Global Development is an interdisciplinary major program that investigates the causes, consequences, and the possible solutions to underdevelopment and poverty that is evident in the developing countries of the world. It employs an integrated set of theoretical perspectives from Economics, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, and other disciplines to study the underpinnings of global development and sustainability. A major in Global Development prepares impassioned and innovative students to transcend national boundaries in tackling the complex issues of a globalizing economy and thereby become game-changers in global development. They consider a variety of local perspectives to understand development within socio-economic and political contexts, and wrestle with questions on how to make development work. Their aim is to create the opportunity for future generations to increase their well-being without harm to others and the planet. These resolute students typically work in the context of the developing world, either on-site or through their analytical lenses.
More information can be found online at https://www.stetson.edu/other/academics/undergraduate/global-development.php.
Student learning outcomes describe what students know, understand and are able to do as a result of completing a degree program. The learning outcomes for this program are:
- Demonstrate broad knowledge from an interdisciplinary perspective of the level of development throughout the world today and historically
- Explain the key theoretical and empirical approaches to development and underdevelopment
- Synthesize appropriate data from multiple sources to explain the barriers to, and the successes of, development in particular countries and regions
- Conceive, design and execute original research and present it orally and in writing in a professional manner
- Critically evaluate key arguments in professional, public, and advocacy literature and setting
The program's interdisciplinary nature draws on faculty from across the university. The program director is:
Green, Alan
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2013
BA, Furman University
MA, University of Chicago
PhD, Cornell University
