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Course Info for URST - 319 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2817 Title: Affordable Housing Policies Department: Urban Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 10 Current enrollment: 11 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: W: 1:30PM-4:10PM, MECC - 260 Instructor(s): Goldstein, Shoshana
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Urban Studies 101 or CTYP 101 or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
This course will provide an in-depth treatment of affordable housing policy and programs in the United States starting with the New Deal and how they have shaped and reshaped the City of Hartford. The course will focus on the legacy of affordable housing programs and current federal, state, and local policies aimed to desegregated and promote economic opportunities for low-income households. Students will gain an advanced knowledge on a variety of affordable housing programs and policies aimed at increasing affordability and de-concentrating poverty. Students will have the opportunity to witness changes at a particular housing project in Hartford in the City's effort to meet new housing policy objectives while providing affordable housing to residents.