B.A. in Social Justice Studies
Plymouth, USA
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 31,900 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* rolling up to 1 week before term start allow for visa processing time
Key Summary
Become an Agent of Change and Transformation
Guided by experienced faculty and community mentors, students earning a Social Justice Studies degree explore the reality and consequences of systemic oppression. They also learn how to respond to those realities and consequences in ways that alleviate immediate suffering and lead to social transformation.
Justice-Related Service Work
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) training is an emerging field among corporations and organizations. Many have committed to developing DEIB programs for their employees, creating a need for trained professionals. Lakeland's social justice studies degree prepares students for this emerging market in for-profit and non-profit organizations.
The degree also prepares students for justice-related service work and multiple positions in non-profit organizations. The degree is excellent preparation for graduate study in many fields, including law, communication, sociology, criminal justice, education, and leadership development. As part of their education, minors and majors develop and implement a social justice project involving the wider community.
Cooperative Education
Hands-on Learning in the Community through Co-Op
The work of social justice cannot be learned in the classroom alone. One thing that makes our major and minor in Social Justice distinctive is its deep dive into experiential learning as part of our Cooperative Education program. The pairing of classroom instruction with hands-on experience in justice and service-related contexts enables students to develop their gifts as agents of social change.
Students will receive both course credit and competitive compensation for their experiential learning in the program.
Traditional Undergraduate Scholarships
Lakeland is committed to providing exceptional value at a manageable cost. That's why we offer a variety of scholarships to help make the cost of your education more affordable.
We also encourage all students applying for scholarships to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
After gaining acceptance to Lakeland, you may begin applying for scholarships through your Future Muskie Portal. You will use the login information you created when you first applied to Lakeland to access the portal site. Each scholarship opportunity will be listed as a "Form" on your checklist.
If you have any questions or would like additional scholarship information, please contact your admissions counselor or the financial aid office!
Social Justice Studies, B.A.
Major Requirements (43-49 semester hours)
Required Core (31-37 semester hours)
- DVS 150 - Diversity and Social Justice
- EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
- EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)
- EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
- EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours) OR SJS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (1-12 semester hours)
- Students must complete nine to fifteen (9-15) semester hours
- Up to three (3) semester hours may be from EXP 390
- Students must complete nine to fifteen (9-15) semester hours
- Up to three (3) semester hours may be from EXP 390
- NPO 140 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
- REL 230 - Christian Faith and Social Justice
- SJS 100 - Justice, Community, and Service
- Optional Summer Experience: SJS 391 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (0 semester hours)
- SJS 450 - Working for a Just World (WI)
- SJS 490 - Social Justice Initiative (1 semester hour)
- SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations
Twelve (12) semester hours from four of the following:
- COM 220 - Persuasion & Advocacy
- COM 331 - Critical Communication Approaches to New Media
- COM 332 - Media Literacy and Effects
- CRJ 370 - Ethics and Justice
- CRJ 450 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Crime
- DVS 480 - Special Topics in Diversity Studies
- DVS 490 - Independent Study in Diversity Studies
- ENG 225 - Multicultural American Literature
- ENG 250 - Introduction to Women's Literature
- HIS 250 - History of the Civil Rights Movement OR HIS 450 - History of the Civil Rights Movement
- HIS 255 - History of African Americans OR HIS 455 - History of African Americans
- HIS 362 - United States Women's History
- HIS 372 - United States Ethnic History
- NPO 330 - Managing Nonprofit Organizations
- PHI 232 - Ethics
- SOC 306/ PSY 306 - Gender: Biopsychosocial Perspectives
- REL 111 - Old Testament as an Act of Resistance
- REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance
- REL 361 - The Christian Heritage of Oppression and Liberation
- SOC 342 - Sociology of Religion
Social Justice Studies (Minor)
Minor Requirements (21-28 semester hours)
- EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
- EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)
- EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
- EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours) OR SJS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (1-12 semester hours)
- Students must complete nine to fifteen (9-15) semester hours total
- Maximum of three (3) semester hours from EXP 390
- Students must complete nine to fifteen (9-15) semester hours total
- Maximum of three (3) semester hours from EXP 390
- Optional Summer Experience: SJS 391 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (0 semester hours)
- SJS 100 - Justice, Community, and Service
- SJS 450 - Working for a Just World (WI)
- SJS 490 - Social Justice Initiative (1 semester hour)
Three (3) semester hours from one of the following
- COM 220 - Persuasion & Advocacy
- COM 331 - Critical Communication Approaches to New Media
- COM 332 - Media Literacy and Effects
- CRJ 370 - Ethics and Justice
- CRJ 450 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Crime
- DVS 480 - Special Topics in Diversity Studies
- DVS 490 - Independent Study in Diversity Studies
- ENG 225 - Multicultural American Literature
- ENG 250 - Introduction to Women's Literature
- HIS 362 - United States Women's History
- HIS 372 - United States Ethnic History
- HIS 450 - History of the Civil Rights Movement
- HIS 455 - History of African Americans
- NPO 140 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
- NPO 330 - Managing Nonprofit Organizations
- PHI 232 - Ethics
- PSY 306 - Gender: Biopsychosocial Perspectives OR SOC 306 - Gender: Biopsychosocial Perspectives
- REL 230 - Christian Faith and Social Justice
- REL 361 - The Christian Heritage of Oppression and Liberation
- SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations
- SOC 342 - Sociology of Religion
Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Social Justice Studies from Lakeland University should be able to:
- Describe the reality, manifestations, and consequences of systemic injustice and interpersonal bias
- Evaluate responses to specific injustices designed to alleviate immediate suffering and facilitate social transformation
- Design and apply responses to specific injustices to alleviate immediate human suffering and facilitate social transformation
- Apply responses to specific needs or injustices within the context of local non-profit agencies or for-profit companies
- Examine and describe their own gifts and sense of call as agents of transformation for the common good
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