पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program builds a foundation to help students understand and think critically about the social, political, economic and cultural dynamics shaping the world. International Development and Social Change majors explore strategic political action by developing an awareness of the complexities and contradictions of global power relations and learn the history of social change from professors who have been involved in such work in communities around the globe.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The modules are Core Courses (5 units): ID 125 Tales from the Far Side: Development and Underdevelopment; ECON 128 Development Economics or an equivalent economics course; and three additional core courses (one each) in politics of development, resource management, and socio-cultural issues. Peace and Conflict: GOVT 177 Transitions to Democracy, ID 101 Introduction to Peace Studies and the Psychology of Peace, ID 117 Revolutions and Political Violence, ID 233 State Building: Middle East/The Balkans, ID 250 Aid and Empire, ID 253 Social Movements, Globalization and the State, ID 259 Religion, Identity and Violence in a Globalizing World, ID 262 Famine and Food Security, ID 266 Principles of Negotiation and Mediation, ID 291 Refugees and Forced Migration, SOC 242 Human Rights and Transitional Justice. Methods and Skills Courses (3 units): ID 132 Research Methods and two courses from the following: computer science, cultural anthropology, cartography, statistics, geographic information systems (GIS), conflict negotiation, or a foreign language at the intermediate level. Internship or Field Research (1 unit) - A one-credit internship or field research related to international development. Capstone Seminar (1 unit) or Honors Thesis (2 units): ID 290 Capstone Seminar.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must earn a minimum of an 80 on the TOEFL ibt (or a 550 on the paper version), a minimum of 6.5 on the IELTS or a minimum of a 55 on the PET. If students do not meet the minimum score requirements, but have a strong academic background, students may be grant provisional or conditional admission. Students with a strong academic record who scores of 70 and 79 (520-529) on the TOEFL, 6.0 on the IELTS or 50 on the PET may be offered provisional admission. Students will begin their studies at Clark by taking two undergraduate courses and two courses through Clark's American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) to strengthen their English language skills. Clark's ALCI program provides intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, private tutorial sessions, TOEFL preparation and computer-assisted language learning. Students with a strong academic record who score of 60 and 69 (500-519) on the TOEFL, 5.5 on the IELTS or 45 on the PTE may be conditionally admitted to Clark. As a conditional student, they would begin their Clark experience by improving their English language proficiency through Clark's American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) which provides intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, private tutorial sessions, TOEFL preparation and computer-assisted language learning.

योग्यता

इन्डिपेन्डेन्ट मेजर

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Clark University

विभागको नाम

International Development, Community, and Environment Department