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Social Change (Minor)

Turn your passion for justice into action. The Social Change minor equips students to analyze societal inequalities and lead community initiatives, preparing you for careers in advocacy, nonprofit work, public policy and social innovation.
Type: Minor
Format: In-Person
Credit Hours: 19
College: College of Arts and Sciences
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This 19-credit minor combines hands-on community engagement with courses on social movements, inequality, environmental justice and global politics. Students gain critical thinking, research and leadership skills while exploring historical and contemporary strategies for meaningful societal change. Perfect for careers in advocacy, policy, education or nonprofit leadership.

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Minor in Social Change
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Academic Plan Code(s): SCHGMINOR

Program Requirements

SCHG 399Lectures in Social Change1
SCHG 401Social Change Community Internship3
or PEAC 550 Service Learning in Peacebuilding
Select one of the following courses: 3
ANTH/SCHG 333
Globalizing Inequalities - WR
HIST 323
Modern American Social Movements
SOC 453
Social Change
WGST 513
U.S. Social Justice Movements of the 20th Century
Select four courses, with no more than 9 hours in any one department, from the following:12
ANTH 337
Nationalism, Violence, and the State
ANTH 352
Food and Body Politic
BIOL 440
Global Change Ecology - CUE
HIST 313
Comparative Environmental History
HIST 318
U.S. in the Sixties
HIST 322
The History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1900 to Present
M L 260
Cultures of Latin America - AH, P2
PAS 324
Politics, Political Violence and Black Resistance
PAS 364
Racism and Sexism - P1, SB
PEAC 325
Peace, Justice & Conflict Transformation
PEAC 350
Mediation & Conflict Transformation
PHIL 328
Environmental Ethics
POLS 111
Political Discourse - OC
POLS 302
Urban Political Economy
POLS 315
Race, Law and Politics - P1, SB
POLS 324
Women in American Politics
POLS 335
Global Environmental Politics
POLS 395
Political Leadership - WR
SCHG 300
Topics in Social Change: Humanities
SCHG 301
Topics in Social Change: Humanities - WR
SCHG 302
Topics in Social Change: Social Sciences
SCHG 303
Topics in Social Change: Social Sciences - WR
SCHG 500
Advanced Topics in Social Change: Humanities
SCHG 501
Advanced Topics in Social Change: Humanities - WR
SCHG 502
Advanced Topics in Social Change: Social Sciences
SCHG 503
Advanced Topics in Social Change: Social Sciences - WR
SOC 323
Diversity and Inequality
TA 367
Black Dramatic Literature - AH, P1
Minimum Total Hours19

No more than 6 credit hours may count toward both the Social Change Minor and the Certificate in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Transformation (PEAC).

At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled at the University of Louisville.