DEVS 101

This course offers students an introduction to the field of development studies. It explores core concepts about ‘development’ and its real-world applications. Along with an introduction to international development institutions, topics covered include colonialism and its legacies, Indigenous people, gender and development, environment and climate change, food insecurity, human rights and diversity, human displacement and migration, and economic relations. Discussion of these topics will be situated in the context of local, national and global case studies. Three credits.