Earn your Minor in Social Justice
The undergraduate minor in social justice requires a minimum of 15 s.h. of course work, including at least 12 s.h. completed at the University of Iowa. Students must take SJUS:1001 Introduction to Social Justice and 12 s.h. in courses numbered 2000 or above. They may count GWSS:1002 Diversity and Power in the U.S. toward the 12 s.h. requirement. Students must maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Course work in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
Students may count a maximum of 3 s.h. from another University of Iowa major, minor, or certificate toward the social justice minor.
Course Requirements
courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course | ||
| SJUS:1001 | Introduction to Social Justice | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| SJUS:2250 | The History of Social Justice Movements | 3 |
| GWSS:1002 | Diversity & Power in the U.S. | 3 |
| GWSS:3138 | Writing to Change the World | 3 |
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| SJUS:2200 | The Racial and Gender Construction of Identity, Citizenship, and Rights in America | 3 |
| SJUS:2500 | Love, War, Activism: Stories About Women from Across the World | 3 |
| SJUS:2571 | Visualizing Human Rights | 3 |
| SJUS:3130 | Blacks and Jews: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in America | 3 |
| SJUS:3133 | Anthropology of Race | 3 |
| GWSS:1002 | Diversity and Power in the U.S. (if not used as a Foundation course) | 3 |
| GWSS:2045 | Working for Social Justice | 3 |
| GWSS:2080 | The Cultural Politics of HIV-AIDS | 3 |
| GWSS:2172 | The History of African American Women from Slavery to Freedom | 3 |
| GWSS:2800 | African American Women, Health, Hair, and Sexuality | 3 |
| GWSS:3138 | Writing to Change the World (if not used as a Foundation course) | 3 |
| GWSS:3326 | The Politics of Progress: NGOs, Development, and Sexualit | 3 |
| GWSS:4140 | Feminist Activism and Global Health | 3 |
| HIST:3275 | History of Slavery in the U.S.A. | 3-4 |
| HIST:4101 | History of Human Rights | 3 |
| HRTS:3906 | Global Crises and Human Rights | 3 |
| HRTS:3910 | Human Rights Advocacy | 3 |
| LATS:3104 | Immigration Politics | 3 |
| PHIL:3430 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 3 |
| RELS:3855 | Human Rights and Islam | 3 |
| SSW:3847 | Discrimination, Oppression, and Diversity | 3 |
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| SJUS:2250 | The History of Social Justice Movements (if not used as a Foundation course) | 3 |
| SJUS:3250 | Literature and Social Justice | 3 |
| SJUS:3459 | Making Change, Making History: Iowa's Black Activists and Digital History | 3 |
| SJUS:3550 | Social Justice, Religion, and Spirituality: Faith and Belief Ignited | 3 |
| GWSS:2650 | Global Reproduction | 3 |
| GWSS:3280 | Women and Power in U.S. History Through the Civil War | 3 |
| GWSS:3282 | Women and Power in U.S. History Since the Civil War | 3 |
| GWSS:3600 | Art, Feminist Practice, and Social Justice | 3 |
| AFAM:3053 | The Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| COMM:2054 | Movements, Protest, Resistance | 3 |
| HIST:3232 | History of American Inequality | 3 |
| HIST:4260 | The Sixties in America | 3 |
A course used to satisfy the foundation, social movements, or human rights, diversity, and ethics requirement cannot be taken to satisfy the elective requirement. Find the list of accepted courses here.
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