GDEV 5502
Dev in Action: Spring Break Faculty-Led Study Trip
This course is the shell course for the spring courses that includes a faculty-led Spring Break practicum within the Global Development department. In these courses, students spend 10 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.) and a particular geographic context through readings, lectures, and in-class discussions. The course continues during an intensive Spring-break field study trip, and concludes with post-fieldwork analysis, reflection, and follow-up during the last 5 weeks of the semester.
Topics
- Describe the state of a set of development challenges in a specified context.
- Map the range of actors and institutions working to address this challenge.
- Evaluate the impact of various global and/or local development related policies, strategies, and interventions in selected countries.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and understanding by engaging respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrate adaptability and resilience in unfamiliar and changing environments, recognizing these as essential skills in the field of global development.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027