Undergraduate
Liberal Arts Pathways Minors
Liberal Arts Social Justice & Civic Engagement Minor
The Pathway Minor is a 15-credit program of study intended to add depth to the learning experience within the general education core by integrating knowledge and praxis around themes of relevance to the students’ college and professional experiences from the perspectives of the humanities and the social sciences.
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 IU Indianapolis Schools, including Health and Human Sciences, Philanthropic Studies, Public and Environmental Affairs, Public Health, and Social Work.
Liberal Arts Social Justice & Civic Engagement Minor requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:
- completion of properly distributed credit hour requirements for the baccalaureate degree in effect when the student was admitted to their home school,
- completion of 15 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course,
- completion of 12 credits at IU Indianapolis,
- no more than two course from any one department/program,
- to declare the minor, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form here.
- ENG-W 131: Reading, Writing, And Inquiry OR ENG-W 140: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry: Honors
- COMM-R 110: Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- ANTH-A 104: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- COMM-M 150: Mass Media and Contemporary Society
- ENG-W 210: Literacy and Public Life
- NAIS-N 101: Intro to Native American & Indigenous Studies
- POLS-Y 103: Introduction to American Politics
- AFRO-A 311/REL-R 314: Religion and Racism
- ANTH-A 407: Indigenous Cultural Heritage
- COMM-C 391: Communications and Social Justice
- COMM-R 478: Persuasion and Media in Social Movements
- ECON-E 387: Health Economics
- ENG-W 377: Writing for Social Change
- HIST-A 328: History of Work in America
- HIST-A 329: American Dissent
- INTL-I 300/POLS-Y 371: Human Rights
- MSTD-A 403: Introduction to Museum Studies
- POLS-Y 303: Policy Making in the United States
- POLS-Y 304: Constitutional Law
- POLS-Y 317: Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
- POLS-Y 324: Women and Politics
- REL-R 378: Revolution and Revolutionaries
- REL-R 383: Power, Sex and Money
- AMST-A 341: Organizing for Social Action
- ANTH/MSTD-A 477: Community Collaboration & Curation
- ANTH-E 380: Urban Anthropology
- NAIS-N 396: Experiential Seminar
- POLS-Y 481: Field Experience
- REL-R 375: Religion Behind Bars
- REL-R 386: Consumption, Ethics, and the Good Life
Additional Information
Students may petition, either before or after taking a course, to count a course toward the minor. Students will petition the Director of the Liberal Arts Pathways Minor Program.
