International Development Studies

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What is International Development Studies at UCLA

IDS is a selective major that allows students study, analyze, and critically assess the social, political and economic forces that, throughout history, have shaped inequality in the modern world. Engage with debates around the widening patterns of disparities of wealth, power, privilege, and access to social justice that occur in the Global North and Global South.

The IDS Major Features

Current students must apply to be admitted
Interdisciplinary Major- 11 Upper Division courses
Study abroad and internship credit may fulfill major requirements
Small core courses and senior seminar
Optional senior thesis where students can earn Departmental Honors

Independent faculty-guided researchCommon Courses explore topics such as:

The History of International Economic Expansion
Development Theory & Aid Institutions
The Consequences of Rapid Urbanization
Population-Resource Issues
The Transfer of Resources
Conflict Resolution & Diplomacy
International Migration & Refugee Relief
War and Political Violence
Health, Illness, and Health Services
Food Security & Self-Sufficiency
Human Rights & Environmental Justice
Political Stability & Democratization
Survival of Indigenous Societies
Conflicts between Modernity & Tradition
Inequalities of Wealth & Power at all Levels
Relationships between Development & Underdevelopment
Cultural Identity and Cultural Production
Gender Disparities in the Developing World
Globalization as a Contributor to Development and Underdevelopment

Policy Solutions and case studies of successful and failed interventions