International Development Studies, B.A.

Required Courses

• GCDP 410 - Theories of Global Community Development/Relief 2 hours
• GEOG 204 - World Geography (SERV-2) 3 hours
• INDV 110 - Human Rights and Service (SERV-2) 3 hours
• INDV 220 - International Relations and Global Politics 3 hours
• INDV 320 - Issues in Development and Ethics 2 hours
• INDV 350 - Sustainability Agriculture (SERV-2) 3 hours
• INDV 360 - Political Economy 3 hours
• INDV 370 - Policies in Global Health (W) 3 hours
• INDV 490 - Oral Exam 1 hour
• Intermediate Foreign Language 6 hours
• PSYC 297 - Research Design and Statistics I 3 hours
• PSYC 498 - Research Design and Statistics II (W) 4 hours

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• COMM 330 - Intercultural Communication (W) 3 hours

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• INDV 482 - International Development and Cultural Integration 3 hours

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• SOCI 150 - Cultural Anthropology 3 hours

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• INDV 291 - Practicum 3 hours

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• INDV 491 - Practicum 3 hours

Total 48 Hours

Additional Requirements

Students must also complete the following requirements. These are non-credit and can generally be completed during the course of the semester.

• Must attend a development conference
• Oral exam

Recommended Courses

• HIST 175 - World Societies since 1500 (IN-6) 3 hours
• HIST 351 - Colonial Latin America (IN-6) (W) 3 hours
• HIST 372 - Modern China 3 hours
• MATH 215 - Statistics (IN-4) 3 hours
• PLSC 224 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hours
• PLSC 254 - American National and State Government 3 hours
• PLSC 345 - Middle Eastern Politics and History (W) 3 hours
• PLSC 379 - American Foreign Policy 3 hours