Social Justice Course Info
The Social Justice Minor requires 3 of the 4 core classes offered (12 credits), all of which include 30 hours of service learning in social justice organizations, and 6 credits of elective courses.
Core Classes
SW 2501W: Introduction to Social Justice (4 cr's)
(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's)
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.
AND
SW 3501: Theories & Practices of Social Change Organizing (4 cr's)
(fulfills Citizenship & Public Ethics)
This class focuses on 21st
Century models of social justice movement building.
AND
SW 4501: Senior Seminar in Social Justice (4 cr's)
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 Millenium
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 3571 (semester
long program): Metro Urban Studies Term [MUST]: Contested Theories of
Poverty, Inequality & Social Change (Reading Seminar)
HECUA 3572: MUST:
Social Policy & Anti-Poverty Strategies in Theory & Practice
HECUA 3573:
MUST: Internship Placement & Integration Seminar
HECUA 3581(semester
long program): City Arts: Creating Social Change: Art & Culture in
Political, Social, & Historical Contest
HECUA 3582: City Arts: Art
Praxis: Social Justice Theory & Practice in the Field
HECUA 3583: City
Arts: Internship Placement & Seminar
HECUA 3591 (semester long program):
Environmental Sustainability: Adaptive Ecosystem Management
HECUA 3592:
Environmental Sustainability: Social Dimensions of Environmental Change
HECUA 3593: Environmental Sustainability: Field Methods
HECUA 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 (instructor: James
Farr): 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