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Nov 24, 2024
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2016-2017 University Catalog archived
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 229, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 280; EDUC 369; ENGL 260; HIST 271, 354; JOUR 241; PHIL 242; POL 215; POV 102, 241, 243 (PHIL 243), 295 (LAW 221), 296; PSYC 235; SOAN 186 (ECON 186), 202, 228, 266, 268 (POL 268), 288, 290; approved independent-study courses that focus on poverty and human capability; or other course offerings (“related courses” on the Shepherd website) that provide students substantial opportunity to address poverty and human capability (e.g., through a major project on a poverty-related topic). 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.
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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 229 - Urban Economics
- ECON 234 - Urban Education: Poverty, Ethnicity and Policy
- ECON 235 - The Economics of Social Issues
- ECON 236 - Economics of Education
- ECON 237 - Health Economics
- ECON 238 - Poverty and Inequality in the United States
- EDUC 369 - Urban Education and Poverty
- ENGL 260 - Literary Approaches to Poverty
- HIST 271 - Profit and Prophecy in Islamic History
- HIST 354 - Seminar: The History of the American Welfare State
- JOUR 241 - Media and Poverty: The Poor in Journalism and Film
- PHIL 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity
- POL 215 - International Development
- POV 102 - Fieldwork in Poverty and Human Capability
- POV 241 - Poverty, Ethics, and Religion
- POV 243 - Martin Luther King Jr.: Poverty, Justice, and Love (PHIL 243)
- POV 295 - Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar (LAW 221)
- POV 296 - Special Topics in Poverty Studies
- PSYC 235 - Effects of Poverty on Families and Children
- SOAN 186 - Land in Lakota Culture, Economics, and History (ECON 186)
- SOAN 202 - Contemporary Social Problems
- SOAN 228 - Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOAN 266 - Neighborhoods, Culture, and Poverty
- SOAN 268 - Migration, Identity, and Conflict (POL 268)
- SOAN 288 - Childhood
- SOAN 290 - Special Topics in Sociology
or approved independent-study courses that focus on poverty and human capability; or other course offerings (“related courses” on the Shepherd website) that provide students substantial opportunity to address poverty and human capability (e.g., through a major project on a poverty-related topic). 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
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