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IDS-11006 credit hours

Introduction to International Development Studies

International Development Studies · 3 hrs Lecture

Offering schedule: contact department

The calendar doesn't say which term this runs in. The sections below show the terms it actually runs in this year.

No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.

IDS-1100 prerequisites

Taking IDS-1100 is a prerequisite for 38 courses directly, and opens 46 once their own follow-ons are counted.

  • ANTH-3160Cultural Perspectives on Global Processes
  • ANTH-3170Ethnoecology as a Research Approach
  • CRS-2443Conflict and Development Issues in Indigenous Communities
  • CRS-2521Voluntary Simplicity
  • CRS-3901Humanitarian Aid and Conflict: Do No Harm
  • CRS-3910Peace Theory and Practice
  • CRS-3920Action Research Methods
  • CRS-4910Conflict and the Construction of the Other
  • CRS-4920Program Planning in Development and Conflict Resolution
  • CRS-4922Program Evaluation in Development and Conflict Resolution
  • ENV-2521Voluntary Simplicity
  • ENV-2603Environmental Sustainability: A Global Dilemma
  • and 26 more.

Where IDS-1100 counts

Required by 3 programs:

  • IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
  • IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
  • IDS MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Counts toward 5 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BSc (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
  • ENV HONOURS BSC (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

Persistent poverty and discrimination, rising inequality and environmental stress, vulnerability to violence and disaster-these problems challenge people around the world. Imagine yourself as an agent of change, seeking ways to live justly and peacefully with others and the earth. Where would one look for ideas? This course introduces students to the concepts and critical tools needed to understand a range of approaches to change, both conventional and transformative. Students learn to pose and answer questions about current development challenges, and to analyze examples of successful and unsuccessful development at the global, national, and community levels.

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and MSC-2201.

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.