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The minor in development studies explores different, and often conflicting, perspectives on what “development” might mean and how to achieve it, addressing global questions but focusing particularly on the “Third World” regions of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and East/South Asia. Drawing on the social sciences and the humanities, the minor addresses historical, political and sociological dimensions of development, economic theories of development, cultural and political tensions regarding “western” (or First World) economic strategies, anthropological studies of local level change, and “alternative” and indigenous development strategies. Through this study, students become acquainted with both the theoretical controversies surrounding development and the real‑world challenges that confront those engaged in development work.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
interdisciplinary, 6 courses
Four core courses in four different disciplines: at least one course from the Core Theory list; three additional courses, from either the Core Theory or Core list; and two additional courses from either the Core or Elective lists. At least two of the six courses must be from a department or program outside the social sciences (e.g., Africana Studies, Latin American Studies, English, French, History, Spanish).
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES COURSES
Core Theory Courses
ECON 344 Economic Development and Planning
POL 248 Politics of Development
SOC 201 Sociology of International Development
SOC 240 Gender and Development
Core Courses
ALST 240 Third World Women's Texts
ALST 310 Black Images/White Myths
ANTH 205 Race, Class and Ethnicity
ANTH 221 Human Rights and Indigenous People
ANTH 271 Jobs, Power and Capital
ANTH 280 Environment and Culture: Cultural Ecology
ANTH 296 African Cultures
ANTH 352 Builders and Seekers
ANTH 354 Food, Meaning, Voice
BIDS 210 Perspectives on Latin America
ECON 135 Latin American Economies
ECON 212 Environmental Economics
ECON 240 International Trade
ECON 435 Political Economy of Latin America
ENV 110 Topics in Environmental Studies
HIST 283 South Africa in Transition
HIST 284 Africa: From Colonialism to Neocolonialism
HIST 285 The Middle East: Roots of Conflict
HIST 396 History and the Fate of Socialism
HIST 465 Seminar: Revolution in the Third World
POL 140 Introductions to Comparative Politics
POL 255 Politics of Latin American Development
POL 259 African Politics
POL 387 States and Markets
SOC 233 Women and Political Mobilization in the Third World
SOC 291 Society in India
Elective Courses
(Additional courses may be proposed.)
ANTH 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 297 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
ANTH 298 Modern Japan
ASN 220 Male and Female in East Asian Societies
ECON 146 Russian Economy: From Plan to Market
ECON 221 Population and Society
ECON 466 Seminar on Population Issues
ECON 480 Economic Globalization
ENG/ASN 215 Environment and Development in East Asia
ENG 317 Hearts of Darkness
FRE 243 Actuelles III: Topics in Francophone Cultures
FRE 351 Advanced Francophone Topics: Francophone African Fiction
FRE 352 Advanced Francophone Topics: Maghreb Literature
HIST 190 History of East Asia
HIST 202 Japan Since 1868
HIST 205 Modern Mexican History
HIST 226 Colonial Latin America
HIST 231 Modern Latin America
HIST 261 20th Century Russia
HIST 298 Exploring Modern China
HIST 364 The African Predicament
HIST 380 History of North Africa
HIST 390 The Modern Transformations of China and Japan
HIST 394 Russia and Central Asia
HIST 472 Seminar: Africa through the Novel
LTAM 210 Perspectives on Latin America
POL 202 Politics of Afghanistan
POL 254 Globalization
POL 257 Russia/China Unraveled
POL 258 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POL 281 Politics of South Asia
POL 285 International Politics of the Middle East
POL 289 Political Economy of Development in Egypt
POL 312 Democratization in the Middle East
POL 387 States and Markets
SOC 259 People Creating Social Change
SOC 279 South African Apartheid: Before and After
SOC 291 Society in India
SOC 299 Sociology of Vietnam
SPAN 317 Arte y Revolución
SPAN 346 Latin American Women's Narratives
SPAN 420 Contemporary Latin American Novel
