in each of two areas of concentration;
six credits at the 4000 level in one of the two areas of concentration.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in earth and atmospheric science or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Program

International development studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in international development studies and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet international development studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in international development studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 36 credits in international development studies must include the following:

AS/SOSC 1430 9.0;
AS/SOSC 2800 6.0;
AS/SOSC 3800 6.0;
AS/SOSC 4600 6.0;
12 credits, including at least six credits in each of two areas of concentration.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA Program in International Development Studies described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a minor in biology, chemistry, or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

The Honours Minor in international development studies comprises at least 30 credits including the following:

AS/SOSC 1430 9.0;
AS/SOSC 2800 6.0;
AS/SOSC 3800 6.0;
12 credits, including at least six credits in each of two areas of concentration, and including at least six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits including the following:

AS/SOSC 1430 9.0;
AS/SOSC 2800 6.0;
AS/SOSC 3800 6.0;
12 credits, including at least six credits in each of two areas of concentration, and including at least six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Please refer to the current departmental/divisional supplemental calendar for updated program/major requirements.