<p>Recently one of my kids was told about a Social Justice as a Major. Is this basically to become a social worker? I think social workers are all master level.
Anyone familiar with Social Justice as a Major?
What schools offer this? My search came up with sociology majors and then some Jesuit schools for pastoral studies.
Job opportunities?</p>
<p>thanks for any help</p>
<p>It looks Brandeis offers Social Justice as a major. Their website lists likely professions, which includes social worker, but also attorney, paralegal, or community organizer.
USF offers Performance Art and Social Justice as a major, which seems intended for students interested in theater and advocacy.</p>
<p>I know Goucher offers a Peace Studies major which is a similar thing?</p>
<p>Social workers are not all Master’s level. You can get a BS in Social Work and find employment in the field.</p>
<p>UMASS Amherst has a major called: Social Thought and Polictical Economy.</p>
<p>It seems to be focused on growing community organizers. But where can you go with that background? :)</p>
<p>I think that Guilford College offers a peace studies major. </p>
<p>Such majors train people who’ll work for nonprofits, NGOs and even will go to law school to become lawyers focusing on human rights.</p>
<p>This is a major at several colleges and is not the same as social work. This major could lead to many things. Many fields are concerned with Social Justice. </p>
<p>My own kid who is in the field of architecture, for example, is working with a group aimed at architecture for social justice and they are designing and building hospitals with the Clinton Foundation and Partners in Health in Rwanda and Liberia. She is very interested in architecture’s role in social justice. </p>
<p>As an alum of Tufts University, I just interviewed a prospective student who is seriously considering Tufts’ major in Peace and Justice Studies. Here is a description from the department at Tufts, just to give you an idea of this field:</p>
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<p>My other daughter, who is in the field of theater, also is into social activism through theater and while in college, formed a theater troupe with that exact aim. She also created a peace event in our town that used the arts as a vehicle for peace and social activism.</p>
<p>If you are interested in “Peace and Conflict”, look into Juniata College. There is about a four minute video on their site that might be of interest.</p>