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Bachelor of International Development |
The Business School |
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Campus:
Lakeshore
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Program Code:
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Length: Eight semesters, beginning in September, plus one work term |
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Kent Schroeder | 416.675.6622 ext. 79340 | kent.schroeder@humber.ca
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Humber's Bachelor of International Development is an interdisciplinary degree that provides students with a solid theoretical foundation in international development studies and its related disciplines, as well as with professional and technical skills in development management. The program fosters a comparative understanding of developed and developing countries (economies) through directed study, analytical research and cross-cultural learning experiences. The courses in the program core, where students develop professional competencies, include four streams: international development studies, supplementary disciplines, management skills and research skills.
Professors in this program hold various, relevant graduate degrees, as well as professional and practical experience in the field of international development. Most work in the field, either directly within developing economies or through international development funding and executing organizations. Placements offer professional experience where students will employ and further develop relevant competencies.
Graduates may pursue careers such as international project manager, international logistics manager, international program co-ordinator, rural or northern community development officer, international program development officer, grant writer or researcher. Employment opportunities for graduates may include placements in a wide variety of international organizations (e.g., the United Nations, World Bank or Asian Development Bank), non-governmental organizations (e.g., World Vision, CESO|SACO, Canadian Save the Children and Right to Play); government agencies such as CIDA, entrepreneurship or economic development agencies; and businesses that focus on international development and management (e.g., Agriteam Canada, Whyte Reynolds International and Anjaro International).
Note: For information regarding faculty credentials for this program, visit humber.ca/faculty.
The 14-week work placement is from May to August following semester six, and lasts 14 weeks. Students work with a placement advisor to find a placement that fits their scholarly and career goals. Students are also strongly encouraged to participate in career management workshops to develop successful job search skills.
Note: For further information, refer to the Selection Procedures section in this publication.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Mature students (applicants 21 years of age or over) and/or transfer students (applicants with postsecondary education) should refer to the Mature and Transfer Student Admissions Regulations in this publication for admission criteria.
The 2012/2013 fee for two semesters is
- domestic $6,666.34
- international $12,800
Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2012/2013 academic year.
Fees are subject to change.
For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.
For more information regarding fees for work terms, visit Fees and Financial Assistance
Humber awards degree scholarships automatically to graduating high school students based on academic achievement.
See the following chart for details. Some of the scholarships are renewable each year if you maintain an average of 80 per cent or more.
Degree Academic Average Scholarship
| 95%+ | $4,000 renewable |
| 90 - 94.9% | $3,500 renewable |
| 85 - 89.9% | $3,000 renewable |
| 80 - 84.9% | $2,000 renewable |
| 75 - 79.9% | $1,500 one time |
Tuition Bursaries
Humber offers tuition bursaries based on demondstrated financial need. Bursary information is available online at srs.humber.ca Make sure to apply early because bursaries funds may run out before the deadline dates. Deadline to apply: June 29, 2012 for programs starting September 2012.
Entrance Scholarships
Many of Humber's scholarships are based on grades and volunteer work experience. Scholarship details and application information can be found at humber.ca/admissions/scholarships.
OSAP
Find out if you qualify for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Visit osap.gov.on.ca.
On-campus Jobs
Earn while you learn! Students may apply to more than 900 on-campus jobs each school year. Competitive wages and flexible schedules are some of the perks of this program. Check out on-campus job listings at careers.humber.ca/workstudy.
Semester 1 | ||
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ANTH 200 | Principles of AnthropologyPrinciples of AnthropologyCourse Code: ANTH 200 Credits: 3 Why do people in different cultures think and act differently than we do? Why do different cultures have such divergent economic systems and ways of life? Why do some cultures seem to embrace ‘modern development’ while others resist? Why do people engage in practices that seem, to Western eyes, unfair or violent? How are consumerism and the global economy reshaping cultural forms and beliefs? How do gender, social class, caste, race, age, and indigenous status shape people’s lives and the decisions they make? | 3 |
| ECN. 102 | MicroeconomicsMicroeconomicsCourse Code: ECN. 102 Credits: 3 Students are introduced to the concepts of microeconomics: the ideas of how society and individuals use limited resources to meet their needs. They develop an understanding of current events in the context of microeconomic theories including supply, demand, prices, incomes, markets, competition and market structures. Students examine the concepts of market failure and market power and the need for government intervention to achieve social and political goals. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations PSYC 205 Human Sexuality SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| PHIL 203 | Ethics and Moral TheoryEthics and Moral TheoryCourse Code: PHIL 203 Credits: 3 Whatever our cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, all of us seek to achieve a good life. The purpose of this course is to examine and clarify the moral component of the good life through philosophy, social science, and narrative. Students will broadly consider the following two questions: What should I do? and How should I be? In other words, students will reflect on the ethics of conduct and the ethics of character. The course will discuss moral issues of the sort that people are likely to come across in their everyday lives, as well as social and political issues. The course will begin with a general introduction to the subject of ethics. Students will learn what it means to reflect on the moral life through philosophy and storytelling, and discover how to think critically about moral issues. Students will then examine foundational moral theories in the ethics of conduct, including relativism, ethical egoism, utilitarianism, duty ethics, rights theory, and theories of justice. Next, students will consider different accounts of the ethics of character, or virtue ethics. | 3 |
| POLS 200 | Introduction to PoliticsIntroduction to PoliticsCourse Code: POLS 200 Credits: 3 Whether or not we choose to pay attention to politics, politics pays attention to us. The type of political system we live under affects the amount of personal freedom we enjoy, our capacity to earn money and own property, our personal and collective security, and the quality of our health and well-being. With this in mind, this course offers an introductory exploration of politics in order to help students better understand how it shapes our lives. | 3 |
Semester 2 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ECN. 153 | MacroeconomicsMacroeconomicsCourse Code: ECN. 153 Credits: 3 Students examine the operation of the Canadian economy as a whole. The course provides the theoretical constructs for understanding aggregate Canadian production, spending, saving, unemployment, and trade. Students examine how governments conduct monetary and fiscal policies to stabilize the economy and achieve economic goals. They also consider interest rates, inflation, the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar, growth, and the open economy. | 3 |
| IDS. 101 | Introduction to DevelopmentIntroduction to DevelopmentCourse Code: IDS. 101 Credits: 3 This course will provide an examination of the nature of development practice as a response to global poverty and inequality. It will analyze various definitions of the concept of development, review the historical processes that have contributed to global poverty, and analyze the development strategies and approaches that have sought to respond to global poverty in the post-WWII era. The course will also examine the various actors that play a role in development and the key principles and emerging trends that characterize current development practice. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations PSYC 205 Human Sexuality SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| SOCI 201 | Principles of SociologyPrinciples of SociologyCourse Code: SOCI 201 Credits: 3 In a dynamic society, it is important for everyone to understand the social forces, cultural values, and ideological beliefs that frame and shape their behaviour and the pace and direction of change. Sociology, as the scientific study of the behaviour of people in groups, helps us to understand the patterns of social organization and why people think, function, and behave the way they do. This course examines the classical sociological theories of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber, as well as contemporary social theorists. This theoretical examination is then applied to understanding the importance of economic and political power, cultural and religious values, ethnic and racial identity, gender, age, and class, in shaping who we are both as individuals and as members of a social group. This course is offered online. | 3 |
| STAT 102 | Statistics for BusinessStatistics for BusinessCourse Code: STAT 102 Credits: 3 This is an introductory course in statistics for business students. Emphasis is on the application of statistical methods in three business areas: human resources, international business, and fashion management. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, chi-squared tests and analysis of variance. | 3 |
Semester 3 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| IDS. 102 | World GeographyWorld GeographyCourse Code: IDS. 102 Credits: 3 This course will provide students with an overview of development in selected regions of the world. Students will examine the historic, socio-economic, and political and human geographies, as well as the interconnectedness of those geographies. | 3 |
| IDS. 103 | Development Theories and ApproachesDevelopment Theories and ApproachesCourse Code: IDS. 103 Credits: 3 This course will provide an in-depth exploration of development theories and their relationship to practice. Theories such as modernization, dependency theory, world systems theory, neo-liberalism and post-development theory will be analyzed, focusing on both their strengths and limitations. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations PSYC 205 Human Sexuality SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| RSMT 201 | Qualitative Research MethodsQualitative Research MethodsCourse Code: RSMT 201 Credits: 3 The purpose of this course is to equip students with a knowledge and understanding of key concepts and methodologies associated with qualitative data analysis and research design in the social sciences. The course will begin by defining what constitutes qualitative research and what distinguishes it from quantitative research. Students will learn how qualitative research studies are designed, why a particular research methodology is chosen and how that methodology is then carried out. Several research designs within qualitative research methodologies will be presented. Students will be introduced to methods such as ethnography, participant observation, interviewing and focus groups. In addition to covering ethical protocol in research, the course will investigate the interpretation of results, the writing up of findings and effective communication of data. In providing students with some background in how research is conducted and presented, the course will offer students the skills to think critically about research results that are presented to them in their coursework and in the media. Students will understand how qualitative research can provide important insights into problems or needs within a community or client populations, patterns of service delivery, consumer satisfaction and public opinion.Students who have taken STAT 201 Research Methods cannot take this course. | 3 |
| SCIE 202 | Introduction to Environmental StudiesIntroduction to Environmental StudiesCourse Code: SCIE 202 Credits: 3 Environmental studies attempts to integrate an understanding of the natural world with knowledge about the social (or human) world. This introductory course will challenge students to investigate environmental issues that we currently face including: climate change, overpopulation, over consumption, peak oil, food security, and mass extinction. Students will be asked to analyze the causes that underlie these environmental crises and how personal choices contribute to global environmental effects. They will also evaluate the many innovative strategies that are emerging to help maintain and improve the environment and how we can contribute as individuals. The overall purpose of this course is to develop greater knowledge and critical awareness about the complex relationships between natural environments and us as individuals. This will be done primarily through actively engaging with lecture material, online materials, readings, discussions, quizzes and assignments and by relating these ideas to our daily lives and our future hopes. Students who have taken SCIE 402 Introduction to Environmental Studies cannot take this course. This course is offered online. | 3 |
Semester 4 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| IDS. 201 | Integrated Development Sectoral StudiesIntegrated Development Sectoral StudiesCourse Code: IDS. 201 Credits: 3 The course will analyze the benefits of an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to development. It will analyze the benefits and challenges of sector-wide approaches (SWAPs) and explore major sectors such as health, education, food security, water and sanitation, housing and income generation. | 3 |
| IDS. 202 | Humanitarian Assistance and DevelopmentHumanitarian Assistance and DevelopmentCourse Code: IDS. 202 Credits: 3 Humanitarian assistance and development work have historically lacked integration in practice. This has contributed to difficulties in achieving sustainable results for both development and relief efforts. This course will define the nature of humanitarian assistance/emergency relief, explore its link to development work, and analyze the need for synergy between the two in both theory and practice. The course will explore the various sectors that apply directly to humanitarian assistance programming. Topics will include food aid, emergency shelter, emergency health care, refugee support, reconstruction, peacekeeping, and election monitoring. | 3 |
| IDS. 204 | Gender and DevelopmentGender and DevelopmentCourse Code: IDS. 204 Credits: 3 This course will explore gender as a key component of equitable development and provide students with both a theoretical foundation and practical skills in gender analysis. Students will be introduced to the main theoretical models, including Women in Development (WID), Women and Development (WAD), and Gender and Development (GAD). The practical application of gender analysis tools will also be covered. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations PSYC 205 Human Sexuality SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT. 151 | Organizational BehaviourOrganizational BehaviourCourse Code: MGT. 151 Credits: 3 This introductory course provides an opportunity for students to examine individual and group behaviour in the workplace and the implications for effective management and leadership of people. Students will consider individual work behaviours based on values and attitudes, as well as social behaviours and organizational processes. The course provides an opportunity to view the total organization from a structural and organizational change perspective. Students will be challenged to enrich their own individual careers through application of organizational behaviour theory and behavioural skills. | 3 |
Semester 5 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| IDS. 004 | Career/Placement OrientationCareer/Placement OrientationCourse Code: IDS. 004 Credits: This introductory course provides an opportunity for students to examine individual and group behaviour in the workplace and the implications for effective management and leadership of people. Students will consider individual work behaviours based on values and attitudes, as well as social behaviours and organizational processes. The course provides an opportunity to view the total organization from a structural and organizational change perspective. Students will be challenged to enrich their own individual careers through application of organizational behaviour theory and behavioural skills. | |
| IDS. 205 | Financial ManagementFinancial ManagementCourse Code: IDS. 205 Credits: 3 The course develops the budgeting and accounting skills necessary to establish and maintain project accounts, financial records and budget control. It also includes preparation of annual and project budgets, tendering and procurement practices, and financial reporting. | 3 |
| IDS. 301 | Contemporary Issues in International DevelopmentContemporary Issues in International DevelopmentCourse Code: IDS. 301 Credits: 3 This course will explore current issues and trends in international development practice and their impact on project management. Topics will include HIV/AIDS, indigenous peoples, human rights, good governance, capacity development, development in failed and fragile states, peace building, climate change and corporate social responsibility. | 3 |
| IDS. 302 | Project Cycle ManagementProject Cycle ManagementCourse Code: IDS. 302 Credits: 3 Students will develop the skills and understanding necessary to assess community needs, conceptualize projects, monitor and evaluate projects, and appreciate the importance of stakeholder participation and commitment. The course begins with an overview of the project cycle and an introduction to needs assessments and feasibility studies, including definition of problems, needs, goals, objectives, outputs, outcomes, impact, risks and performance indicators. Students will learn to develop logical frameworks, performance indicators, basic project plans and monitoring and evaluations frames. | 3 |
| IDS. 303 | Management Information SystemsManagement Information SystemsCourse Code: IDS. 303 Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of information and communication technology (ICT) through a practical introduction to the multiple aspects of managing information in a development organization. Students will be exposed to both the technical and conceptual matters of managing and producing information using ICT. The course will also address the effective administration of software and hardware systems, leveraging various internet tools to enhance the communications goals of an organization, designing databases and using spreadsheets to manage and analyze information, and using project management tools to model resource usage. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations PSYC 205 Human Sexuality SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
Semester 6 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| IDS. 305 | Participatory Development MethodsParticipatory Development MethodsCourse Code: IDS. 305 Credits: 3 The course will explore the theoretical justification for using participatory methods in development work and will allow students to develop practical skills in using various participatory methods. Topics will include PRA (participatory rural appraisal) techniques, semi-structured interviewing, popular theatre, photography and other participatory techniques. | 3 |
| IDS. 306 | Project Cycle Management - SimulationProject Cycle Management - SimulationCourse Code: IDS. 306 Credits: 3 Students will undertake a major assignment, which will include the preparation of a proposal for a real or a hypothetical development project. The proposal will include a draft budget. Students will learn to critique proposals. | 3 |
| IDS. 307 | Development Operations ManagementDevelopment Operations ManagementCourse Code: IDS. 307 Credits: 3 The course provides students with an overview of the range of issues to be considered when implementing a development project utilizing local staff in one or more local offices. Key course topics include: setting-up a country office, related agreement and emergency preparedness; vehicles and fleet maintenance, key procurement issues; financial accountability; and transportation, warehousing and distribution systems for procured goods. | 3 |
| IDS. 308 | Culture and Development ManagementCulture and Development ManagementCourse Code: IDS. 308 Credits: 3 This course will require students to build on the theoretical issues covered in the prerequisite anthropology course and apply them to development work and management in practice. Students will analyze advanced issues in cultural anthropology and examine their own culture, values, biases and identities as well as the skills needed to effectively adapt cross culturally. To assist students with this task, course topics include: national and cultural identity; areas of social difference such as race and ethnicity, gender, ability, etc.; indigenous knowledge; cross cultural communication and conflict management. Students will also explore strategies for living and working overseas, culture shock, re-entry and working with counterparts. | 3 |
| IDS. 401 | Canadian Overseas Development PolicyCanadian Overseas Development PolicyCourse Code: IDS. 401 Credits: 3 This course will explore Canada’s and Canadian’s understanding and practice of international development. It will analyze the intersection of development, trade and foreign policy in Canadian public policy, as well as the role of the Canadian private sector and civil society in development. The course will further explore how aid from Canada and the global north is perceived by the global south. | 3 |
| IDS. 399 | Work Placement (Summer)Work Placement (Summer)Course Code: IDS. 399 Credits: 3 This course will explore Canada’s and Canadian’s understanding and practice of international development. It will analyze the intersection of development, trade and foreign policy in Canadian public policy, as well as the role of the Canadian private sector and civil society in development. The course will further explore how aid from Canada and the global north is perceived by the global south. | 3 |
Semester 8 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| IDS. 311 | Public Engagement and Marketing for Development OrganizationsPublic Engagement and Marketing for Development OrganizationsCourse Code: IDS. 311 Credits: 3 Students will develop communication skills related to influencing public policy processes, advocacy and public engagement strategies, and organizational promotion. To effectively and systematically implement these strategies, students will also learn how to network and develop a communications plan and prepare international and external communication tools and reports. | 3 |
| IDS. 405 | Advanced Seminar in International DevelopmentAdvanced Seminar in International DevelopmentCourse Code: IDS. 405 Credits: 6 This capstone course will require students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired through their earlier course work and work placement to an integrated and interdisciplinary analysis of the field of international development. Students will reflect on their individual work placement within the context of their course work, analyze the ethical implication of development work in theory and practice, and engage in a group project that synthesizes the knowledge and skills developed throughout the program. | 6 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations PSYC 205 Human Sexuality SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| SOCI 401 | Sociology of Consumption - AdvancedSociology of Consumption - AdvancedCourse Code: SOCI 401 Credits: 3 It’s not who you know, but what you wear. Such is the advice from dedicated followers of fashion and others who might urge us to declare our identities and allegiances through the codes of consumption. The pursuit of the good life has been replaced by that of the goods life. As the globalization process seeks to expand the market economy, this expansion requires the manufacture of desire for ever more stuff and an industry devoted to the creation of the false hope that just one more purchase may buy happiness. This course tackles some of the most compelling interpretations of the function of consumption. Through exposure to a variety of contemporary and classical theories, students reflect on the social patterns of consumption and how these patterns reproduce, subvert or reformulate inequalities. In order to promote self-reflexivity about our own role in the marketplace, methods of resistance are studied and arguments for ecological constraint are considered. | 3 |
Humber has been granted a consent by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a seven-year term starting October 2011. In conformity with the Minister’s criteria and requirements, Humber will submit an application for the renewal of the consent for this program 12 months prior to the expiration of the consent. Humber shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.
