PS 651 (M1) - Selected Topics Politics and Society

Spc Top/Pov and Homelessness

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2017 - UNHM Credit (12/28/2016 - 01/20/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   8  
CRN: 30170
Interdisciplinary treatment of selected topics in politics and society. Topics may include democracy, empire and war, gender roles in electoral process, the sociology and psychology of terrorism, the political economy of hunger and poverty, the social origins of dictatorship and democracy, and others. May repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Topic: Empire, Democracy, and War is Writing intensive.
Section Comments: Synchronous online course. Meets via Canvas/Zoom on Jan. 4, 11, and 18, 7-9PM
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Cross listed with : SW 797.1BB, SW 897.1BB
Only listed campus in section: Manchester
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
12/28/2016 1/20/2017 Hours Arranged TBA
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Why are people poor and homeless, and is there anything that can be done about it? Join acclaimed poverty scholar Stephen Pimpare, author of the award-winning People’s History of Poverty in America, for a fascinating and fast-paced examination of poverty and homelessness in the U.S.

Cross listed with SW 897 and SW 797. Grad: 3 credits; undergrad 4 credits.