Requirements for the concentration
The International Development concentration focuses on understanding the various barriers that groups and societies face in achieving or maintaining well-being. In addition, it assesses the effectiveness of development approaches that aim to provide solutions. Key concerns are reducing poverty and inequality while enhancing sustainability and equity. The assessment of governments’ capabilities, people’s political, economic, and social opportunities, community resilience, and humanitarian needs are other dimensions of international development.
To fulfill this concentration, students complete five courses (15 credits) as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ECON 2151 | Economic Development | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| or ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| Three courses selected from the list below. If ANTH 3501 or IAFF 3501 is used to fulfill the advanced fundamentals major requirement, four courses from the list are required. | ||
| Students who apply ECON 2151 toward the BS in international affairs program's advanced STEM requirement can take IAFF 3501 or ANTH 3501 plus four courses from the list below to fulfill their international development concentration requirements. | ||
| ANTH 3513 | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| or IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics | |
| ANTH 3701 | Native Peoples - North America | |
| ANTH 3702 | Anthropology of Latin America | |
| ANTH 3703 | Cultures of the Pacific | |
| ANTH 3704 | Cultures of Southeast Asia | |
| ANTH 3705 | Anthropology of East Asia | |
| ANTH 3707 | Anthropology of the Middle East | |
| ANTH 3708 | Anthropology of Africa | |
| ANTH 3991 | Special Topics (Anthropology of Displacement and Diaspora) | |
| ECON 2169 | Introduction to the Economy of China | |
| ECON 2198 | Special Topics in Economics - Regional (Economics of Africa) | |
| GEOG 2120 | World Regional Geography | |
| GEOG 2125 | Transportation Systems and Networks | |
| GEOG 2127 | Population Geography | |
| GEOG 2141 | Cities in the Developing World | |
| GEOG 2148 | Economic Geography | |
| GEOG 3143 | Urban Sustainability | |
| GEOG 3154 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa | |
| GEOG 3161 | Geography of Latin America | |
| GEOG 3164 | The Geography of Africa | |
| GEOG 3165 | Geography of South Asia | |
| GEOG 3195 | Special Topics in Human Geography (Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems) | |
| GEOG 3195 | Special Topics in Human Geography (Theories of Development) | |
| GEOG 3195 | Special Topics in Human Geography (Philosophy of the Environment. Same as IAFF 2190 and PHIL 2281: Philosophy of the Environment) | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Political Economy of China, India, and Beyond) | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (topic: Theories of Political Development. Same as PSC 2993: Theories of Political Development) | |
| IAFF 2190 | Special Topics (Program Design in International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Arab Politics) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (International Environmental Policy) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (North Africa and the World) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Political Economy of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Turkey and Its Neighbors) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (U.S.-Asia Critical Issues) | |
| IAFF 2201W | Women in Global Politics | |
| IAFF 3177 | Political Economy of Latin America | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Gender, Conflict, and Security) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Globalization and National Security) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Energy Markets) | |
| IAFF 3182 | Special Topics in Foreign Policy (China's Rise and Implications) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (All topics offered under IAFF 3183 are approved for the International Development concentration) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (China and the World) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (Economic Development of East Asia) | |
| IAFF 3186W | Special Topics in Asian Studies (Equitable Development in Southeast Asia) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Climate Change and Environmental Politics of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Immigration and Weak States) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Migration) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin America-China Relations) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Mexico Since Independence) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (topic: Theories of Comparative Political Economics. Same as IAFF 3184: Theories of Comparative Political Economics) | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (Africa and Globalization: Culture and Context) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (China and Africa) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Climate Change and Social Change) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (COP Process Fighting Climate Change) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Environmental Justice) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Humanitarianism. Same as HONR 2047 and PSC 2454: Humanitarianism) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Humanitarian Assistance and International Development Law) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business and Modern Slavery) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Environmental Policy) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Refugee and Migrant Crisis) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategic Management in International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Wartime Governance in Afghanistan) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Women, Rights, and Gender Equality) | |
| IAFF 3191W | Populism and Regime Change in Latin America | |
| IAFF 3194W | Latin America's Violent Peace | |
| IAFF 3201W | China’s Rise and Its Implications | |
| IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics | |
| or ANTH 3513 | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| IAFF 3752W | Equitable Development in Southeast Asia | |
| IAFF 3753 | International Relations of South Asia | |
| IAFF 4191W | Research Seminar (Foreign Policy Decision Making) | |
| IBUS 4202 | Regional Strategy for Multinationals | |
| IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society (Same as IAFF 3190: Oil: Industry, Economy, Society) | |
| IBUS 4402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics (Institutions and Economic Development: The Case of Rwanda) | |
| PHIL 2134 | Philosophy of Human Rights | |
| PHIL 2281 | Philosophy of the Environment (Same as IAFF 2190 and GEOG 3195: Philosophy of the Environment) | |
| PSC 2331 | Comparative Politics of Central and Eastern Europe (Politics of Russia and Central and Eastern Europe) | |
| PSC 2336 | State–Society Relations in the Developing World | |
| PSC 2337 | Development Politics | |
| PSC 2339 | Comparative Political Economy | |
| PSC 2367 | Human Rights | |
| PSC 2368 | Politics in the Two Koreas | |
| PSC 2369 | Comparative Politics of South Asia | |
| PSC 2370 | Comparative Politics of China and Northeast Asia | |
| PSC 2373 | Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia | |
| PSC 2377 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2381 | Comparative Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| PSC 2383 | Comparative Politics of Latin America | |
| PSC 2439 | International Political Economy | |
| PSC 2442 | International Organizations | |
| PSC 2454 | Humanitarianism (Same as HONR 2047 and IAFF 3190: Humanitarianism) | |
| PSC 2475 | International Relations of East Asia | |
| PSC 2478 | International Relations of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2482 | African International Politics | |
| PSC 2484 | International Relations of Latin America | |
| PSC 2990 | Selected Topics (The Political Economy of Development) | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (topic: Theories of Political Development. Same as HONR 2047: Theories of Political Development) | |
| PUBH 2114 | Environment, Health, and Development | |
| PUBH 3133 | Global Health and Development | |
| SMPA 3471 | Media in the Developing World | |
| SMPP 4900 | Special Topics (Strategic Management in Developing and Transitional Economies) | |
| SMPP 4900W | Special Topics (Strategy and International Political Economy) | |
| SOC 2168 | Economic Sociology | |
| SOC 2175 | Sociology of Sex and Gender | |
| SUST 1001 | Introduction to Sustainability | |
| WGSS 3170 | Special Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Sociology of Sex and Gender) | |
| WGSS 3820 | Global Domestic Labor | |