Minor Requirements

18 Total Hours

Undergraduate students may earn a Social Justice Studies minor by completing 18 credits of course work covering multiple disciplines across the four areas listed below.

* Indicates applied or community-engaged learning course. Students must take at least one community-engaged learning course in addition to the Capstone to fulfill minor requirements. Students may petition the minor advisor to count courses not on this list as appropriate.

Only 9 hours from a single department may be counted toward the minor.

At least 12 hours must be 3000-4000 level.

Introduction to Social Justice Studies

3 Hours

GS/SO/SJ 1303 - Introduction to Social Studies is a 3 hour lecture, introductory examination of contemporary justice realities in order to understand the dynamics of oppression; linking competing theories of social justice to hierarchies grounded in race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, class, and sexuality, and to particular strategies for social transformation and change.

Causes and Consequences of Social Injustice

6 Hours

Students are required to complete 6 credits of course work in the Causes and Consequences of Social Justice discipline. Please see the complete listing of available courses below.

Applied Learning and Social Change

6 Hours

Students are required to complete 6 credits of course work in the Applied Learning and Social Change discipline. Please see the complete listing of available courses below.

Social Justice Minor Capstone*

3 Hours

SJ 4993 - Social Justice Minor Capstone* is a required, 3 hour community-engaged learning course.Students participate in community-engaged learning courses that offer the unique opportunity to meet academic objectives through meaningful community engagement.