Associate of Arts degree — International and Development Studies option
Employment opportunities
This program is designed to provide a sound background for students who intend to pursue careers in businesses with interests overseas, church work in the third world, teaching, journalism, community relations, translation, international development work, the travel industry, diplomacy, government, international trade and commerce, as well as for those wishing to prepare for advanced scholarly work and research. Currently, the International and Development Studies option focuses on Latin America.
International and Development Studies field school
Optional field schools and study tours of three to six weeks duration are organized on a regular basis. A typical field school in Latin America of a three-week duration would cost approximately $2,000 plus meals.
A field school certificate will be awarded to those students successfully completing this aspect of the program.
Work experience
It is recommended that students undertake an average of three hours per week voluntary work during at least one semester of the second year in the program. This can be fulfilled in a number of ways and might include activities involving community education, non-governmental organizations, church groups involved in international issues, etc. Students will thus be introduced to the work world as it pertains to the international sphere, blending academic studies with the realities of employment.
It may be possible to arrange employment opportunities, probably on an exchange basis, in the regions of specialization. This can only be done for individuals who have taken the appropriate language courses.
Entrance requirements
See the Associate of Arts degree section for details on entrance requirements and application procedures.
General requirements
60 credits of 100- and 200-level courses. A minimum of 15 credits must be completed at 51³Ô¹Ïapp.
Each course must be transferable to one of Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, University of Northern British Columbia, or University of Victoria. Transferability of courses can be found on the B.C. Transfer Guide at . No course will be used to meet more than one of the following specific requirements.
Graduation requires a minimum GPA of 2.00, calculated on all courses that could apply to the program.
Program outline
Course
Title
Credits
Six credits in English or Communications:
Two of:
6
ENGL 105–170
ENGL courses numbered 105–170
CMNS 125
Communicating Professionally to Academic and Workplace Audiences
CMNS 251
Professional Report Writing
Nine credits in Science:
MATH, COMP, or STAT course
3–4
Lab science
One 100-level course
3–4
Science elective
One lower-level course
3–4
36 credits in Arts:
One of:
3
ANTH 102
Culture and Society
ECON 203
Comparative Economic Systems (discontinued)
GEOG 140
Human Geography
POSC 260
International Relations and Global Politics
POSC 360
The United Nations and International Organizations
SOC 101
Introductory Sociology I
Plus:
ANTH 220/GDS 220
Anthropology of Globalization and Development
3
LAS 100
Images of Latin America
3
or LAS 102
Latin American Study tour
One of:
3
LAS 110
Pre-Columbian, Hispanic, and African Heritage of Latin America
HIST 261
Latin American History: The Colonial Experience (discontinued)
HIST 262
Latin American History: The National Experience (discontinued)
Plus:
LAS 200/SOC 200
Introduction to Latin American Issues
3
LAS 206/ANTH 206/MACS 206/SOC 206
The Politics of Arts in Latin America
3
SOC 250/GDS 250
Sociology of Development
— The Global South
3
Two of:
6
GEOG 233
Selected Regions
GEOG 241
Social Geography: The Urban Experience
GEOG 242/ ECON 242
Economic Geography
POSC 230
Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes
SOC 255/ MACS 255
Introduction to Social Research (formerly also offered as ANTH 255)
Note 2: Students are responsible for prerequisite courses and may wish to use them to meet the above requirements where applicable.
Subject areas
Please see this section for a list of the
subject areas which apply to Associate of Arts program categories.
Undergraduate continuance
Students enrolled in undergraduate courses (courses numbered 100 or higher) must maintain an undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 to remain enrolled in Good Academic Standing at 51³Ô¹Ïapp.
Students in Good Academic Standing will have no registration limits placed on them. Failure to meet the minimum CGPA requirement will result in restrictions on registration and may eventually lead to academic suspension from undergraduate studies at 51³Ô¹Ïapp. Students on Academic Warning or Academic Probation are limited to registering in 10 credits. For further details, see the Academic standing and undergraduate continuance section of the academic calendar. Academic standing is governed by UFV’s .
Residency
Students must complete at least 15 of the credits required at 51³Ô¹Ïapp.