International Development Studies


Faculty List

  • A. Ahmed, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McGill), Assistant Professor
  • S. Bamford, B.S. (Michigan Technological University), Ph.D. (George Washington University), Associate Professor
  • A. Berry, B.A. (Western), M.A. (Yale), Ph.D. (Princeton), Professor Emeritus
  • A.E. Birn, B.A. (Harvard), M.A. (University of Canterbury), Sc.D. (Johns Hopkins), Professor
  • L. Bisaillon, B.A. (Bishop's), M.Pl. (McGill), Ph.D. (Ottawa), Assistant Professor
  • M.F. Bunce, B.A. (Sheffield), Ph.D. (Sheffield), Associate Professor Emeritus
  • L. Chan, B.A., M.A. (Toronto),  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • B. Dahl, B.A. (U.C. San Diego), M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago), Assistant Professor 
  • G. Frazer, M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Yale), Associate Professor
  • D. Fu, B.A. (Minnesota), M.Phil, Ph.D. (Oxford), Associate Professor
  • M. Hoffmann, B.S. (Michigan Technological University), Ph.D. (George Washington University), Professor
  • P-c. Hsiung, B.A. (National Chun-sing), M.A. (Chinese Cultural), M.A., Ph.D. (UCLA), Associate Professor
  • M. Hunter, B.A. (Sussex), M.A. (Univ. of Natal), Ph.D. (Univ California, Berkeley), Professor
  • M.E. Isaac, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • R. Isakson, B.A., B.Sc. (University of Utah), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Associate Professor
  • M. Kale, M.A., Ph.D. (Laval and Nice), Assistant Professor
  • T. Kepe, B. Agric. (Fort Hare), M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Univ. Western Cape), Professor
  • P. Kingston, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (London), D.Phil. (Oxford), Professor
  • N. Kortenaar, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor
  • C. Krupa, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (California, Davis), Associate Professor
  • K. MacDonald, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo), Associate Professor
  • S. Mollett, B.A., M.E.S. (York), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • L. Mortensen, B.A. (Cornell), M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • C. Norrlof, B.A., M.A. (Lund), Ph.D. (Geneva), Associate Professor
  • A.G. Price, B.Sc. (Wales), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill), Associate Professor Emeritus
  • E.C. Relph, B.A., M.Phil. (London), Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor Emeritus
  • S.J. Rockel, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • R. Salem, M.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Princeton), Associate Professor
  • J. Sharma, M.A. (Hindu), M.Phil. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Cantab), Associate Professor
  • S. Sicchia, MHSc, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto),  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • J. Teichman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), FRSC, Professor
  • B. von Lieres, B.A., M.A. (Witwatersrand, South Africa), D.Phil (Essex), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream


Associate Director:  L. Chan
Program Advisor:  Email:  ccds-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

The International Development Studies (IDS) programs provide students with a critical understanding of international development issues through exposure to a variety of academic disciplines, cultures, and, in the case of the Specialist Co-op program options, overseas work experience in the field of international development. The IDS programs are challenging and intended for bright and self-motivated students who are interested in both excelling academically and actively engaging themselves in the pursuit of social justice around such issues as poverty, inequality, and oppression. Students in the IDS programs take initiatives, seek empowerment, are driven to solve social and environmental problems, understand the importance of teamwork and coordination, and are responsible and accountable. They have diverse interests that span the social sciences, humanities, and environmental science, all of which are underpinned by a strong sense of social responsibility.

The IDS programs provide students with a critical understanding of international development issues through exposure to a variety of academic disciplines, cultures, and, in the case of the Specialist Co-op programs, overseas work experience in the field of international development.  The specific academic objectives of our IDS programs are to: 
1. Introduce students to the broad and interconnected range of issues and disciplinary approaches within the field of critical development studies.
2. Provide students with a critical understanding of development theories - their origins and purposes for addressing problems of power, inequality and oppression.
3. Stress the crucial importance of context and power - historical, social-cultural, economic, and political - when critically analyzing development theory and development practice.
4. Promote the development of strong analytical, writing, and professional skills and, where possible, experiential learning opportunities in the field of critical development studies.
5. Promote the development of a vibrant intellectual community - that includes students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and development partners -- that is committed to active involvement in the critical debates within the field of development studies and to critical engagement in development practice.

As a way of enhancing the interdisciplinary nature of the IDS programs, students are also encouraged to consider complementing their particular program in IDS with a parallel program in a related discipline. For example, those doing a Major in IDS might consider a parallel Major or Minor in any one of Anthropology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Economics for Management Studies, Human Geography, Health Studies, History, Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology or Women's and Gender Studies. While not required for graduation, Specialist/Specialist (Co-op) students are also encouraged to consider fulfilling the requirements for a Major or Minor program in a related discipline alongside their Specialist/Specialist (Co-op) program. For details about how these combinations can be worked out, please contact the Program Advisor.

The Major Program in International Development Studies (Science) is suspended to new enrolments. Students who are already enrolled in this Major program should consult the 2009-10 Calendar.

Guidelines for first-year course selection
Students intending to complete any currently offered IDS program should include the following required courses in their first-year selection:
Specialist/Specialist (Co-op) Program in International Development Studies (B.Sc.) should enroll in IDSA01H3, EESA01H3, BIOA01H3, BIOA02H3, CHMA10H3, CHMA11H3, [MGEA01H3 or MGEA02H3], [MGEA05H3 or MGEA06H3]. 
Specialist/ Specialist (Co-op) Program in International Development Studies (B.A.)  should enroll in IDSA01H3, EESA01H3, [MGEA01H3 or MGEA02H3], [MGEA05H3 or MGEA06H3]. 
Major Program in International Development Studies (B.A.) should enroll in IDSA01H3.
Minor Program in International Development Studies (B.A.) should enroll in IDSA01H3.

Program Combination Restrictions
The Specialist/Specialist Co-op (BSc), Specialist/Specialist Co-op (BA), Major (BA), Major (BSc) and Minor programs in International Development Studies cannot be combined.

Experiential Learning and Outreach
For a community-based experiential learning opportunity in your academic field of interest, consider the course CTLB03H3, which can be found in the Teaching and Learning section of the Calendar.

International Development Studies Programs

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (ARTS)

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 13.0 credits, of which at least 4.0 credits must be at the C- or D-level including at least 1.0 credit at the D-level.

1. Introduction to International Development Studies (2.0 credits as follows)
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies
[MGEA01H3 Introduction to Microeconomics or MGEA02H3 Introduction to Microeconomics: A Mathematical Approach]
[MGEA05H3 Introduction to Macroeconomics or MGEA06H3 Introduction to Macroeconomics: A Mathematical Approach]
EESA01H3 Introduction to Environmental Science

2. Core courses in International Development (at least 3.0 credits from among the following)
IDSB01H3 Political Economy of International Development
IDSB02H3 Development and Environment
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSB06H3 Equity, Ethics and Justice in International Development
IDSB07H3 Confronting Development’s Racist Past and Present
POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative Development in Political Perspective
Note: We highly recommend that students select IDSB07H3 as part of their core B-level courses. Students in the IDS co-op program must complete IDSB07H3 prior to enrolling in IDSC01H3.

3. Methods for International Development Studies (1.5 credits as follows)
IDSC04H3 Project Management I
and
0.5 credit in Quantitative/statistical methods from the following:
ANTC35H3 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
MGEB11H3 Quantitative Methods in Economics I
GGRA30H3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning
GGRB30H3 Fundamentals of GIS I
HLTB15H3 Introduction to Health Research Methodology
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
and
0.5 credit in Qualitative methods from the following:
ANTB19H3 Ethnography and the Comparative Study of Human Societies
GGRC31H3 Qualitative Geographical Methods: Place and Ethnography
HLTC04H3 Analyzing Qualitatively in Health and Society Research
POLC78H3 Political Analysis I
WSTB05H3 Understanding Power and Knowledge in Research

4. Research in International Development Requirement (0.5 credit):
IDSD02H3 Advanced Research Seminar in Critical Development Studies

5. Specialized Courses: Approaches to International Development (6.0 credits)
A minimum of 2.0 credits must be chosen from two different clusters below for a total of 4.0 credits. The other 2.0 credits may be selected from any of the courses listed below, and IDSA02H3/​AFSA03H3, IDSC07H3, IDSC10H3, IDSC15H3, IDSC20H3, IDSC21H3 IDSD10H3, IDSD12H3 and IDSD13H3, IDSD14H3 and IDSD15H3 may also be counted towards the completion of this requirement.

Media and Development
ANTB09H3 Culture from Film and Media
ANTC53H3 Anthropology of Media and Publics
ENGC84H3 Cinema and Migration
GASC40H3/​MDSC40H3 Chinese Media and Politics
GASC41H3/​MDSC41H3 Media and Popular Culture in East Asia
IDSB10H3 Political Economy of Knowledge Technology and Development
IDSC08H3 Media and Development
MDSA01H3 Introduction to Media Studies
MDSB05H3/​GASB05H3 Media and Globalization
MDSB10H3 Technology, Culture and Society
MDSB15H3 Social Media, Platform Politics and Digital Cultures
MDSB61H3 Mapping New Media
MGEC20H3 Economics of Media
MDSC62H3 Media, Journalism and Digital Labour
SOCC44H3 Media and Society
THRC20H3/​(VPDC13H3) Theatre and Social Justice
VPHB50H3 Africa Through the Photographic Lens
WSTB13H3 Gender, Media and Culture

Culture and Society
ANTB05H3/​AFSB05H3 Culture and Society in Africa
ANTB18H3 Development, Inequality and Social Change in Latin America
ANTB20H3 Ethnography and the Global Contemporary
ANTB64H3 Are You What You Eat?: The Anthropology of Food
ANTC10H3 Anthropological Perspectives on Development
ANTC34H3 The Anthropology of Transnationalism
ANTC52H3 The Global Politics of Language
ANTC59H3 Anthropology of Language and Media
ANTC66H3 Anthropology of Tourism
GASC43H3 Colonialism and Cultures in Modern East Asia
GGRD14H3 Social Justice and the City
HISB50H3 Africa in the Era of the Slave Trade
HISB51H3/​AFSB51H3 Africa from the Colonial Conquests to Independence
HISB54H3 Africa in the Postcolonial Era
HISB57H3/​GASB57H3 Sub-Continental Histories: South Asia in the World
HISC29H3 Global Commodities: Nature, Culture, History
HISC55H3/​AFSC55H3 War and Society in Modern Africa
HISD51H3/​AFSD51H3 Southern Africa: Colonial Rule, Apartheid and Liberation
IDSD06H3 Feminist and Postcolonial Perspectives in Development Studies
MUZC01H3/​(VPMC01H3) Exploring Community Music
MUZD01H3/​(VPMD01H3) Senior Seminar: Music in Our Communities
PHLB05H3 Social Issues
SOCB58H3 Sociology of Culture
SOCB70H3 Social Change
SOCC25H3 Ethnicity, Race and Migration
SOCC29H3 Family and Gender in the Middle East
SOCC34H3 Migrations & Transnationalisms
SOCC58H3 Global Transformations: Politics, Economy & Society

Economics of Development
ANTC19H3 Producing People and Things: Economics and Social Life
MGEB32H3 Economic Aspects of Public Policy
(MGEB60H3) Comparative Economic Systems
(MGEC21H3) Classics in the History of Economic Thought
MGEC61H3 International Economics: Finance
MGEC62H3 International Economics: Trade Theory
MGEC81H3 Economic Development
MGEC82H3 International Aspects of Development Policy
MGED63H3 Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications
IDSC12H3 Economics of Small Enterprise and Micro-Credit
IDSC14H3 The Political Economy of Food
GGRC48H3 Geographies of Urban Poverty
POLC69H3 Political Economy: International and Comparative Perspectives
POLC98H3 International Political Economy of Finance

Environment and Land Use
ANTB01H3 Political Ecology
EESB16H3 Feeding Humans - the Cost to the Planet
EESB17H3 Hydro Politics and Transboundary Water Resources Management
ESTC34H3 Sustainability in Practice
ESTC36H3 Knowledge, Ethics and Environmental Decision-Making
GGRB21H3 Political Ecology: Nature, Society and Environmental Change
GGRC10H3 Urbanization and Development
GGRC25H3 Land Reform and Development
GGRC26H3 Geographies of Environmental Governance
GGRC28H3 Indigenous Peoples, Environment and Justice
GGRC44H3 Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development
GGRD49H3 Land and Land Conflicts in the Americas
IDSC02H3 Environmental Science and Evidence-Based Policy
IDSD07H3/​AFSD07H3 Extractive Industries in Africa
PHLB02H3 Environmental Ethics
WSTB20H3/​(WSTC20H3) Women, the Environment, and Change

Gender, Health and Development
ANTC14H3 Feminism and Anthropology
ANTC15H3 Genders and Sexualities
ANTC24H3 Culture, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
GGRB28H3 Geographies of Disease
GGRD10H3 Health and Sexuality
HLTC02H3 Women and Health: Past and Present
IDSC11H3 Issues in Global and International Health
POLC79H3 Feminist Political Thought
POLC94H3 Globalization, Gender and Development
WSTB10H3 Women, Power and Protest
WSTB11H3 Intersections of Inequality
WSTC10H3/​AFSC53H3 Gender and Critical Development

Politics and Policy
ANTC32H3 Political Anthropology
IDSC11H3 Issues in Global and International Health
IDSC17H3 Development, Citizen Action and Social Change in the Global South
IDSC18H3 New Paradigms in Development: The Role of Emerging Powers
IDSD19H3 The Role of Researcher-Practitioner Engagement in Development
POLB80H3 Introduction to International Relations I
POLB81H3 Introduction to International Relations II
POLC09H3 International Security: Conflict, Crisis and War
POLC16H3 Chinese Politics
POLC37H3 Global Justice
POLC80H3 International Relations of Africa
POLC87H3 International Cooperation and Institutions
POLC88H3 The New International Agenda
POLC90H3 Development Studies: Political and Historical Perspectives
POLC91H3 Latin America: Dictatorship and Democracy
POLC96H3 State Formation and Authoritarianism in the Middle East
POLC97H3 Protest Politics in the Middle East
POLC99H3 Latin America: Politics of the Dispossessed
POLD09H3 Advanced Topics in International Security
POLD87H3 Rational Choice and International Cooperation
POLD89H3 Global Environmental Politics
POLD90H3 Public Policy and Human Development in the Global South
POLD91H3 Protests and Social Movements in Comparative Perspective
POLD92H3 Survival and Demise of Dictatorships
POLD94H3 Selected Topics on Developing Areas

SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (ARTS)

Co-op Contact: ids-coop@utsc.utoronto.ca

Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the program is limited. The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. Most students are accepted into the program directly from secondary school. Transfer students and current UTSC students may also apply for admission but require a minimum of 4.0 credits up to a maximum of 6.0 credits.

An interview is required. Interviews are normally held from January until May for students who pass the initial screening. Successful applicants will demonstrate strong academic performance, language skills, extra-curricular involvement, and demonstrated an interest in international development.

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Prospective Co-op Students:
In addition to requesting the program on ACORN, prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must also submit a Co-op Supplementary Application Form, which is available from the International Development Studies Co-op Office in HL410, or visit the International Development Studies Co-op Office website. Submission deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit both the Supplementary Application Form and the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Program Requirements
The program requires a total of 15.0 credits, 4.0 credits of which must be at the C- or D-level, including at least 1.0 credit at the D-level. Students must complete components 1-5 of the program requirements as described in the Specialist Program in International Development Studies (Arts).

In addition, students must complete:
6. Co-operative, Language and Thesis Requirements (2.5 credits)
1.0 credit in a second language
IDSC01H3 Research Design for Development Fieldwork (must be taken prior to co-op placement)
IDSD01Y3 Post-placement Seminar and Thesis

Co-op Work Term Requirements
To be eligible for placement, students must have completed 14.5 credits, including IDSC01H3, IDSC04H3 and 6.0 credits from Requirements 1. through 4. as noted above. It is highly recommended that students complete courses towards fulfilling their specialized courses from Requirement 6., as well as the required 1.0 credit in a second language when completing the remainder of the 14.5 credits that are required prior to placement.

Students are required to submit bi-monthly progress reports every 2 months and begin work on a major research project.

In addition to the academic course requirements, students are required to complete three additional non-credit courses: COPB30H3/​COPD02H3), COPB31H3/​(COPD04H3), and COPB33H3. Students entering the program prior to Fall 2021 will have two non-credit courses: COP30H3/(COPD02H3), and COPB31H3/​(COPD04H3). These courses are taken in the first and third year of the program with the aim of providing students with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully navigate the placement experience. These credits are in addition to the 20.0 credits required for the degree. Work terms are evaluated by the program faculty, the co-op office, and the employer. A grade of CR (credit)/NCR (no credit) is recorded on the transcript.

For information on fees and status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the 6B.5 Co-operative Programs section or the International Development Studies Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (SCIENCE)

Program Requirements:

This program requires 13.5 credits of which at least 4.0 credits must be at the C-or D- level including at least 1.0 credit at the D-level.

1. Introduction to Sciences and International Development Studies (4.5 credits):
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies
BIOA01H3 Life on Earth: Unifying Principles
BIOA02H3 Life on Earth: Form, Function and Interactions
CHMA10H3 Introductory Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
CHMA11H3 Introductory Chemistry II: Reactions and Mechanisms
EESA01H3 Introduction to Environmental Science
EESA06H3 Introduction to Planet Earth
[MGEA01H3 Introduction to Microeconomics or MGEA02H3 Introduction to Microeconomics: A Mathematical Approach]
[MGEA05H3 Introduction to Macroeconomics or MGEA06H3 Introduction to Macroeconomics: A Mathematical Approach]

2. Core courses in International Development (at least 2.0 credits from among the following):
IDSB01H3 Political Economy of International Development
IDSB02H3 Development and Environment
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSB06H3 Equity, Ethics and Justice in International Development
IDSB07H3 Confronting Development’s Racist Past and Present
Note: We highly recommend students enroll in IDSB07H3 as part of their core B-level courses. Students in the IDS co-op program must complete IDSB07H3 prior to enrolling in IDSC01H3.

3. Core Courses in Environmental Biology (2.5 credits):
BIOB50H3 Ecology
BIOB51H3 Evolutionary Biology
EESB03H3 Principles of Climatology
EESB05H3 Principles of Soil Science
EESB16H3 Feeding Humans - The Cost to the Planet

4. Methods for International Development Studies (1.5 credits):
IDSC04H3 Project Management I
STAB22H3 Statistics I (or equivalent)
and
0.5 credit from the following:
GGRA30H3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning
EESC03H3 Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

5. Advanced courses in Environmental Biology (2.0 credits, of which 0.5 credit must be at the D-level):
Choose from:
BIOC37H3 Plants: Life on the Edge
BIOC58H3 Biological Consequences of Global Change
BIOC61H3 Community Ecology and Environmental Biology
BIOC62H3 Role of Zoos and Aquariums in Conservation
BIOC63H3 Conservation Biology
EESC04H3 Biodiversity and Biogeography
BIOD54H3 Applied Conservation Biology
EESD06H3 Climate Change Impact Assessment

6. Environmental Science in Practice (0.5 credit):
Choose from:
EESC13H3 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
(GGRC22H3) Political Ecology Theory and Applications
GGRC26H3 Geographies of Environmental Governance
GGRC44H3 Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development
IDSC02H3 Environmental Science and Evidence-Based Policy

7. Research in International Development Requirement (0.5 credit):
IDSD02H3 Advanced Research Seminar in Critical Development Studies

SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (SCIENCE)

Co-op Contact: ids-coop@utsc.utoronto.ca

Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the Program is limited. The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. Most students are accepted into the program directly from secondary school. Transfer students and current UTSC students may also apply for admission but require a minimum of 4.0 credits up to a maximum of 6.0 credits.

An interview is required. Interviews are normally held from January until May for students who pass the initial screening. Successful applicants will demonstrate strong academic performance, language skills, extra-curricular involvement, and demonstrated an interest in international development.

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Prospective Co-op Students:
In addition to requesting the program on ACORN, prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must also submit a Co-op Supplementary Application Form, which is available from the International Development Studies Co-op Office in HL410, or visit the International Development Studies Co-op Office website. Submission deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit both the Supplementary Application Form and the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Program Requirements
The program requires students to complete a total 15.5 credits, of which 4.0 credits must be at the C-or D- level including at least 1.0 credit at the D-level.

1. Introduction to Sciences and International Development Studies (4.5 credits):
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies
BIOA01H3 Life on Earth: Unifying Principles
BIOA02H3 Life on Earth: Form, Function and Interactions
CHMA10H3 Introductory Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
CHMA11H3 Introductory Chemistry II: Reactions and Mechanisms
EESA01H3 Introduction to Environmental Science
EESA06H3 Introduction to Planet Earth
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies
[MGEA01H3 Introduction to Microeconomics or MGEA02H3 Introduction to Microeconomics: A Mathematical Approach]
[MGEA05H3 Introduction to Macroeconomics or MGEA06H3 Introduction to Macroeconomics: A Mathematical Approach]

2. Core Courses in International Development (2.0 credits):
IDSB01H3 Political Economy of International Development
IDSB02H3 Development and Environment
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSB06H3 Equity, Ethics and Justice in International Development

3. Core courses in Environmental Biology (2.5 credits):
BIOB50H3 Ecology
BIOB51H3 Evolutionary Biology
EESB03H3 Principles of Climatology
EESB05H3 Principles of Soil Science
EESB16H3 Feeding Humans - The Cost to the Planet

4. Methods for International Development Studies (1.5 credits):
IDSC04H3 Project Management I
STAB22H3 Statistics I or equivalent
and
0.5 credit from the following:
GGRA30H3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning
EESC03H3 Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

5. Advanced Courses in Environmental Biology (2.0 credits of which 0.5 must be at the D-level):
Choose from:
BIOC37H3 Plants: Life on the Edge
BIOC58H3 Biological Consequences of Global Change
BIOC61H3 Community Ecology and Environmental Biology
BIOC62H3 Role of Zoos and Aquariums in Conservation
BIOC63H3 Conservation Biology
EESC04H3 Biodiversity and Biogeography
BIOD54H3 Applied Conservation Biology
EESD06H3 Climate Change Impact Assessment

6. Environmental Science in Practice (0.5 credit):
Choose from:
EESC13H3 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
(GGRC22H3) Political Ecology Theory and Applications
GGRC25H3 Land Reform and Development
GGRC26H3 Geographies of Environmental Governance
GGRC44H3 Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development
IDSC02H3 Environmental Science and Evidence-Based Policy

7. Co-operative, Language and Thesis Requirements (2.5 credits):
1.0 credit in a second language
IDSC01H3 Research Design for Development Fieldwork* (*must be taken prior to Co-op placement)
IDSD01Y3 Post-placement Seminar and Thesis

Co-op Work Term Requirements
To be eligible for placement, students must have completed 14.5 credits, including 10.5 credits from Requirements 1. through 4. as noted above and IDSC01H3. It is highly recommended that students complete courses towards fulfilling their specialized courses from Requirement 6., as well as the required 1.0 credit in a second language, when completing the remainder of the 14.5 credits that are required prior to placement.

Students are required to submit bi-monthly progress reports every 2 months and begin work on a major research project.

In addition to the academic course requirements, students are required to complete three additional non-credit courses: COPB30H3/​(COPD02H3), COPB31H3/​(COPD04H3), and COPB33H3. Students entering the program prior to Fall 2021 will have two non-credit courses: COP30H3/(COPD02H3), and COPB31H3/​(COPD04H3). These courses are taken in the first and third year of the program with the aim of providing students with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully navigate the placement experience. These credits are in addition to the 20.0 credits required for the degree. Work terms are evaluated by the program faculty, the Co-op Office, and the employer. A grade of CR (credit)/NCR (no credit) is recorded on the transcript.

For information on fees and status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the 6B.5 Co-operative Programs section or the International Development Studies Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MAJOR PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (ARTS)

Program Requirements
This program requires 8.0 credits of which at least 2.0 credits must be at the C- or D-level.

1. Introduction to International Development Studies (0.5 credit)
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies

2. Core courses in International Development (1.5 credits)
1.5 credits from the following:
IDSB01H3 Political Economy of International Development
IDSB02H3 Development and Environment
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSB06H3 Equity, Ethics and Justice in International Development
IDSB07H3 Confronting Development’s Racist Past and Present
POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
(Students wishing to take IDSB01H3 should be aware that there are A-level prerequisites for this course.)

3. Methods for International Development Studies (1.5 credits)
IDSC04H3 Project Management I
and
0.5 credit in quantitative/statistical methods from the following:
ANTC35H3 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
MGEB11H3 Quantitative Methods in Economics I
GGRA30H3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning
GGRB30H3 Fundamentals of GIS I
HLTB15H3 Introduction to Health Research Methodology
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
and
0.5 credit in qualitative methods from the following:
ANTB19H3 Ethnography and the Comparative Study of Human Societies
HLTC04H3 Analyzing Qualitatively in Health and Society Research
GGRC31H3 Qualitative Geographical Methods: Place and Ethnography
POLC78H3 Political Analysis I
WSTB05H3 Understanding Power and Knowledge in Research

4. Specialized Courses (4.5 credits)
4.5 credits from the courses listed in Requirement 5 of the B.A. version of the Specialist Program in IDS with at least 1.0 credit from each of TWO of the clusters. POLB91H3 may be counted toward this requirement.

MINOR PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (ARTS)

The Minor in International Development Studies (IDS) will provide students with an introduction to a critical understanding of international development issues, and the academic building blocks for greater awareness of the world around them, as well as an entry point into greater academic study of international development itself. 2.0 credits are in ‘core’ courses at the first and second year level, the other 2.0 credits will be electives from cognate fields, allowing students to take courses that might have synergies with their Major or Specialist programs.

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 4.0 credits, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the C- or D-level.

1. Introduction to International Development Studies (0.5 credit)
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies

2. Core courses in International Development (1.5 credits)
Choose from the following:
IDSB01H3 Political Economy of International Development*
IDSB02H3 Development and Environment
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSB06H3 Equity, Ethics and Justice in International Development
IDSB07H3 Confronting Development’s Racist Past and Present
POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
*Students interested in IDSB01H3 are cautioned that it contains prerequisites not included in this offering.

3. Specialized Courses (2.0 credits)
2.0 credits from the courses listed in Requirement 5 of the Specialist BA in International Development Studies, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the C- or D-level. POLB91H3 may be counted toward this requirement.

CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH (UofT Global Scholar)

The Certificate in Global Development, Environment, and Health (U of T Global Scholar) builds upon UTSC’s longstanding academic strength in globally-oriented, interdisciplinary, and experiential education. This certificate will facilitate, support and ultimately recognize, this global perspective.
Note: Courses for which students have selected the CR/NCR option, cannot be used towards the completion of this Certificate

Certificate Requirements

1. 1.0 credits from the following:
IDSA01H3 Introduction to International Development Studies
IDSB11H3 Global Development in Comparative Perspective

2. At least 0.5 credit at the B-level, from the list of electives in Table 1 below.

3. At least 0.5 credit at the C- or D-level from the list of electives in Table 1 below.

Table 1

B-level AFSB51H3, AFSB54H3, ANTB05H3, ANTB18H3, GGRB28H3, HISB30H3, HISB51H3, HISB58H3, IDSB01H3, IDSB02H3, IDSB04H3, IDSB06H3, POLB90H3, POLB91H3, or SOCB60H3
C-level AFSC53H3/​WSTC10H3, AFSC70H3/​HISC70H3, ANTC10H3, ANTC68H3, (ANTC89H3), ENGC19H3, ENGC70H3, ENGC71H3, GASC59H3/​HISC59H3, GGRC10H3, GGRC25H3, GGRC56H3, HISC45H3, HISC55H3, HISC58H3, HISC75H3, HISC97H3, HLTC44H3, HLTC46H3, IDSC10H3, IDSC11H3, IDSC15H3, IDSC17H3, IDSC18H3, MGEC82H3, POLC16H3, POLC53H3, POLC80H3, POLC90H3, POLC91H3, POLC94H3, POLC96H3, POLC97H3, POLC99H3, SOCC25H3, SOCC29H3, SOCC34H3, SOCC52H3, or WSTC13H3
D-level GASD02H3, GASD03H3, GGRD49H3, HISD31H3, HISD51H3, HISD52H3, HLTD06H3, HLTD13H3, HLTD25H3, HLTD48H3, HLTD49H3, IDSD02H3, IDSD06H3, IDSD10H3, IDSD12H3, IDSD13H3, IDSD19H3, POLD89H3, POLD90H3, POLD91H3, SOCD15H3, SOCD20H3, or SOCD55H3

International Development Studies Courses

IDSA01H3 - Introduction to International Development Studies

History, theory and practice of international development, and current approaches and debates in international development studies. The course explores the evolution of policy and practice in international development and the academic discourses that surround it. Lectures by various faculty and guests will explore the multi-disciplinary nature of international development studies. This course is a prerequisite for all IDS B-level courses.

Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSA02H3 - Experiencing Development in Africa

This experiential learning course allows students to experience first hand the realities, challenges, and opportunities of working with development organizations in Africa. The goal is to allow students to actively engage in research, decision-making, problem solving, partnership building, and fundraising, processes that are the key elements of development work.
Same as AFSA03H3

Prerequisite: AFSA01H3 or IDSA01H3
Exclusion: AFSA03H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSB01H3 - Political Economy of International Development

Introduces students to major development problems, focusing on international economic and political economy factors. Examines trade, aid, international institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO. Examines both conventional economic perspectives as well as critiques of these perspectives. This course can be counted for credit in ECM Programs.

Prerequisite: [MGEA01H3/(ECMA01H3) and MGEA05H3/(ECMA05H3)] or [MGEA02H3/(ECMA04H3) and MGEA06H3/(ECMA06H3)] and IDSA01H3
Exclusion: ECO230Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSB02H3 - Development and Environment

The environmental consequences of development activities with emphasis on tropical countries. Environmental change in urban, rainforest, semi-arid, wetland, and mountainous systems. The influences of development on the global environment; species extinction, loss of productive land, reduced access to resources, declining water quality and quantity, and climate change.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 or EESA01H3
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

IDSB04H3 - Introduction to International/Global Health

This course offers an introduction to the political, institutional, social, economic, epidemiological, and ideological forces in the field of international/global health. While considerable reference will be made to “high-income” countries, major emphasis will be placed on the health conditions of “low- and middle-income” countries – and their interaction with the development “aid” milieu. After setting the historical and political economy context, the course explores key topics and themes in global health including: international/global health agencies and activities; data on health; epidemiology and the global distribution of health and disease; the societal determinants of health and health equity; health economics and the organization of health care systems in comparative perspective; globalization, trade, work, and health; health humanitarianism in the context of crisis, health and the environment; the ingredients of healthy societies across the world; and social justice approaches to global health.

Prerequisite: 5.0 credits including IDSA01H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSB06H3 - Equity, Ethics and Justice in International Development

What constitutes equitable, ethical as well as socially and environmentally just processes and outcomes of development? This course explores these questions with particular emphasis on their philosophical and ideological foundations and on the challenges of negotiating global differences in cultural, political and environmental values in international development.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies

IDSB07H3 - Confronting Development’s Racist Past and Present

This course offers students an in-depth survey of the role race and racism plays in Development of Thought and Practice across the globe. Students will learn the multiple ways colonial imaginaries and classificatory schemes continue to shape International Development and Development Studies. A variety of conceptual frameworks for examining race, racism and racialization will also be introduced.

Enrolment Limits: 80.
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies

IDSB10H3 - Political Economy of Knowledge Technology and Development

Examines in-depth the roles of information and communication technology (ICT) in knowledge production and their impact on development. Do new forms of social media make communication more effective, equitable, or productive in the globalized world? How has network media changed governance, advocacy, and information flow and knowledge exchange and what do these mean for development?

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3
Exclusion: (ISTB01H3)
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Note: Effective Summer 2013 this course will not be delivered online; instead, it will be delivered as an in-class seminar.

IDSB11H3 - Global Development in Comparative Perspective

This course will focus on the importance of historical, socio-economic, and political context in understanding the varying development experiences of different parts of the Global South. In addition to an introductory and concluding lecture, the course will be organized around two-week modules unpacking the development experience in four different regions of the Global South – Latin America/Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and South/South East Asia.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC01H3 - Research Design for Development Fieldwork

Examines research design and methods appropriate to development fieldwork. Provides `hands on' advice (practical, personal and ethical) to those preparing to enter "the field"; or pursuing development work as a career. Students will prepare a research proposal as their main course assignment.

Prerequisite: [9.0 credits including: IDSA01H3 and IDSB07H3] and [at least 6.0 credits satisfying Specialist Co-op Program in International Development Studies Requirements 1 through 4]
Enrolment Limits: 20. Limited to students enrolled in the Specialist (Co-op) Program in IDS. Students in other IDS programs may be admitted with permission of instructor subject to the availability of spaces.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC02H3 - Environmental Science and Evidence-Based Policy

The role science plays in informing environmental policy is sometimes unclear. Students in this interdisciplinary class will examine key elements associated with generating scientific environmental knowledge, and learn how this understanding can be used to inform and critique environmental policy. Discussions of contemporary domestic and international examples are used to highlight concepts and applications.

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including EESA01H3
Recommended Preparation: IDSB02H3
Enrolment Limits: 50
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

IDSC04H3 - Project Management I

Studies the phases of the project management cycle with emphasis on situational analysis and identification of needs, project implementation, project monitoring and evaluation. Examines basic organizational development, the role of Canadian non-governmental organizations engaged in the delivery of development assistance as well as with CIDA's policies and practices.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and [1.0 credit at the B-level in IDS courses]
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the IDS Specialist and Major programs.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC06H3 - Directed Reading on Canadian Institutions and International Development

This Directed Readings course is designed for students who already have an ongoing working relationship with a Canadian Development institution (both non-government organizations and private agencies). The course will run parallel to the work experience. Students interested in this course must contact and obtain permission from the CCDS Associate Director prior to the beginning of term.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and [1.0 credit at the B-level in IDS courses]
Recommended Preparation: IDSC04H3

IDSC07H3 - Project Management II

A case study approach building on Project Management I. Examines: the art of effective communication and negotiation, visioning, participatory and rapid rural appraisal; survey design and implementation; advanced financial management and budgeting; basic bookkeeping and spreadsheet design; results based management; environmental impact assessments; cross-cultural effectiveness; and gender and development.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and IDSC04H3
Enrolment Limits: Limited to students in IDS Specialist and Major programs. Other students may be admitted with permission of instructor.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC08H3 - Media and Development

Critical perspectives on the effects of traditional and 'new' media on development policy and practice. The course examines the increasingly significant role the media plays in the development process, the ways in which media-generated images of development and developing countries affect development policy and the potential of 'new' media for those who are marginalized from the development process.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and IDSB10H3
Enrolment Limits: 35
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC10H3 - Topics in International Development Studies

Contents to be determined by instructor.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and IDSB01H3 and IDSB02H3

IDSC11H3 - Issues in Global and International Health

Key global and international health issues are explored in-depth in three learning phases. We begin with a reading and discussion seminar on international/global health policy and politics. (Exact topic changes each year based on student interest and developments in the field). Next, students develop group projects designed to raise awareness around particular global and international health problems, culminating in UTSC International Health Week in the Meeting Place. The third phase --which unfolds throughout the course-- involves individual research projects and class presentations.

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including IDSA01H3 and IDSB04H3
Enrolment Limits: 35
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC12H3 - Economics of Small Enterprise and Microcredit

Considers the role of micro- and small/medium enterprise in the development process, as compared to the larger firms. Identifies the role of smaller enterprises in employment creation and a more equitable distribution of income. Examines policies which can contribute to these outcomes, including micro-credit. This course can be counted for credit in ECM Programs.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and IDSB01H3
Exclusion: (IDSB05H3)
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC14H3 - The Political Economy of Food

Examines how institutions and power relations shape the production and distribution of food, particularly in the global South. The course evaluates competing theories of hunger and malnutrition. It also explores the historical evolution of contemporary food provisioning and evaluates the viability and development potential of alternative food practices.

Prerequisite: IDSB01H3
Enrolment Limits: 35
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC15H3 - Special Topics in International Development Studies

The topics presented in this course will represent a range of issues in international development studies. Topics will vary by instructor and term.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits including IDSA01H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC17H3 - Development, Citizen Action and Social Change in the Global South

Explores the question of citizenship through theories of citizen participation and action in dialogue with a wide range of recent empirical case studies from the global south. Going beyond formal rights and status, the course looks at deeper forms of political inclusion and direct participation in decision-making on political and policy issues.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and [1.0 credit at the B-level in IDS courses]
Enrolment Limits: 30
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC18H3 - New Paradigms in Development: The Role of Emerging Powers

This course examines the growing role of the emerging powers - the BRICS countries grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - in international development. The course examines recent development initiatives by these actors in Africa, Latin America and Asia. It also explores the question of whether BRICS-led development programs and practices challenge the top-down, expert led stances of past development interventions – from colonialism to the western aid era.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and [1.0 credit at the B-level in IDS courses]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC20H3 - Critical Approaches to Community Engagement in Development

This course focuses on critical approaches to community engagement in international development. The first half of the course traces the history of critical and participatory approaches to community engagement in development. In the second half of the course students are trained in critical and ethical approaches to participatory community-engaged research. Student’s learning will be guided by an iterative pedagogical approach aimed at facilitating dialogue between theory, practice and experience. Students taking this course will learn about the challenges faced by communities in their interactions with a range of development actors, including international development agencies, local NGOs, state actors and universities.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and IDSB06H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSC21H3 - Power and Community-Based Research in Development

The course introduces students to the history and ethics of community-based research in development. We will focus on critical debates in Action Research (AR), Participatory Action Research (PAR), and Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Cases will be used to illustrate the politics of community-based research.

Prerequisite: IDSC20H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSD01Y3 - Post-placement Seminar and Thesis

Normal enrolment in this course will be made up of IDS students who have completed their work placement. Each student will give at least one seminar dealing with their research project and/or placement. The research paper will be the major written requirement for the course, to be submitted no later than mid-March. The course will also include seminars by practicing professionals on a variety of development topics.

Prerequisite: IDSA01H3 and students must have completed the first four years of the IDS Specialist Co-op Program or its equivalent and have completed their placement. Also, permission of the instructor is required.

IDSD02H3 - Advanced Research Seminar in Critical Development Studies

An advanced seminar in critical development studies with an emphasis on perspectives and theories from the global South. The main purpose of the course is to help prepare students theoretically and methodologically for the writing of a major research paper based on secondary data collection. The theoretical focus on the course will depend on the interests of the faculty member teaching it.

Prerequisite: 14.0 credits including IDSC04H3
Enrolment Limits: 25; Restricted to students in the Specialist (non Co-op) Programs in IDS. If space is available, students from the Major Program in IDS may gain admission with the permission of the instructor.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSD06H3 - Feminist and Postcolonial Perspectives in Development Studies

This interdisciplinary course traces the advance of feminist and postcolonial thinking in development studies. The course serves as a capstone experience for IDS students and social science majors looking to fully engage with feminist and postcolonial theories of development. This course combines short lectures with student led-discussions and critical analyses of development thought and practice.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits including: IDSA01H3 and IDSB07H3
Recommended Preparation: IDSB06H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies

IDSD07H3 - Extractive Industries in Africa

This course examines resource extraction in African history. We examine global trade networks in precolonial Africa, and the transformations brought by colonial extractive economies. Case studies, from diamonds to uranium, demonstrate how the resource curse has affected states and economies, especially in the postcolonial period.
Same as AFSD07H3

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including [AFSA01H3 or IDSA01H3] and [AFSA03H3/IDSA02H3] and [1.0 credit at the B-level in AFS or IDS courses]
Exclusion: AFSD07H3
Enrolment Limits: 15
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies

IDSD10H3 - Topics in International Development Studies

Contents to be determined by Instructor.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits, including IDSA01H3
Enrolment Limits: 25

IDSD12H3 - Topics in International Development Studies

The topics presented in this course will represent a range of issues in international development studies. Topics will vary by instructor and term.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits, including IDSA01H3
Enrolment Limits: 25

IDSD13H3 - Special Topics in International Development Studies

The topics presented in this course will represent a range of issues in international development studies. Topics will vary by instructor and term.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits including IDSA01H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

IDSD14H3 - Directed Reading

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. Students must obtain consent from the CCDS Associate Director before registering for this course.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits, including IDSA01H3

IDSD15H3 - Directed Research

The goal of the course is for students to prepare and write a senior undergraduate research paper in International Development Studies. For upper-level students whose interests are not covered in one of the other courses normally offered. Courses will normally only be available to students in their final year of study at UTSC. Students must obtain consent from the CCDS Associate Director before registering for this course.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits including IDSA01H3 and permission of the instructor

IDSD19H3 - The Role of Researcher-Practitioner Engagement in Development

This course focuses on recent theories and approaches to researcher-practitioner engagement in development. Using case studies, interviews, and extensive literature review, students will explore whether such engagements offer opportunities for effective social change and improved theory.

Prerequisite: 12.0 credits, including IDSA01H3
Recommended Preparation: IDSC04H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

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