Overview
International Development Studies (IDS)聽seeks to understand and聽address聽problems facing developing countries. It is聽an聽inherently interdisciplinary聽field that examines聽issues聽through a range of聽lenses聽like聽political science, economics, science, anthropology, sociology, environment, and many others.聽聽
As an IDS student, you can focus on your interests聽within聽the following streams:聽聽
- Economic Development and Living Standards:聽You will study聽factors contributing to聽economic growth, the trade-offs associated with different ways of achieving it, and the distributional issues聽that arise.聽This stream聽explores聽what聽鈥榙evelopment鈥櫬爉eans聽in different contexts.聽聽
- States and Governance:聽You聽will聽focus on how political institutions shape developmental processes.聽聽
- Culture and Society:聽You will聽learn聽how the social structures, history, and culture of populations affect development processes.聽聽
- Environment and Agricultural Resources: Within development studies, the environment has long been recognized as a vital determinant of development. This stream highlights the delicate balance that must be attained between humans and their environments to make sustained聽livelihoods聽possible.聽聽
鈥犖畚鄄葺悠碘�檚聽IDS聽program is truly聽flexible聽鈥� chose from these streams and聽tailor聽an education聽to your specific interests and skills.
Careers
Your career path in this field can change depending on your chosen stream.聽If you聽focus on聽States and Governance, you聽might聽work聽with government officials聽to study聽and聽improve development through聽public聽policy.聽Whichever聽stream you聽choose,聽you聽will聽stay up to聽date on聽current events and聽work closely聽with聽other specialists, both national and聽international.聽聽
You could become a:聽聽
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- Legislative Aid聽
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- Public Affairs Consultant聽
Course Work
As an International Development Studies student, you'll take courses like:
Possible minors
Minors are a great way to customize your academic experience. Many students use聽minors to pursue interests outside their major, while others choose minors to complement their degree.
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Related majors
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Ready to apply?
For this program, you'll need to apply to the Faculty of Arts.
See the full eligibility information for more information about deadlines and required documents for your application.