FAIR HOUSING STUDIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A, GEN BUS 106 , or graduate standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize how the role of government can shape urban form and create systemic biases in the functioning of housing markets Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize how private sector actors navigate the policy landscape and utilize fair housing regulations and other available tools to address issues of systemic bias and inequality Audience: Undergraduate 3. Articulate the causes of housing market inequities, including the historical context and the role of modern-day discrimination and other systemic biases Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the consequences of inequality in housing markets, including housing insecurity, segregation, energy insecurity, health impacts, educational attainment, and economic outcome Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze and interpret housing data, connect to actual policy environments, and present findings in written and presentation formats. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize how the role of government can shape urban form and create systemic biases in the functioning of housing markets Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize how private sector actors navigate the policy landscape and utilize fair housing regulations and other available tools to address issues of systemic bias and inequality Audience: Undergraduate 3. Articulate the causes of housing market inequities, including the historical context and the role of modern-day discrimination and other systemic biases Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the consequences of inequality in housing markets, including housing insecurity, segregation, energy insecurity, health impacts, educational attainment, and economic outcome Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze and interpret housing data, connect to actual policy environments, and present findings in written and presentation formats. Audience: Undergraduate