1. International Development Studies Orientation August 27, 2008 Leacock Building Room 219

2. Today’s Agenda I. Introduction II. Interdisciplinary Studies Office III. Advising & IDS Programs IV. IDS Program Renewal V. CDAS and the Creation of the Institute for the Study of International Development VI. Internship Office Presentation VII. Q&A

3. Who We Are Professor Philip Oxhorn, IDS Program Chair & Director, Centre for Developing-Area Studies (CDAS) Monica Hotter, Program Adviser ids@mcgill.ca or monica.hotter@mcgill.ca ids@mcgill.ca or monica.hotter@mcgill.ca Andrew Staples, Program Adviser ids@mcgill.ca or andrew.staples@mcgill.ca ids@mcgill.ca or andrew.staples@mcgill.ca Blossom Shaffer, Administrative Officer blossom.shaffer@mcgill.ca Christopher Beausoleil & Amanda Caron, Administrative Coordinators (Acting) christopher.beausoleil@mcgill.cachristopher.beausoleil@mcgill.ca amanda.caron@mail.mcgill.ca amanda.caron@mail.mcgill.ca christopher.beausoleil@mcgill.caamanda.caron@mail.mcgill.ca

4. Contact Information The International Development Studies Program is part of the Interdisciplinary Studies Office Location Peterson Hall 3460 McTavish Street Room 126 Tel: 514-398-4804 Fax: 514-398-2786 Website: www.mcgill.ca/ids/ www.mcgill.ca/ids E-Mail: ids@mcgill.ca ids@mcgill.ca

5. Student Advising Add/Drop Walk-in Advising – No appointment required Add/Drop Walk-in Advising – No appointment required (August 25 th – September 16 th, 2008) Monday through Friday 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday Mornings 10:00 am – 11:30 am Regular Advising Hours (After September 16)- appt required Monday - Friday 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm  To schedule an advising appointment please call 514-398-4804, ext #0

6. Student Advising (cont’d)  Appointments at other times are available upon request  When e-mailing an adviser (ids@mcgill.ca) please indicate your full name and McGill student ID  Please use your official McGill e-mail account for all university correspondence  Students should check their McGill e-mail account regularly

7. IDS Undergraduate Programs IDS offers 4 Undergraduate Program Options: IDS offers 4 Undergraduate Program Options: 1. Minor Concentration (18 credits) 2. Major Concentration (36 credits) 3. Honours Program (57 credits) 4. Joint Honours Program (36 credits) Under the Multi-Track system students must complete at least one Major Concentration and one Minor Concentration in different units Under the Multi-Track system students must complete at least one Major Concentration and one Minor Concentration in different units

8. IDS Undergraduate Programs Students doing the Honours Program must also complete Minor Concentration in a different unit Students doing the Honours Program must also complete Minor Concentration in a different unit Joint Honours students can combine the IDS Joint Honours component with any other Joint Honours component offered in the Faculty of Arts Joint Honours students can combine the IDS Joint Honours component with any other Joint Honours component offered in the Faculty of Arts

9. IDS Undergraduate Programs  For detailed program information, please visit the International Development Studies website at www.mcgill.ca/idswww.mcgill.ca/ids/ or www.mcgill.ca/ids  Check out our IDS brochure or  Drop-in for an appointment with one of our Advisers (during add/drop period)

10. IDS Program Structure Suggested Schedule Breakdown U1 ECON 208, INTD 200 & Group A courses U2 ECON 313 & ECON 314 (note: ECON 314 not required for Minor Concentration) U3 INTD 497 (note: INTD 497 not required for Minor Concentration) & INTD 491 or INTD 492 (note: only required for Honours & Joint Honours Programs) INTD 491 or INTD 492 (note: only required for Honours & Joint Honours Programs) Group B complementary courses can be timed at the student's discretion Group B complementary courses can be timed at the student's discretion Students should plan their schedules carefully, especially if they are thinking about spending a semester or more away, and are strongly advised to see a program adviser before registering for courses Students should plan their schedules carefully, especially if they are thinking about spending a semester or more away, and are strongly advised to see a program adviser before registering for courses

11. IDS Program Renewal  IDS began as Minor in 1992. Since then, it has grown to become one of the largest programs in the Faculty of Arts  Such rapid success inevitably brings with it new challenges  Staffing of INTD 200 and INTD 497  Supervision of internships and honours theses  The lack of new INTD courses  To Begin to Address these Concerns, an IDS Faculty Lecturer has been hired

12. Reconsidering what an IDS Program Represents  A Proposal to Create IDS Domains I.Economic Development & Living Standards II.States & Governance III.Civil Society IV.Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture  Exploration of greater collaboration with the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences IDS Program  Exploration of greater collaboration with the McGill School of the Environment

13. Finding an Academic Home for IDS  CDAS has sponsored IDS informally for the past year  A multi-disciplinary research centre contributing to an international dialogue on development issues through seminars, international conferences and a documentation center.  Dedicated to creating new links between academia, policymakers and development practitioners.  A close working relationship with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  Support resident graduate students, postdoctoral fellows from all over the world, and resident fellows from the international development community  Creation of a new Institute for the Study of International (ISID) Development  The ISID will be responsible for administering IDS and related area-studies programs  It will be located in Peterson Hall  It will pave the way for future joint faculty appointments in international development studies  CDAS (and ISID) hope to establish a close working relationship with IDSSA  Contact Information 3715 Peel Street, Room 212 Telephone: 514-398-3507 Email: adm.cdas@mcgill.ca adm.cdas@mcgill.ca Website: www.mcgill.ca/cdas/ www.mcgill.ca/cdas/

14. Graduate Programs in IDS  The New Development Studies Option (September 2008)  Six Participating Departments: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science and Sociology.  In addition to their disciplinary degree programs, students will take a new multi-disciplinary graduate seminar (INTD 657) and include a multidisciplinary dimension in their MA research.  The goal is to provide graduates with a multi-disciplinary background through practice.  The DSO will be administered by the Institute for the Study of Development  For further information, see: http://www.mcgill.ca/cdas/studies/option/http://www.mcgill.ca/cdas/studies/option/

15. Student Exchanges & Study Abroad Students who wish to study abroad have 3 options: Students who wish to study abroad have 3 options: 1.Exchanges 2.Study Abroad 3.Field Study Semesters

16. Student Exchanges Students participating in a bilateral exchange must apply through McGill Students participating in a bilateral exchange must apply through McGill Students participating in bilateral exchanges pay tuition fees to McGill Students participating in bilateral exchanges pay tuition fees to McGill For more information about bilateral exchanges contact: For more information about bilateral exchanges contact: Student Exchanges & Study Abroad Office James Administration Building, Room 206 Tel: 514-398-8342 Website: www.mcgill.ca/studyabroad/ www.mcgill.ca/studyabroad

17. Study Away from McGill Students can spend a term or more away at any accredited university and transfer approved credits to McGill Students can spend a term or more away at any accredited university and transfer approved credits to McGill Students apply directly to the host institution and pay its tuition fees Students apply directly to the host institution and pay its tuition fees For more information please contact: For more information please contact: Faculty of Arts and Science Student Affairs Office Dawson Hall, Room 115 Tel: 514-398-4210 Website: www.mcgill.ca/artscisao/general/away/ www.mcgill.ca/artscisao/general/away/

18. Field Study Semester Programs Some McGill Departments offer students a chance to put theory into practice through local regional, and international field study programs and individual courses Some McGill Departments offer students a chance to put theory into practice through local regional, and international field study programs and individual courses The Field Study Semesters are McGill courses taught on location, therefore students will receive McGill credit and any grades received will be included in the GPA and CGPA calculations The Field Study Semesters are McGill courses taught on location, therefore students will receive McGill credit and any grades received will be included in the GPA and CGPA calculations

19. Field Study Contacts  Canadian Field Studies in Africa Program (CFSIA) Telephone: 514-398-1872 http://w http://www.mcgill.ca/africa/ww.mcgill.ca/africa  Barbados Field Study Semester (BFSS) Telephone: 514-398-7774 http://www.mcgill.ca/bfss/ http://www.mcgill.ca/bfss/  Panama Field Study Semester (PFSS) McGill Faculty of Science Telephone: 514-398-1063 http:/// http://www.mcgill.ca/pfss/ http:// www.mcgill.ca/

20. IDS ListServ Electronic notice board / discussion list for IDS ids@lists.mcgill.ca To subscribe: e-mail to: listserv@lists.mcgill.ca e-mail to: listserv@lists.mcgill.ca no subject line required no subject line required message: sub ids first name last name message: sub ids first name last name i.e.: sub ids john doe i.e.: sub ids john doe NOTE: If you use the “Reply” function, the message goes only to the sender of the message; to send to all, choose “ Reply to all”. For more information please consult the following website: www.mcgill.ca/ids/listservwww.mcgill.ca/ids/listserv/ www.mcgill.ca/ids/listserv

21. Arts Internship Office Internships are a great way to explore career opportunities, establish valuable contacts, and obtain work experience Internships are a great way to explore career opportunities, establish valuable contacts, and obtain work experience Students in IDS can seek internships, which will allow students to put their academic knowledge into practice in an organization in a developing or developed country that focuses on the problems of developing nations Students in IDS can seek internships, which will allow students to put their academic knowledge into practice in an organization in a developing or developed country that focuses on the problems of developing nations

22. Arts Internships Office Contact Information Anne Turner Faculty of Arts Internship Officer Sophia Boutilier Internship Program Administrator Faculty of Arts Internships Office Leacock Building, room 307 855 Sherbrooke St. W. Tel: 514-398-3467 Fax: 514-398-8049 Website: www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/ www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/

23. IDSSA  IDSSA is a student run organization that targets the needs of McGill’s International Development Studies program students  IDSSA serves as an outlet for student expression on development issues and academic concerns with the IDS program  IDSSA is your representative to the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) and an active body on the McGill Campus  IDSSA organizes a variety of events related to International Development issues, and organizes fundraisers when necessary  For more information please visit their website: http://mcgillaus.com/idssa/ E-Mail: idssamcgill@gmail.ca idssamcgill@gmail.ca

24. Arts Internships Office - Please stand by -

25. Questions ?

26. Thank you for coming