International Development Studies

• General Information 
• Programs of Study

Faculty

• Koumari Mitra, Professor (Anthropology)
• Daniel Tubb, Associate Professor (Anthropology)
• Anna Hamling, Associate Professor (Comparative Cultural Studies)
• Sophie Lavoie, Associate Professor (Comparative Cultural Studies)
• Murshed Chowdhury, Associate Professor (Economics)
• Constantine E. Passaris, Professor (Economics)
• Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy, Associate Professor (History)
• Suzanne Hindmarch, Associate Professor (Political Science)
• Thom Workman, Professor, (Political Science)
• Tia Dafnos, Associate Professor (Socialogy)
• Cathy Holtmann, Associate Professor (Sociology)
• Lucia Tramonte, Professor (Sociology)

General Information

The IDS program is administered by the IDS Co-ordinator and includes faculty members from various Faculty of Arts departments. The IDS program offers its own core courses, and relies on other departments for supporting courses.

Tier 2 courses are core courses offered on a rotational basis by the IDS-supporting departments. Course availability changes yearly. For scheduling, please search the UNB Undergraduate Timetable, and consult the IDS program advisor.

Tier 3 courses are on topics of interest to IDS students and can be used to complete program electives. 

Course availability changes yearly. For scheduling, please search the UNB Undergraduate Timetable, and consult the IDS Program Advisor.

Students can undertake a Minor, Double Major or Joint Honours, combining IDS with a disciplinary degree program in the Faculty of Arts. 

A Minor in International Development Studies can be taken by any UNB student. For information on the Minor, Double Major and Joint Honours, see the BA General Regulations. 

Admission into the Double Major or Joint Honours program is open to any student who has successfully completed 60 credit hours towards the BA degree; students require a minimum GPA of C+ (2.3) for admission to the Joint Honours program. Students considering International Development Studies as part of a Double Major or Joint Honours program should consult with the Co-ordinator. 

Inquiries about the International Development Studies program should be directed to Dr. Daniel Tubb, Co-ordinator of International Development Studies, 458-7654. E-mail ids@unb.ca. 

Program of Study

A grade of C (2.0) or better in each individual course used for IDS credit is required for Minors and Double Majors; students in a Joint Honours program require a grade of C+ (2.3) or better on each individual course used for IDS credit. 

Minors

For a Minor in International Development Studies a student must complete the following courses for a total of 24 ch: 

• IDS 1103 Introduction to Development Studies: Global Perspectives on Human Inequality (3 ch) 
• IDS 2103 Institutions, Practices and Perspectives on International Development (3 ch)
• 18 ch of courses approved for IDS credit. 12 ch must be at the upper level.

Double Majors

Double Majors taking International Development Studies must complete the following for a total of 30 ch: 

• IDS 1103 Introduction to Development Studies: Global Perspectives on Human Inequality(3 ch)
• IDS 2103 Institutions, Practices and Perspectives on International Development (3 ch) 
• IDS 4103 Advanced Topics in International Development Studies (3 ch)
• IDS 4203 Development Project Design (3 ch)
• 18 ch from Tier 2 and Tier 3 course lists, of which at least 9 ch will be from the Tier 2 course list 

Joint Honours 

Joint Honours taking International Development Studies must take the following courses, for a total of 36 ch: 

• IDS 1103 Introduction to Development Studies: Global Perspectives on Human Inequality (3 ch)
• IDS 2103 Institutions, Practices and Perspectives on International Development (3 ch )
• IDS 4103 Advanced Topics in International Development Studies (3 ch)
• IDS 4203 Development Project Design (3 ch) 
• IDS 4900 Honours Thesis in International Development Studies (6 ch) *
• 18 ch from Tier 2 and Tier 3 course lists, of which at least 9 ch will be from the Tier 2 course list 

* The Honours Thesis in IDS (IDS 4900) is compulsory only for students who do not have to write an Honours Thesis in the other discipline of their Joint Honours program. Students completing an Honours Thesis in another program will instead be required to complete an additional 6ch of upper level IDS electives approved by the IDS Advisor.

Upon registration in IDS 4900, the student must identify a thesis supervisor from the list of IDS affiliated faculty members and develop a thesis proposal. A copy of the thesis proposal must be provided to the Co-ordinator. 

Please note that those students who are required to complete both an Honours thesis in a departmental discipline and one in IDS cannot have the same supervisor for both.