Freedom and Justice Studies Minor - 18 units

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Lower Division Requirements - 3 units

Note: Introductory courses in identity and civil rights-based studies (ie.: religious, ethnic, women’s, gender, sexuality, and disability studies) from local colleges can be used to satisfy this requirement.

FJS 210 - Ethics for a Free World (Cross-listed as PHIL 210) Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 15 units

Complete the following - 6 units

FJS 340 - Exploring Freedom and Justice Units: 3
FJS 498 - Enacting Freedom and Justice Units: 3

Electives - 9 units

Complete at least one from the following philosophy/theory-based courses:

ENGL 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as PHYS 338) Units: 3
ENGL 360 - Literary Theory Units: 3
HIST 413 - World Religions and Classical Philosophies Units: 3
POLS 301 - Political Theory Units: 3

Two courses from the following, neither of which may come from the student’s major:

Issues-oriented Upper-Division Coursework: These may include interdisciplinary topics courses focusing in on areas of gender, race, ethnicity, class, environment, sexuality, religion, economics or disciplinary courses as appropriate to student emphasis. Current courses that might be used to fulfill these requirements include:

AFRICAN-AMERICAN:
AFS 351 - History of African Americans (Cross-listed as HIST 351) Units: 3
ART 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ENGL 432) Units: 3
HIST 351 - History of African Americans (Cross-listed as AFS 351) Units: 3
HIST 442 - The African Diaspora (Cross-listed as ANTH 442) Units: 3
ASIAN-AMERICAN
PSY 344 - Psychology and Traditional Asian Thought Units: 3
PSY 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as HIST 436) Units: 3
ENGL 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as HIST 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
HIST 350 - Chicana/O History And Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 350) Units: 3
HIST 402 - Southern California Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 402) Units: 3
HIST 421 - History Of The Mexican Revolution, 1876-1930 Units: 3
CULTURAL THEORY:
(if not completed above)
ENGL 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as PHYS 338) Units: 3
ENGL 360 - Literary Theory Units: 3
HIST 413 - World Religions and Classical Philosophies Units: 3
POLS 301 - Political Theory Units: 3
SOC 311 - Classical Sociological Theory Units: 3
SOC 315 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Units: 3
ENVIRONMENT:
BIOL 335 - The Biosphere Units: 3
BIOL 433 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 4
ESRM 329 - Environmental Law and Policy Units: 3
ESRM 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as POLS 340) Units: 3
ESRM 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as HIST 342) Units: 3
ESRM 483 - Issues in Global Resource Management Units: 3
SOC 382 - Social Demography Units: 3
ART 336 - Art and Music: Dissonance, Diversity, and Continuity Units: 3
GLST 435 - Global Cities Units: 3
HIST 415 - Society and Radicalism Units: 3
POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
POLS 334 - Peace Studies Units: 3
POLS 402 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Units: 3
SOC 334 - Gender and Sexuality Units: 3
THTR 333 - Topics in Theatre and Performance Studies Units: 3
NATIVE AMERICAN:
ENGL 378 - Contemporary Native American Authors: Telecourse Units: 3
ANTH 323 - Native Californians Units: 3
SOCIAL CLASS:
ENGL 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as ECON 340, BUS 340) Units: 3
ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class Units: 3
SOC 300 - Social Inequalities Units: 3
WOMEN/GENDER/SEXUALITY:
HIST 414 - Women and Gender in History Units: 3
ENGL 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as GEND 433) Units: 3
POLS 305 - Gender and Politics Units: 3
SOC 367 - LGBTQ Studies Units: 3