Program Requirements
The Development Studies Option is a cross-disciplinary M.A. program offered as an option within existing M.A. programs in the Departments of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. The Department of History and Classical Studies offers the option as either a Thesis or a Non-Thesis program. Both programs are open to M.A. students specializing in development studies. Students will take an interdisciplinary seminar and a variety of graduate-level courses on international development issues. For both the M.A. Thesis and the Non-Thesis programs, the M.A. thesis or research essay must be on a topic relating to development studies, approved by the DSO coordinating committee.
Thesis Courses (33 credits)
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HIST 696 Thesis Research 1 (9 credits)
Overview
History : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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HIST 697 Thesis Research 2 (12 credits)
Overview
History : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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HIST 698 Thesis Research 3 (12 credits)
Overview
History : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Required Course (3 credits)
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INTD 657 Development Studies Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
International Development : Special topics in international development studies.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Balan, Manuel; Amodio, Francesco (Fall)
Restriction: Open only to students in the M.A. Development Studies Option.
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits at the 500, 600, or 700 level selected as follows:
6 credits relating to developmental studies.
3 credits relating to the student's program of study.
No more than 3 credits may be taken outside the Department.
Candidates for the M.A. degree follow an individual program approved by the Department.