Social Justice Minor
The College of Social Work minor in Social Justice is open to undergraduate students from any major across the university.
In collaboration with Sociology and Psychology, this minor is designed to prepare students with the skills and knowledge to address social issues in their professional and educational lives.
Program Overview
The minor is designed to prepare students for social justice action in their professional and educational lives, learning about patterns of prejudice, social movements, and modes of intervention.
The social justice minor is 18 credit hours. Sociology, Psychology, and Social Work majors may use no more than six (6) credit hours from their major field to count for the minor.
Required Courses
Additional 12 Hours of Coursework
Africana Studies
Psychology
Social Work
- SOWK 314 – Human Development in Context: Pre-Natal through Adolescence
- SOWK 316 – Social Justice and Anti-oppressive Practices
- SOWK 318 – Honors: Social Justice and Anti-oppressive Practices
- SOWK 324 – Human Development in Context: Young Adulthood through Older Adulthood
- SOWK 416 – Social Welfare Policy and Programs
- SOWK 418 – Honors: Social Welfare Policy and Programs *
Sociology
- SOCI 341 – Social Inequalities *
- SOCI 343 – Race and Ethnicity *
- SOCI 344 – Political Sociology *
- SOCI 345 – Social Movements *
- SOCI 363 – Food, Agriculture, and Society *
- SOCI 375 – Gender in Society *
- SOCI 442 – Comparative Poverty and Development
- SOCI 452 – Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice
- SOCI 456 – Punishment and Society *
- SOCI 460 – Capitalism and Racism
- SOCI 461 – Immigration Politics and Policies
- SOCI 472 – Civil Rights Movement
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirement.
** ALL students pursuing the minor must take at least one course from each department listed.
- Admission to the minor and the combination of courses used to fulfill this minor must be approved by the Director of BSSW Programs in the College of Social Work.
- All courses have been approved for use in the minor by the relevant college or department.
- Participation in the minor does not waive any course prerequisites or affect the scheduling of courses.