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Jun 29, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin
Social Justice Minor
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Minor Requirements: (21-22 credits)
Elective Courses - (12 Elective Hours)
- Take 12 hours in elective courses-Classes must be taken from at least three different course prefixes/disciplines.
- No more than one 100 level course may be taken.
Democracy and Civic Discourse:
(Courses address macro political systems, programs and policies, as well as micro dynamics in civic deliberation and discourse.) - POLS 313 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective
- SWK 200 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
Health and Wellness:
(Courses address important social determinants of mental and physical health and wellness in contemporary society.) - NURS 304 - Culture and Health
- PSYCH 320 - Social Psychology
Historical and/or Cultural Perspectives:
(Courses promote a historical or cultural understanding of social justice issues.) - COMM 341 - Gender and Film
- ENGL 270 - Ethnic and Women’s Literature
- ENGL 275 - Native American Literature and Culture
- HIST 260 - African American History and Culture or CLS 260 African - American History and Culture
- HIST 370 - Women in U.S. History or CLS 370 Women in U.S. History
- SWK 227 - Diversity in a Global Society
Injustice, Inequality and Poverty:
(Courses examine systemic issues in injustice, inequality, and poverty. Topics include institutional discrimination, community differences, and differential social processes and outcomes based on characteristics such as race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and age, and their intersections.) - COMM 251 - Communication and Culture or CLS 251 Communication and Culture
- COMM 253 - Communication and Gender or CLS 253 Communication and Gender
- CRIM 350 - Juvenile Justice
- SOC 360 (CE) - Social Problems (Civic / Community Engagement) or SOC 360 Social Problems
- SOC 390 - Social Stratification-Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
Organizations and Community Development:
(Courses address organization dynamics in non-profit agencies as well as community development studies.) - PR 267 - Non-Profit Organizations
- PR 365 (CE) - Event Planning (Civic / Community Engagement)
- SWK 352 - Contemporary Social Welfare Programs
Theories of Justice:
(Courses provide theoretical insights into social justice philosophies and movements.) - PHIL 321 - Philosophy and Politics I: Ancient and Medieval or POLS 321 Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
- PHIL 208 - Philosophy and Environment
- PHIL 322 - Philosophy and Politics II: Modern and Contemporary or POLS 322 Modern and Contemporary Political Thought
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