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WC 401 Social Justice

Examines social justice issues that have impacted present and recent social conditions world-wide. While the course will provide grounding for social justice topics in the associated areas in the social sciences, including sociology, business and economics; it will primarily focus on social justice movements in light of spirituality, especially how individual spirituality has impacted social justice movements. Spiritual roots of social movements in major faith traditions will be explored. In this context the course will also introduce students to some of the methods used by leaders of impactful social justice movements. Finally, the effect of advances in information and media technology on social movements will also be studied.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

TH 200, WC 100, and Junior or Senior standing or consent of the instructor.

Notes

This is one of three senior capstone courses available for the Woods Core.