Section Info: ENVST-223-01

Course Title: Development Geography
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: This course explores the major trends and changes in development theory and their bearings on development policy and practice, critically discussing concepts of development and the emergence and evolution of paradigms in development thinking. We will explore what and who drives (under)development, where (location and scales), and what can be done. The course integrates hands-on experiential learning through case studies and guest lectures to enable students to analyze what theoretical foundations informed past and current development thinking and their prospects and limits.
Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Dinko Hanaan Dinko             dhanaandinko@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   10:00AM - 11:15AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
EOS0003   EOS-3: Structures of Inequality   This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor in the Structures of Inequality subject area  
NXDEV0001   NXDEV: Nexus in Development Studies   This course is approved for the Development Studies Nexus track.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography major   This course counts toward the Geography major and minor.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography minor   This course counts toward the Geography major and minor.  
GEOG0002   GEOG-2: Geography major   This course counts toward the Geography major.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 0     Waitlist: 1
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.