International Development Studies (IDS) provides students with a critical understanding of international developoment issues through exposure to a variety of academic disciplines, cultures and concerns spanning the social sciences, humanities, environmental science and fieldwork opportunities locally and internationally
Expected Learning Outcomes for International Development Studies:
IDS majors will
- Demonstrate knowledte of the history and theory of development
- Articulate the interplay between culture, political, and social systems
- Gain insight into the complexity of relationships between governments, NGOs, and international organizations of development
- Apply an interdisciplinary approach to analysis of international development and the strategies for implementing development
