{"id":483,"date":"2025-08-06T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/?page_id=483"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:53:13","slug":"international-development-and-social-change-b-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/academics\/majors\/international-development-and-social-change-b-a\/","title":{"rendered":"International Development and Social Change, B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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According to the International Monetary Fund, approximately 70 percent of all nations are \u201cdeveloping\u201d \u2014 characterized by economic vulnerability and high levels of poverty. At Clark, international development and social change (IDSC) majors learn how to bring about positive change by thinking critically, acting collaboratively, and engaging responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will collaborate with professors and peers to develop a deep understanding of the past across eras, cultures, and societies. At the same time, you will master critical skills \u2014 persuasive writing, interpreting data, and giving compelling presentations, among others \u2014 that will prepare you for a successful career in any field. Our graduates have worked in education, libraries, museums, business, medicine, law, social justice, and the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage you to take courses across programs representing diverse perspectives, including undergraduate classes offered through Clark\u2019s Graduate School of Geography<\/a> and School of Business<\/a>. This provides opportunities for you to gain the skills you need to work across the nonprofit, private, government, nongovernmental organization, and research sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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