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Africa and the Middle East
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Asia and Eurasia
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Latin American and the Caribbean
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The views of Earth remind us of an invaluable lesson:
the planet on which the human drama unfolds is beautiful, but finite. And
just as we understand that our natural environment is composed of an
interconnected web of living organisms and inanimate resources, so, too,
we have come to realize that societies around the world are
interdependent. Today's rapidly changing world of instant communications,
international economics, and shifting political patterns demands leaders
in all fields who recognize the global dimensions of human interactions.
Nowhere is this more true than in our efforts to understand the processes
of social change and to use this understanding to improve the quality of
life for all people. Undergraduate students who broaden their academic
horizons to focus on international development will be at the forefront of
their specialties in tomorrow's changing world.
The Specialization in International Development is
designed for students who wish to increase their understanding of the
processes of continuity and change in various regions of the world,
particularly Africa, Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America. Multidisciplinary
in theory and practice, the specialization is based on the methodologies,
theories, and literatures of the social sciences and liberal arts and
involves faculty from the social sciences, arts, languages, and applied
professional fields.
Academic advisors in the Center for Integrative Studies
assist students in planning programs of study that are tailored to the
student's interests, majors, and career objectives. Each student's program
of study for the specialization must be approved in advance and in writing
by a CIS/SS advisor.
Upon completion of the requirements for the
international development specialization, the student should contact an
academic advisor in the Center for Integrative Studies and request
certification for the completion of the specialization. After the
certification is approved by the directors of the Center for Integrative
Studies and the Center for the Advanced Study of International
Development, the Office of the Registrar will enter on the student's
academic record the name of the specialization and the date that it was
completed. This certification will appear on the student's transcript.
Requirements for the Specialization in International
Development
- Complete a minimum of 18 semester credits in courses at the 200
level or above excluding any credits in courses that are used
to satisfy the Foreign Language Proficiency requirement
referenced in item 2 below. Not more than four of the 18 credits may
be in 200-level courses.
- Foreign Language Proficiency: Demonstrate proficiency in a
modern foreign language equivalent to four semesters of study at the
university level. The results of the MSU foreign language placement
test will be considered in determining whether or not the student has
fulfilled this requirement. The student is encouraged to complete a
fifth semester of study in the language that focuses on the culture,
history, and literature of a developing region of the world.
(Please note that there may be additional courses that can meet requirements 3,4, and 5)
- Conceptual/Descriptive Courses: Complete at least one
of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
| ANP 322 |
Peasants and Social Change in the Developing
World |
3 |
| ANP 431 |
Gender, Environment and Development |
3 |
| ANP 470 |
Food, Hunger, and Society |
3 |
| EC 410 |
Issues in Economics of developing countries |
3 |
| EEP 260 |
World Food, Population, and Poverty |
3 |
| ISS 315 |
Global Diversity and Interdependence (I) |
4 |
| MC 320 |
Politics, Society, and Economy in the Third
World |
4 |
| PLS 344 |
Politics in the Third World |
3 |
| SOC 362 |
Developing Societies |
3 |
| SOC 481 |
International Social Change |
3 |
- Applied Courses: Complete at least one of the
following courses that is in a field other than the student's
major (2 or 3 credits):
| ANP 370 |
Culture, Health, and Illness |
3 |
| ANP 424 |
Culture and Economic Behavior |
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| ANR 481 |
Agricultural Research Systems in Developing
Countries |
2 |
| ANS 480 |
Animal Systems in International Development |
3 |
| EC 310 |
Economics of Developing Countries |
3 |
| FOR 450 |
Forestry in International Development |
3 |
| GEO 435 |
Geography of Health and Disease |
3 |
| MC 386 |
Women and Power in Comparative Perspective |
4 |
| PLS 342 |
Comparative Political Economy |
3 |
| RD 444 |
Pesticides, People and Politics |
3 |
| SOC 451 |
Dynamics of Population |
3 |
| SOC 452 |
Environment and Society |
3 |
| UP 408 |
Comparative Urban Development Planning |
3 |
| WS 403 |
Women and Change in Developing Countries |
3 |
- Foreign Area Courses: Complete at least one course in
any one of the following four geographic areas (3 or 4 credits):
| Africa and the Middle East |
| ANP 416 |
Anthropology of Southern Africa |
3 |
| EC 414 |
Economic Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
| GEO 338 |
Geography of Africa |
3 |
| HST 361 |
African History since 1800 |
3 |
| HST 362 |
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3 |
| HST 363 |
East Africa in 20th Century |
3 |
| HST 364 |
Southern African since 1800 |
3 |
| HST 373 |
The Middle East The Ottoman Empire |
3 |
| HST 450 |
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| HST 484 |
Seminar in African History (W) |
3 |
| ISS 330A |
Africa: Social Science Perspectives (I) |
4 |
| MC 324A |
Regional Politics, Cooperation, and Conflict
in the Middle East |
4 |
| MC 324B |
Regional Politics, Cooperation, and Conflict in
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
| MC 420 |
Islam and World Politics |
4 |
| PLS 351 |
African Politics |
3 |
| Asia |
| ANP 414 |
Anthropology of South Asia |
3 |
| ANP 415 |
China: Culture and Society |
3 |
| EC 413 |
Economic Analysis of Asia |
3 |
| GEO 337 |
Geography of East Asia |
3 |
| HST 368 |
China since 1600 |
3 |
| HST 451 |
Special Topics in Asian History |
3 |
| HST 485 |
Seminar in Asian History (W) |
3 |
| ISS 330B |
Asia: Social Science Perspectives |
4 |
| MC 324D |
Regional Politics, Cooperation, and Conflict in
Asia |
4 |
| PLS 354 |
Politics of Asia |
3 |
| Eurasia |
| EC 406 |
Economic Analysis Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States |
3 |
| HST 342 |
Modern East-Central Europe |
3 |
| HST 344 |
Russian and the Twentieth Century |
3 |
| PLS 358 |
Politics of U.S.S.R and It's successor state |
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| SOC 415 |
Russian Contemporary Society |
3 |
| Latin America and the
Caribbean |
| ANP 410 |
Revolution and Social Change in Latin America |
3 |
| EC 412 |
Economic Analysis of Latin America |
3 |
| GEO 335 |
Geography of Latin America |
3 |
| HST 381 |
National Latin America |
3 |
| HST 382 |
Modern Brazil |
3 |
| HST 383 |
The Caribbean |
3 |
| HST 384 |
Modern Mexico |
3 |
| HST 385 |
Modern Spanish Central and South America |
3 |
| HST 453 |
Special Topics in Latin American History |
3 |
| HST 486 |
Seminar in Latin American History (W) |
3 |
| ISS 330C |
Latin America: Social Science Perspectives (I) |
4 |
| MC 324C |
Regional Politics, Cooperation, and
Conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
| PLS 352 |
Latin American Politics |
3 |
- Field Experience, Internship, Thesis, or Independent Study (3
or 4 credits). Compete one of the following three options:
- an overseas field experience or internship in one of the four
geographic areas listed in item 5 above,
- a domestic internship that involves working on local development
issues,
- a thesis or independent study under the direction of a faculty
member.
- Senior-level Seminar or Capstone Course (3 or 4 credits).
Complete one course with significant international development
content, preferably
SSC 490 Issues inInternational Development
Only one of the following four courses may be used to satisfy
the requirements for the International Development Specialization:
Integrative Studies in Social, Behavioral, and Economic Studies 315,
330A, 330B, or 330C. That course may also be used to satisfy
university requirements.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the
Specialization in International Development at MSU,
please write, phone, fax, or visit:
Andrea Funkhouser
Center for Integrative Studies
College of Social Science
Michigan State University
302 Berkey Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1032
(517) 432-2212
FAX: (517) 432-1103
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