FARE * 1300 – Poverty, Food & Hunger W (3-0) [0.50]

This course examines the nature of poverty, food security and hunger at both the local and global levels. In so doing, it explores the nature of international development more broadly and its relevance to students studying a wide range of disciplines. It aims to provide students with the basic concepts and analytical tools required to reflect critically on international development issues in the world today and the how global poverty, food insecurity and hunger might be alleviated.


Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : April 30, 2014

Is the textbook recommended by the student? No
Did the student enjoy the professor? No
Professor : Henson

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Took it in my 3rd yr and I overheard all the first years complaining in class about how hard it is. It is honestly an easy 90. I probably spent 10hrs total in the semester on this class. Prof was good and relatively interesting.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : January 6, 2014

Is the textbook recommended by the student? No
Did the student enjoy the professor? No
Professor : Julio Mendoza

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Where do I begin? Not only was the content super dry, Mendoza had an extremely heavy accent. I'm talking extremely heavy. Half of the time no one knew what he was even saying, which wouldn't matter so much if he just read off slides, but he would try and expand on slide topics and following him was nearly impossible. I know he meant well, but for myself and many others who were in the class it was pretty brutal to have no idea what was going on. That being said the main project wasn't so bad, but overall I definitely wouldn't recommend this course.
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Posted By : AW
Posted On : April 25, 2012

Is the textbook recommended by the student? Yes
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Henson

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The prof was fine but I did not enjoy the course material. It was divided into three parts. The first part was simple and easy to understand. The second was pure economics, which wasn't appealing to me. And lastly, the third part was mainly about policies.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : April 19, 2012

Is the textbook recommended by the student? No
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Henson

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Great, and enthusiastic professor, very interesting course material and overall pretty easy as well. I would recommend this course to anyone
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : April 18, 2012

Is the textbook recommended by the student? Yes
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Henson

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Took this course as an elective and really enjoyed it! The prof is interesting and very knowledgeable, the book was easy to read and the tests and assignments weren't too hard. This course was a real eye opener into the world of poverty.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : April 16, 2012

Is the textbook recommended by the student? Yes
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Spencer Henson

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This prof is incredibly enjoyable. He is knowledgable and active in the field. I found the textbook very easy to read, as the heading and chapters followed the exact same format as the lectures. It is quite heavy on the econ, so I would recommend taking micro econ before this course.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : April 7, 2012

Is the textbook recommended by the student? No
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Henson

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Interesting class, pretty easy, they use the same quizzes year to year. Henson is interesting and very British but the sub prof is very difficult to understand.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : March 6, 2011

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Fantastic course! Highly recommended. Especially interesting for ID students.
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