Social Justice, B.A. 1 Social Justice, B.A. Learning Outcomes Students graduating with a degree in social justice will: explore how an intersectional lens can magnify the tensions within constructed identities based on race, ethnicity, gender and gender expression, geography, language, citizenship, sexuality, class, age, ability, and religion to practices of oppression and discrimination; learn about historical moments when oppression and discrimination have influenced policy, culture, law, and corporeal practices and find recurring patterns in current events, culture, and policy; and express ways their personal experiences and scholarly ideas connect to larger political, environmental, social, and geographical contexts, issues, and problems. Overview Students who major in social justice expand their knowledge integrating theory and engagement with real world field experiences. They approach social justice through the arts, history, literature, comparative religious studies, political science, philosophy, health education, and gender, women s, and sexuality studies. Social justice students: explore how the intersections of geography, race, class, gender, sexuality, health, economics, and history create networks of privilege and oppression across the globe through course work and reflect on situations they encounter in the field; read, write, listen, and act through course work and fieldwork in order to understand how conditions are created for change on the local, regional, and national level historically, ethically, politically, and personally; learn about selected history of social movements, how those movements emerged, and the impacts those movements had on policy, populations, the environment, and culture through engagement in a core course; develop a deeper understanding of issues, practice, research, and theory related to social justice in one or more areas of study within the traditional disciplines of the liberal arts through 9 s.h. of course work in an area of specialization; and prepare for employment and/or for graduate study in various fields through high quality internships and educational experiences, including anthropology, political science, law, criminology, health, the cultural sector, social services, business, nonprofit management, or public history projects. Requirements The Bachelor of Arts with a major in social justice requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 9 s.h. of work for the major. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major. They also must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GE CLAS Core. Students may declare the major at any time. They are advised by the Academic Advising Center until they have earned 24 s.h. of credit. Transfer credit is evaluated case by case; a maximum of 6 s.h. of transfer credit may be counted toward the degree. Foundation courses must be completed at the University of Iowa. Students earning more than one major may count a maximum of 6 s.h. completed for another major toward the social justice major. Work for the major consists of foundation course work, core courses, an emphasis area, and a capstone experience. The B.A. with a major in social justice requires the following course work. Foundation Courses 15 Core Courses 9 Emphasis Area 9 Capstone 6 Total Hours 9 Foundation Courses The foundation consists of five courses (minimum of 15 s.h.). Two introductory courses, SJUS:1001 Introduction to Social Justice and GWSS:1002 Diversity and Power in the U.S., orient students to the major conceptual areas that constitute social justice as an interdisciplinary field: SJUS:1001 introduces students to the principles and theories of social justice; GWSS:1002 examines issues of race, class, and gender in the United States and the consequences of inequity for communities and individuals. All of these: SJUS:1001/ Introduction to Social Justice GWSS:100 GWSS:1002 Diversity and Power in the U.S. GWSS:18/ Writing to Change the World RHET:18/ SJUS:18 PHIL:104 Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness SOC:2810 Social Inequality Core Courses History and Social Movement Two of these: GWSS:2250/ HIST:2250/ SJUS:2250 AFAM:500/ RELS:808 COMM:2054 HIST:22 The History of Social Justice Movements Malcolm X, King, and Human Movements, Protest, Resistance History of American Inequality HIST:4101 History of Human HIST:4252 American Labor in the Twentieth Century HIST:4260 The Sixties in America SOC:4540 Political Sociology and Social Movements
2 Social Justice, B.A. Human, Diversity, and Ethics One of these: AFAM:1020/ AMST:100 HIST:2280/ LATS:2280/ SPAN:2280 Introduction to African American Culture Introduction to Latina/o HRTS:2115/IS:2115 Introduction to Human HRTS:906 Global Crises and Human HRTS:910/IS:910 Human Advocacy NAIS:1049/ AMST:1049/ HIST:1049 Indian and Native PHIL:2402 Introduction to Ethics PHIL:40 Philosophy of Human SSW:847 Discrimination, Oppression, and Diversity Emphasis Area Students choose one emphasis area from the following lists and complete three courses (9 s.h.); two of the courses must be numbered 000 and above. A course used to satisfy the foundation, core, or human rights, diversity, and ethics requirement cannot be taken to satisfy an emphasis area requirement. Students may substitute courses with approval of the social justice advisor. They also may include one study abroad course related to social justice, including the India Winterim Program; see Study Abroad in the Catalog. In addition, students may create their own emphasis area in collaboration with the social justice advisor. International History, Theory, and Action GWSS:010/ Transnational Sexualities GHS:015 GWSS:50/ Transnational Feminism ANTH:125/IS:50 ANTH:2100 Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems COMM:2086 Global Media COMM:411/ Globalization and Culture IS:411 HIST:1602/ Civilizations of Asia: China ASIA:1602 HIST:1604/ Civilizations of Asia: Japan ASIA:1604 HIST:1606/ Civilizations of Asia: South ASIA:1606 Asia HIST:1609 India Now! A Survey from Bollywood Films to Global Terror HIST:1708 Civilizations of Africa HIST:126 History of Globalization HIST:4640 Imperialism and Modern India POLI:104/ Immigration Politics LAS:104/ LATS:104 POLI:512 International Conflict RELS:2068 Jews in Popular Culture RELS:020 Religion and Politics RELS:41/ GWSS:11 Gender and Sexuality in Asia RELS:84/ IS:84/JMC:146/ WLLC:84 Arab Spring in Context: Media, Religion, and Geopolitics RELS:855/IS:855 Human and Islam SPAN:2200 Introduction to Spanish American Cultures SPAN:20 Modern Mexico Human GWSS:2571/ Visualizing Human ENGL:2571/ SJUS:2571 AFAM:500/ RELS:808 Malcolm X, King, and Human ENGL:555/ AFAM:555 GHS:4600 Topics in African Cinema (when topic is visualizing human rights) Global Health and Human HIST:4101 History of Human HRTS:910/IS:910 Human Advocacy RELS:855/IS:855 Human and Islam Health GWSS:2080/ The Cultural Politics of HIV- GHS:2080 AIDS GWSS:2400/ CPH:2240/ LATS:2400 GWSS:2600 ANTH:2181/ ASP:2181/ GHS:2181 Health Disparities and Intersectionality with U.S. Latina/o Peoples Men, Masculinity, Identity, and Health The Anthropology of Aging ANTH:2182 Africa: Health and Society ANTH:110/ Health of Indigenous Peoples GHS:110/ NAIS:110 ANTH:151/ ASP:151/ GHS:151 The Anthropology of the Beginnings and Ends of Life ANTH:152/ ASP:152/ GHS:152 ASP:1800/ CSD:1800/ NURS:1800/ SSW:1800/TR:1800 Anthropology of Caregiving and Health Aging Matters: Introduction to Gerontology ASP:150 Psychology of Aging CPH:400/ Health, Work, and the GEOG:210 Environment
Social Justice, B.A. CPH:500/ GHS:500 DST:1101 ENGL:2105 ENGL:2560 Global Public Health Introduction to Disability Disability in Literature and Cultural Theory Topics in Culture and Identity (when topic is stories about HIV/AIDS) ENGL:580 Identity and Social Issues GHS:720 Contemporary Issues in Global Health GHS:4600 Global Health and Human HIST:4160/ History of Public Health GHS:4160 HIST:4162/ History of Global Health GHS:4162 HIST:7215 Seminar: History of Disability JMC:150/ Media and Health CBH:150/ GHS:150 PSY:290 Abnormal Psychology: Health Professions PSY:065 The Aging Mind and Brain PSY:240 Motivation, Addiction, and the Brain RELS:580/ ANTH:11/ GHS:11 Religion and Healing Issues in Gender, Women's and Sexuality GWSS:1001 Introduction to Gender, GWSS:005 Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Practicum GWSS:010/ Transnational Sexualities GHS:015 GWSS:100 LGBTQ/Queer GWSS:118/ Politics of Reproduction ANTH:118 GWSS:157/ Gender, Sexuality, and HIST:157 Human GWSS:200 Theories for Gender, GWSS:00/ ANTH:00 Mothers and Motherhood GWSS:26/ GHS:27 GWSS:50/ ANTH:125/IS:50 GWSS:450/ ENGL:820 The Politics of Progress: NGOs, Development, and Sexuality Transnational Feminism Writing About Girls ANTH:4140/ CBH:4140/ GHS:4140/ GWSS:4140 COMM:2041/ GWSS:2041 COMM:2075/ GWSS:2075 COMM:4169/ GWSS:4169 HIST:282/ GWSS:282 POLI:114 Feminist Activism and Global Health Gender, Communication, and Culture Gender, Sexuality, and Media Feminist Rhetorics Women and Power in U.S. History Since the Civil War Women and Politics in the United States PSY:560 Psychology of Gender RELS:2771/ Sexual Ethics GWSS:2771 RELS:41/ GWSS:11 Gender and Sexuality in Asia RELS:855/IS:855 Human and Islam SPST:1074/ Inequality in American Sport AMST:1074/ GWSS:1074 SSW:712/ Human Sexuality, Diversity, NURS:712 and Society SSW:796 Family Violence Politics and Social Justice ANTH:1046/ Big Ideas: People and the GEOG:1046/ GWSS:1046 Environment - Technology, Culture, and Social Justice COMM:2088 Media and Democracy HIST:4260 The Sixties in America NAIS:2292/ HIST:2292 POLI:1100 Indian History and Policy Politics POLI:111 American Public Policy POLI:114 Women and Politics in the United States POLI:150 Problems in American Politics POLI:512 International Conflict RELS:1810 Happiness in a Difficult World RELS:020 Religion and Politics Ethnic and Cultural in the United States AFAM:1020/ Introduction to African AMST:100 American Culture AFAM:2064/ SOC:2064 AFAM:2070/ COMM:2069 AFAM:4195/ HIST:4295 Racial Inequity and the Experiences of African American Families in the U.S. Black Television Culture African American History 1619-1865
4 Social Justice, B.A. ANTH:2100 Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems ANTH:216 Urban Anthropology ANTH:2165/ AMST:2165/ NAIS:2165 COMM:2076/ AFAM:2076 ENGL:444 HIST:4216/ LAS:4216 HIST:4217/ LAS:4217/ LATS:4217 HIST:4296/ AFAM:4298 LATS:2280/ HIST:2280/ SPAN:2280 NAIS:1049/ AMST:1049/ HIST:1049 NAIS:2292/ HIST:2292 RELS:745/ AFAM:245 Native Peoples of North America Race, Ethnicity, and Media Literatures of the American Peoples Mexican American History Latina/o Immigration African American History 1865-Present Introduction to Latina/o Indian and Native Indian History and Policy Twentieth-Century African American Religion: Civil to Hip-Hop SOC:80 Race and Ethnicity SPAN:400/ Chicano Literature and LATS:400 Culture SPAN:440/ LATS:440 SPAN:4820/ LATS:4800 Environmental Issues Topics in Latino/a Literature and Culture Latino/a Popular Culture ANTH:1046/ Big Ideas: People and the GEOG:1046/ GWSS:1046 Environment - Technology, Culture, and Social Justice ANTH:10 Environment and Culture ANTH:410/ RELS:470 EES:1080/ ENVS:1080 Religion and Environmental Ethics Introduction to Environmental Science EES:1400 Natural Disasters EES:070 Marine Ecosystems and Conservation GEOG:1020 The Global Environment GEOG:1070 Contemporary Environmental Issues GEOG:2410 Environment and Development GEOG:290 Water Resources GEOG:40 Ecosystem Services: Human Dependence on Natural Systems GEOG:400 Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice GEOG:760/ GHS:760 GEOG:4770/ GHS:4770 RELS:976/ NAIS:276 Hazards and Society Environmental Justice American Indian Environmentalism The Arts and Social Practice GWSS:190 Tell Magazine Writing and Publishing Workshop GWSS:450/ Writing About Girls ENGL:820 GWSS:600 Art, Feminist Practice, and Social Justice AFAM:245/ RELS:745 Twentieth-Century African American Religion: Civil to Hip-Hop ARTS:2000/ ASP:2000/ EDTL:2000/ RHET:2000 Big Ideas: Creativity for a Lifetime ARTS:400 Grant Writing in the Arts ASIA:2450 India Beat: The Aesthetics and Politics of India Today DANC:1055 Creativity in Motion DANC:2060/ Dance and Society in Global DPA:2060 Contexts DANC:2065 Performing Crisis: Dances of Identity, Witness, and Resistance DANC:2080 Dance and Social Action EDTL:204 Art Education Studio and Field Components ENGL:201 Reading and Writing About Poetry ENGL:2505 Introduction to Postcolonial ENGL:2560 Topics in Culture and Identity ENGL:444 Literatures of the American Peoples MUS:1687 Orientation to Music Therapy 2 THTR:421/ Performing Autobiography GWSS:421 THTR:520/ New Ventures in the Arts DPA:520/ ENTR:520/ INTD:520 THTR:4510/ Arts Leadership Seminar DPA:4510/ ENTR:4510/ INTD:4510 WRIT:2100 Writing and Community Outreach WRIT:4100 Iowa Youth Writing Project Mentorship Practicum 1- Capstone Students complete all of the requirements for either Option A or Option B (6 s.h.).
Social Justice, B.A. 5 Option A Students complete a senior project and the following three courses. Students prepare for the capstone by completing GWSS:4090 Senior Research Seminar, in which they enact research methodologies and prepare a final project that culminates in a substantial written or creative work that focuses on a topic related to course work in their emphasis area. The creative work is presented to the GWSS faculty during the senior research presentation day. During the fall of their last year of study, students enroll in GWSS:4050 and GWSS:990 to complete a semester-long individual research-related literature review and proposal. Students complete the course and project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. GWSS:990 Independent Readings 2 and Research in Gender, GWSS:4050 Introduction to the Capstone 1 Research Project GWSS:4090 Senior Research Seminar Option B Option B requires two semesters of course work. In the fall semester of their final year, students complete an experiential learning activity and earn s.h. through an accredited program such as study abroad, the Pomerantz Career Center, Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU), or an independent study project with preapproval from a social justice faculty member. Students also could choose to take SJUS:400. During their senior year, students must complete one of the writing courses from the list below or take SJUS:4080. Students submit a final project in the form of a written essay, research paper, or creative work during their last year that ties the work in their emphasis area to their experiential learning activity under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This work is showcased in the department's annual spring semester Senior Research Poster Session. Students with interest in Option B should speak with the social justice advisor about procedures and formulating a timeline. Students complete 6 s.h. for capstone requirement as follows. One of these: SJUS:400/ GWSS:400 Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Advocacy and Engagement Colloquium Experiential learning activity in accredited program such as study abroad, the Pomerantz Career Center, ICRU, or an independent study project; consult social justice faculty member One of these: SJUS:4080 CNW:1620 CNW:2680 CNW:2760 Advocacy and Engagement Capstone Introduction to Creative Nonfiction The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction The Art and Craft of Writing for Social Change Honors Honors in the Major Students have the opportunity to graduate with honors in the major. Departmental honors students must maintain a cumulative University of Iowa g.p.a. of at least. and a g.p.a. of at least. in all work for the major. Honors students must complete Capstone Option A. Capstone Option A GWSS:990 Independent Readings 2 and Research in Gender, GWSS:4050 Introduction to the Capstone 1 Research Project GWSS:4090 Senior Research Seminar University of Iowa Honors Program In addition to honors in the major, students have opportunities for honors study and activities through membership in the University of Iowa Honors Program. Visit Honors at Iowa to learn about the University's honors program. Membership in the UI Honors Program is not required to earn honors in the social justice major. Academic Plans Four-Year Graduation Plan The following checkpoints list the minimum requirements students must complete by certain semesters in order to stay on the University's Four-Year Graduation Plan. Before the fifth semester begins: SJUS:1001 Introduction to Social Justice, GWSS:1002 Diversity and Power in the U.S., GWSS:18 Writing to Change the World, PHIL:104 Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, and SOC:2810 Social Inequality Before the seventh semester begins: two history and social movement courses; the human rights, diversity, and ethics course; and at least 90 s.h. earned toward the degree Before the eighth semester begins: 9 s.h. in the emphasis area and plan a capstone option with advisor During the eighth semester: capstone requirement, all remaining course work in the major, all remaining GE CLAS Core courses, and a sufficient number of semester hours to graduate Career Advancement The social justice major prepares students for careers in diverse fields. Graduates may work in nonprofit and governmental agencies, international organizations, think tanks, research and policy institutes, foundations, religious and cultural institutions, schools, universities, businesses, and health care settings. Their positions may focus on emphasis areas developed in the major, such as aging, gender and sexuality, criminal justice, children and family, human rights, labor, sustainability and the environment, race and ethnicity,
6 Social Justice, B.A. women and girls, education, disability, health, poverty, and the arts and social practice. Students also are well prepared to continue their studies in a wide range of graduate programs and professional schools. The Pomerantz Career Center offers multiple resources to help students find internships and jobs.