DEVT 2100 - Poverty and Social Development
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Course Details
| Course Code | DEVT 2100 |
| Course | Poverty and Social Development |
| Coordinating Unit | School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 2 hour workshop per week |
| Prerequisites | 12 units of Level I Humanities/Social Sciences courses |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | ANTH 2027 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | Poverty and inequality are two of the most challenging features of the contemporary world. This course aims to explore the nature of poverty; its dimensions, the experiences of it, and theories of its causes. The course will also illuminate and examine some of the potential solutions posed for poverty, particularly those that centre on ideas of ‘social development’. This course will ask students to think deeply and critically about the nature of poverty and inequality. |
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Course Staff
Dr Jayne Curnow
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 118
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5095
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