2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Peace and Social Justice Minor

Subject Areas

Each PSJ minor must take one course in each of the following subject areas:

Religious Ethics Requirement (choose 1):

RST 208 - Ethics and Morality Credits: 3
RST 318 - Violence, Peace & Social Justice Credits: 3
RST 324 - Christian Sexual Ethics Credits: 3
RST 370 - Creative Peacemaking Credits: 3
RST 406 - Biomedical Ethics and the Christian Tradition Credits: 3
RST 412 - Environmental Ethics and Religion Credits: 3

Systematic Theology Requirement (choose 1):

RST 326 - Theology of Christian Service Credits: 3
RST 327 - The Holocaust and the Churches Credits: 3
RST 335 - Liberation Theologies in the Catholic Tradition and Beyond Credits: 3
RST 336 - The Church: Issues and Challenges Credits: 3

Religion and Cultures Requirement (choose 1):

RST 205 - Buddhist Wisdom Credits: 3
RST 213 - Religion and the Natural World Credits: 3
RST 215 - Islam: History, Belief, and Practice Credits: 3
RST 310 - The Religious Traditions of China Credits: 3
RST 317 - The American Religious Experience Credits: 3
RST 330 - Women, Gender, and Religion Credits: 3

Electives

Each PSJ minor must take two courses from the list below (can be from any area):

Criminal Justice and Sociology

SOC 102 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SOC 301 - Major Social Thinkers Credits: 3
SOC 322 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
SOC 324 - Sex and Gender Roles in Modern Society Credits: 3
SOC 408 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3

English

ENG 353 - Narratives of Violence Credits: 3

Fine and Performing Arts

FPA 214 - Theatre for Social Justice Credits: 3

History

HST 345 - The History of Violence Credits: 3

Philosophy

PHL 210 - Action & Character: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy Credits: 3
PHL 215 - Matters of Life and Death Credits: 3
PHL 216 - Freedom and Morality Credits: 3
PHL 218 - Markets and Morals Credits: 3
PHL 219 - Ethics and Entrepreneurial Leadership Credits: 3
PHL 221 - Nursing Ethics Credits: 3
PHL 301 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
PHL 323 - Animal Rights and Its Critics Credits: 3
PHL 327 - Moral Problems Credits: 3
PHL 354 - Feminist Philosophy Credits: 3
PHL 360 - Ethics and Business Credits: 3
PHL 362 - Respect and Self-Respect Credits: 3
PHL 366 - Problems in Medical Ethics Credits: 3
PHL 383 - Philosophy of Human Nature Credits: 3

Political Science

POL 305 - Social Statistics Credits: 3
POL 313 - Revolution in Theory and Practice Credits: 3
POL 316 - Inequality and American Democracy Credits: 3
POL 317 - The Politics of Evil Credits: 3
POL 323 - Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights Credits: 3
POL 326 - Politics and Criminal Justice Credits: 3
POL 328 - The American Political System: Judicial Branch and the Constitution Credits: 3
POL 331 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POL 333 - The Politics of Non-Violence Credits: 3
POL 337 - Gender and Politics Credits: 3
POL 338 - The Challenge of the 21st Century: Autocracy v Democracy Credits: 3
POL 368 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
POL 370 - Human Rights Credits: 3

Total: 15 credits