SOC311 — Poverty in America
5 credits This course examines the nature and extent of poverty in the United States. Students will review dominant views of poverty, how poverty is measured, characteristics of poor populations, international comparisons, underlying causes of poverty, and government programs and policies which address poverty. This course includes an examination of homelessness, as an example of severe poverty. This course meets the Social Science general education distribution requirement. Prerequisites: Admission to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program and completion of ENGL& 101 and a college-level social science course Course