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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

International Development Studies - Arts

Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

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

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 60 credits including the following:

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 48 credits including the following:

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 approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

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:

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 approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Minor BA Program

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

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

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:

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting international development studies program requirements:

Program Course Course Substitutes
AS/SOSC 4600 6.00 AS/SOSC 4602 6.00

Areas of Concentration

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete other courses for program credit in international development studies.

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

Area 1: Culture

AS/ANTH 2120 6.00
AS/ANTH 3020 6.00
AS/ANTH 3030 3.00
AS/ANTH 3370 6.00
AS/ANTH 3420 3.00/AS/ANTH 3420 6.00
AS/ANTH 4030 6.00
AS/ANTH 4250 6.00
AS/ANTH 4260 6.00
AS/EN 3440 6.00
AS/EN 4231 3.00
AS/HUMA 2435 9.00
AS/HUMA 3310 3.00/AS/HUMA 3310 6.00
AS/HUMA 3425 6.00
AS/HUMA 3664 3.00
AS/HUMA 3816 3.00
AS/HUMA 4315 6.00
AS/HUMA 4415 6.00
AS/SOSC 2430 3.00/AS/SOSC 2430 6.00
AS/SOSC 3480 6.00
AS/SOSC 4310 6.00
AS/SOSC 4510 6.00
AK/HUMA 3660 3.00/AK/HUMA 3660 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/EN 3950 3.00/AK/EN 3950 6.00)
FA/FILM 3610A 3.00

Area 2: Diasporas and Migration

AS/GEOG 4170 3.00
AS/POLS 3065 3.00
AS/SOCI 3430 6.00
AS/SOCI 3450 6.00
AS/SOCI 4350 3.00
AS/SOCI 4360 6.00
AS/SOCI 4390 3.00
AS/SOCI 4430 3.00
AS/SOSC 3270 6.00
AK/HIST 3240 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOCI 3240 6.00)
AK/SOCI 3610 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/HIST 3940 6.00)
AK/SOCI 3620 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/POLS 3620 6.00)
AK/SOSC 3350 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOCI 3580 6.00)
AK/SOSC 3370 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOCI 3370 6.00, AK/AS/GL/WMST 3801 6.00)

Area 3: Environment

AS/ANTH 3190 3.00/AS/ANTH 3190 6.00
AS/ANTH 4240 3.00
AS/GEOG 4370 3.00
AS/HIST 4240 6.00
AS/HIST 4500 6.00
AS/SOCI 3710 6.00
AS/SOSC 3730 6.00
AK/GEOG 3400 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOCI 3400 6.00)
ES/ENVS 2300 6.00
ES/ENVS 3310 3.00
ES/ENVS 3340 3.00
ES/ENVS 4210 3.00
ES/ENVS 4220 3.00
ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 4212 3.00)
SC/BIOL 4255 3.00 (cross-listed to: ES/ENVS 4111 3.00)

Area 4: Gender

AS/ANTH 3120 6.00
AS/ANTH 3230 6.00
AS/GEOG 4090 3.00
AS/HIST 4765 6.00
AS/HUMA 3940 6.00
AS/HUMA 4421 6.00
AS/SOCI 3690 6.00
AS/SOCI 4450 6.00
AS/SOSC 2791 6.00
AS/SOSC 3411 6.00
AS/SOSC 3543 6.00
AS/SOSC 4170 6.00
AK/AS/GL/WMST 3502 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/SOSC 3602 6.00)
AK/AS/GL/WMST 3503 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/ILST 3665 6.00, GL/SOCI 3665 6.00, GL/SOSC 3665 6.00)
AK/AS/GL/WMST 4506 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HIST 4606 3.00)
AK/AS/GL/WMST 4511 6.00
AK/AS/GL/WMST 4512 6.00
ES/ENVS 4320 3.00

Area 5: Political Economy

AS/ANTH 2100 6.00
AS/ANTH 3220 6.00
AS/ECON 3150 3.00
AS/ECON 3310 3.00
AS/ECON 3320 3.00
AS/ECON 4129 3.00
AS/ECON 4190 3.00
AS/ECON 4619 3.00
AS/GEOG 3130 3.00
AS/GEOG 4395 3.00
AS/POLS 3270 3.00
AS/POLS 3275 3.00
AS/POLS 3411 3.00
AS/POLS 4285 3.00
AS/POLS 4295 3.00
AS/SOSC 1520 9.00
AS/SOSC 3101 3.00
AS/SOSC 3102 3.00
AS/SOSC 3240 3.00
AS/SOSC 3241 3.00
AS/SOSC 3410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 3553 6.00)
AS/SOSC 3541 3.00
AS/SOSC 3801 6.00
AK/ECON 3550 3.00
AK/ECON 3560 3.00
AK/ECON 3570 3.00
AK/ECON 3580 3.00
AK/POLS 3700 6.00
AK/SOSC 3510 6.00
GL/POLS 4680 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/ILST 4680 6.00)

Area 6: Politics, Governance and Policy

AS/ANTH 3400 6.00
AS/ANTH 4340 6.00
AS/HIST 3710 6.00
AS/POLS 2930 6.00
AS/POLS 3200 3.00
AS/POLS 3210 3.00
AS/POLS 3510 3.00
AS/POLS 3515 3.00
AS/POLS 3550 3.00
AS/POLS 3555 3.00
AS/POLS 3560 6.00
AS/POLS 3570 3.00
AS/POLS 4255 6.00
AS/POLS 4265 3.00
AS/POLS 4540 6.00
AS/POLS 4555 3.00
AS/POLS 4575 3.00
AS/POLS 4590 3.00
AS/POLS 4595 3.00
AS/SOCI 3330 6.00
AS/SOSC 3970 6.00
AS/SOSC 4452 3.00
AS/SOSC 4601 3.00
AS/SOSC 4803 6.00
AK/POLS 4060 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOCI 4060 6.00)
GL/POLS 3220 6.00