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Understanding Development (IDEV*1000)

Course code: 
IDEV*1000
Section: 
DE
Course term: 
Fall 2022
Course instructor: 
Lauren Sneyd
Details: 

The objective of the course is to provide an introduction to the study of international development as a contested and evolving effort to counteract global inequalities. Students will learn about the historical and political origins of the international development system, as well as the main development actors and institutions. The course will provide an introduction to foundational concepts within development studies, including poverty, inequality, human rights, foreign aid, and sustainable development.

About the College

The College of Social and Applied Human Sciences traces its origins and traditions to the establishment of the Macdonald Institute, one of the University of Guelph's three founding colleges.

The college provides programming in a range of social science and applied human science disciplines and support to discipline-based and interdisciplinary researchers.

Academic Departments

Family Relations & Applied Nutrition
Geography, Environment & Geomatics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology & Anthropology

Institutes & Other Units

Guelph Institute of Development Studies
Criminal Justice and Public Policy
The Live Work Well Research Centre
Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI)
Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance
ReVision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice

Contact

College of Social & Applied Human Sciences
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario,
N1G 2W1
Canada

Email: csahs@uoguelph.ca
Tel: 519-824-4120 x56753
Fax: 519-766-4797


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