Minor in Social Justice and Civic Responsibilities

Requirements

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In addition to fulfilling all the basic requirements for a minor (see Minor Fields of Study), students who declare a minor in Social Justice and Civic Responsibilities are required to take at least one course from each of three categories of courses (peoples, social and institutional contexts, and methods and skills) and not more than three from each category for a total of 18 credits.

Students are encouraged to meet with the minor advisory committee or the minor director, Dr. Judy Van Wyk, before they begin to plan which courses best suit their career and academic goals.

Course Options

PEOPLES
1-3 (3+ credit) courses from this category for the minor

  • AAF 230: Black Lives Matter Movement
  • AAF/ENG 248: African-American Literature from 1900 to the Present
  • AAF/HIS 366: Twentieth-Century Black Politics and Protest
  • AAF/PSC 380: Civil Rights Movement
  • AAF/PSC/ECN 415: Dynamics of Social Change in the Caribbean
  • APG 316: U.S. Latinas/Latinos/Latinxs: Anthropological Approaches
  • COM 322: Gender and Communication
  • GWS 210G: Queer Studies: Identities, Perspectives and Social Justice
  • GWS 325: International Women’s Issues
  • GWS 360: Men and Masculinities
  • GWS 430: Women and Human Rights Policy
  • HIS 328: The Holocaust
  • HIS 344: History of the North American Indian
  • HIS/AAF 356: Black Urban History: Late 19th and 20th Centuries
  • HIS 382: History of Modern Latin America
  • HIS 385: Revolution and Unrest in Central America and the Caribbean
  • LAX 200G: Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Issues
  • PSC/AAF 408: African Governments and Politics
  • SOC/APG 329: Contemporary Mexican Society
  • SOC/AAF 336: Social Inequality
  • SOC/APG 415: Migration in the Americas
  • SOC 475G: Global Perspectives on Reproduction

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONTEXTS
1-3 (3+ credit) courses from this category for the minor

  • APG/SOC/GWS 308: (301) Sustainable Agriculture and Food Cultures
  • APG 328: Gender and Culture
  • CCJ 333: Ethics in Criminal Justice
  • CCJ 410: Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice
  • CCJ/PSC 476: Policy Issues In Criminal Justice
  • COM 455: Science and Communication in a Century of Limits
  • COM/SUS 460: Environmental Communication: Local & Global
  • ECN/GWS 386: The Economics of Race, Gender, and Class
  • EDC 103G: Education and Social Justice
  • GWS 310: Race, Class and Sexuality
  • GWS/HIS/MAF 373: Environmental Injustice
  • HDF 357: Family and Community Health
  • HDF/SOC 437: Law and Families in the United States
  • HIS 145: Women in the North American Colonies and the United States, 1500-1890
  • HIS 146: Women in the United States, 1890-Present
  • HIS 346: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in America
  • HIS 349: History of American Labor
  • HIS/AAF 359: History of Slavery in America
  • HIS 364: U.S. Environmental History
  • MAF 300: This course is an introduction to science and technology studies with an emphasis on the study of ecology and ecologists. (course description is currently under revision)
  • MGT/GWS 346 Gender in Organizations: Analysis of sex-role behavior in the workplace
  • NUR 280G: Social Determinants of Health
  • PHL 212: Ethics
  • PHL 217: Social Philosophy
  • PHL 314: Ethical Problems in Society and Medicine
  • PHL 318: Power/Justice: Contemporary Critical Philosophies
  • PSC/AAF 466: Urban Problems
  • PSC 472: Civil Liberties
  • PSY 399/AAF 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
  • SOC 212: Families in Society
  • SOC 224: Health, Illness, and Medical Care
  • SOC/AAF 240: Race and Ethnic Relations
  • SOC/MAF 340: Environmental Sociology
  • SOC 413: Gender Inequality
  • SOC/AAF 428: Institutional Racism
  • SOC/LHR 432: Work, Employment, and Society
  • SOC 438: Aging In Society
  • SOC 452: Class and Power

METHODS AND SKILLS
1-3 (3+ credit) courses from this category for the minor

  • ENG 121: Outrage! Literature of Protest and Dissent
  • GWS 320: Feminist Thought into Action
  • HDF 414: Leadership for Activism and Social Change
  • MUS 301: Music as a Form of Social Protest
  • PSY 425: Peace Psychology
  • PSY 479: Topics in Psychology: Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Training
  • PSY 499/PSY 670: Psychology Practicum: Violence Prevention in the Schools
  • SOC 250 Social Movements & Change
  • SOC 303 Immersion in Juvenile Social and Legal Justice
  • WRT 304: Writing for Community Service