Minor in Peace and Social Justice
The minor in Peace and Social Justice Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. This minor is an interdisciplinary minor in that focuses on practical questions of how to realize peace and justice in the everyday world. It is designed to provide students with a historical perspective on injustice and corresponding movements for social justice and on the philosophy and methods of nonviolent protest and conflict resolution. It cultivates the knowledge and skills necessary to build peace with justice locally, at the family and community level, while also preparing students for a wide range of occupations in governmental and nongovernmental organizations that focus on diplomatic problem-solving and mediation of disputes.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| HIST 4362 | Peace and Nonviolence Movements | 3 |
| or HON 2304C | Nonviolence and Sustainable Social Change | |
| or PHIL 4360C | Philosophy, Nonviolence, Sustainability, and Social Change | |
| Prescribed Electives | ||
| Choose 15 hours from the following: | 15 | |
BLAW 4382A | ||
| Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | ||
| Rhetoric, Race, and Memory | ||
| Communication and Conflict Management | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| American Ethnic Geography | ||
| Cultural and Political Ecology | ||
| U.S. Women's History to 1877 | ||
| U.S. Women's History since 1877 | ||
| Modern Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
| African American History | ||
| Popular Music and Social Movements in 20th Century America | ||
| Topics in Working Class History | ||
| The Desegregation of the South from 1944-1970 | ||
| Democracy and Education | ||
| Immigration and US History | ||
| Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence | ||
| Black Women and Black Protest in America | ||
| Economic and Social History of the Americas | ||
| Social Justice and Reform Movements in the United States | ||
| Nonviolence and Sustainable Social Change | ||
| America in the 1960s: A History of Movements and Ideas | ||
| Philosophy, Nonviolence, Sustainability, and Social Change | ||
| Sociology of Latinos and Immigration | ||
| Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Globalization and Development | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Society and Environment | ||
| Hip Hop and Social Justice for Individual and Community Change | ||
| Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
