Program Overview

Program Overview

The Social Justice program at the University of Cincinnati is a four-year undergraduate degree that requires a minimum of 120 credits for completion.

Program Structure

The program is structured into several components, including:

• Fall and Spring semesters for each of the four years
• A range of courses that cover various aspects of social justice, including activism, power, and identity
• Two clusters: Activism & Social Change and Power & Identity, each requiring 15 credit hours

Course Requirements

The program includes a variety of courses, such as:

• English Composition
• Introduction to Africana Studies
• Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Activism & Social Change courses
• Power & Identity courses
• Interdisciplinary Methodology courses
• Foreign Language courses
• Quantitative Reasoning courses
• Natural Sciences courses
• Fine Arts or Humanities courses
• Historical Perspectives courses
• Society, Culture, and Ethics courses
• Free Electives

Cluster Courses

The two clusters, Activism & Social Change and Power & Identity, offer a range of courses, including:

• Activism & Social Change:
  • Black Lives Matter in a "Post-Racial" Society
  • Introduction to Black Women's Studies
  • Community Engagement and Service Learning
  • Anthropology of Global Problems
  • Culture, Environment, and Globalization
  • Social Justice and Literature
  • Environmental Policy
  • Water Justice
  • Sustainable Development
• Power & Identity:
  • Introduction to Africana Studies
  • Black Popular Culture
  • Sociology of Hip Hop
  • African American Literature Survey I and II
  • Black Women in US Society
  • Cultural and Environmental Stress in Urban Life
  • Black Feminisms
  • Race and Gender in Video Games
  • Comparative Black Feminisms

Additional Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework at the 3000-level or higher.
• Students can take up to 3 credit hours in one of the clusters in an A&S discipline with approval from the Social Justice major director.
• Cluster courses can only be counted once and will not complete a course requirement in both clusters.

Credit Hours

The minimum number of credit hours required for the program is 120, with the typical minimum number of credit hours for each course explained in the program details. The minimum number of credit hours can vary based on previously earned credits and/or the level of placement into required coursework.