Curriculum
View the requirements and the requirements in the Catalogue.
Unique to CID
- Real-world development projects at home and abroad.
- Established international courses working with the same communities year after year.
- Opportunity to build and continue projects from: semester to semester; undergraduate work to graduate work; academic work to professional work.
- Faculty with experience in grassroots development that are dedicated to teaching and mentoring students.
- Multidisciplinary experience (e.g. working with experts in a variety of fields: transportation, health, engineering, etc.
Areas of Focus
- International Development
- Local Community Development
- Ecological Economics
- Policy - Agricultural, Development, Transportation
- Town and City Planning
The Community and International Development Minor
The Community and International Development (CID) minor offers students a structured opportunity to make a positive impact in their local and global communities. Backed by rigorous coursework and experienced faculty oversight, students put ideas into action on the ground through service-learning courses, internships and travel study. Students will examine complex issues and identify underlying social, economic, and cultural factors that impact development. This minor includes opportunities to apply their coursework in international settings through our small and successful international projects in Peru, St. Lucia, Kenya, Nepal and Puerto Rico.
CID alums go on to work in the private, public and nonprofit sectors on issues related to environmental sustainability, global health, humanitarian relief, international education, microfinance, agriculture and food systems, peace and conflict resolution.
This minor requires 15 credits of coursework in sustainable community development, ecological economics, resiliency, agriculture, and policy.
