Faculty of Arts

 Development

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Subject Lists
    First year Development subjects
        Second/Third Year Development Subjects
        Third Year Development Subjects

 1. Introduction: What is Development?

Development is an interdisciplinary field of study. Historically, it has concerned the position of third world countries in the world economy: the reasons for their relative economic poverty and the consequences of it. More recently, studies of development have sought

• explanations for the different positions of countries in the world economy and society,
• understandings of the means whereby societies seek to change their position in the world economy, and
• knowledge of the cultural, economic and social implications of the interactions of societies with different resources of wealth.

The program considers economic, environmental and social changes that occur in societies during development. The program offers students the opportunities to study development issues in depth and from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

Students studying the development process will:

• learn about an important source of social change in the post-war world;
• prepare them for future study of development;
• be provided with an entry point to a career in governmental and non-governmental organisations associated with such issues as aid, development planning and the like.

 2. Prerequisites

The prerequisite for entry to the program is a minimum of 50 points at first year level of social science subjects. The following subjects are particularly recommended:

First-year level subjects
	121-101 Famine in the Modern World	12.5 1st year
	131-114 The World Since World War Two: From the Free World To the Liberated World, 1942-1973	12.5 1st year
	131-115 The World Since World War Two: From the Cold War to Trade Wars	12.5 1st year
	136-171 Social Order and Social Change	12.5 1st year
	166-123 'The World Is an Amazing Place': the Politics of Other Cultures	12.5 1st year
	166-130 Sociology 1A: Society and Self Identity	12.5 1st year
	166-131 Sociology 1B: Introduction to Sociology and Social Research	12.5 1st year
	316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics	n/a
	316-102 Introductory Microeconomics	n/a
	325-103 The Asian Economies	n/a

 3. The major in Development

To complete the major in Development, students must complete the two core subjects and at least three from the optional subjects listed below. (83.3 points).

Students seeking to make a career in development are strongly advised to construct an undergraduate program that combines a major in development with a major in one of the social sciences (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, sociology).

Core Subjects
	121-204 Development and the Third World	2
	131-227 Gender and the Critique of Development	2

Optional Subjects
	121-235 The Emergence of East Asia	n/a
	121-238 China: The Awakening Giant	1
	121-303 Sustainable Development	2
	121-364 Field Class in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development	1
	131-220 Gender, Culture and Society	2
	136-278 Applied Anthropology: Solving Practical Problems At Home and Abroad	2
	136-293 Sex, Gender and Reproduction. Anthropological Perspectives.	n/a
	136-292 Economics of Tribal, Peasant and Developing Societies	n/a
	316-302 Economic Development	1
	316-319 Economic Development of East Asia	2
	325-226 Business and Economy in South-East Asia	n/a

Students should note that some of these subjects have prerequisites that are outside the ID Program in Development.

 4. Honours

There is at present no Honours program in Development. An Honours program is planned to be offered in 1999, in time for students who have completed the ID Major to enter. More details will be published in the 1999 Handbook.

 5. Further study

Students who wish to undertake further study can enrol in postgraduate courses in Anthropology, Geography or Environmental Studies and Women's Studies. It is anticipated that in 1999 there will be a University-wide postgraduate program in Development.

 6. For more information

 7. Subject descriptions

First year Development subjects

121-101 Famine in the Modern World
131-114 The World Since World War Two: From the Free World To the Liberated World, 1942-1973
131-115 The World Since World War Two: From the Cold War to Trade Wars
136-171 Social Order and Social Change
166-123 'The World Is an Amazing Place': the Politics of Other Cultures
166-130 Sociology 1A: Society and Self Identity
166-131 Sociology 1B: Introduction to Sociology and Social Research
316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics
316-102 Introductory Microeconomics
325-103 The Asian Economies

Second/Third Year Development Subjects

Third Year Development Subjects

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