All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Building on an applied economics foundation, the Community and International Development curriculum offers students the academic and professional experience enabling them to address community development locally and globally. Students in Community and International Development have opportunities to analyze and learn from development issues in Vermont, New England, and around the world; students learn while engaging in real-world problem solving. Over the past decade, students and faculty members within CDAE have also nurtured relationships with communities in Belize, Peru, Honduras, Kenya, Puerto Rico, Nepal, and St. Lucia. CID students partner with organizations in these experiences to address the development issues facing local communities through carefully designed service-learning courses and faculty-led trips at home and abroad.
CDAE Core Requirements
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CDAE 1020 | World Food,Pop & Develop | 3 |
| CDAE 1240 | Fund of Public Communication | 3 |
| CDAE 1600 | Design Innovation I | 3 |
| CDAE 1610 | Principles of Comm Dev Econ | 3 |
| CDAE 2020 | Sustainable Community Dev | 3 |
| CDAE 1660 | Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 |
| CDAE 3500 | Applied Research Methods | 4 |
Community and International Development Major Requirements
Students must complete:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 1110 | Elements of Statistics (or higher) | 3 |
| CDAE 3530 | Macroeconomics for Appl Econ | 3 |
| CDAE 3540 | Microeconomics for Appl Econ | 3 |
| CDAE 3550 | Applied Consumption Economics | 3 |
| Choice of 3-credit Capstone Experience Options | ||
| Community Develpmt:St Lucia I | ||
| Internship | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Choose 8 of the following: | 24-25 | |
| Drafting Design I | ||
| Intr to Dev Carib & Cent Am | ||
| US Food, Social Equity &Dev | ||
| Intro Urban&Rural Planning | ||
| Drafting Design II | ||
| AI & Society | ||
| Doc. Film for Social Change | ||
| Media-Policy-Action | ||
| Leadership in Practice | ||
| Community Media Production | ||
| Propaganda, Media, & Cit Respn | ||
| Consumer Law and Policy | ||
| Consumer Law in Action I | ||
| Design Innovation II | ||
| Evolving Trends in Int'l Devel | ||
| Global Media & Intl Developmen | ||
| Community Develpmt:St Lucia I | ||
| The Real Cost of Food | ||
| Agricultural Policy and Ethics | ||
| Comparative Food Systems | ||
| Community Org & Development | ||
| Economics of Sustainability | ||
| Contemp Policy Iss:Comm Dev | ||
| Consumer Law in Action II | ||
| Smart Resilient Communities | ||
| Local Community Initiatives | ||
| Project Development & Planning | ||
| Community Design Studio | ||
| Adv Sust Dev Sm Island States | ||
| Internship (with Advisor-Approved Focus) | ||
| Transfer Credit or CDAE Special Topics courses, as appropriate | ||
Restrictions
Ineligible Minors: Community and International Development