The Social Justice & Community Studies Major Program is the first of its kind in the region offering this dual focus, through training in interdisciplinary and intersectional scholarship, informed access to community, and skills for public engagement on key local and global discussions, policy debates, and social movements, particularly involving unequal power relations. SJCS graduates develop critical skills in problem identification and definition, research, developing frameworks for analysis, information literacy and effective communication, and strengthening social relationships and networks. SJCS faculty are interdisciplinary scholars. The program also includes courses in English, Religious Studies, History, and Atlantic Canada Studies, and students can pair their degree with a range of other majors in the Arts, and minors in Science and Commerce.
The SJCS Major positions Students and Professionals for future opportunities through:
o Social justice-informed and community-engaged training for further study in undergraduate, professional and graduate programs;
o Training for social justice-informed and community-engaged employment in the civil service and government; politics and social policy; non-profit/non-governmental organizations; unions and labour relations; social advocacy and research; international organizations and relations; social work; education; law; journalism; medicine and nursing; socially responsible business; university and college administration.
How to apply (Canadian students)
How to apply (International students)
How to declare your Major
A Major in SJCS requires completion of thirty-nine (39) credit hours as follows:
To graduate, SJCS Honours students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 out of 4.3 (B+) in Social Justice & Community Studies courses. The Honours in Social Justice & Community Studies requires at least sixty (60) credit hours as follows:
The Social Justice & Community Studies Minor Program offers students in all Faculties, and social justice and community engaged professionals, the intersectional knowledge necessary to engage in problem solving, organizational work, and public deliberation in a range of complex social issues. The Minor offers flexibility in the choice of disciplinary areas of study while promoting a broad interdisciplinary understanding of social justice and social justice-informed approaches to community.
How to declare your Minor
Minor in Social Justice & Community Studies
To complete a minor in Social Justice & Community Studies (SJCS), a student must obtain at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in SJCS, including the following six (6) credit hours:
Electives
Students seeking an elective may take a Social Justice and Community Studies course at the 1000 level and (with the prerequisite) 2000 level. Students who have completed the 1000 level credit hours may register for 3000 level courses in Social Justice and Community Studies to complete a degree requirement for an elective at the 3000 level.
Degree Requirements
Social Justice and Community Studies courses at the 2000 or 3000 level can satisfy a degree requirement in the Arts Faculty, the Sobey School of Business and the Faculty of Science.
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