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International Development Studies: Master’s Collaborative Specialization Since 1991 International Development Studies (IDS) at Guelph has successfully linked with various discipline- based Master’s programs on campus to provide a focal point for graduate teaching and research on international development topics. The Guelph Institute of Development Studies adds a specialization in International Development Studies onto a Master’s program providing students with extra flexibility in the job market. gids.uoguelph.ca Collaborating Programs IDS is a specialization that can be pursued through, but not limited to, the following programs across campus:

■ Capacity Development and Extension ■ ■ ■ English ■ Environmental Sciences ■ Family Relations & Applied Nutrition ■ Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics ■ ■ “I knew I wanted to pursue a degree that emphasized: interdisciplinary problem-solving, the cultivation of critical analysis, and engagement on cutting-edge issues. This unique program ■ Latin American & Caribbean Studies has not only reinvented my academic experience, it has introduced me to a vibrant ntellectual ■ community, provided opportunities for professional development, and exposed me to new ■ Philosophy world views and ways of knowing. ■ Plant Agriculture – Angela Asuncion (MSc, Rural Planning and Development & IDS) ■ ■ Population Medicine ARE YOU INTERESTED IN: ■ Political Science, , Geography, ), 3) research ■ Public Issues in Anthropology ■ Social & Economic Change methods course or equivalent. ■ ■ Environment & Sustainability ■ Rural Planning and Development Degree Requirements ■ Social Justice and Human ■ Sociology Rights Students in the collaborative Master’s ■ Food Security & Health specialization in International Development Admission Requirements ■ Gender & Identities complete the requirements for the Students in the collaborative Master’s in departmental degree (most departments IDS enter through one of the disciplinary/ have requirements tailored to IDS) plus the CAREER OPPORTINITIES: departmental programs listed above. IDS component. The latter comprises two ■ NGO Coordinator/Director Prospective students must first meet the courses: IDEV6200, , ■ Policy or Program Analyst in the specific departmental/discipline program Issues and Process and IDEV6300, Research public or private sectors admission requirements. Students choosing and Analysis in a Development Context. ■ Development Officer to enter the IDS specialization must Students in the IDS specialization should demonstrate familiarity with the social focus their thesis/Major Research Paper Application Deadline: sciences. Prior to being admitted, they must on a broadly defined development-related Please see the application deadline have completed one course in each of: 1) for the collaborating program. issue. There should be at least one IDS- economics, 2) social science (e.g. affiliated faculty member on the thesis/MRP Advisory Committee. CONTACT INFORMATION Each student is required to present Graduate Program Coordinator: their thesis/MRP research at an Annual Dr. Adam Sneyd Graduate Conference to which faculty and 519-824-4120 Ext: 53568 students as well as external development [email protected] stakeholders would be invited, or an ad Graduate Program Assistant: hoc graduate seminar as a substitute Faythe Van Esch where participation in the Annual Graduate 519-824-4120 ext 53461 Conference would be prohibitive. [email protected] U of GGraduate Studies International Development Studies: Doctoral Collaborative Specialization The Guelph Institute of Development Studies offers a PhD Collaborative Specialization in IDS that is a first of its kind in Canada. IDS links together discipline-based PhD programs to provide a focal point for advanced research on international development issues. Based on the experience of faculty advisors in key collaborating departments, the program focuses on issues arising in international , food security, environment and development, and other interdisciplinary cutting-edge topics in development. gids.uoguelph.ca

Collaborating Programs IDS is a specialization that can be pursued with, but not limited to, the following programs across campus:

■ Economics ■ Engineering ■ Environmental Sciences ■ Family Relations & Applied Nutrition ■ Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics ■ Geography ■ History ■ Philosophy ■ Plant Agriculture ■ Political Science “As an aspiring interdisciplinary scholar with a background in (MA), ■ Population Medicine Environmental Policy (MA), and Geography (BA), I found it hard to get a Ph.D. program that ■ Psychology is reflective of who I am and what I want to be. I’ve been a development practitioner and ■ Sociology wanted to acquire knowledge that would help me contribute to human development both in academia and the real world. After a thorough search both in Canada and abroad, I found the Admission Requirements collaborative program, International Development Studies (IDS), and other disciplines at the University of Guelph as that distinct melting pot I was seeking. Such a blended genre, at the Students enter IDS through a collaborating Ph.D. level, is unique.” department with a PhD program such as - Emmanuel Tamufor (PhD, Geography & International Development Studies) Sociology; Geography; Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics; Economics; ARE YOU INTERESTED IN: Engineering; etc. In addition to meeting Degree Requirements specific departmental admission Our PhD students complete requirements ■ Social & Economic Change requirements, IDS applicants are expected for the departmental degree as well as ■ Environment & Sustainability to have a strong background in the social the IDS components. The latter include an ■ Social Justice and Human Rights sciences, experience in development interdisciplinary course on theories and ■ Food Security & Health research and/or development practice, debates, and a course relating student- ■ Gender & Identities and a stated research interest relating to selected research topics to the larger international development. context of international development. It is CAREER OPPORTINITIES: expected that the student’s PhD research ■ NGO Coordinator/Director Application Deadline: will bridge two or more disciplines in a ■ Policy or Program Analyst in the Please see the application deadline for way that relates to the field of international public or private sectors the collaborating program. development studies. ■ Development Officer ■ Professor Our Students Students suited to the program will have a CONTACT INFORMATION demonstrable track record of intellectual or Graduate Program Coordinator: practical engagement with issues arising Dr. Adam Sneyd in some area of international development. 519-824-4120 Ext: 53568 The program allows students to pursue [email protected] development-related doctoral research Graduate Program Assistant: associated with their discipline and Faythe Van Esch prepares them for academic careers and/or 519-824-4120 ext 53461 careers in the field of development practice. [email protected]