Social Justice Course Info
The Social Justice Minor requires 3 of the 4 core classes offered (11credits) and 6 credits of elective courses.
Core Classes
SW 2501W: Introduction to Social Justice (4 cr)
(fulfills Citizenship & Public Ethics and Writing Intensive)
This class focuses on the meanings of social justice by looking at three
key socio-political areas: Globalization, criminal justice and social
welfare. Students will do 30 hours of service learning in a social
justice organization.
OR
SW 1501: Introduction to Peace Studies (3 cr)
This course provides an introduction to peace studies - an
interdisciplinary field that considers questions such as: how can human
conflicts be resolved in ways that promote justice and peace? We will
explore definitions, conditions, and causes of violence, nonviolence,
war, and peace - be it between nations, groups, or individuals. Students
will do 30 hours of service learning in a social justice organization.
AND
SW 3501: Theories & Practices of Social Change Organizing
(4 cr)
(fulfills Citizenship & Public Ethics)
This class focuses on 21st Century models of social justice movement
building. Students will do 30 hours of service learning in a social
justice organization.
AND
SW 4501: Senior Seminar in Social Justice (4 cr)
Senior Seminar in Social Justice is the last of three required courses
of the Social Justice minor. This seminar brings together the theories
and practices of social justice that you have explored as part of the
minor. The focus of this seminar will be your own self-designed social
justice portfolio. It will represent the culmination of your
experiences in the minor. The social justice portfolio is approximately
50 pages and includes an activist autobiography, a review of all your
community based learning experiences, an essay that looks at what
theories shape your work, and a look forward at where you are heading
after graduation. Students will do 30 hours of service learning in a
social justice organization.
Elective Classes
Afro-American & African
Studies
AFRO 3120: Social Movements in the African Diaspora
AFRO 3251: Sociological perspectives on Race, Class & Gender
AFRO 3426: African Americans, Social Policy & the Welfare State
AFRO 3866: The Civil Rights & Black Power Movement
AFRO 4231: The Color of Public Policy
American Indian Studies
AMIN 4231: The Color of Public Policy
AMIN 4501: Law, Sovereignty, & Treaty Rights
AMIN 4515: Contemporary American Indian Movements
American
Studies
AMST 3001: Contemporary Perspectives on Asian America
Asian American Studies
AAS 1101: Imagining Asian America
AAS 3409: Asian American Women's Cultural Production
AAS 3501: Asian American through Arts & Culture
AAS 3877: Asian American History
Chicano Studies
CHIC 1112: Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
CHIC 3212: La Chicana
CHIC 3374: Migrant Farmworkers in the US
CHIC 3446: Chicano/a History II: World War II, El Movimiento & The New
Millennium
CHIC 4231: The Color of Public Policy
CHIC 4275: Theory in Action: Community Engagement & Social Justice
Curriculum & Instruction
CI 1911: Ethics, Wealth, & Education in a Democracy
Educational
Policy & Administration
EDPA 3304: Strategic Leadership for Future Societies
Educational Psychology
EPSY 3132: Psychology of Multiculturalism in Education
EPSY 3133: Practicum: Service Learning, Psychology of Multiculturalism
in Education
EPSY 3134W: Social Diversity & Deculturalization in Education
Family Social Science
FSoS 3104: Global & Diverse Families
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender Studies
GLBT 3301: GLBT Social Movements
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
GWSS 1002: Politics of Sex
GWSS 3003: Gender & Global Politics
GWSS 3212: La Chicana
GWSS 3409: Asian American Women's Cultural Production
GWSS 3590: AIDS in Society
Global Studies
GLOS 3303: Environment & Development
Higher
Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)
ID 3571 (semester long program): Metro Urban Studies Term [MUST]:
Contested Theories of Poverty, Inequality & Social Change (Reading
Seminar)
ID 3572: MUST: Social Policy & Anti-Poverty Strategies in Theory &
Practice
ID 3573: MUST: Internship Placement & Integration Seminar
ID 3581(semester long program): City Arts: Creating Social Change:
Art & Culture in Political, Social, & Historical Contest
ID 3582: City Arts: Art Praxis: Social Justice Theory & Practice in
the Field
ID 3583: City Arts: Internship Placement & Seminar
ID 3591 (semester long program): Environmental Sustainability:
Adaptive Ecosystem Management
ID 3592: Environmental Sustainability: Social Dimensions of
Environmental Change
ID 3593: Environmental Sustainability: Field Methods
ID 3594: Environmental Sustainability: Internship Seminar
History
HIST 3436: Historical Background to Contemporary African Conflicts: Case
Studies
HIST 3877: Asian American History
Philosophy
PHIL 1004W: Introduction to Political Philosophy
PHIL 1007: Introduction to Political Philosophy Practicum
PHIL 3301: Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3302W: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society
PHIL 3307: Social Justice and Community Service
PHIL 3308: Social Justice and Community Service
PHIL 4321: Theories of Justice
PHIL 4324: Ethics and Education
PHIL 4325: Education and Social Change
PHIL 4326: Lives Worth Living: Questions of Self, Vocation & Community
Political Science
POL 3210: Practicum: must also register for POL 4210
POL 4210: Special Topics: Democracy & Education (must also register for POL 3210)
POL 4210: Special Topics: Natural Resources: Frameworks in
Sustainability
Sociology
SOC 3003: Social Problems
SOC 3102: Inequality
SOC 3211: American Race Relations
SOC 3251W: Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class & Gender
SOC 3322: Social Movements, Protest and Change
SOC 4461: Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Conflict
Spanish & Portuguese
Studies
SPAN 3401: Service Learning in the Chicano/Latino Community
Social Work
SW 3301: GLBT Social Movements
SW 3703 (formerly 3705): Gender Violence in Global Perspective
Theatre
TH 5117: Performance & Social Change
Work & Human
Resources Education
WHRE 3011W: Introduction to Technology & Public Ethics
Youth Studies
YOST 3101: Introduction to Youthwork