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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Development Studies

BA in Development Studies with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in Development Studies

BA Honours in Development Studies with Co-operative Education

Concurrent BA in Development Studies and Bachelor of Education

Note: A Minor is offered in Development Studies.

Development Studies is designed to provide students with an understanding of issues, policies, and practices associated with global development issues in the context of both Canada and developing countries. In addition to critical interdisciplinary perspectives for conceptualizing and analysing issues, students will gain practical skills for designing, implementing and effectively managing community development projects. The program, therefore, prepares students for further studies, as well as for employment in governmental, non-governmental, and other international development-related fields in Canada and abroad.

First year students in Development Studies are encouraged to explore courses in a variety of areas. It is recommended that a first year program include: Development Studies 201, Development Studies 201 and at least an additional 3.0 full-course equivalents from the Faculty of Arts. Degree programs in Development Studies include senior-level courses offered by various Departments either as core requirements or as options. It is therefore useful to take first year courses from a variety of related areas such as Geography and Economics.

Students seeking advice on first year course selection may contact the Student Success Centre (http://www.ucalgary.ca/ssc).

Program Co-ordinator: Please contact destprog@ucalgary.ca.

Website: http://arts.ucalgary.ca/departments-programs/development-studies.

For information on where to get program advice, see the Faculty of Arts website under http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/student-support-program-resources.

Prospective students wishing to enter a BA Program in Development Studies must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the University of Calgary.

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section, 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework.

Students majoring in Development Studies are eligible to apply for Honours by the May 1 deadline only if they will complete the program during the following academic year.

In addition to completing an application in the online Student Centre by the May 1 deadline, students must submit a completed application form for Interdisciplinary Studies 590 (Honours Thesis) to the Development Studies Program Co-ordinator. The application form must be signed by a thesis supervisor and include preliminary thesis proposal. To meet the May 1 deadline, it is recommended that students wishing to enrol in the Honours program obtain guidelines and an application form from the Development Studies Program Co-ordinator no later than March 1. Students are strongly advised to secure a thesis supervisor by March 15.

The Field of Development Studies consists of the following courses:

Courses with a Focus on Development Studies

• All courses labelled Development Studies (DEST)
• Anthropology 357, 481
• Biology 307
• Botany 309
• Canadian Studies 361
• Economics 321, 337, 349, 365, 367, 377
• Geography 321, 341, 367, 421, 457, 575
• Indigenous Studies 201, 303, 305, 312, 315, 317, 341, 343, 397, 399, 407
• Interdisciplinary Studies 590
• Philosophy 451
• Political Science 359
• Science, Technology and Society 325
• Sociology 303, 341, 375
• Women's Studies 331

Supporting Courses

• Communication and Culture 301, 303, 313
• Geography 340
• History 300
• Political Science 399
• Sociology 313

Note:

• Most of the courses listed above have prerequisites, many of which lie outside the Field of Development Studies. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are completed.