Concentrations provide opportunity for more in-depth study in one aspect of this broad, interdisciplinary field. It is best that a concentration is identified as early as possible, but certainly before the start of the junior year.
All IARD majors choose one of the three concentrations, but the students can mix courses from each concentration if agreed with their advisor to add more discipline depth to this multi-disciplinary major
1. Economics and Development
2. Agricultural and Food Systems
3. Environment and Ecosystems
4. A combination of all three is also legitimate after consulting with your advisor
Economics and Development Concentration
Intermediate-level coursework in economics and development sociology serves as a foundation for upper-level study in the social sciences. Students considering future graduate study in economics, development sociology or development studies should consult their advisors concerning more advanced coursework in those and other fields, including mathematics. The following are REQUIRED courses for this concentration (16 credits or 5 courses plus seminar) chosen from list below, but others can be substituted. If you take one of the CORE required courses it cannot be counted here, choose another course. Other courses can also be considered in consultation with your advisor
Number / Title / Notes / Semester / Credits/ Choose up to three (3) courses from AEM/PAM/ECON listed below
ECON 1120 / Introductory Macroeconomics / F / W / Sp / S / 3
ECON 3130
PAM 2000 / Intermediate Microeconomics Theory OR
Intermediate Microeconomics / SBA-AS / F
F / Sp
Sp / 4
4
AEM 2000 / Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy / Writing / Sp / 3
AEM 2300 / International Trade and Finance / SBA / Sp / S / 3
AEM 2500 / Environmental and Resource Economics / SBA / F / Sp / S / 3
AEM 4450 / Towards a Sustainable Global Food System (also NS 4450) / SBA / F / 3
/ Choose up to three ANTH/DSOC courses from the list below
ANTH 2472 / Engaging Other Cultures: Learning about Cultural Differences / SBA-AS / F / 3
DSOC 2010 / Population Dynamics (also SOC 2202) / SBA / F / 3
DSOC 2050 / International Development (also SOC 2206) / D SBA HA / Sp / 3-4
DSOC 3130 / Social indicators and introduction to social science research / SBA / Sp / 3
DSOC 3200 / Rethinking Global Development: New Frameworks / CA SBA / Sp / 3
DSOC 3050 / Education, Inequality, and Development / SBA / Sp / 3
DSOC 3400 / Agriculture, Food and Society / SBA KCM / Sp / 3
Seminar for all students – can be taken for more than one semester. Other area study seminars can be taken
IARD 6960 / Perspectives in International Development
(also NTRES, CSS or AEM 6960) / F / Sp / 1
IN DEPTH: TAKE 5 more courses not counting the trips below for this concentration that can include any not taken above. Choose the in-depth courses to attain depth and tailor your IARD program in consultation with your advisor. Can include courses from other concentrations as well. SUGGESTED EXAMPLES of DEPTH COURSES
International trips – These 2 are trips that if taken with 4010 or 4020 will satisfy the Diversity requirement
IARD 6010
IARD 6011
IARD 6020 / Experience Latin America II (Summer and then Fall) Mexico
Experience Latin America II (Winter and then spring)) Ecuador
Agriculture in Developing Nations II (India) (Winter/Spring)
Prerequisites are IARD 4010, 4011 and 4020, respectively / Junior or Senior / F / W
W / Sp
Sp / S / 3
3
3
Development
PHIL 1940 / Global Thinking (also GOVT 2947) next 2015-2016 / KCM-AS / F / Sp / 3
AEM 4640 / Economics of Agricultural Development – Junior and Senior / F / 3
ANTH 4437 / Anthropology of Development / CA-AS / F / 4
CRP 3090 / Community Development Seminar / Sp / 3
CRP 4770 / Issues in African Development (Seminar) / F / Sp / 2
NS 2600 / Introduction to Global Health / Sp / 3
DSOC 3050 / Education, Inequality, and Development / SBA / Sp / 3
DSOC 4300 / Human Migration: Internal and International / SBA / Sp / 3
DSOC 4380 / Population and Development / F / 3
DSOC 4100 / Health and Survival Inequalities – next 2015 / SBA D / Sp / 4
ECON 3710 / Economic Development / SBA-AS / Sp / 4
ANTH 1400 / The Comparison of Cultures / CA-AS / F / 3
Economics and Marketing
AEM 2300 / International Trade and Finance (also ECON 2300) / Sp / S / 3
AEM 2400 / Marketing / F / S / 3
AEM 2410 / Marketing plan development / F / Sp / 2
AEM 2420 / Marketing / Sp / 4
AEM 3350 / International Technology marketing of Biotechnology / Sp / 3
AEM 4420 / Emerging Markets (requires AEM 2400) - limited seniors / F / 3
Environmental Governance
BEE 4860 / Industrial Ecology of Agriculturally Based Bioindustries / Sp / 3
NRES 3311 / Environmental Governance / F / 3
DSOC 3240 / Environment, Society and Land (also STS 3241, SOC 3240) / SBA / F / 3
Policy
AEM 4300 / International Trade Policy / Sp / 3
AEM 4350 / Political Economy of the WTO / Sp / 3
AEM 4450 / Toward a Sustainable Global Food System (Also NS 4450) / SBA / F / 3
Business Management
AEM 1200 / Introduction to Business Management / Sp / S / 3
AEM 1230 / Foundations of Entrepreneurship and Business / F / 2
AEM 2200 / Business management and organization – AEM permission / F / 4
AEM 2210 / Financial Accounting – no freshmen / F / Sp / S / 3
AEM 3380 / Social Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Problem solvers / F / 4
Other courses relevant to this concentration agreed in consultation with your advisor