Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Social Justice

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.

Minor Requirements

IDIS 3500Lillian E. Smith Studies

3

 

PSYC 4441Internship in Human Services

1-3

OR

SOSC 3398Internship

1-6

Total Credit Hours:4-6

Students must select three courses related to social justice issues, government institutions, and/or working with socially disadvantaged groups. Each course must have a different prefix and at least two of the three courses must be at the 3000-level or above.

BUSA 3550Organizational Behavior and Leadership Theories

3

EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3

EDUC 2201The Multicultural Classroom

3

ENGL 2220Ethnic American Literature

3

ENGL 2221Women Writers

3

ENGL 4429Multicultural American Literature

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

Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 13-15

Piedmont University 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.