Law, Justice, and Social Change Sub-major

Students have the option of adding a submajor in Law, Justice, and Social Change to their Sociology major. Courses in the LJSC submajor offer students a coherent curriculum that emphasizes the relationship between legal institutions, inequality, and the capacity of social groups to produce fundamental social change.  

Elective Credits

As a part of the major elective credits, students must complete at least 12 credit hours with a C- or better from the following list of approved courses.

• A minimum of 8 credits of which must be elected in the LJSC submajor at the 300-level or above 

Approved LJSC Submajor Courses:

• SOC 204: International Migration and the Politics of Membership in a Globalizing World
  
• SOC 208: Terrorism, Torture, & Violence
• SOC 214: Non-profits
• SOC 225: Project Community - Criminal Justice sections
• SOC 250: Politics, Power, and Society
• SOC 270: Gender and the Law
• SOC 304: American Immigration
• SOC 325: Project Community: Advanced Practicum - Criminal Justice Section
  
• SOC 335: Urban Inequality in America
• SOC 354: Law and Society
• SOC 368: Criminology
• SOC 391: Justice in Action
• SOC 422: Latin America
• SOC 461: Social Movements: Political Protest and Collective Resistance
• SOC 465: Sociology of Deviance: From Sin to Sickness
• SOC 468: Crime & Justice: Inside Out Prison Exchange
• SOC 476: Sociology of Bioethics
• SOC 480: Environmental Justice
• Approved topics in SOC 295, 495, 394 (SURO), 395 (Independent Study), 396 (Internship)

Policies & Credit Limits

A maximum of 6 credits in the major may come from SOC 394 SURO, SOC 395, and SOC 396.

Students majoring in Sociology with a submajor in Law, Justice, and Social Change are not permitted to elect a minor in Crime & Justice or History of Law and Policy.

Current Term Sociology Sub-major Courses