This course is a module-based, topics-driven course, in which we examine the dual phenomena of poverty and discrimination largely through the framework of traditional economics models of human behavior. Students explore a number of key topics pertaining to the two social issues of poverty and discrimination in a multi-dimensional fashion. We begin with daily electronic posts, which should help the students progress through the assigned readings; and each topic concludes with students participating in blog discussions, which are intended to encourage personal interaction and enhanced appreciation for the complexity of the issues we shall explore. The course materials on poverty focus on the 'causes of poverty' and the 'associated policy options to relieve poverty.' Course material on discrimination explore 'the roots of discrimination' and evaluates the [non]potential of markets to alleviate such practices, where deemed rational. Each topic covered in the course will have a corresponding reading that is to be finished before moving on to the next topic, followed by assignments. In conjunction with the readings, some notes and questions on important concepts shall also be posted. Working out the answers to these questions shall aid the students in understanding the readings.