Social and Economic Justice Minor
The minor in social and economic justice is designed for students who want to understand how to think analytically about issues of justice and how perspectives on justice can be joined with the pursuit of it. An overarching objective is fostering attitudes and knowledge about human rights; racial, ethnic, and gender equality; economic justice; democratic participation; sustainable development; diversity; and peace. It is especially appropriate for students who anticipate working in advocacy roles in nonprofit organizations, in local communities, or in governmental organizations. In these inquiries about justice, students engage scholarship in a variety of disciplines and traditions of practice.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Requirements | ||
One core course chosen from: | 3 | |
Space, Place, and Difference | ||
Social and Economic Justice | ||
Three additional courses that cover at least two different areas (listed below) 1 | 9 | |
Total Hours | 12 |
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Depending on the topic, independent study, special topics, and internship courses may be approved to fulfill the requirements for the minor with the explicit permission of the director.
A student may major in sociology and minor in social and economic justice; however, a student cannot count toward graduation more than 45 hours in SOCI courses. All college requirements about minors apply.
Service Learning Component
Students are required to complete one service-learning experience, a requirement that can be met in one of three ways.
- A student may take a course that includes a service-learning (APPLES) component.
- After seeking and receiving the approval of the director of the minor, a student may take a one- to three-credit independent studies or special topics course (summer or academic term) with a faculty member.
- A student may participate in the two-credit spring break course, HBEH 610, which meets the service-learning requirement but not a course requirement.
Note that core courses do not necessarily contain a service-learning component; check ConnectCarolina each semester to confirm that courses are listed as APPLES courses.
Thus, the minor is fulfilled with 12 to 13 credits, depending on whether the service-learning requirement is part of a three-credit course or is fulfilled in another way.
Understanding Justice
Code | Title | Hours |
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AAAD 260 | Blacks in Latin America | 3 |
AAAD 232/WGST 266 | 3 | |
AAAD/WGST 386 | Comparative Studies in Culture, Gender, and Global Forces | 3 |
ANTH 248 | Anthropology and Public Interest | 3 |
ANTH 422 | Anthropology and Human Rights | 3 |
ANTH 444 | Medicine, Politics, and Justice | 3 |
ANTH 539 | 3 | |
ASIA/GEOG 267 | 3 | |
ECON 267 | Comparative Economic Systems 1 | 3 |
EDUC 533 | 3 | |
ENGL 271 | 3 | |
GEOG 259 | 3 | |
GEOG 430 | Global Migrations, Local Impacts: Urbanization and Migration in the United States | 3 |
GEOG 448 | Transnational Geographies of Muslim Societies | 3 |
GEOG/PLAN 428 | 3 | |
GLBL 487 | 3 | |
HIST 142 | 3 | |
HIST 143 | 3 | |
PHIL 170 | 3 | |
PHIL 280 | 3 | |
PHIL 476 | Recent Developments in Political Philosophy 1 | 3 |
PHIL 480 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
PHIL/WGST 275 | 3 | |
POLI 276 | 3 | |
POLI 411 | Civil Liberties under the Constitution H | 3 |
POLI 472 | Problems of Modern Democratic Theory H | 3 |
POLI/WGST 265 | 3 | |
SOCI 64 | 3 | |
SOCI 122 | 3 | |
SOCI 414 | The City and Urbanization | 3 |
SOCI 417 | 3 | |
SOCI 424 | Law and Society | 3 |
SOCI 469 | Health and Society | 3 |
SOCI/WGST 444 | Race, Class, and Gender | 3 |
SOWO 491 | Community Organizing for Social Change | 4 |
WGST/HIST 313 | 3 | |
WGST 388 | 3 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
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Have departmental requirements that may or may not be waived. Students should consult course descriptions and discuss requirements with the instructor.
Justice in Action
Code | Title | Hours |
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AAAD 403 | 3 | |
AAAD/WGST 386 | Comparative Studies in Culture, Gender, and Global Forces 1 | 3 |
AMST 398 | 3 | |
ANTH 142 | 3 | |
ANTH 240 | Action Research | 3 |
ANTH/GEOG/GLBL/HIST/POLI 210 | 3 | |
COMM 53 | 3 | |
COMM 260 | Introduction to Performance and Social Change | 3 |
COMM 625 | 3 | |
COMM 650 | Cultural Politics of Global Media Economies | 3 |
COMM/ENEC 375 | Environmental Advocacy | 3 |
DRAM 85 | 3 | |
DRAM 288 | 3 | |
ECON 465 | 3 | |
GEOG 56 | 3 | |
GEOG 458 | Urban Latin America: Politics, Economy, and Society 1 | 3 |
GEOG 650 | 3 | |
HIST/MNGT 365 | The Worker and American Life | 3 |
MEJO 141 | 3 | |
MEJO 340 | Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus | 3 |
MEJO 448 | Freedom of Expression in the United States | 3 |
PLCY 361 | Health Policy in the United States | 3 |
SOCI 411 | Social Movements | 3 |
SOCI 413 | Social Movements, Experiential | 3 |
SOWO 490 | Preprofessional Special Topic | 1-6 |
SOWO 492 | 1-6 | |
WGST 281 | 3 | |
WGST 350 | 3 | |
WGST 410 | 3 | |
WGST 465 | 3 | |
WGST 583 | Gender and Imperialism | 3 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
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Have departmental requirements that may or may not be waived. Students should consult course descriptions and discuss requirements with the instructor.
The Context of Justice
Code | Title | Hours |
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AMST 294 | American Studies Seminar on Aesthetic Perspective | 3 |
AMST/HIST 110 | 3 | |
ANTH 120 | Anthropology through Expressive Cultures | 3 |
ANTH 467 | Culture, Wealth, and Poverty | 3 |
ANTH/PWAD 280 | 3 | |
ASIA/GEOG/WGST 447 | Gender, Space, and Place in the Middle East | 3 |
COMM 82 | 3 | |
COMM 140 | Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H | 3 |
COMM 624 | 3 | |
ECON 480 | Labor Economics 1 | 3 |
ECON 586 | Economics and Life: Applying Economics to Life's Big Questions 1 | 3 |
ECON/EURO/PWAD 460 | 3 | |
ENEC/PLCY 520 | Environment and Development | 3 |
ENGL 265 | 3 | |
ENGL 269 | 3 | |
ENGL/WGST 363 | 3 | |
GEOG 123 | 3 | |
GEOG 232 | 3 | |
GEOG 423 | Social Geography | 3 |
GEOG 452 | Mobile Geographies: The Political Economy of Migration | 3 |
GEOG 457 | 3 | |
GEOG 470 | 3 | |
HIST 589 | Race, Racism, and America: (United States) Law in Historical Perspective | 3 |
HIST/WGST 280 | 3 | |
LING/GSLL 306 | Language and Nationalism | 3 |
MEJO 441 | Diversity and Communication | 3 |
MEJO/WGST 442 | Gender, Class, Race, and Mass Media | 3 |
POLI/WGST 217 | 3 | |
SOCI 420 | Political Sociology | 3 |
SOCI 423 | 3 | |
SOCI 426 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
SOCI 468 | United States Poverty and Public Policy | 3 |
SOCI/MNGT 412 | Social Stratification | 3 |
SOCI/WGST 124 | 3 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
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Have departmental requirements that may or may not be waived. Students should consult course descriptions and discuss requirements with the instructor.
See the program page here for special opportunities.
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