300-400 level courses are on special topics and are more advanced. They often presuppose some basic knowledge in the field and should be more difficult courses than courses at the 1-199 levels. The department is trying to insure that some 400 level courses, although substantially more difficult, are also small in size; they thus may be suitable for graduate students.
HIST 388 Hunger and Poverty in Market Economies
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
Malnutrition is being addressed today primarily through instruments available in market economies. This course considers the scale of human hunger, its impact, its causes, and its relationship to features of market economies that impinge upon its reduction, particularly poverty, development and welfare programs, asset inequality, and technology. Can markets eliminate hunger? This question drives our inquiry. We concentrate on empirical evidence, case studies, and quantitative analysis. Case studies are drawn from Asia, Africa, and the U.S . We stess the acquistion of practical skills including making web pages and using the world wide web as a research tool. Students learn how to find data, analyze statistics, and use relevant computer programs.
