Liberal Arts Perspective on Social Justice and Civic Engagement - Pathway Minor

The Social Justice and Civic Engagement (SJCE) Pathway Minor gives tomorrow's community leaders the knowledge and practical skills you need to build viable democratic institutions and contribute to social and economic justice. The interdisciplinary minor combines classroom instruction with active engagement in local communities, featuring high-impact practices, such as service learning and community-based research. 

As part of a well-rounded university education, the Liberal Arts play a vital role in students’ lives. Liberal Arts courses allow you to contextualize your experiences and see how they fit in the world around you, to question the status quo and come up with innovative solutions to persistent problems. The Social Justice and Civic Engagement Pathway Minor will also complement careers that you may pursue in many of IUPUI's Schools, including Health and Human Sciences, Philanthropic Studies, Public and Environmental Affairs, Public Health, and Social Work.

Required courses (with minimum grades required)

With a minimum grade of C, students will complete 15 credit hours of approved Pathway Minors courses, including 9 credit hours of:

• Two foundational courses: ENG-W131 or ENG-W140 and COMM-R110 in which students in the Pathway Minor program will be required to complete modules and signature assignments designed to introduce them to Pathway Minor themes
• Elective courses

Elective courses for the minor (with minimum grades required)

With a minimum grade of C, students will also complete elective courses including 9 additional credit hours of approved courses from the Introductory Thematic Concentration, Intermediate Thematic Concentration and Advanced Engaged Learning Experience categories.

To ensure a robust interdisciplinary experience, students should not take more than two courses from any one department/program as part of the 15-credit pathway minor.

Introductory Thematic Concentration (3 credits)

• ANTH A104 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• COMM M150 Mass Media and Contemporary Society
• ENG W210 Literacy and Public Life
• NAIS N101 Intro to Native American & Indigenous Studies
• POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics

Intermediate Thematic Concentration (3 credits)

• AFRO A311/REL R314 Religion and Racism
• ANTH A407 Indigenous Cultural Heritage
• COMM C391 Communications and Social Justice
• COMM R478 Persuasion and Media in Social Movements
• ECON E387 Health Economics
• ENG W377 Writing for Social Change
• HIST A328 History of Work in America
• HIST A329 American Dissent
• INTL I 300/POLS Y371 Human Rights
• MSTD A 403 Introduction to Museum Studies
• POLS Y303 Policy Making in the United States
• POLS Y304 Constitutional Law
• POLS Y317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
• POLS Y324 Women and Politics 
• REL R378 Revolution and Revolutionaries
• REL R383 Power, Sex and Money

Advanced Engaged Learning Experiences (3 credits)

• AMST A341 Organizing for Social Action
• ANTH/MSTD A477 Community Collaboration & Curation
• ANTH E380 Urban Anthropology
• NAIS N396 Experiential Seminar
• POLS Y481 Field Experience
• REL R375 Religion Behind Bars
• REL R386 Consumption, Ethics and the Good Life