Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019

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.

One course in Lillian E. Smith Studies (3 hours)

IDIS 3500Lillian E. Smith Studies

3

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

PSYC 4441Internship in Human Services

1-3

SOSC 3398Internship

1-6

Choose three courses related to social justice issues, government institutions, and/or working with socially disadvantaged groups. Each of the three courses must have different prefixes (PHIL/RELG is considered one prefix), and at least two must be 3000 or 4000-level courses. (9 hours)

ANTH 2250Cultural Anthropology

3

BUSA 4550Organizational Behavior and Leadership Theories

3

EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3

EDUC 4401The Multicultural Classroom

3

ENGL 2220Ethnic American Literature

3

ENGL 2221Women Writers

3

ENGL 4429Multicultural American Literature

3

ENGL 4430Literature of the American South

3

ENVS 2070Environmental Science

3

HIST 3305History of Women

3

POSC 1101American Government

3

POSC 3330National Political Issues

3

POSC 4405Global Issues

3

PSYC 3303Social Psychology

3

PSYC 3360Sensation and Perception

3

PSYC 4415Abnormal Psychology

3

RELG 3305/PHIL 3305Ethics

3

RELG 3325/PHIL 3325Environmental Ethics

3

SOCI 2210Social and Cultural Problems

3

SOCI 3304Feminist Theories

3

SOCI 3320Structured Social Inequality

3

SOCI 3357Sociology of Gender and Sexuality

3

SOCI 4410Race and Ethnic Relations

3

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.