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DEVS-M-BAH
Subject: Administered by the Department of Global Development Studies.
Plan: Consists of 60.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Canada and the "Third World" | ||
| or | ||
| Development Studies in Global Perspective and Canada in the World | ||
| or | ||
DEVS 105/3.00* and 3.00 units from DEVS at the 200-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Indigenous Studies | ||
| Indigenous Knowledges and Perspectives | ||
| C. Complete the following | ||
| DEVS 230 | The Global Political Economy of Development | 3.00 |
| DEVS 240 | Decolonizing Development | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| DEVS 340 | Theories of Development | 3.00 |
| E. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Cross-Cultural Research Method | ||
| Development in Action | ||
| Policy Advocacy in Global Development | ||
| F. Complete the following: | ||
| DEVS 492 | Topics in Development Studies I | 3.00 |
| G. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Topics in Development Studies I | ||
| Engaging Development Studies | ||
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
DEVS at the 300-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
DEVS at the 200-level or above | ||
| C. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
DEVS at the 200-level or above | ||
DEVS_Eligible at the 200-level or above | ||
| D. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
DEVS_Languages | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 60.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Notes
A. Note that non-DEVS courses from the DEVS_Eligible and DEVS_Languages course lists are offered through other departments and may be subject to availability; DEVS students may not have enrolment priority.
B. Students pursuing a Major in Global Developmental Studies and a Minor in Indigenous Knowledges and Perspectives, please contact the department to discuss course substitutions.
C. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Global Development Studies Course Lists
The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. Most courses have more than thematic or regional connection to Global Development Studies. Students are encouraged to consult course outlines and course descriptions for more information. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
DEVS_Eligible
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Courses Eligible for Global Development Studies Plans | ||
| ARTH 260 | Culture and Conflict | 3.00 |
| ARTH 272 | Latin American Art | 3.00 |
| ARTH 277 | Artists and Artisans in South Asia | 3.00 |
| ARTH 348 | Arts of the Artic | 3.00 |
| ARTH 372 | Art of Colonial Latin America | 3.00 |
| ARTH 378 | Global Textiles | 3.00 |
| ARTH 383 | The City | 3.00 |
| ARTH 420 | Art and Activism | 3.00 |
| ARTH 434 | Non-Western Art in Western Collections | 3.00 |
| ARTH 472 | Art and Global Encounter in Asia, the Americas and Africa, 1492-1850 | 3.00 |
| BADR 200 | 3.00 | |
| CLST 309 | Caravan Cities of the Ancient Near East | 3.00 |
| COMM 407 | Critical Perspectives on Business: The Limits of Capitalism | 3.00 |
| DRAM 303 | Indigenous Playwrights | 3.00 |
| ECON 239 | Economic Development | 3.00 |
| ECON 244 | Economics of Indigenous Communities | 3.00 |
| ECON 280 | Population and Economic Change | 3.00 |
| ECON 290 | Environmental Economics and Assessment | 3.00 |
| ECON 325 | International Trade Policy | 3.00 |
| ECON 390 | Natural Resource Economics | 3.00 |
| ECON 425 | International Trade Theory and Policy | 3.00 |
| ECON 426 | International Macroeconomics | 3.00 |
| ECON 435 | Development Economics | 3.00 |
| ENGL 217 | Postcolonial Literatures | 3.00 |
| ENGL 218 | Introduction to Indigenous Literatures in Canada | 3.00 |
| ENGL 259 | Global Shakespeare | 3.00 |
| ENGL 467 | Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature II | 3.00 |
| ENGL 476 | Topics in Postcolonial Literature I | 3.00 |
| ENGL 477 | Topics in Postcolonial Literature II | 3.00 |
| ENGL 481 | Topics in Indigenous Literatures I | 3.00 |
| ENGL 482 | Topics in Indigenous Literature II | 3.00 |
| ENSC 290 | Introduction to Ecological Economics | 3.00 |
| ENSC 315 | Sustainable Food Systems | 3.00 |
| ENSC 321 | Environmental Justice in Global Context | 3.00 |
| ENSC 390 | Sustainability | 3.00 |
| ENSC 407 | Global Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunities | 3.00 |
| FILM 303 | World Cinemas | 3.00 |
| FREN 351 | Ecrits de la Francophonie | 3.00 |
| GLPH 271 | Global and Population Health | 3.00 |
| GLPH 471 | Advanced Global and Population Health | 3.00 |
| GNDS 211 | Feminist Histories | 3.00 |
| GNDS 212 | Racism, Colonialism, and Resistance | 3.00 |
| GNDS 215 | Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity | 3.00 |
| GNDS 311 | Feminist Thought | 3.00 |
| GNDS 312 | Black Feminist Thought: An Introduction | 3.00 |
| GNDS 320 | HIV/AIDS Movements: Histories of Community Health Activism | 3.00 |
| GNDS 325 | Indigenous Meanings of Reproduction and Health | 3.00 |
| GNDS 330 | Gender and the Global South | 3.00 |
| GNDS 340 | Indigenous Women, Feminism, and Resistance | 3.00 |
| GNDS 352 | Gender, Cloth, and Globalization | 3.00 |
| GNDS 375 | Queer/Race Studies | 3.00 |
| GNDS 401 | Debates on Feminism and Islam | 3.00 |
| GNDS 432 | Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Politics | 3.00 |
| GPHY 228 | Geographies of the Global Political Economy | 3.00 |
| GPHY 254 | The Caribbean in Globalizing World | 3.00 |
| GPHY 327 | The Geographical Imagination | 3.00 |
| GPHY 351 | Geographies of Indigenous and Settler Relations | 3.00 |
| GPHY 365 | Geography, Development, and Environment in the 'Third World' | 3.00 |
| GPHY 368 | Environments and Society | 3.00 |
| HIST 200 | India and the World | 3.00 |
| HIST 207 | Global Indigenous Histories | 3.00 |
| HIST 214 | Food in Global History | 3.00 |
| HIST 217 | Indigenous Peoples and New France, 1534-1800 | 3.00 |
| HIST 252 | Africa in the Modern World | 3.00 |
| HIST 258 | Slavery in North America from the Colonial Era to 1865 | 3.00 |
| HIST 267 | The (Un) Making of the Modern Middle East | 3.00 |
| HIST 270 | Contemporary China | 3.00 |
| HIST 273 | New Imperialism | 3.00 |
| HIST 285 | Latin America to 1850: The Colonial Experience | 3.00 |
| HIST 286 | Latin America from 1850 to Today: The Modern Era | 3.00 |
| HIST 288 | The Rise of the British Empire | 3.00 |
| HIST 294 | Arab-Israeli Conflict and Regional Security | 3.00 |
| HIST 296 | The Making of the Muslim Middle East (550-1350 C.E.) | 3.00 |
| HIST 298 | Imperial China | 3.00 |
| HIST 299 | China Since 1800 | 3.00 |
| HIST 318 | Modern East Asia | 6.00 |
| HIST 337 | Multiculturalism in the Ottoman Empire | 3.00 |
| HIST 344 | Insiders/Outsiders: Jewish Identity in the New World | 3.00 |
| HIST 442 | New World Societies | 3.00 |
| HIST 446 | Gender, Sexuality, and Race in South Asia | 3.00 |
| HIST 461 | Race and Ethnicity in Latin America | 3.00 |
| HIST 462 | Social History of Modernizing Latin America 1860 to 1960 | 3.00 |
| HIST 467 | First Nations of North America | 3.00 |
| HIST 498 | China's Revolutions, 1911-1949 | 3.00 |
| HIST 499 | China Since 1949 | 3.00 |
| HLTH 350 | Topics in Global Health | 3.00 |
| IDIS 302 | Race and Racism | 3.00 |
| INDG 301 | Indigenous Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| INDG 302 | Indigenous Theories and Methodologies: Learning through Indigenous Worldviews | 3.00 |
| LAW 202 | Aboriginal Law | 3.00 |
| LLCU 205 | Investigating Cultures | 3.00 |
| LLCU 206 | Rebel Cities | 3.00 |
| LLCU 209 | Rio de Janeiro: the Marvelous City | 3.00 |
| LLCU 244 | Hips Don't Lie? Music and Culture in Latin America | 3.00 |
| LLCU 248 | Introduction to Latin American Cultures | 3.00 |
| LLCU 249 | Latin Lovers: Love, Sex, and Popular Culture | 3.00 |
| LLCU 270 | Contemporary Events and Indigenous Cultural Politics | 3.00 |
| LLCU 302 | Unsettling: Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Settler Colonialism | 3.00 |
| LLCU 326 | Film in the New Europe | 3.00 |
| LLCU 328 | Gender, Development, and Film in Latin America | 3.00 |
| LLCU 354 | Women's Voices in Latin America | 3.00 |
| LLCU 358 | Film and Politics in Argentina | 3.00 |
| LLCU 370 | Indigenous Women and Power | 3.00 |
| LLCU 432 | Field Research Practicum at Fudan University | 6.00 |
| MECH 333 | Gender, Engineering and Technology | 3.00 |
| MUSC 289 | Global Musics | 3.00 |
| MUSC 486 | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology | 3.00 |
| PHIL 247 | Practical Ethics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 324 | Africana Philosophy II | 3.00 |
| POLS 241 | Comparative Politics: Transformations | 3.00 |
| POLS 242 | Comparative Politics: Contemporary Regimes | 3.00 |
| POLS 261 | International Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 262 | International Political Economy | 3.00 |
| POLS 320 | Indigenous Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 341 | Chinese Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 342 | Latin American Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 346 | Development Theory | 3.00 |
| POLS 347 | The Politics of Africa | 3.00 |
| POLS 348 | Middle East Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 358 | Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Capitalism | 3.00 |
| POLS 361 | Regional International Organization | 3.00 |
| POLS 364 | International Peace and Security | 3.00 |
| POLS 366 | The United Nations | 3.00 |
| POLS 395 | Topics in International Political Economy | 3.00 |
| POLS 440 | The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism | 3.00 |
| POLS 442 | Latin American Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 443 | Gender and Globalization | 3.00 |
| POLS 445 | Dialectics of Development | 3.00 |
| POLS 457 | Issues in Global Justice | 3.00 |
| POLS 461 | International Regimes | 3.00 |
| POLS 466 | Politics of War in Africa | 3.00 |
| POLS 467 | International Political Economy | 3.00 |
| POLS 468 | The International Relations of the Middle East | 3.00 |
| POLS 471 | Politics and Science in Technological Societies | 3.00 |
| POLS 484 | The Politics of Globalization | 3.00 |
| RELS 200 | Religion and Global Development | 3.00 |
| RELS 212 | Mythology of the Ancient Near East | 3.00 |
| RELS 222 | The Hindu World | 3.00 |
| RELS 223 | Buddhism | 3.00 |
| RELS 224 | Taoism | 3.00 |
| RELS 226 | Islam | 3.00 |
| RELS 227 | Indigenous Religious Traditions | 3.00 |
| RELS 229 | Confucianism | 3.00 |
| RELS 257 | Indigenous Sages and Wisdoms | 3.00 |
| RELS 322 | Yoga in India and the West | 3.00 |
| RELS 326 | Religion and Politics in Muslim Societies | 3.00 |
| RELS 332 | Race, Ethnicity, and Religion | 3.00 |
| RELS 393 | Buddhism in the Modern World | 3.00 |
| RELS 394 | Religion and Politics in Contemporary China | 3.00 |
| RELS 396 | Islam in the Modern World | 3.00 |
| SOCY 225 | Sociology of Globalization | 3.00 |
| SOCY 235 | Race and Racialization | 3.00 |
| SPAN 351 | Panorama literario latinoaméricano I | 3.00 |
| SPAN 352 | Panorama literario latinoaméricano II | 3.00 |
| SPAN 354 | Voces femeninas en America Latina | 3.00 |
| SPAN 428 | Gender, Development and Film in Latin America | 3.00 |
| SPAN 458 | Film y Politica en Argentina | 3.00 |
DEVS_Languages
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Languages Courses Eligible for Global Development Studies Plans | ||
| ANSH 101 | Beginning Anishinaabe Language and Culture I | 3.00 |
| ANSH 102 | Beginning Anishinaabe Language and Culture II | 3.00 |
| ARAB 100 | Introductory Arabic (Modern Standard) | 6.00 |
| ARAB 200 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic | 6.00 |
| ARAB 201 | Intermediate Arabic (Modern Standard) | 3.00 |
| CHIN 100 | Introductory Mandarin Chinese I | 6.00 |
| CHIN 200 | Introductory Mandarin Chinese II | 6.00 |
| CHIN 300 | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese | 6.00 |
| FREN 106 | Communication et culture I | 3.00 |
| FREN 107 | Communication et culture II | 3.00 |
| FREN 118 | Communication et culture III | 3.00 |
| FREN 150 | Français intermédiaire | 6.00 |
| FREN 219 | Communication et culture IV | 3.00 |
| FREN 225 | French in the Professional Workplace | 3.00 |
| FREN 230 | Analyse textuelle et étude de la langue | 3.00 |
| FREN 231 | Rédaction et style | 3.00 |
| FREN 304 | Introduction à la littérature française du Moyen Age | 3.00 |
| FREN 305 | Le théâtre depuis 1945 | 3.00 |
| FREN 315 | Littérature française de la Renaissance | 3.00 |
| FREN 320 | Communication et culture V | 3.00 |
| FREN 324 | Le roman français du 20e siècle | 3.00 |
| FREN 325 | Littérature contemporaine | 3.00 |
| FREN 327 | Le Cinéma aujourd'hui: Études thématiques | 3.00 |
| FREN 331 | Rédaction et style II | 3.00 |
| FREN 342 | Histoire culturelle et littéraire de la France moderne et contemporaine | 3.00 |
| FREN 343 | Histoire culturelle et littéraire de la francophonie et du Québec | 3.00 |
| FREN 351 | Ecrits de la Francophonie | 3.00 |
| FREN 360 | Grammaire avancée | 3.00 |
| FREN 363 | Histoire de la langue française | 3.00 |
| FREN 387 | Littérature du 17e siècle | 3.00 |
| FREN 388 | Littérature du 18e siècle | 3.00 |
| FREN 390 | Genre et littérature | 3.00 |
| FREN 391 | Auteurs et thèmes en littérature québécoise | 3.00 |
| FREN 394 | Montréal interculturel: une métropole en représentation | 3.00 |
| FREN 450 | Travaux pratiques: stylistique et traduction | 3.00 |
| GRMN 101 | Beginner's German I | 3.00 |
| GRMN 102 | Beginner's German II | 3.00 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German I | 3.00 |
| GRMN 202 | Intermediate German II | 3.00 |
| GRMN 306 | Business German in Workplace | 3.00 |
| GRMN 307 | Business German II: German in the Workplace | 3.00 |
| GRMN 308 | Topics in Cultural History I | 3.00 |
| GRMN 309 | Topics in Cultural History II | 3.00 |
| GRMN 311 | Culture Through Stories in the 18th and 19th Century | 3.00 |
| GRMN 312 | Culture Through Stories in the 20th and 21st Century | 3.00 |
| GRMN 317 | Contemporary Germany through Media and News | 3.00 |
| HEBR 301 | Topics in Hebrew | 3.00 |
| HEBR 393 | Reading Modern Hebrew Literature | 3.00 |
| HEBR 502 | Directed Reading Hebrew | 3.00 |
| INUK 101 | Beginning Inuktitut Language and Culture l | 3.00 |
| INUK 102 | Beginning Inuktitut Language and Culture ll | 3.00 |
| ITLN 111 | Beginning Italian I | 3.00 |
| ITLN 112 | Beginning Italian II | 3.00 |
| ITLN 204 | Italiano intermedio | 3.00 |
| ITLN 205 | Italiano avanzato | 3.00 |
| JAPN 100 | Introductory Japanese I | 6.00 |
| JAPN 200 | Introductory Japanese II | 6.00 |
| MOHK 101 | Beginning Mohawk Language and Culture l | 3.00 |
| MOHK 102 | Beginning Mohawk Language and Culture ll | 3.00 |
| PORT 103 | Beginning Portuguese and Culture l | 3.00 |
| PORT 104 | Beginning Portuguese and Culture ll | 3.00 |
| SPAN 111 | Beginning Spanish I | 3.00 |
| SPAN 112 | Beginning Spanish II | 3.00 |
| SPAN 204 | Español intermedio | 3.00 |
| SPAN 205 | Español avanzado | 3.00 |
| SPAN 206 | Spanish Conversation and Culture | 3.00 |
| SPAN 301 | Gramática avanzada y composición I | 3.00 |
| SPAN 302 | Gramática avanzada y composición II | 3.00 |
| SPAN 351 | Panorama literario latinoaméricano I | 3.00 |
| SPAN 352 | Panorama literario latinoaméricano II | 3.00 |
| SPAN 354 | Voces femeninas en America Latina | 3.00 |
| SPAN 380 | Introducción: Literatura de España I | 3.00 |
| SPAN 381 | Introducción: Literatura de España II | 3.00 |