The Social Welfare and Justice minor is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience needed to pursue successful careers in social service, social policy analysis, mediation and intervention and social justice advocacy. The minor is flexible, allowing students to pursue their specific interests as they develop skills in service, advocacy and social change that form them as leaders in generating positive social justice outcomes. The minor also prepares students well for graduate study in conflict resolution, education, health care, law, public health, nonprofit management, public policy analysis, social service administration, social work and student affairs.
Note:
- SOWJ 4986 Advanced Internship in Social Welfare and Justice may not be counted toward the SOWJ minor.
Minor in Social Welfare and Justice
The minor in social welfare and justice consists of six courses (18 credit hours), including three required courses (9 credit hours) and three elective courses (9 credit hours), as listed below.
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
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SOWJ 1001 | Introduction to Social Welfare and Justice | 3 |
SOWJ 3001 | Social Welfare Policy and Services | 3 |
SOWJ 3300 | Practice Skills with Individuals and Families | 3 |
1 | 9 |
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| Cultural Anthropology | |
| Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective | |
| Culture Change and Development | |
| Culture, Law and Violence | |
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| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | |
| Carceral Systems | |
| Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice | |
| Race, Crime and Punishment | |
| Reentry and Life After Incarceration | |
| Policy and Practice for Children Impacted by Incarceration | |
| Victimology | |
| Domestic Violence in the United States | |
| Sex Offenses and Offenders | |
| Family Violence and Public Intervention | |
| Empathy, Crime and Justice | |
| Transformative Justice | |
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| Advocacy for a Just World | |
| The Family | |
| Self, Language and Social Interaction | |
| Social Problems in Urban Society | |
| Race and Racism | |
| Race and Family | |
| Culture, Health and Illness | |
| Race, Gender and Medicine | |
| Men, Masculinities and Health | |
| Social Movements, Protest and Change | |
| Environment and Society | |
| Urban Ethnography: The City as Laboratory | |
| African-American Social Thought | |
| Sociology of Aging | |
| Social Inequality | |
| Christianity and Sexuality in the U.S. | |
| Sociology of Education | |
| Sociology of Sex and Gender | |
| Capitalism, Socialism and Emancipation | |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |