International Development Studies Minor

Take your passion worldwide

Build on your other studies and prepare yourself to work and lead in an increasingly interconnected and dynamic world. You can design a curriculum of international development courses to complement your major and other interests. The minor combines relevant coursework and international experience to prepare you for employment opportunities worldwide.

Minor

Minor in International Development Studies

The minor in International Development Studies offered by International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) can be pursued by undergraduates majoring in any CALS field other than IARD. This minor is designed to enrich your preparation for leadership and future employment in today’s rapidly evolving world.

Requirements

In addition to fulfilling all of the requirements of any chosen major in CALS, students must complete the following requirements for the minor.

15-18 credits (5 courses minimum) with significant international content, as recommended by the students' major advisor or the IP Associate Director (four should be CALS courses).
One semester of a suitable International Development seminar. The Cornell International Institute of Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) seminar, IARD/AEM/CSS/NTRES 6960, is also recommended and should be taken in addition.
An approved overseas experience, preferably in a developing country. This can be a student exchange, study abroad program, internship, or faculty-led short course.
Foreign language competency is highly recommended, but not required.

Approved Courses

A list of some example courses that meet the requirements of the International Development Studies minor.
Requires 15-18 credits or 5 courses minimum with preferably 4 from CALS although some can come from an overseas program where there was transfer of credits back to CALS related to the subject of International Development.

COURSE #	COURSE TITLE	SEMESTER TAUGHT	CREDITS
IARD courses
IARD 2020	Perspectives in International and Rural Development	Fall	3
IARD 4010 and 6010	Experience Latin America I: Rural and Urban Realities Experience Latin America II (Chiapas Edition)	Spring Summer	2 + 3
IARD 4020 and 6020	Agriculture in Developing Nations I Agriculture in Developing Nations II (India)	Fall Winter	2 + 3
IARD 4000 ANSC 4000	Feeding the World: The Biological and Quantitative Analyses of Livestock and Crop Systems	Fall	4
IARD 4140	Tropical cropping systems	Fall	4
IARD 3200 HORT 3200	Experiential Garden-Based Learning in Belize	Spring	3
Applied Economics and Management courses
AEM 2000	Contemporary Controversies in Global Economy	Fall	3
AEM 2300	International Trade and Finance	Spring	3
AEM 4450	Food Policy for Developing Countries	Fall	3
Development Sociology courses
DSOC 2050	International Development	Spring	3
DSOC 3200	Rethinking Global Development: New Frameworks	Spring	3
Nutrition courses
NS 2600	Introduction to Global Health	Spring	3
NS 3060	Nutrition Problems of Developing Nations	Fall	3
NS 4450	Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries	Fall	3
NS4570	Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective	Fall	3
NS 4630	Global Health, Development, and Policy Issues in Tanzania	Summer	4
Natural Resources courses
NTRES 3220	Global Ecology and Management	Fall	3
NTRES 3330	Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge	Fall	3
Plant Breeding
PLBR 2010	Plants, Genes, and Global Food Production	Fall	3

Seminars

A list of some seminars that meet the requirements of the International Development Studies minor.
Students are required to take one seminar plus the 6960 CIIFAD seminars at least once.

COURSE #	TITLE	SEMESTER	CREDITS
IARD seminars
IARD 4800	Global Seminar: Building Sustainable Environments and Secure Food Systems or a Modern World.	Spring	3
IARD 4850	Senior Seminar for student with international experience	Spring	3
Natural resource seminars
NTRES 4340	International Conservation: Communities and the Management of the World’s Natural Resources.	Fall	4
CIIFAD seminar
IARD/AEM CSS/NTRES 6960	Perspectives in International Development	Fall or Spring	1