Offered in: Chicago

The Social Justice Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor that focuses on questions of social justice. Courses in this minor integrate theories, methods, and substance of many academic disciplines (economics, history, political science, sociology, and others). 

Students in Social Justice Studies seek to answer questions such as, What is "social justice"? What are the processes that produce injustice in our world, and how do they operate? How are people working - or how might people work - to achieve social justice? The program is available as a minor as well as a B.A. 

Students interested in the Social Justice Studies minor should contact the program director, Jeannine Love

Requirements

• The minor in Social Justice Studies requires 18 credit hours
• At least 6 credit hours must be at the 300 level.
• A grade of C or higher is required for all courses in the minor with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
• At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be taken at Roosevelt.

Students completing a Social Justice Studies minor are encouraged to take ECON 101 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I and 

POS 101 UNITED STATES POLITICS  as these are prerequisites for some of the required courses in the minor.

sample course of study

A sample course of study for the Social Justice Studies minor is listed below. Students considering the minor are encouraged to create, in conjunction with their advisors, an appropriate set of courses tailored to their interests and career needs.