Overview
The Minor in Social Justice - Honors Interdisciplinary is an 18-credit, cross-college undergraduate minor which will help students in any major to explore a number of fundamental and pressing questions, such as:
- What is a just society?
- How do we define social justice?
- What are the social, political, economic, and cultural forces or factors that create injustice?
- How can injustice be eradicated?
- Why is social justice an issue for everyone?
This minor will investigate these pressing questions from a broad range of perspectives. It will provide students with the opportunity to incorporate in-depth analysis and awareness f social issues into a wide variety of fields and possible career paths. It will also model an interdisciplinary approach to learning and thinking about contemporary society.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Bryant Simon, Honors Academic Chair
brysimon@temple.edu
Amanda Neuber, Honors Director
honors@temple.edu
Requirements
To earn this minor, students must successfully complete 18 credits (6 courses) with a minimum grade of C- in each course.
There are no prerequisites or required courses for this minor. Non-honors students can enroll in the minor via an application on the Honors Program web site.
At least three courses (9 credits) required for the minor must be completed at Temple.
Note that:
- One course must be taken in at least four of the six Key Areas for Social Justice Inquiry outlined below.
- Courses must be taken from at least three different schools/colleges.
- Only one GenEd course can be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
- Maximum of two non-honors courses (6 credits) can be used to satisfy requirements for the minor.
- Nine credits must be from upper-level courses (2000+).
- Courses cannot double count for multiple Key Areas.
- At least three of the courses (9 credits) counted towards the minor must be courses that were not counted towards any other major, minor or certificate.
- A minimum of three Honors internship credits in a Social Justice field, with prior approval by the Honors Program, can be used to satisfy requirements for the minor. These credits will count as an upper-level course and an Honors course.
The Honors Academic Chair oversees the minor and advises enrolled students with assistance of the Honors advising staff. The Academic Chair reviews courses NOT listed below for approval to satisfy one of the Key Areas.
Key Areas for Social Justice Inquiry
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Inequality and (In)Justice | ||
| Select from the following: | ||
| College of Education and Human Development | ||
| EDAD 0955 | Honors Why care about College: Higher Education in American Life | 3 |
| EDUC 2903 | Honors Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education in the United States | 3 |
| HDCE 2304 | Families and the Community | 3 |
| URBE 4496 | Understanding Urban Communities | 3 |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| AMST 2901 | Honors Quest for the American Dream | 3 |
| ECON 0858 | The American Economy | 3 |
| ECON 1901 | Honors Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECON 1902 | Honors Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECON 3597 | Health Economics | 3 |
| ECON 3698 | Economic Inequality | 3 |
| GSWS 2022 | Gender, Race, Class, and the City | 3 |
| GSWS 3259 | Women and Poverty | 3 |
| HIST 2213 | History of the American Economy and American Business | 3 |
| HIST 3911 | Honors World Economy Since 1945 | 3 |
| POLS 3134 | The Politics of Inequality | 3 |
| POLS 3206 | Politics of Modern Capitalism | 3 |
| POLS 3422 | Marxism and Politics | 3 |
| SOC 3249 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| Fox School of Business and Management | ||
| SGM 3511 | Doing Well by Doing Good: Where Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meet Social Impact | 3 |
| Klein College of Media and Communication | ||
| JRN 4196 | Philadelphia Neighborhoods Capstone: News Beat | 4 |
| Tyler School of Art and Architecture | ||
| CDEV 3175 | Gentrification and Equitable Development | 3 |
| Race and Justice | ||
| Select from the following: | ||
| College of Education and Human Development | ||
| EDUC 0917 | Honors Youth Cultures | 3 |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| AAAS 2248 | Public Policy and the Black Community | 3 |
| AAAS 2934 | Honors Literature of American Slavery | 3 |
| ANTH 0934 | Honors Representing Race | 3 |
| ENST 2022 | Gender, Race, Class, and the City | 3 |
| GSWS 3551 | Critical Race Feminist Theory | 3 |
| HIST 2105 | Race and the U.S. Constitution | 3 |
| HIST 2906 | Honors Trials in America | 3 |
| PHIL 2925 | Honors Philosophy of African-American Experiences | 3 |
| PSY 3413 | Psychology of Power, Oppression, and Privilege | 3 |
| POLS 0929 | Honors: The History & Significance of Race in America | 3 |
| or SOC 0929 | Honors: The History & Significance of Race in America | |
| REL 0933 | Honors Race & Poverty in the Americas | 3 |
| Fox School of Business and Management | ||
| LGLS 0903 | Honors African Americans, Equality and the Law: Weapon or Tool? | 3 |
| Klein College of Media and Communication | ||
| JRN 3702 | Race and Racism in the News | 3 |
| PR 3202 | Diversity and Public Relations | 3 |
| School of Social Work | ||
| SSWU 3096 | Institutional Racism | 3 |
| School of Theater, Film and Media Arts | ||
| FMA 0943 | Honors Race and Ethnicity in the Cinematic Arts | 3 |
| Environmental and Food Justice | ||
| Select from the following: | ||
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| ANTH 2319 | Anthropology of Food | 3 |
| ENST 0942 | Honors Sustainable Environments | 3 |
| or GUS 0942 | Honors Sustainable Environments | |
| ENST 3904 | Honors Earth Ethics | 3 |
| or REL 3904 | Honors Earth Ethics | |
| GUS 3056 | Political Ecology | 3 |
| PHIL 2957 | Honors Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| or ENST 2957 | Honors Environmental Ethics | |
| SOC 2545 | Food for Thought: Sociological Thinking About Food | 3 |
| College of Public Health | ||
| ENVH 2102 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| Fox School of Business and Management | ||
| HRM 2511 | Corporate Sustainability: People, Profits & Planet | 3 |
| LGLS 3511 | Environmental Law and Sustainability | 3 |
| Tyler School of Art and Architecture | ||
| CDEV 2255 | Environmental Justice in Communities | 3 |
| CTRP 2251 | Sustainable Food Systems Planning | 3 |
| CTRP 3255 | Sustainability in Suburban Communities | 3 |
| HORT 2334 | Food Crops I | 3 |
| Social Protest/Dissent | ||
| Select from the following: | ||
| Boyer College of Music and Dance | ||
| DANC 2805 | Dance, Movement, and Pluralism | 3 |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| AMST 3931 | Honors Political Protest and Culture in the 60's | 3 |
| ENG 0924 | Honors: The Quest for Utopia | 3 |
| GSWS 0963 | Honors Living for Change: Autobiographies of Women in Radical Social Movements | 3 |
| GSWS 2406 | LGBTQ Social Movements | 3 |
| HIST 0949 | Honors Dissent in America | 3 |
| LAS 3601 | "Other Voices" in Latin American Literature | 3 |
| SOC 3243 | Social Movements and Conflict | 3 |
| Fox School of Business and Management | ||
| HRM 3903 | Honors Management, Theory and Practice: The State of Labor in the Post-COVID Workplace | 3 |
| LGLS 0905 | Honors Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and the Law | 3 |
| Klein College of Media and Communication | ||
| CSI 0901 | Honors Contemporary American Social Movements | 3 |
| CSI 2296 | Resistance, Protests, and Social Movements | 3 |
| CSI 2403 | Civil Disobedience | 3 |
| CSI 2602 | Rhetoric of Hate and Violence | 3 |
| CSI 3401 | Social Activism and Community Organizing | 3 |
| CSI 4628 | Empowerment of the LGBTQ+ Community through the NYC Pride March: Exploration of a Social Movement | 3 |
| School of Social Work | ||
| SSWU 4308 | Social Transformation | 3 |
| Tyler School of Art and Architecture | ||
| ARCH 0835 | Guerrilla Altruism: A Mini-Manual of Subversive Activism | 3 |
| TYLE 2968 | Honors Search and Destroy: Punk's DIY Rebellion | 3 |
| Crime, Law and Punishment | ||
| Select from the following: | ||
| Fox School of Business and Management | ||
| BA 1903 | Honors Legal and Ethical Reasoning in Business | 3 |
| LGLS 0803 | African Americans, Equality and the Law: Weapon or Tool? | 3 |
| LGLS 0805 | Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and the Law | 3 |
| LGLS 0956 | Honors Law and American Society | 3 |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| CJ 0952 | Honors: Justice in America | 3 |
| CJ 0953 | Honors: Doing Justice | 3 |
| CJ 3505 | Restorative Justice | 3 |
| CJ 3902 | Honors: Street-Level Criminology | 3 |
| CJ 3904 | Honors: Drugs, Crime, and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 4941 | Honors Youth and Crime | 3 |
| GUS 3023 | Police, Prisons, and Pollution | 3 |
| Public Health and Ill Health | ||
| Select from the following: | ||
| College of Public Health | ||
| ENVH 1903 | Honors International Health | 3 |
| EPBI 2219 | Biostatistics and Public Health | 3 |
| SBS 2203 | AIDS and Society | 3 |
| SBS 2216 | Ethnicity, Culture and Health | 3 |
| SBS 2903 | Honors Health Psychology and Human Behavior | 3 |
| HPM 2214 | Politics and Payments in US Healthcare System | 3 |
| HPM 3208 | History of U.S. Public Health | 3 |
| HRPR 1001 | Public Health: The Way We Live, Work and Play | 3 |
| KINS 3096 | Cultural Competency in Health and Healthcare | 3 |
| SBS 2216 | Ethnicity, Culture and Health | 3 |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| GUS 4017 | Health and Environment Seminar | 3 |
| PHIL 3949 | Honors Ethics in Medicine | 3 |
| POLS 3154 | Health Policy | 3 |
| SOC 2552 | Health and Disease in American Society | 3 |
| SOC 3525 | Urban Health | 3 |