Poverty and the Law
Urban and Inner City Studies · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Only, Every Year
One shot a year. Offered fall term only, so a clash costs a full year.
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where UIC-3240 counts
Counts toward 9 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CJ 3-YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CJ 4 YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- HR 3-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- HR 4-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- UIC 3-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC 4-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC HONOURS BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course focuses on poverty law as it affects the individual and the community. It offers the student insight into the legal and administrative regimes governing the lives of persons of low or modest income. From the theoretical and practical perspective, it explains how certain laws may act as barriers to the full participation of disadvantaged persons in a free and democratic society. Finally, the course examines how the law can be used to advance the interests of persons of low and modest incomes.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and UIC-3040.
Note
This course was formerly numbered UIC-3040 and had the same subject material.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.