Social Justice Concentration
The Social Justice Concentration gives students a broad background in the discipline overall, and in keeping with the centrality of social justice to Loyola’s mission, this concentration allows students to focus their coursework on the substantive topics of social inequality, social change, and social justice. The Social Justice concentration is well suited for students interested in a broad range of careers, advocacy, and courses of graduate study in fields including: law school and legal practice in areas such as civil rights law, gender-based violence, immigration law; public policy and public administration concerning issues for marginalized populations (e.g., homelessness, education, job training/placement, housing, residency status, post-incarceration reentry, voting rights, etc.); social work and human services; teaching and educational leadership and policy; higher education and student affairs; advocacy and non-profit management in organizations that serve marginalized populations; labor organizing and collective bargaining; research for labor unions, social service agencies, and/or non-profit organizations.
Intro (Required) |
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| SOCL 101 Society in a Global Age |
Stratification and Inequality (Choose 1) |
| SOCL 250 Inequality in Society |
| SOCL 252 Global Inequalities |
| SOCL 260 Power in Society |
| SOCL 306 International Development |
Populations (Gender, Race/Ethnicity & Immigration) (Choose 2) |
| SOCL 122 Race and Ethnic Relations |
| SOCL 145 Religion and Society |
| SOCL 171 Sociology of Sex and Gender |
| SOCL 210 Gender and Work |
| SOCL 220 Topics in the Life Cycle |
| SOCL 221 Aging in Culture and Society |
| SOCL 228 Sociology of African American Experience |
| SOCL 230 Self and Society – Social Psychology |
| SOCL 231 Childhood and Society |
| SOCL 236 Population Studies |
| SOCL 240 Families |
| SOCL 280 Sexualities |
| SOCL 280 U.S. Immigration, soon to be Sociology of Migration |
| SOCL 370 Latino/a/x in Space (soon to have its own course #) |
| SOCL 380 Internship in Sociology |
Deviance, Social Control & Law (Choose 1) |
| SOCL 215 Law and Society |
| SOCL 216 Sociology of Violence |
| SOCL 255 Deviance and Social Control |
Social Change (Choose 1) |
| SOCL 234 City, Suburbs, and Beyond |
| SOCL 261 Social Movements and Social Change |
| SOCL 265 Globalization and Society |
| SOCL 272 Environmental Sociology |
| SOCL 304 Global Civil Society and Social Movements |
| SOCL 335 Urban Semester+ |
The Social Justice Concentration gives students a broad background in the discipline overall, and in keeping with the centrality of social justice to Loyola’s mission, this concentration allows students to focus their coursework on the substantive topics of social inequality, social change, and social justice. The Social Justice concentration is well suited for students interested in a broad range of careers, advocacy, and courses of graduate study in fields including: law school and legal practice in areas such as civil rights law, gender-based violence, immigration law; public policy and public administration concerning issues for marginalized populations (e.g., homelessness, education, job training/placement, housing, residency status, post-incarceration reentry, voting rights, etc.); social work and human services; teaching and educational leadership and policy; higher education and student affairs; advocacy and non-profit management in organizations that serve marginalized populations; labor organizing and collective bargaining; research for labor unions, social service agencies, and/or non-profit organizations.
Intro (Required) |
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| SOCL 101 Society in a Global Age |
Stratification and Inequality (Choose 1) |
| SOCL 250 Inequality in Society |
| SOCL 252 Global Inequalities |
| SOCL 260 Power in Society |
| SOCL 306 International Development |
Populations (Gender, Race/Ethnicity & Immigration) (Choose 2) |
| SOCL 122 Race and Ethnic Relations |
| SOCL 145 Religion and Society |
| SOCL 171 Sociology of Sex and Gender |
| SOCL 210 Gender and Work |
| SOCL 220 Topics in the Life Cycle |
| SOCL 221 Aging in Culture and Society |
| SOCL 228 Sociology of African American Experience |
| SOCL 230 Self and Society – Social Psychology |
| SOCL 231 Childhood and Society |
| SOCL 236 Population Studies |
| SOCL 240 Families |
| SOCL 280 Sexualities |
| SOCL 280 U.S. Immigration, soon to be Sociology of Migration |
| SOCL 370 Latino/a/x in Space (soon to have its own course #) |
| SOCL 380 Internship in Sociology |
Deviance, Social Control & Law (Choose 1) |
| SOCL 215 Law and Society |
| SOCL 216 Sociology of Violence |
| SOCL 255 Deviance and Social Control |
Social Change (Choose 1) |
| SOCL 234 City, Suburbs, and Beyond |
| SOCL 261 Social Movements and Social Change |
| SOCL 265 Globalization and Society |
| SOCL 272 Environmental Sociology |
| SOCL 304 Global Civil Society and Social Movements |
| SOCL 335 Urban Semester+ |