Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

Huron

Honours Specialization HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Centre for Global Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Science



Admission Requirements


Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, including at least 1.0 essay course, satisfied with either two half–year courses or one full–year course, plus 2.0 additional courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%. Students should note the language requirement for graduation in this module when selecting first year courses. Anthropology, Centre for Global Studies, Economics, English, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Media, Information and Technoculture, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Justice and Peace Studies, and Sociology are recommended as first year courses.

Module/Program Information


Module
9.0 courses:

2.0 courses: CGS 2002F/G, CGS 3220F/G, CGS 3516F/G, CGS 3519F/G.
0.5 course from: CGS 2003F/G, CGS 2004F/G.
0.5 course from: CGS 3001F/G, CGS 3006F/G.
0.5 course from: CGS 3200 level.
2.0 courses from: CGS 3509F/G, CGS 3512F/G, CGS 3518F/G, CGS 3527F/G, CGS 3532F/G.
2.5 courses from: CGS 3000-4999 level; or up to 2.0 non–CGS courses at the 2200 level or higher from Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Information and Media Studies that engage directly with Global Development Studies content, as approved by the Centre for Global Studies.
1.0 course from: CGS 4000-4999 level.

Language Requirement

  • 2.0 language courses with progression from one level to the next (e.g. 1030 level to 2000 level or 2000 level to 3000 level) in a language other than English, or
  • 2.0 language courses in two different languages (other than English) at any level, or
  • By demonstrating fluency in a language other than English

Students are permitted to use language courses at the 2000 level or above to meet module requirements where appropriate.