Social Equity and Social Change, Minor

Introduction

The Social Equity and Social Change minor is an interdisciplinary minor rooted in social science and offered through the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society. The minor provides students with a broad social science interdisciplinary understanding of social inequality and how it is shaped by social structures, social institutions, and culture. This understanding creates a foundation for students to engage in meaningful social change efforts that consider how these efforts are enabled or constrained by structural, institutional, and cultural norms.

The minor consists of 22-24 credits. Sixteen of those credits focus on examinations of social inequality, frameworks for social change, and structural, institutional, and cultural considerations in creating social change. The remaining six to eight credits are dedicated to courses that provide students with opportunities to engage in social change activities. Although not required, it is recommended that students take the engaging in social change courses after completing the other requirements for the minor.

Minor Requirements

Students must complete credits in each of the following categories. At least 8 credits must be upper-division and no more than 3 courses in the minor can be from the same prefix.

Engaging in Social Change: 6-8 credits

Option 1

ANTH 311 /GSS 311 /PH 311 - Medicine, Body and Culture 4 credit(s)
CIV 227 - Action for Affordable Housing 2 credit(s)
CIV 233 - Healthy Communities 2 credit(s)
CIV 240 - Food for Thought & Action 2 credit(s)
CJLS 380 - Practicum 4 credit(s)
EDUC 371 - Ecuadorian Culture & Systems of Educ 2 credit(s)
EDUC 372 - Ecuadorian Exp: Lang, Cltr, & Educ 2 credit(s)
GSS 341 - Service for Gender Equity 2 credit(s)
NPO 317 - Introduction to Grant Writing 2 credit(s)
PH 380 - Public Health Field Experience 4 credit(s)
SOCWK 201 - Principles of Social Work 4 credit(s)
SOCWK 301 - Macro Social Work Practice 4 credit(s)
SOCWK 481 - Social Work Practicum 6 credit(s)
SPAN 325 - Mexican-American Cultural Exploration 4 credit(s)
ANTH 207, SOC 203, SOC 360, POLS 302 and POLS 321 can be used to fulfill the requirements of this category if they are not used in one of the above categories.

Option 2

One Civic Engagement course from the list above and an Internship approved by the minor advisor.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Social Equity and Social Change Minor will be able to:

Explain how social inequality is a product of social structures, social institutions, and culture.
Explain how social structures, institutions, and culture enable or constrain social equity and social change.
Apply a disciplinary or interdisciplinary social science framework to explain how social change occurs.
Design and implement efforts that encourage social change for increased social equity.