Spring 2026
GPP 115 001 - LEC 001
Global Poverty: Challenges and Hopes
Ross Christopher Doll
Class #:25309
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Interdisciplinary Social Science Programs
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
34
Enrolled: 182
Waitlisted: 3
Capacity: 216
Waitlist Max: 45
Open Reserved Seats:
5 unreserved seats
26 reserved for Students with 1-4 Terms in Attendance
1 reserved for Students with 5-6 Terms in Attendance
1 reserved for Global Studies Majors
1 reserved for New Undergraduate Transfer Students
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This class seeks to provide a rigorous understanding of 20th century development and thus 21st century poverty alleviation. Students will take a look at popular ideas of poverty alleviation, the institutional framework of poverty ideas and practices, and the social and political mobilizations that seek to transform the structures of poverty.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets International Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
5 unreserved seats
26 reserved for Students with 1-4 Terms in Attendance
1 reserved for Students with 5-6 Terms in Attendance
1 reserved for Global Studies Majors
1 reserved for New Undergraduate Transfer Students
Terms in Attendance:
Undergraduate Classifications Information
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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