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 Internship in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice

HIST196SJ

About the Course:

This course fulfills a requirement for the Minor in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice. Must be taken for a letter grade.
Students gain practical experience by working in organizations or initiatives engaged in addressing poverty and inequality through policy analysis, advocacy, direct social provision, community action, and/or political organizing. Opportunities to cultivate problem-solving, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills needed to work effectively in institutional or collectively organized settings and to gain exposure to professional, post-graduate educational and training, and related career opportunities in anti-poverty and social justice fields. Students work under faculty supervision to produce reports, a research paper, or other types of creative material based on their experiences.

Pre-requisites:

No pre-requisites have been entered for this course.

Documents:

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Schedule of Courses

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