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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 chosen from below or, when approved, other courses or directed individual studies that focus on poverty, social inequality, and human capability. The Shepherd Program website lists some related courses that provide students substantial opportunity to address poverty and human capability (e.g. through a major project on a poverty-related topic). Students are also encouraged to petition other relevant courses for credit. These “related courses” must be approved by the director of the Shepherd Program and the course instructor.
CBL 100
CBSC 235
ECON 229, 234, 235, 236, 237, 251, 280, 286 (SOAN 286)
EDUC 369
ENGL 260
FILM 237S, 251
HIST 232, 254
JOUR 240
PHIL 242, 253
POL 215, 388
POV 102, 192, 193, 197 (maximum one credit), 202, 232, 241, 243 (PHIL 243), 245 (PHIL 245), 249, 253 (SOAN 253), 257 (SOAN 257), 258 (SOAN 258), 262, 280, 295 (LAW 221), 296 (often at the Augusta Correctional Center), 401, 402, 403, 421, 422
SOAN 222, 227, 228, 259, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268 (POL 268), 278, 279, 286 (ECON 286), 288, 290, and, when approved in advance as appropriate, SOAN 276
SPAN 347
- A capstone study that culminates in a major research project on a topic proposed by the student that focuses on poverty, social inequality, and human capability. Most minors will take POV 423. Others may petition to substitute for their capstone an independent study, honors thesis, capstone in another major or minor, or a relevant research project from a POV related course. These substitutes must be approved by the director of the Shepherd Program and co-advised by Shepherd Program faculty.
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2. Take one course from:
POV 450 or 453 3. At least 10 credits chosen from among the following:
- CBL 100 - Introduction to Community-Based Learning
- 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 251 - Women in the Economy
- ECON 280 - Development Economics
- ECON 286 - Lakota Land Culture, Economics and History (SOAN 286)
- EDUC 369 - Urban Education and Poverty
- ENGL 260 - Literary Approaches to Poverty
- FILM 237S - Field Documentary
- FILM 251 - Ethnographic Study of Modern-Day Slavery in Ghana: Creating Short Documentary Film
- HIST 232 - Popular Culture in Latin America
- HIST 254 - History of the U.S. Welfare State
- JOUR 240 - Poverty in the Media
- PHIL 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity
- PHIL 253 - Philosophy of Race
- POL 215 - International Development
- POL 388 - Architecture of Urban Community
- POV 102 - Introduction to Community-Based Poverty Studies
- POV 192 - Blue Ridge Mile Training
- POV 193 - Blue Ridge Mile Clinic
- POV 197 - Bonner Program (no more than one credit)
- POV 202 - Respect, Community and the Civic Life
- POV 232 - Race, Class, and Education Policy
- POV 241 - Poverty, Ethics, and Religion
- POV 243 - Martin Luther King Jr.: Poverty, Justice, and Love (PHIL 243)
- POV 245 - Poverty, Dignity, and Human Rights (PHIL 245)
- POV 249 - Poverty, Oppression, and Privilege
- POV 253 - Narrating Our Stories: Culture, Society, and Identity (SOAN 253)
- POV 257 - Anthropology of Public Policy (SOAN 257)
- POV 258 - Ethnographies of Global Poverty (SOAN 258)
- POV 262 - Poverty, Equity and Empathy
- POV 280 - Poverty Law
- POV 295 - Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar (LAW 221)
- POV 296 - Special Topics in Poverty Studies
- POV 401 - Independent Study in Poverty and Human Capability Studies
- POV 402 - Independent Study in Poverty and Human Capability Studies
- POV 403 - Independent Study in Poverty and Human Capability Studies
- POV 421 - Independent Research in Poverty and Human Capability Studies
- POV 422 - Independent Research in Poverty and Human Capability Studies
- POV 491 - Senior Symposium in Poverty and Human Capability Studies
- SOAN 222 - Data Science Tools for Social Policy
- SOAN 227 - What is Power?
- SOAN 228 - Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOAN 259 - Global Urban Sociology
- SOAN 263 - Poverty and Marginality in the Americas
- SOAN 264 - States, Data, and Population Policies in the Americas
- SOAN 265 - Exploring Social Networks
- SOAN 266 - Neighborhoods and Inequality
- SOAN 268 - Migration, Identity, and Conflict (POL 268)
- SOAN 278 - Health and Inequality: An Introduction to Medical Sociology
- SOAN 279 - Conceptions of Race and Health: Black & White=Gray
- SOAN 286 - Lakota Land Culture, Economics and History (ECON 286)
- SOAN 288 - Childhood
- SOAN 290 - Special Topics in Sociology
and, when approved in advance as appropriate, - SOAN 276 - Art & Science of Survey Research
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. - SPAN 347 - Poetry and Power
4. A capstone study that culminates in a major research project on a topic proposed by the student that focuses on poverty, social inequality, and human capability.
Most minors will take POV 423. Others may petition to substitute for their capstone an independent study, honors thesis, capstone in another major or minor, or a relevant research project from a POV related course. These substitutes must be approved by the director of the Shepherd Program and co-advised by Shepherd Program faculty.
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