An ongoing program that develops an original social research project from start to completion. This two-semester seminar deals with urban poverty, politics, and antipoverty policy. Using New York City as a research laboratory and working under the guidance of the faculty coordinator, students learn many of the basic research tools used by social scientists. Junior or Senior standing. Admission by application only.
Participation is for two terms.
Successful completion of both terms satisfies one semester of colloquium requirement, but not the senior thesis requirement, for Barnard Political Science majors. File with the Committee on Programs and Academic Standing, which must approve all requests. Students must consult with the sponsor in advance of filing as to workload and points of credit. No more than two such three or four-point projects may be used for the major, and no more than one for the minor. An independent study project may not be used to satisfy either the colloquium or senior thesis requirements.