Social Justice, Minor

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program offers a minor in Social Justice. Students completing this minor will be able to analyze how demographic factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, and/or social class affect the lives of socially disadvantaged people; explain the ways that social institutions and governments influence the lives of socially disadvantaged people; and work effectively with the socially disadvantaged

The social justice minor requires a minimum of 15 hours from the following areas as indicated.

Two courses in contemporary gender, racial/ethnic, social inequality and/or social class issues, and both courses cannot come from the same prefix (PHIL/RELG is one prefix) (6 hours)

ANTH 2250	Cultural Anthropology	3
BUSA 4550	Organizational Behavior and Leadership Theories	3
RELG 3305/PHIL 3305	Ethics	3
RELG 3306/PHIL 3306	Applied Ethics	3
RELG 3325/PHIL 3325	Environmental Ethics	3
PSYC 3303	Social Psychology	3
SOCI 2210	Social and Cultural Problems	3
SOCI 3304	Feminist Theories	3
SOCI 3357	Sociology of Gender and Sexuality	3
SOCI 4410	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCI 3320	Structured Social Inequality	3

One course in government institutions (3 hours)

POSC 1101	American Government	3
POSC 4405	Global Issues	3

One course in working with the socially disadvantaged (3 hours)

EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 4401	The Multicultural Classroom	3
PSYC 3360	Sensation and Perception	3
PSYC 4415	Abnormal Psychology	3

One course practicum with a local social service agency (3 hours)

PSYC 4441	Internship in Human Services	1-3
SOSC 3398	Internship	1-6

Piedmont College retains relationships with a number of non-profit and human services organizations in and around both campuses. Internship opportunities (for credit or for experience) are available at most of these organizations.