This major introduces students to the relationship between global development and inequality. The courses in this major cover key issues, concepts and approaches to global development and poverty. Students are introduced to the historical as well as contemporary contexts of struggles over development and questions of inequality as well as to a range of important issues including the roles of different actors and agencies in development, ranging from international institutions to community levels groups. The major is designed to offer a solid account of how global and local development processes interact in development as well as the experiences they engender. Overall, students specializing in this major will gain a fairly comprehensive account of the complex and interdisciplinary nature of global development and inequality. At the same time, they will be able to assess and evaluate the various challenges and opportunities in development in an age of globalisation.