The goal of the course is for students to examine in a more extensive fashion the academic literature on a particular topic in International Development Studies not covered by existing course offering. Courses will normally only be available to students in their final year of study at UTSC. It is the student's responsibility to find a faculty member who is willing to supervise the course, and the students must obtain consent from the supervising instructor and from the Chair/Associate Chair of the Department of Global Development Studies before registering for this course.