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†INDEV 101 must be completed with a grade of 65% or higher to meet the Undergraduate Communication Requirement. See the Overview of Academic Plan Requirements section for the Faculty of Environment if you fail to meet this requirement.
±Students opting to complete ENBUS 402A/ENBUS 402B in Year Four for the Research Specialization must successfully complete ENBUS 306 prior to enrolment.
*The International Development capstone event is a mandatory component of INDEV 402. The event is scheduled during the last week of April and first week of May.
Year One
INDEV 100 Introduction to International Development
INDEV 101† Issues in International Development
ENVS 195 Introduction to Environmental Studies
GEOG 101 Human Geographies: People, Space and Change
PLAN 100 The Evolution of Planning
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Three electives
Total 5.0 units
Year Two
INDEV 202 Accounting for Development Organizations
INDEV 212 Problem-solving for Development
INDEV 302 Development Agents
ENVS 105 Environmental Sustainability and Ethics
ENVS 178 Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics
ENVS 278 Applied Statistics for Environmental Research
ERS 215 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment I
Three electives
Total 5.0 units
Year Three
INDEV 200 The Political Economy of Development
INDEV 308 Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
INDEV 387 Global Cities in Global Development
ENBUS 309 Applied Social Marketing
ERS 315 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment II
MSCI 211 Organizational Behaviour
One of:
INDEV 300 Culture and Ethics
INTEG 221 The Social Nature of Knowledge
PHIL 202/GSJ 222 Gender Issues
One of:
ENBUS 306± Research Design and two electives
Three electives
Total 5.0 units
Year Four
Practice Specialization
INDEV 401 International Development Placement 1 (1.5 units)
INDEV 402* International Development Placement 2 (1.5 units)
INDEV 476 Contemporary Issues in Development Practice
Three electives
Total 5.0 units
Research Specialization
INDEV 404 International Development Theory
INDEV 475 Contemporary Development Issues
One of:
INDEV 490A Honours Thesis: Project Preparation/INDEV 490B Honours Thesis: Project Completion (1.5 units)
ENBUS 402A/ENBUS 402B± Environment and Business Project (1.5 units)
Five electives
Total 5.0 units
Recommended Electives
FR 151 Basic French 1
FR 152 Basic French 2
ERS 462/GEOG 462 Global Food and Agricultural Politics
GEOG 102 Global Environmental Systems: Processes and Change
GEOG 361 Food Systems and Sustainability
PHIL 328 Human Rights
SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish 1
SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish 2
Notes
- Minimum Required Units
Total: 20 units.
- Average Requirements
Students in the International Development Honours academic plan must maintain an overall cumulative average of at least 65% and a major cumulative average of at least 70%. The major cumulative average will include all required courses and all INDEV-labelled courses taken over and above the listed requirements. All required courses must be passed.
- Per Term Course Load Allowance
No more than five courses (2.5 units) may be taken in a term without school approval.
- Language Requirement
Students pursuing field placements in French- or Spanish-speaking countries are required to develop or demonstrate at least intermediate-level French or Spanish by fourth year. Students with little or no French or Spanish are advised to begin language preparation in first year. Students pursuing field placements in English-speaking countries will receive training in one of the local languages as part of their in-country orientation.
- Field Placement Guidelines
To be eligible for field placement, International Development students must meet the following academic requirements:
- Maintain good academic standing which is defined as a minimum 70% cumulative major average and a minimum 65% cumulative overall average. A student must be in good academic standing after their 3B term in order to be eligible to continue into the 4A pre-departure term and participate in the international field placement;
- Successfully complete all required core academic coursework up to and including core courses taken in the 3B term.
Students must pass a medical exam and be deemed medically fit for placement by their family doctor(s) or other qualified medical practitioners in accordance with requirements of the placement provider. Normally, this exam will take place in the term prior to pre-departure. Students must meet all other requirements as determined by the placement provider. Medical documentation or facsimiles will not be retained by the University of Waterloo.
Field placement costs are the responsibility of the student and are subject to change without notice. Refunds must be negotiated directly with the placement provider and are subject to their rules and regulations.
Students will not be allowed to take more than a 1.5 unit course load per term (INDEV 401 fall; INDEV 402 winter) while on field placement, without approval by the director, undergraduate studies, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development.
- General Information Applicable to all Faculty of Environment Plans
The Environment Academic Regulations section of this Calendar contains information, regulations, and requirements pertaining to undergraduate studies within the Faculty. It is students' responsibility to familiarize themselves with the content of this section.
A number of Faculty of Environment options, minors, and diplomas are available. A list along with requirements are outlined under the Faculty of Environment Academic Enrichment Opportunities section in this Calendar.