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Global Poverty and Practice (GPP)

GPP 105 The Ethics, Methods, and Pragmatics of Global Practice 4 Units

Department: Global Poverty and Practice

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 6 hours of Seminar per week for 8 weeks. 8 hours of Seminar per week for 6 weeks.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

This course is intended to provide students with the necessary background and knowledge to undertake projects and work experience of a global scope. Students will be exposed to a diversity of methodological frameworks, introduced to the basic skills needed to effectively participate in organizations, and to understand the ethics of global service and practice. Students will be required to complete a literature review and a major project proposal.

Formerly known as International and Area Studies 105. Instructor: Talwalker

GPP 115 Global Poverty: Challenges and Hopes in the New Millennium 4 Units

Department: Global Poverty and Practice

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 6 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 8 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2.5 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.

This class seeks to provide a rigorous understanding of 20th century development and thus 21st century poverty alleviation. Students will take a look at popular ideas of poverty alleviation, the institutional framework of poverty ideas and practices, and the social and political mobilizations that seek to transform the structures of poverty.

Instructor: Roy

GPP 196 Global Poverty and Practice Capstone Course 3 Units

Department: Global Poverty and Practice

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 2 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks. 6 hours of Seminar per week for 8 weeks. 7 hours of Seminar per week for 6 weeks.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

This course is intended to provide students with a forum for reflection on the Practice Experience component of the Global Poverty and Practice minor. Lessons learned in the minor will be applied to the realm of public discourse through various forms of public scholarship. Issues of power and privilege, civic engagement, and tensions between tourism vs. travel and community service vs. engagement will be addressed. Students will also explore academic and professional post-graduation options.