International Development and Social Change Minor

International Development and Social Change Overview

Undergraduate Program

In the International Development and Social Change program, students learn from faculty who are actively engaged in vital world issues, for example, post disaster reconstruction in Sri Lanka, reproductive health in Senegal, land use planning, gender, and climate change in Bolivia, strategies that displaced families use to make ‘home’ in new places, youth empowerment in Worcester, and educational policy in the Caribbean. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of tackling the world’s most pressing problems, the academic program begins by building a foundation to help students to understand and think critically about the social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics shaping the world. Courses provide important insights into how countries around the world are connected to one another both historically and currently. Clark University is one of the few universities in the nation to offer a liberal-arts major in international development.

Beyond the classroom, international development and social change majors learn about the research and field experience of faculty and their undergraduate and graduate student peers through workshops, panels, and informal gatherings. Students are required to build on and expand their knowledge with hands-on experience through either an internship or applied research.

As a major in this program, you will be part of a diverse student body and discover a program that offers intellectual excitement, insightful perspectives, and stimulating ideas with a focus on thoughtful and purposeful action. International development students explore strategic political action by developing an awareness of the complexities and contradictions of global power relations. Students in this major become thinkers and doers who are prepared to tackle the challenges of development in the 21st century.

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Minor Requirements

A minor in International Development consists of six courses/units:

• one core course ID 125 - Tales from the Far Side: Contemporary Dilemmas in Development  or ID 120 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology  
• one skills course: GEOG 110  GEOG 190  GEOG 296  SOC 294  ID 237  PSYC 210  EN 242  MCA 281  HIST 120  CYES 250  ECON 160  ECON 232  or a Language course at the Intermediate level or above
• four courses in an area of specialization, of which no more than two courses/units can be from an internship or study abroad

International Development and Social Change Faculty

International Development and Social Change Courses

Courses offered within the last 2 Academic Years