Poverty and Human Capability Studies minor

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A minor in poverty and human capability studies requires completion of seven courses as follows. In meeting the requirements of this interdisciplinary minor, a student must use at least nine credits not also used to meet the requirements of any other major or minor.

POV 101 or 103
POV 450 or 453
At least 10 credits (9 credits for those completing POV 103) chosen from among the following:
ECON 234, 235, 236, 237, 280; EDUC 369; ENGL 260; HIST 354; JOUR 241; PHIL 242; POL 215; POV 102, 241, 295 (LAW 221); PSYC 235; SOAN 202, 228, 290; approved independent-study courses that focus on poverty and human capability; or other course offerings (“related courses” on the Shepherd website) that devote a segment to poverty and enable students to write a paper that addresses poverty and human capability. These “related courses” must be approved in advance by the director of the Shepherd Program and the course instructor.
A capstone study that culminates in a major research paper on a topic proposed by the student that focuses on poverty and human capability. This course will typically be POV 423. It may be an independent study, senior thesis, honors thesis, or WGS 396, when the research projects fit the criteria above and are co-advised by Shepherd Program faculty. These substitute courses must be approved in advance by the director of the Shepherd Program and by the participating instructors.

1. Take one course from:

2. Take one course from:

POV 450 or 453

3. At least 10 credits (9 credits for those completing POV 103) chosen from among the following:

ECON 234 - Urban Education: Poverty, Ethnicity and Policy 234
ECON 235 - The Economics of Social Issues 235
ECON 236 - Economics of Education 236
ECON 237 - Health Economics 237
EDUC 369 - Urban Education and Poverty 369
ENGL 260 - Literary Approaches to Poverty 260
HIST 354 - Seminar: The History of the American Welfare State 354
JOUR 241 - Media and Poverty: The Poor in Journalism and Film 241
PHIL 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity 242
POL 215 - International Development 215
POV 102 - Fieldwork in Poverty and Human Capability 102
POV 241 - Poverty, Ethics, and Religion 241
POV 295 - Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar 295 (LAW 221)
PSYC 235 - Effects of Poverty on Families and Children 235
SOAN 202 - Contemporary Social Problems 202
SOAN 228 - Race and Ethnic Relations 228
SOAN 290 - Special Topics in Sociology 290
approved independent-study courses of at least three credits each that focus on poverty and human capability; or other course offerings (“related courses” on the Shepherd Web site) that devote a segment to poverty and enable students to write a paper that addresses poverty and human capability. These “related courses” must be approved in advance by the director of the Shepherd Program and the course instructor.

4. A capstone study that culminates in a major research paper on a topic proposed by the student that focuses on poverty and human capability

POV 423 - Poverty and Human Capability: A Research Seminar 423
It may be an independent study, senior thesis, honors thesis, or:
WGS 396 - Advanced Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies 396
when the research projects fit the criteria above and are co-advised by Shepherd Program faculty. These substitute courses must be approved in advance by the director of the Shepherd Program and by the participating instructors.