Program of Study

Program of Study

Minor Requirements

18 Total Hours

Undergraduate students may earn a Social Justice Studies minor by completing 18 credits of course work covering multiple disciplines across the four areas listed below.

* Indicates applied or community-engaged learning course. Students must take at least one community-engaged learning course in addition to the Capstone to fulfill minor requirements. Students may petition the minor advisor to count courses not on this list as appropriate.

Only 9 hours from a single department may be counted toward the minor.

At least 12 hours must be 3000-4000 level.

Introduction to Social Justice Studies

3 Hours

GS/SO/SJ 1303 - Introduction to Social Studies is a 3 hour lecture, introductory examination of contemporary justice realities in order to understand the dynamics of oppression; linking competing theories of social justice to hierarchies grounded in race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, class, and sexuality, and to particular strategies for social transformation and change.

Causes and Consequences of Social Injustice

6 Hours

Students are required to complete 6 credits of course work in the Causes and Consequences of Social Justice discipline. Please see the complete listing of available courses below.

  • AAS 1103 - Introduction to African American Studies
  • AAS/HI 3013 - African American History
  • AAS/HI 3023 - African American History since 1865
  • AAS/SO/CRM 3353 - Race, Crime and Justice
  • AAS/HI 4363 - African-American History and Culture
  • AAS/AN/SO 2203 - Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
  • AAS 4643 - Race and the Media
  • AN/SO 4173 - Environment and Society
  • AN 4323 - Plagues and People
  • AN 4333 - Anthropology of Violence
  • CO 4323 - Mass Media and Society
  • CO/SO/AAS 4643 - Race and Media
  • CRM 2003 - Crime, Justice, and Inequality
  • CRM 3363 - Globalization and Crime
  • CRM 3503 - Violence in the United States
  • CRM 4253 - White Collar and Elite Deviance
  • CRM/SO 4523 - Law and Society
  • CRM/SO 4233 - Juvenile Delinquency
  • CRM/SO 4243 - Drugs, Crime and Control
  • CRM/SO 4323 - Victimology
  • CRM/SO 4343 - Media, Crime and Justice
  • EN/AAS 2363 - Introduction to African American Literature
  • EN 4333 - Southern Literature
  • EN/AAS 4343 - Studies in African American Literature
  • EN/AAS 4393 - Postcolonial Literatures and Theory
  • GS/AAS/HI 3713 - History of African American Women
  • GS/CO 4233 - Gender and Media
  • GS/CO 4263 - Gender Communication
  • GS/SO/AN 1173 - Introduction to Gender Studies
  • GS/PS 3033 - Gender and Politics
  • GS 3343/CRM 3343 - Gender, Crime, and Justice
  • GS/EN 3513 - Women and Literature
  • GS/SO/EN 4133 - Feminist Theories
  • GS 4413/SO 4403 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
  • GS/SO 4503 - Gender and Work
  • GS/SO/SW 4543 - Gender and Food*
  • GR 2013 - Human Geography
  • GR 4123 - Urban Geography
  • GR 4263 - Geographies of the US South
  • HI 3333 - Mississippi History
  • HI 4273 - Women in American History
  • HI 4283 - History of Southern Women
  • HI 4293 - History of Gender and Science
  • HI 4343 - Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
  • HI 4393 - Rural America
  • PHI 3183 - African American Philosophy
  • PHI 3313 - Environmental Ethics
  • PHI 3173 - Social and Political Philosophy
  • PS 4523 - Democracy and Inequality
  • PS 4643 - Ethnic Conflict
  • PS 4653 - Nationalism
  • PSY 3203 - Psychology of Gender Differences
  • PSY 4223 - Drug Use and Abuse
  • REL 3103 - Religion & U.S. Culture
  • REL 3113 - Religions and Environment
  • REL 3143 - African American Religious Experience
  • SO 1103 - Contemporary Social Problems
  • SO 3003 - Social Inequality
  • SO 3503 - Violence in the United States
  • SO 4273 - Sociology of Education
  • SO 4423 - Health and Society
  • SO 4703 - Population Problems and Processes
  • SW 2303 - Social Welfare Policy I
  • SW 2323 - Social Welfare Policy II
  • SW 3003 - Social Work with At-Risk Populations

Applied Learning and Social Change

6 Hours

Students are required to complete 6 credits of course work in the Applied Learning and Social Change discipline. Please see the complete listing of available courses below.

  • AAS/PS 3043 Modern Civil Rights Law
  • AAS/PS 4273 African American Politics
  • AAS/HI 4373 History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
  • AAS 4383 African American Leadership in the Twentieth Century
  • AAS/HI 4983 African Americans and the Law
  • AN 3343 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
  • CO 4213 Political Communication*
  • CO 4253 Elements of Persuasion*
  • CO 4273 Intercultural Communication*
  • CO 4283 Health Communication*
  • CO 4313 Mass Media Law
  • CO 4043 Communication and Leadership*
  • CO 4803 Research in Public Relations and Advertising*
  • CO 4813 Public Relations in Organizations*
  • CRM 4153 Mentoring for At-Risk Youths*
  • GG 4543 Community Engagement in Environmental Geoscience*
  • GS/SO/AAS 4143 Gender, Race, and Social Movements
  • HI 3343 Delta History Service and Experiential Spring Break*
  • PS 3013 Political Leadership
  • PS 3063 Constitutional Powers
  • PS 3073 Civil Liberties
  • PS 3183 Law and Politics
  • PS 3193 Intergovernmental Relations
  • PS 4113 State Government
  • PS 4163 The Chief Executive
  • PS 4173 Legislative Process
  • PS 4183 Judicial Process
  • PS 4193 Mississippi Judicial System
  • PS 4203 Political Parties and Electoral Problems
  • PS 4213 Campaign Politics
  • PS 4223 The Dynamics of American Democracy
  • PS 4233 Interest Groups
  • PS 4243 State Election Policy and Politics
  • PS 4263 Mississippi Government and Politics
  • PS 4293 Political Behavior
  • PS 4393 The Global Context
  • PS 4633 Democracy and Democratization
  • PS 4464 Political Analysis*(4 hours)
  • PS 4743 Environmental Policy
  • PSY 2123 Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Child Advocacy
  • PSY 3123 Global Child Advocacy Issues
  • PSY 4133 Multidisciplinary Responses to Child Maltreatment/Trauma*
  • SW 2313. Introduction Social Work and Social Welfare

Social Justice Minor Capstone*

3 Hours

SJ 4993 - Social Justice Minor Capstone* is a required, 3 hour community-engaged learning course.Students participate in community-engaged learning courses that offer the unique opportunity to meet academic objectives through meaningful community engagement.