Peter Koehn (Professor of Political Science), Advisor
International Development Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study focusing on the interconnected processes of social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental change taking place in poor countries and poorer regions of wealthy countries. Coursework in the minor emphasizes a global perspective on the process of change and development, critical analysis of the role of internal and external influences on the development process, and applications to local (including Montana) situations and challenges. The IDS minor takes advantage of existing faculty expertise and courses to offer an interdisciplinary experience for those students interested in either international or domestic development work. Students minoring in IDS will develop knowledge and skills appropriate for graduate study and for working in non-governmental organizations, international and bilateral government development organizations, the U.S. Peace Corps and other national/international equivalents, and /or community-development groups.
Requirements for a Minor
To earn a minor in International Development Studies the student must successfully complete a minimum of 21 credits (at least 7 upper-division). Of the 21 credits, 12 must be core courses and 9 must be content courses chosen from the following lists. Specialized independent study and internship credits can be counted as core or content as applicable and approved by the advisor.
Core Courses:
- ANTH 329S Social Change in Non-Western Societies
- ECON 350 Economic Development
- FOR 170N International Environmental Change
- FOR 495 Sociology of Environment and Development
- FOR 381 International Social and Environmental Change
- FOR 382 Field Studies in International Social and Environmental Change
- FOR 424 Social Forestry
- PSC 463S Development Administration
- SOC 270 Introduction to Rural and Environmental Change
- SOC 370S Social Change and Global Development
- SW 323 Women and Social Action in the Americas
- SW 465 Social Work in a Global Context
Content Courses:
- ANTH 330H Peoples and Cultures of Africa
- ANTH 343S Culture and Population
- ANTH 385S Indigenous Peoples and Global Development
- COMM 420 Communication and Nonprofit Organizations
- COMM 451S Intercultural Communication
- ECON 100S Introduction to Political Economy
- GEOG 101S Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG 103S Geography of World Regions
- GEOG 202S South Asia/Land and People
- GEOG 207S Africa
- GEOG 213S The Middle East
- GEOG 214S Central Asian Culture and Civilization
- GEOG 333S Culture and Environment
- GEOG/EVST 432 Human Role in Environmental Change
- GEOG/EVST 440 Environmental Economics
- HIST 287H Latin America, 1800-1990s
- PSC 120S Introduction to Comparative Government
- PSC 130E International Relations
- PSC 325 Politics of Latin America
- PSC 326H Politics of Africa
- PSC 327 Politics of Mexico
- PSC 343 Politics of Social Movements
- PSC 430 Inter-American Relations
- PSC 431 Politics of Global Migration
- SOC 212S Southeast Asian Culture and Civilization
- SOC 322 Sociology of Poverty
- SOC 340 The Community
- SOC 346 Rural Sociology
- SW 324 Gender and the Politics of Welfare
Faculty
- Jennifer Alix-Garcia, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2005 (Assistant Professor, Economics)
- Richard Barrett, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1972 (Professor, Economics)
- Jill Belsky, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991 (Professor, Society and Conservation)
- Jeff Bookwalter, Ph.D., University of Utah, 2000 (Assistant Professor, Economics)
- Janet Finn, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995 (Associate Professor, Social Work)
- Jeff Gritzner, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1986 (Professor, Geography)
- Paul Haber, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1992 (Professor, Political Science)
- Sarah Halvorson, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2000 (Assistant Professor, Geography)
- Peter Koehn, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1973 (Professor, Political Science)
- Kimber Haddix McKay, Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1998 (Assistant Professor, Anthropology)
- Phyllis B. Bgai, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 2004 (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Communication Studies)
- Rebecca Richards, Ph.D., Utah State University 1990 (Associate Professor, Sociology)
- Steve Siebert, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1990 (Professor, Forest Management)
- Teresa Sobieszczyk, Ph.D., Cornell University, 2000 (Assistant Professor, Sociology)
- Rita Sommers-Flanagan, Ph.D., The University of Montana, 1989 (Professor, Education)
- John Spores, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1976 (Professor, Social Work)