Specialization in Global Development
B.G.In.S. Honours (20.0 credits)

Note: The Specialization and Stream in Global Development have been extensively revised as of the 2017/18 academic year.  Listed below are the current requirements, which apply to all students entering in 2017/18 or after.  Students who entered previously must meet the requirements as of the time they entered.  Earlier requirements can be found in the Carleton University Calendar archive.

A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (12.0 credits)
1.  4.5 credits in: Core Courses 4.5
GINS 1000 [0.5]
Global History
GINS 1010 [0.5]
International Law and Politics
GINS 1020 [0.5]
Ethnography, Globalization and Culture
GINS 2000 [0.5]
Ethics and Globalization
GINS 2010 [0.5]
Globalization and International Economic Issues
GINS 2020 [0.5]
Global Literatures
GINS 3010 [0.5]
Global and International Theory
GINS 3020 [0.5]
Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change
GINS 4090 [0.5]
Honours Seminar in Global and International Studies
2.  7.5 credits in: the Specialization
a. 0.5 credit in: Foundations 0.5
GINS 1100 [0.5]
Global Development
b. 1.5 credits in: Anthropology 1.5
ANTH 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Anthropology
or ANTH 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 2850 [0.5]
Development and Underdevelopment
And one of:
ANTH 3010 [0.5]
Language, Culture, and Globalization
ANTH 3025 [0.5]
Anthropology and Human Rights
ANTH 3027 [0.5]
Studies in Globalization and Human Rights
ANTH 3040 [0.5]
The Global Middle Class
ANTH 3045 [0.5]
Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
ANTH 3355 [0.5]
Anthropology and the Environment
c. 1.5 credits in: Economics 1.5
ECON 1000 [1.0]
Introduction to Economics
or FYSM 1003 [1.0]
Introduction to Economics
ECON 3508 [0.5]
Introduction to Economic Development
d. 1.5 credits in: Geography 1.5
GEOG 2200 [0.5]
Global Connections
GEOG 3404 [0.5]
Geographies of Economic Development
And one of:
GEOG 2400 [0.5]
Cities and Urbanization
GEOG 3023 [0.5]
Cities in a Global World
GEOG 3209 [0.5]
Sustainability and Environment in the South
e. 1.5 credits in: Political Science 1.5
PSCI 2102 [0.5]
Comparative Politics of the Global South
One of:
PSCI 3100 [0.5]
Politics of Development in Africa
PSCI 3204 [0.5]
Politics of Latin America
PSCI 3502 [0.5]
Gender and Politics: Global South
PSCI 3700 [0.5]
Government and Politics of South Asia
And one of:
PSCI 4104 [0.5]
Development in the Global South – Theory and Practice
PSCI 4105 [0.5]
Selected Problems in Development in the Global South
f. 0.5 credit in: Research Methodologies 0.5
IPAF 2000 [0.5]
Quantitative Approaches to Policy Analysis
g. 0.5 credits from: Advanced courses 0.5
ANTH 4005 [0.5]
Health and Globalization
ANTH 4109/5109 [0.5]
Ethnography, Gender and Globalization
ANTH 4560 [0.5]
Economic Anthropology
ANTH 4610 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Indigenous Peoples
ANTH 4620 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
ANTH 4730 [0.5]
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
ANTH 4750 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Globalization and Citizenship
ECON 3509 [0.5]
Development Planning and Project Evaluation
ECON 3510 [0.5]
African Economic Development
ECON 4507 [0.5]
The Economics of Development
ECON 4508 [0.5]
International Aspects of Economic Development
ECON 4601 [0.5]
International Trade Theory and Policy
ECON 4602 [0.5]
International Monetary Theory and Policy
ECON 4800 [0.5]
Spatial Economics
GEOG 4021 [0.5]
Seminar in Culture, Identity and Place
GEOG 4024 [0.5]
Seminar in Globalization
PSCI 4104 [0.5]
Development in the Global South – Theory and Practice
PSCI 4105 [0.5]
Selected Problems in Development in the Global South
PSCI 4207 [0.5]
Globalization, Adjustment and Democracy in Africa
PSCI 4500 [0.5]
Gender and Globalization
PSCI 4603 [0.5]
Analysis of International Political Economy
PSCI 4605 [0.5]
Gender in International Relations
PSCI 4800 [0.5]
Advanced International Relations Theory
PSCI 4805 [0.5]
Political Economy of Global Finance
PSCI 4808 [0.5]
Global Environmental Politics
Note: To meet the prerequisite requirements for the economics courses listed among the 4000-level Global Development electives above, students must have obtained a grade of C- or higher in one or both of ECON 2030 and ECON 2103 and, in the case of ECON 4800, a grade of C- or higher in ECON 2220 as well.
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
3.  8.0 credits in: Free Electives 8.0
C. Additional Requirements
4. The International Experience requirement must be met.
5. The Language requirement must be met.
Total Credits 20.0