PSCI168
POVERTY & INEQUALITY
- Department
- Political Science
- Terms offered
- 1
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 2026
Description
Income inequality has reached unprecedented levels globally and poverty persists. This course looks at inequality and poverty from a comparative perspective and addresses their causes, consequences and possible solutions. Why are there so much inequality and poverty? How are they reproduced throughout society? How might they be reduced? It explores the historical and contemporary social, political, and economic implications of poverty and inequality with a particular focus on the United States and other industrialized countries.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2026
2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: not enough history to forecast. | 2030 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2030 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2030 Intersession: not enough history to forecast. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: not enough history to forecast. | 2029 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2029 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2029 Intersession: not enough history to forecast. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: not enough history to forecast. | 2028 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2028 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2028 Intersession: not enough history to forecast. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: not enough history to forecast. | 2027 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2027 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2027 Intersession: not enough history to forecast. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC118 2026
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Sebastian Royo | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 24846 |