The international social justice studies minor consists of 18 credits. A minimum of 12 credits must be earned at the upper (300- or 400-) level. No more than six credits can be earned within the same discipline.
Students must complete a minimum of three credits of foreign language course work at the advanced level (300 or above).
Note: Language placement test results cannot substitute for completion of course work.
Students choose from the following courses to complete the minor:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of three credits from the following: | 3-6 | |
| International Social Justice Studies | ||
| Human Rights and Literature | ||
| Select a minimum of three credits from the following: | 3-6 | |
| Religion, Globalization and Social Justice | ||
| Religion, Racism and Social Justice | ||
| Western Religions, Women and Social Justice | ||
| Catholic Ethics and Social Justice | ||
| Select three different three-credit courses, one from at least three of the following interest areas: | 9 | |
| History, gender, race and religion: | ||
| African American Family in Social Context | ||
| Gender and Global Health | ||
| Introduction to African Societies | ||
| Women of Africa | ||
| Topics in Foreign Literature in English Translation | ||
| History of Gender and Sexuality in America I | ||
| Forced and Coerced Labor in Africa and the Americas | ||
| Women and Global Politics | ||
| Global Ethics and the World's Religions | ||
| Feminist Social Theory | ||
| Politics of Race, Class and Gender | ||
| Topics in World Languages and Cultures | ||
| Literature: | ||
| African Literature | ||
| Caribbean Literature | ||
| Topics in Foreign Literature in English Translation | ||
| Francophone Literatures and Cultures 1 | ||
| Hispanic Immigrants in the U.S. | ||
| Latino Writers in the U.S. | ||
| Topics in Spanish 1 | ||
| Politics and globalization: | ||
| Politics of the Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Rethinking a Continent: Latin America | ||
| Rethinking a Continent: Europe | ||
| Anthropology of Development and Globalization | ||
| International Media Coverage: The Middle East | ||
| Government and Politics of Africa | ||
| Politics of Southern Africa | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Women and Global Politics | ||
| World cinema: | ||
| Public Culture: Anthropology Through Film | ||
| French Cinema | ||
| German Film | ||
| Italian Cinema: ____ | ||
| Religion and Film | ||
| Russian Film | ||
| Spanish and Latin American Cinema | ||
| National Cinema | ||
| Topics courses: | ||
| Topics in Anthropology 1 | ||
| Topics in Foreign Literature in English Translation 1 | ||
| Topics in French 1 | ||
| Topics in German 1 | ||
| Topics in Religious Studies 1 | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar 1 | ||
| Topics in Religious Studies 1 | ||
| Topics in Russian 1 | ||
| Topics in World Languages and Cultures 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 15-21 | |
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Students must receive approval through the SWS Advising Office for topics courses counting toward the minor.