GDEV 3500 - Development in Action: Fall Faculty-Led Study Trip Preparation

(CU-CEL, CU-ITL)

Multi-semester course: Fall, Winter. 0.5 credits. Multi-term grading basis.

Permission of department required. Fees for associated winter trip will vary by class section. Co-meets with GDEV 5500.

Staff.

This 7-week fall course prepares students for a faculty-led winter study trip within the Global Development department. Students will spend class sessions gaining familiarity with a particular global development challenge (i.e., hunger & sustainable food production, inequality across the life course, environmental challenges & solutions, etc.) through readings, lectures, and in-class discussions. Upon completion of the fall course, students then enroll in 2.5 practicum hours of winter session credits, where they travel to meet with actors on the ground who are navigating and developing solutions to these challenges.

Outcome 1: Describe the state of a set of development challenges in a specified context.

Outcome 2: Map the range of actors and institutions working to address this challenge.