SJS 370 - Global Social Justice

Institution:

Point Park University

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Description:

This course introduces students to the emergent field of global social justice. A broad overview of conceptualizations of social justice, political, legal, educational, and economic systems, will be analyzed, including notions of equity, theoretical approaches to social justice, liberalism, neoliberalism, and post-structuralism around the world. An understanding of such concepts and systems requires a sound foundation of ethical values with which students will explore, the application of the theory to practice. Student's will then apply their conceptual and theoretical understandings of social justice to a series of case studies, and develop models that are innovative. Prerequisite: SJS 101, SJS 150, or SJS 175. Course Objectives (1) Develop a sound foundation of personal core values that guides their practice and future profession. (2) Articulate, through speech and writing, an understanding of different conceptualizations of social justice in the global context, including all the contexts that affect and are affected by political, legal, educational, and economic systems.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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