International Development minor
Political Science Department
Requirements
Overview
The International Development minor is intended for students who wish to complement
their primary area of study with an interdisciplinary focus on complex social problems
associated with international development.
The minor is intended to complement and expand a student’s chosen major by focusing
on critical development issues from several different academic perspectives. Approved
courses emphasize problems of development in poor countries as well as poorer regions
of wealthier countries. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor allows students to
embrace a global perspective on the processes of change and development; to critically
assess internal and external influences on the development process; and to gain a deeper
perspective on the interconnectedness of complex problems.
For questions about this minor, or to declare, please contact Dr. Eileen Doherty-Sil,
dohertye@sas.upenn.edu
Requirements
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6 courses overall, of which:
o at least 3 are PSCI approved classes (see list below)
o no more than 3 are non-PSCI approved electives (see list below)
Students may petition the Political Science undergraduate chair or the associate
director of the undergraduate program to accept a course that is not in the preapproved list.
Students may not double count more than 3 courses from their major toward the
International Development minor.
APPROVED POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
116 Political Change in the “Third World”
135 The Politics of Food
139 Politics of Poverty & Development
152 International Political Economy
210 African Politics
211 Politics in the Contemporary Middle East
214 Political Economy of East Asia
215 Political Institutions and Economic Performance
219 Contemporary Chinese Politics
220 Contemporary South Asian Politics
224 Political Economy of Development
226 Political Economy of Modern India
258 Human Rights
317 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
411 Comparative Politics of Federalism & Decentralization
413 Latin American Politics
498 Globalization
498 Civil Wars
511 Society and Politics in India
532 Political Economy of North-South Relations
APPROVED NON-PSCI COURSES
ANTH 273 Globalization & Health
ECON 024 Development Economics
ECON 261 Topics in Development
ENVS 204 Global Climate Change
HIST 107 Comparative Capitalist Systems
HIST 130 History of Globalization
HSOC 010 Health and Societies
SAST 281 Issues of Economic Development in South Asia
SAST 283 Community, Development and Environment in South Asia
SAST 285 Health and Society in South Asia
SOCI 007 Population and Society
SOCI 011 Urban Sociology
SOCI 128 Introduction to Demographic Methods
SOCI 134 Health and Social Policy
SOCI 230 Social Issues in Contemporary Korea
SOCI 235 Law and Social Change
SOCI 264 Poverty, Race & Health
SOCI 280 Social Issues in Contemporary China
SOCI 453 Metropolitan Growth and Poverty
STSC 179 Environmental History
URBS 405: Religion, Social Justice and Urban Development
URBS 420 Perspectives on Urban Poverty
URBS 457 Globalization and Comparative Urban Development
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