Contemporary Social Issues Track: 18 Hours

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This track encourages students to explore a variety of complex and interconnected social issues, including race, class, gender, inequality, and social justice. Students will be advised to design a focus within this track, for instance, race (ENL 3870 , ENL 3890 ; SOC 3400 , SOC 3450 ); social justice (SOC 3400 , SOC 3700 , PHI 2250 , REL 3510 ); gender (HIS 3200 , ENL 3880 , SOC 3200 , SOC 3210 ).

Core - Social and Historical Foundations: 6 Hours

HIS 2020 The American Experience Since Reconstruction 3 Hours

One of the following SOC courses: 3 Hours

SOC 2020 Social Problems
SOC 3400 Inequality 3 Hours
SOC 3450 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Hours
SOC 3550 The Urban Community 3 Hours

Social Issues Electives: 12 Hours

(choose 4, with at least 2 from the same prefix)

ENL 3870 Ethnicity and Literature 3 Hours
ENL 3880 Gender Studies. 3 Hours
ENL 3890 African-American Literature 3 Hours
ENW 3580 Writing in the Community 3 Hours
HIS 3100 The Cold War World 3 Hours (limited rotation)
HIS 3200 Women in American Society 3 Hours
PHI 2250 Applied Ethics 3 Hours
PSC 3510 Foundations of Democracy 3 Hours
REL 3210 Gender and the Bible 3 Hours
REL 3510 Poverty and Justice 3 Hours
SOC 2020 Social Problems (if not taken for core)
SOC 2200 Sociological Theory 3 Hours
SOC 2440 Restorative Justice 3 Hours (permission from instructor required)
SOC 3200 The Sociology of Gender 3 Hours
SOC 3230 Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Hours
SOC 3260 Family Problems & Social Change 3 Hours
SOC 3400 Inequality 3 Hours
SOC 3450 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Hours
SOC 3550 The Urban Community 3 Hours
SOC 3700 Criminal Justice 3 Hours
SOC 3800 Criminology 3 Hours