2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Social Justice Minor

The minor in Social Justice provides students with a solid background in philosophical concepts and theories of social justice, and fosters skills necessary for critical analysis of social justice issues that arise in contemporary society. (This minor is not open to Philosophy majors).

Requirements: (18 credits)

Philosophical Reasoning:

PHIL 221Introduction to Modern Logic

3

PHIL 290Philosophical Methods

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Social Justice Core:

PHIL 244Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Justice

3

PHIL 344Topics in Philosophical & Social Justice

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Electives:

6 credits from the following (other courses may be substituted with the approval of the Philosophy Department Chair).

PHIL 144Moral Issues

3

PHIL 211Global Justice

3

PHIL 222/WGSS 222Philosophy of Gender

3

PHIL 360African-American Philosophy

3

SOC 212Race, Class, and Gender

3

SOC 240/WGSS 240/WGSS 240The Sociology of Gender

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 18