Program and Course Offerings
The social justice program is designed for students who want to take action and make a difference. The major combines thinking critically and action with courses in three areas:
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Area 1:With courses in ethics/social justice, students develop intellectual skills to become complex thinkers able to address problems within their neighborhood and around the world.
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Area 2:Through changemaking courses, students learn the practical skills and creativity necessary to make an impact.
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Area 3:By choosing a concentration, students tailor their study to their individual interests and career goals.
AREA 1: Ethics/Social Justice
ETH 200 Social Justice Movements
ETH 201 Comparative Religious Ethics
ETH 300 Writing for Social Justice and
Social Change
Choose one of the following:
- PSCI 326 Women and American Politics
- REL 275 Race and Religion
- REL 375 Religion, Gender & Culture
- SOC 438 Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOC 435 Sex, Gender & Sexualities
AREA 2: Changemaking
CHGN 310 Ethics and Social Change
Action Project
One course in design thinking:
- PSYC-265 Applied Creativity & Design
- LDR-425 Design Thinking for Organizational Change
CHNG 310 ChangeLab elective (or ETH 375 Field Experience)
CHNG 310 ChangeLab elective (or ETH 475 Field Experience)
AREA 3: Concentration
- Business Administration
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Gender & Women's Studies
- Race & Ethnicity Studies
- Legal Studies
- Political Science
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Social and Human Services
- Psychology
Office Phone
812-488-1103
Office Email
vs9@evansville.edu
Office Location
Room 341, Olmsted Administration Hall