entering and completing the major
In order to earn a degree, you must complete an academic major. SPU encourages students to explore various academic paths, and students are not required to enter a major immediately upon admission to the University. 然而, you should enter a major by the end of your sophomore year to help ensure your timely completion of a degree. Students who transfer as juniors and seniors should identify and enter their major within their first two quarters at SPU.
- If this is your first quarter at SPU and you wish to enter a major in this department, you may select a program by using the online Major or Minor Application form. You will receive an email notification of acceptance.
- If you are an SPU student with an SPU cumulative GPA of 2.0或更高， 利用网络 Major or Minor Application form 选择专业. You will receive an email notification of acceptance. Students on academic probation (with an SPU cumulative GPA below 2.0) will not be permitted to enter a new major or minor until they regain good academic standing.
- The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major or minor; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
- 为了在这个项目中取得进展， meet with your faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, 课程进展, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the major, your faculty advisor can work with you to explore options, which may include choosing a different major.
- You must complete the major requirements in effect in the SPU 本科目录 for the year of admittance to the major.
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- 社会正义 and Cultural Studies (major and tracks)
社会正义 and Cultural Studies Faculty
项目主管: 金伯利•西格尔画，博士，和 布莱恩Bantum博士
在这个专业, 你将学习文化, 表示, and power in order to analyze social formations — such as gender, 比赛, class, sexuality — and explore forms of protest, 电阻, 社会变革. The approach to this field will be informed by Christian theologies of social justice.
This major provides a gateway to a variety of vocations such as 教育, 人权法, 难民的工作, 公共政策, mediation in non-governmental organizations, 以及环保倡导, as well as the creative arts (e.g., documentary film-making, graphic design, 创意写作, etc.). Students focus their study by selecting one of the following tracks in the major: Advanced Cultural Studies; 艺术 for Social Change; Meditation, 和平, and 冲突 Resolution; 法律系的 Human Rights and 政策; or Environmental Justice.
- 至少65学分 are required for this major, including 25 upper-division credits.
- 鼓励学生 to pursue advocacy, internship, or study abroad opportunities.
Find out more about this program’s mission, vision, and learning outcomes.
This major includes these five separate tracks, allowing you to pursue your specific academic and vocational interest:
Track A: Pre-law human rights and policy
For those seeking social change in areas of: immigration law, 大规模监禁, 难民的工作, 性取向问题, 性别政策, 健康, 教育, 住房政策, social activism for civil rights and human rights.
- For students interested in policy change or law school.
- A social-science 统计数据 course is recommended for those invested in policy change and documentation.
Track B: 艺术 for social change
For students invested in changing the world through artistic forms, 包括平面设计, 创意写作, 剧本创作, 摄影, 纪录片.
- If you want to combine writing with graphic design or film production with documentary 研究, this track connects art and justice activism.
- The Social Venture Planning course is recommended for those wanting to start entrepreneurship enterprises.
Track C: Mediation, peace, and conflict resolution
For students interested in social services, political/non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 人力资源, 还有社会工作.
- Interested in changing the world? This track in 和平 and 冲突 resolution prepares you to work in a variety of corporate or social settings, preparing you to navigate socio-political schisms and mediate micro-aggressions.
- If you want to lead small groups, this track sets a foundation for social work.
- For future MA in Social Work, a social science 统计数据 course is recommended.
Track D: Advanced cultural studies
For students committed to specializing in cultural studies, this track is ideal for future educators, 研究生, 还有双学位.
- If you are considering a future PhD, it is helpful to take the Literary Theory class.
- If your future graduate field is cultural studies, consider a double major with 电影研究 or 亚洲研究.
- If teaching is your vision with an 教育学硕士这是你的赛道.
Track E: Environmental justice
For students interested in environmental law and forms of 公共政策, this track offers skills in environmental data, 统计数据, 研究, and graph analysis in order to help you assess the impact of policy on groups of people, 网易彩票app气候变化, 土地管理, 区位风险, 水资源短缺.
- Concerned about the state of the world around you? This track is for future environmental lawyers, 非营利组织, and as a starting point for ecological 研究.
- Electives in environmental science or policy are recommended for this track.
- You are encouraged to complete an internship in environmental studies as part of your vocational exploration.
出国留学机会
South Africa: Literature and 剧院
This SPU global seminar is a study abroad program to study literature, 剧院, 佣金, and cultures in South Africa. Taken during the month of December (after Autumn Quarter), this biennial program includes service learning. 了解更多.
Spain and Morocco: Writing and Resistance
This SPU global seminar is a study abroad program to study literature and trans-national culture. Students enrolled in this every other year program, leave in late August (prior to Autumn Quarter), travelling from Seville in Moorish Spain to Meknes in Morocco. 了解更多.
For details about all study abroad opportunities, visit SPU’s 出国留学 页面.