Gain the knowledge and skills to work within communities to promote meaningful change. While reflecting on social identities, sense of belonging and civic responsibilities students critically analyze structural injustice to understand how larger social forces impact people’s opportunities and lived experiences.
Community-engaged learning provides opportunities to apply ethical concepts to community issues. Students engage with schools, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Working alongside community leaders, students learn through practice and the wisdom of our local communities. Social justice knowledge and skills culminate with a faculty-mentored, community-based research project focused on a contemporary issue. The program is flexible enough to accommodate a double major.
Career Paths
Social justice majors flourish in nonprofit organizations, government agencies, think tanks, human rights and peace organizations, legislative advocacy, religious institutions, education, law, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, healthcare, journalism, law enforcement, and the arts.
Degrees Offered
BA
Course Catalog
Office Hours
Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
