Social Justice, Minor

Total number of hours for the program: 18.

The Social Justice minor is an interdisciplinary minor designed to help students engage in critical examinations of various forms of injustices, the power structures that maintain those injustices, and how those injustices intersect in the experiences of oppressed peoples of the world. The minor will also examine how the struggles of the oppressed create social change even as they experience the challenges and joys of working towards a just world. The minor will focus on praxis (putting theory into practice), culminating in a capstone social justice focused service-learning experience.

Required Courses (9 hours)

Choose one of the following: Credits / Units: 3
SJ 275 - Diversity & Inclusion Credits: 3
Or
PRM 275 - Diversity and Inclusion in PRM Credits: 3
Take both of these required core courses: Credits / Units: 6
SOC 392 - Theories of Social Justice Credits: 3
SJ 475 - Social Justice Capstone Credits: 3

Electives (9 hours)

Select three courses from the following list. Students must choose electives from at least two different prefixes. Other elective courses may be substituted into the minor with approval of the program director.

ANTH 351 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 370 - Human Biological Variation Credits: 3
ANTH 419 - Families and Households Credits: 3
ANTH 461 - Indigenous Cultures of North America Credits: 3
CJ 305 - Social Justice and the Law Credits: 3
CJ 438 - Minorities, Crime and Social Policy Credits: 3
COMM 414 - Gender Communication Credits: 3
COMM 415 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
EDCI 305 - Global Educational Systems Credits: 3
EDCI 360 - Social Justice in Education Credits: 3
EDMG 300 - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Middle Grades Students Credits: 3
GBS 200 - Introduction to Black Studies Credits: 3
GBS 300 - Key Paradigms and Theories in Black Studies Credits: 3
HIST 237 - African American History Credits: 3
HIST 337 - History of Slavery Credits: 3
HIST 345 - Modern Native America Credits: 3
LAW 306 - Women and the Law Credits: 3
LEAD 249 - Diversity and Leadership Credits: 3
LEAD 300 - Leadership for Racial Justice Credits: 3
LEAD 301 - Women-Centered Leadership Credits: 3
NAS 452 - The Roots of Health Disparities in Native American Populations Credits: 3
NAS 474 - Issues in Indian Health Credits: 3
PAR 121 - Religious Ethics: Global Faiths & Moral Problems Credits: 3
PAR 260 - Religion, Gender, Sexuality Credits: 3
PAR 317 - Feminist Thought Credits: 3
PAR 319 - Philosophy of Race Credits: 3
PSC 316 - Gender and Politics Credits: 3
PSC 353 - International Political Economy Credits: 3
PSC 370 - Politics of Ethnic Conflict Credits: 3
SOC 195 - Sociology of Black America Credits: 3
SOC 235 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SOC 245 - Social Inequality Credits: 3
SOC 326 - Sociology of Gender Credits: 3
SOC 333 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Credits: 3
SOC 342 - The Individual in Society Credits: 3
SOC 365 - Sociology of the Family Credits: 3
SOC 371 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 373 - Globalization Credits: 3
SOC 410 - Sociology of Aging Credits: 3
SOC 414 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3
SOC 417 - Immigration Credits: 3
SOC 423 - Sociology of Sport Credits: 3
SOC 448 - Social Movements Credits: 3
SOC 450 - Sociology of Work Credits: 3
SOCW 251 - Social Issues, Policy and Programs Credits: 3
SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: 3
HSCC 205 - Women’s Health Credits: 3
HSCC 420 - Cultural Diversity for Health Care Practitioners Credits: 3
RTH 200 - Foundations of Recreational Therapy Credits: 3