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IDS-21103 credit hours

Participatory Local Development

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.

IDS-2110 prerequisites

1 course appears in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced. Unless you get permission, 1 more is needed: IDS-1100.

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any one of

IDS-1100Introduction to International Development Studies

permission of the instructor

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Taking IDS-2110 is a prerequisite for 11 courses directly.

  • CRS-4910Conflict and the Construction of the Other
  • IDS-3141The Participatory Community Economy
  • IDS-3190International Practicum in International
  • IDS-3198Loca/National Practicum (6) in International Development Studies
  • IDS-3199Local/National Practicum (3) in International Development Studies
  • IDS-4100Senior Seminar in International Development Studies
  • IDS-4110Development Theory
  • IDS-4120Honours Thesis
  • IDS-4182Selected Topics in International Development Studies
  • IDS-4193Directed Readings in International Development Studies
  • IDS-4910Conflict and the Construction of the Other

Where IDS-2110 counts

Required by 2 programs:

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

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

  • CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
  • CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
  • IDS MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
  • UIC 4-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
  • UIC HONOURS BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES

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

Poverty, inequality, gender discrimination, top-down decision making, inadequate technology, and conflict all prevent communities from meeting their development goals. This course prepares students to facilitate local development through participatory approaches that build community and capacity at a local level. Approaches examined include participatory assessments, microfinance, community-supported agriculture, and indigenous natural resource management.

Requisite courses

IDS-1100 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and IDS-3110 | MSC-2110.

Lecture

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