Social Justice Degree Requirements

Carthage offers a minor in social justice. To earn a degree from Carthage, students must complete the Carthage Core, Distribution Requirements, their major requirements, and the social justice minor requirements listed below.

Social Justice Minor

Required courses (16 credits)

• SWK 1300 Introduction to Social Justice and Social Welfare (4 credits)
• SWK 2400 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (4 credits)
• SWK 2600 Ethics and Leadership in a Multicultural Society (4 credits)
• SWK 3100 Social Welfare Policy Analysis (4 credits)

Students must select two courses (8 credits) from any discipline that includes a focus on social justice. Students will work with the Social Work Department chair to receive approval for elective courses that have a focus on social justice.

Possible electives with a focus on social justice

• CDM 2400 Gender Communications (4 credits)
• EDU 2340 Foundations in Urban Education (4 credits)
• EDU 4340 Urban and Cultural Leadership (4 credits)
• ENG 3030 Major Texts in Critical Theory (4 credits)
• GNR 200P Challenging White Supremacy and Practicing Anti-Racism (4 credits)
• GNR 200R Legacies of Race and Racism in the U. S. (4 credits)
• POL 3110 Women’s and Gender Studies Theory (4 credits)
• POL 3450 Global Poverty (4 credits)
• POL 3620 Environmental Politics (4 credits)
• PYC 3460 Psychology of Women and Gender (4 credits)
• SOC 2530 Race and Racisms (4 credits)
• SOC/WMG 2770 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in a Diverse World (4 credits)
• SOC/SWK/WMG 2800 Decoding Disney (4 credits)
• SWK 2200 Child Welfare Policy and Practice (4 credits)
• SWK/ WMG 2210 Family Violence (4 credits)
• SWK 2500 Engaging Multicultural Students and Families (4 credits)
• SWK 2650 Wounded Hearts: Interdisciplinary Exploration of Trauma and Recovery (4 credits)
• SWK 2700 Trauma Across Social Contexts (4 credits)
• SWK 400T Special Topics in Social Work (4 credits)
• WMG 3010 Feminist Theory (4 credits)
• WMG 4200 The Gendering of Leadership (4 credits)

 

Current students: You should follow the official College Catalog from the year you entered Carthage and work with your advisors to ensure all requirements are met.