IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2022-2023

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 IUPUI's Schools, including Health and Human Sciences, Philanthropic Studies, Public and Environmental Affairs, Public Health, and Social Work.

Required courses (with minimum grades required)

With a minimum grade of C, students will complete 15 credit hours of approved Pathway Minors courses, including 9 credit hours of:

• Two foundational courses: ENG-W131 or ENG-W140 and COMM-R110 in which students in the Pathway Minor program will be required to complete modules and signature assignments designed to introduce them to Pathway Minor themes
• Elective courses

Elective courses for the minor (with minimum grades required)

With a minimum grade of C, students will also complete elective courses including 9 additional credit hours of approved courses from the Introductory Thematic Concentration, Intermediate Thematic Concentration and Advanced Engaged Learning Experience categories.

To ensure a robust interdisciplinary experience, students should not take more than two courses from any one department/program as part of the 15-credit pathway minor.

Introductory Thematic Concentration (3 credits)

• 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

Intermediate Thematic Concentration (3 credits)

• 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

Advanced Engaged Learning Experiences (3 credits)

• 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