Introduction

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These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor. 

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours from the approved courses.

2. Students must complete a minimum of nine upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours in the minor, chosen from the approved courses below.

3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.

4. Students must complete a minimum of nine credit hours with CU Denver faculty chosen from the approved courses below.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following foundations course:		3
SJUS 2000	Foundations in Social Justice
Complete nine elective credit hours from the following approved course lists. 1		9
Anthropology
Communication
Education
English
Ethnic Studies
Geography and Environmental Sciences
History
Landscape Architecture
Philosophy
Political Science
Public Service
Religious Studies
Sociology
Social Justice
Social Sciences
Women's and Gender Studies
Complete a three credit hour community internship. Work with local organizations to promote social justice. 2		3
SJUS 3939	Internship
Complete a three credit hour capstone seminar. Work on a project related to a social justice issue that is important to you with a faculty member in an independent study. 3		3
SJUS 3050	Special Topics: Social Justice
SJUS 4000	Social Justice Capstone
SJUS 4001	Social Justice Senior Project
SJUS 4050	Special Topics: Social Justice
SJUS 4840	Independent Study
SJUS 4880	Directed Research
Total Hours		18

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The elective course lists are representative of the pre-approved coursework for this minor. Students may complete other courses with permission from the Director of the program.

²

Placement in internships is facilitated by CU Denver Experiential Learning Center.

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The Director of the program will gladly work with students to approve courses, independent study, directed research and internships that address social justice issues but are not officially listed.

Anthropology 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ANTH 3000	Globalization, Migration and Transnationalism
ANTH 3142	Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
ANTH/PBHL 3200	Human Migration: Nomads, Sojourners, and Settlers
ANTH 4300	Immigrant Health

Communication

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
COMM 2020	Communication, Citizenship, and Social Justice
COMM 2082	Introduction to Environmental Communication
COMM 3271	Communication and Diversity
COMM 4040	Communication, Prisons, and Social Justice
COMM 4260	Communication and Conflict
COMM 4265	Gender and Communication
COMM 4282	Environmental Communication
COMM 4558	Digital Health Narratives
COMM/WGST 4610	Communication, Media, and Sex
COMM 4710	Topics in Communication (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)

Education

English 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENGL 3330	Topics in Literature (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)
ENGL 4190	Advanced Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, & Linguistics (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)
ENGL 4280	Proposal and Grant Writing
ENGL/PHIL/WGST 4308	Contemporary Feminist Thought
ENGL 4770	Topics in English: Film and Literature (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)
ENGL 4755	Illness & Disability Narrative

Ethnic Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ETST/PBHL 3002	Ethnicity, Health and Social Justice
ETST 3110	Indigenous Studies
ETST 3272	Global Media
ETST 3274	Power, Poverty, Culture
ETST/HIST 3396	History of the American Indian
ETST/HIST 3297	Social History of Asian Americans
ETST 3704	Culture, Racism and Alienation

Geography & Environmental Sciences

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
GEOG 3401	Geography of Food and Agriculture
GEOG 3412	Globalization and Regional Development
GEOG 3501	Geography of Health
GEOG 4230	Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment
GEOG 4301	Population, Culture, and Resources
GEOG 4420	The Politics of Nature
GEOG 4640	Urban Geography: Denver and the U.S.
GEOG 4680	Urban Sustainability and Resiliency: Perspectives and Practice

History

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HIST 3235	U.S. Labor History, 1800 to the Present
HIST/WGST 3343	Women & Gender in US History
HIST 3345	Immigration and Ethnicity in American History
HIST 3349	Social Movements in 20th Century America
HIST 4028	Nations and Classes: 19th Century Europe
HIST 4217	Consumer Culture
HIST/ENGL/WGST 4306	Survey of Feminist Thought
HIST 4308	Crime, Policing, and Justice in American History
HIST 4455	African Struggle for Independence

Landscape Architecture

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LDAR 3601	Intro to Landscape Arch: Engaging Designed Landscape
LDAR 4486	Special Topics in Landscape Architecture (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)

Philosophy

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PHIL 3200	Justice, Freedom, and Power: Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 3280	War and Morality
PHIL 3500	Ideology and Culture: Racism and Sexism
PHIL 3550	Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHIL 4101	Pragmatism: Classical American Philosophy
PHIL 4450	Punishment and Social Justice
PHIL/WGST 4500	Feminist Philosophy
PHIL 4812	Special Topics in Philosophy (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)
PHIL 4920	Philosophy of Media and Technology

Political Science

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PSCI 3034	Race, Gender, Law and Public Policy
PSCI 3035	Political Movements: Race and Gender
PSCI 3914	The Urban Citizen
PSCI 4002	Topics in Political Science (topic must be approved by SJ minor advisor)
PSCI 4025	Local Governance and Globalization
PSCI/ETST 4144	Indigenous Political Systems
PSCI/ETST 4146	Indigenous Politics
PSCI 4207	Theories of Social and Political Change
PSCI 4265	Social Justice And Globalization
PSCI 4535	Labor and Working Class Politics
PSCI 4545	Immigration Politics
PSCI 4808	Strategies of Peacebuilding
PSCI 4914	Community Organizing and Community Development

Public Service

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PUAD 4000	Human Resources and Ethics in Public Service
PUAD 4002	Leading and Engaging for the Public Good

Religious Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
RLST 4000	Religion and Cultural Diversity

Sociology

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SOCY 3001	Urban Sociology
SOCY 3020	Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
SOCY 3140	Sociological Theory
SOCY 3720	Global Perspectives on Social Issues
SOCY 4700	Sociology of Law

Social Justice

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SJUS 4050	Special Topics: Social Justice

Social Sciences

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SSCI 4050	Special Topics in Law Studies
SSCI 4070	Topics in Law Studies: Social Context of Law
SSCI 4325	First Amendment: Theory and Context

Women's and Gender Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
WGST/ENGL/HIST 4306	Survey of Feminist Thought
WGST/ENGL/PHIL 4308	Contemporary Feminist Thought

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