B.A. DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
THE PROGRAM:
Total courses: 40
Core Courses ( 22 courses, to be taken by all students in the program)
Political Science (8)
45-100 (Introduction to Canadian Government
and Politics)
45-160 (Issues in World Politics)
45-264 (Introduction to
Canadian Foreign
Policy)
02-250 (Basic Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences)
45-275 (Research Methods
in Political Science)
45-461 (Seminar in
Theories of International
Relations)
45-462 (Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Research
in International Relations)
plus 1 of
45-360 (International
Conflict and its Resolution)
45-364 (International
Political Economy)
Economics (6)
41-110 (Introduction to
Economics I)
41-111 (Introduction to
Economics II)
41-221 (Intermediate
Microecnomics I)
41-222* (Intermediate
Microeconomics II)
41-231 (Intermediate
Macroeconomics I)
41-232* (Intermediate
Macroeconomics II)
*or an approved course in Economics
History (4)
43-123 (International Relations, 1919-39)
43-124 (International Relations, 1939-to the present)
43-243 (Canada from Early European Contacts to the Origins of Confderaton,
1600-1867)
43-244 (Canada since Confederation, 1867-1968)
Geography (any 1)
42-312 (Political Geography of the former U.S.S.R.)
42-313 (Economic Geography of the former U.S.S.R.)
42-315 (Geography of Western Europe)
Sociology and Anthropology (3)
48/49-226 (Introduction to International Development)
48/49-333 (Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict)
48/49-411 (Challenging Global Development)
Students must choose to follow either the International Relations or
the International Development stream.
International Relations Stream (12 courses as follows)
Political Science (any 4)
45-262 (The Making of
Foreign Policy)
45-252 (The Development of
Western Political
Thought)
45-265
(Major Themes of Canadian Foreign Policy)
45-268 (International
Organizations)
45-360 (International
Conflict and its Resolution)*
45-361 (United States
Foreign Policy)
45-363 (Principles of
International
Law)
45-365 (The Politics of
the Middle East)
45-364 (International
Political Ecpnomy)*
45-366 (International
Relations in Asia and
the Pacific)
45-369 (International
Relations in Latin America
and the Caribbean)
Economics (4)
41-373 (International Economics: Trade Theory and Policy)
41-374 (International Economics: Exchange Rates and Balance of
Payments)
(plus any 2)
41-283 (Canadian Public Finance)
41-263 (Economic. History of Canada)
41-230 (Law and Economics)
41-284 (Government. Fiscal Policy and Financial Affairs)
41-321 (Corporation Finance and Investments I)
41-322 (Corporation Finance and Investments II)
/41-341 (Economic Growth and Development Theory)
41-342 (Economic Growth and Development Policy)
41-353 (Labour Institutions)
41-440 (Selected Topics in International and Development Economics)
History (any 2)
42-217 (History of World War I)
42-219 (History of the Second World War)
43-326 (Community and Power in Modern European Thought)/cross
listed as 45-351
48-462 (United States Diplomatic History since 1941)
43-437 (European Diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna
to the U.N.)
43-443 (Canada: Great Expectations to Broken Dreams, 1896-1935)
43-444 (Canada: The New National Policy to the Rise of Trudeaumania,
1935-1968)
Geography (any 1)
42-312 (Political Geography of the former U.S.S.R)*
42-313 (Economic Geography of the former U.S.S.R.)*
42-315 (Geography of Western Europe)*
Sociology (any 1)
48-227 (Globalization and Social Change)
48-327 (Social Movements)
48/49-330 (Latin America: A Comparative Perspective)
48/49-340 (Food and Global Sustainability)
*if not taken as a core requirement
International Development Stream (12 courses as follows)
Political Science (any 4)
45-237 (Russia and
Eastern Europe)
45-239 (Political Change
in Latin America
and the Caribbean)
45-241 (Contemporary
African Politics)
45-346 (Asian Government
and Politics)
45-371 (Religion and
Politics)
45-383 (The
Revolutionary Process)
45-431 (Seminar in
Comparative Politics)
Economics (4)
41-341 (Economic Growth and Development Theory)
41-342 (Economic Growth and Development Policy)
(plus any 2)
41-283 (Canadian Public Finance)
41-263 (Economic History of Canada)
41-230 (Law and Economics)
41-284 (Government Fiscal Policy and Financial Affairs)
41-321 (Corporation Finance and Investments I)
41-322 (Corporation Finance and Investments II)
41-353 (Labour Institutions)
41-373 (International Economics: Trade Theory and Policy)
41-374 (International Economics: Exchange Rates and Balance of Payments)
41-440 (Selected Topics in International and Development Economics)
Geography (any 1)
42-249 (Agricultural Geographu)
42-335 (The Other Americas)
42-337 (Social Geography)
42-351 (Geography of Energy Resources)
42-392 (Urban Systems)**
42-361 (Introduction to African Development)
Sociology and Anthropology (any 3)
48-227 (Globalization and Social Change)
48-327 (Social Movements)
48/49-232 (Indigenous Peoples: A Comparative Perspective)
48/49-330 (Latin America: A Comparative Perspective)
48/49-340 (Food and Global Sustainability)
48/49-352 (Women and International Development)
**can be taken w/o prerequisites
Any comments or inquiries, please e-mail Valerie
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