GDEV 5501

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 4, 2025 7:07PM EDT

GDEV 5501
Development in Action: Winter Faculty-Led Study Trips

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Each section of this course is a different faculty-led winter study trip that follows a 0.5 credit Fall course where students gain familiarity with a particular global development challenge (i.e., hunger & sustainable food production, inequality across the life course, environmental challenges & solutions, etc.) through readings, lectures, and in-class discussions. Then, in this winter session course, students travel to meet with actors on the ground who are navigating and developing solutions to these challenges.


Prerequisites GDEV 3500/GDEV 5500.

Fees Course fee, TBA. TBA.

Exploratory Studies (CU-ITL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025WI, 2024WI

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe the impact of various global and/or local development-related policies, strategies, and interventions in selected countries.
  • Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and understanding by engaging respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Demonstrate adaptability and resilience in unfamiliar and changing environments, recognizing these as essential skills in the field of global development.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3501

  • 2.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Socio-Environment in Vietnam

  •  1139 GDEV 5501   PRA 401

    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026

    • Goldstein, J

      Tranviet, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Vietnam. Students will travel to Vietnam on December 31, 2025 and return to New York on January 18, 2026. Multi-term course, completion of GDEV 3500/5500 and GDEV 3105/5501 required for final grade.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3501

  • 2.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Agrarian Change in China

  •  1140 GDEV 5501   PRA 402

    • Jan 5 - Jan 15, 2026

    • Tucker, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Cameroon. Students will travel to Cameroon on January 3rd and return to New York on January 16, 2026. Multi-term course, completion of GDEV 3500/5500 and GDEV 3105/5501 required for final grade.

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