Social Justice Minor
The Minor in Social Justice (SJS) offers a sociologically-based foundation of knowledge and skills to examine essential connections between social values, structured inequalities, and emancipatory social change.
Program Requirements
(18-19 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1: Take both of the following: | ||
| SJS/SOC 165 | Social Justice Perspectives | 3 |
| SJS/SOC 323 | Social Justice and Change | 3 |
| Tier 2: Take at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Sexualities | ||
| Introduction to Disability Studies | ||
| Social Forces and Aging | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Tier 3: Take at least one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Creating Global Peace | ||
| EMPOWER I: Educational and Economic Justice and Service-Learning | ||
| EMPOWER II: The Intersections of Race, Class, and Education | ||
| Work and Occupational Justice | ||
| Life After Graduation: Careers in Sociology/Social Justice | ||
| Topics in Justice Studies | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Environment, Society & Justice | ||
| Internship in Applied Sociology 1 | ||
| Social/Political Activism | ||
| Take additional courses from Tier 2 or Tier 3 to complete at least 18 hours. | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18-19 | |
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Maximum of 4 credit hours count for the minor; must be preapproved by CDA for social justice-related content.