Social Justice Minor

STEVEN GARABEDIAN, Ph.D., Director

The Social Justice Minor offers students an interdisciplinary experience that focuses on the goal and process of achieving equal rights and opportunities for all members of society. The curriculum emphasizes marginalized identities, social structure, and social change; the distribution of power, resources, and opportunities; and appropriate individual and collective remedies for social inequities. This minor would be of interest to anyone curious about diversity, equity, inclusion, marginalization, social justice, and social change. The social justice minor is open to all students from any major.

Requirements for a Minor in Social Justice

Foundation Requirements (one course): 3 cr

CRJU 203L - Foundations in Social Justice 3 Credit(s)
Or
SOC 336L - Social Inequality 3 Credit(s)

Distribution Requirements/Thematic Areas (three courses): 9 cr

*No more than three courses from the student’s major field of study can be used to fulfill the distribution and elective requirements in the minor.

Electives (two courses): 6 cr

*Any of the aforementioned foundation or thematic courses and:

COM 260L - Sport, Culture, and Communication 3 Credit(s)
COM 325L - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit(s)
CRJU 305L - Juvenile Justice System and Delinquency 3 Credit(s)
ENG 223L - American Ethnic Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENG 353L - Ethnic American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENSC 101L - Introduction to Environmental Issues 3 Credit(s)
HIST 211L - History of American Manhood 3 Credit(s)
HIST 217L - Catholics in the U.S. 3 Credit(s)
POSC 217L - Catholics in the U.S. 3 Credit(s)
REST 217L - Catholics in the U.S. 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 213L - Foundations of American Social Thought 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 234L - Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 348L - The Ethics of Food 3 Credit(s)
POSC 213L - Politics of Human Rights 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 330L - Culture and Psychology 3 Credit(s)
REST 231L - Social Ethics and Economics 3 Credit(s)
SOCW 343L - Social Work With Aging People and Their Families 3 Credit(s)
SOCW 352L - Addictions and Diverse Populations 3 Credit(s)

Social Justice Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Social Justice

Foundation Requirements (one course): 3 cr

Distribution Requirements/Thematic Areas (three courses): 9 cr

Social Identities (one course): 3 cr

Social Structures (one course): 3 cr

Social Change (one course): 3 cr

Electives (two courses): 6 cr

Total Credit Requirement: 18 cr