"New" Housing and Homelessness Course Offered for Graduate Students at the University of Victoria

A new course is being offered for Graduate students at the University of Victoria. The course GS501 Interdisciplinary Topics: Applied Research in Housing and Homelessness will be held from September-December 2009. Mondays, 2:30pm to 5:30pm. in Room CLE B215.

The primary focus of this course is the development of critical approaches to applied research and to generate knowledge for policy development in the field of housing and homelessness In particular, this interdisciplinary graduate course will be a unique opportunity for students to undertake an applied research project in collaboration with the B.C. Ministry of Housing and Social Development.  Students will work collaboratively with representatives in the Ministry of Housing and Social Development to plan and conduct a research project (for example, designing program evaluation, needs assessment, conducting a literature review) on which they will make a final presentation.  Potential topics for research projects include homelessness, rental market and market housing, Aboriginal housing needs,  senior housing needs , Women fleeing violence and housing issues,  anticipating future housing needs in B.C., sustainable and green housing.

For more information and details on how to register visit: http://www.researchimpact.ca/localRI/UVic/GSHousing/

The course is open to all graduate students with permission from their graduate advisor. The course may be taken for credit.

For more information on this course contact Bernie Pauly (bpauly@uvic.ca, 250-721-6284), or Margo Matwychuk (mmatwych@uvic.ca, 250-721-6283)