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Minor in Advocacy for Social Change

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Program Overview

Tackle the most important social issues of our time and gain the skills to meaningfully combat societal injustices.

Program Format

On-Campus

Degree Options

Undergraduate Minor

Credit Requirements

18-credit minor

Program Details

The Advocacy for Social Change minor offers students an understanding of the historical, political and social underpinnings of contemporary problems of injustice, including those based on race, class, gender and sexual orientation.

By studying past and contemporary social movements and political accomplishments, students will learn to appreciate the ability of people, individually and collectively, to bring about meaningful change. This program will begin to develop the practical skills necessary to become agents of change as students will complete an internship or culminating project that engages in social advocacy.

This minor will appeal to all majors who seek to understand and address injustice and will cultivate specific skills useful in a diverse array of careers, including but not limited to victim advocacy, health care advocacy, public policy, environmental preservation, and social services.

Minor Courses: Students must complete all courses listed here to receive a Minor in Advocacy for Social Change:

  • POL1400: Introduction to American Politics
  • SOC1400: Social Problems
  • SOC4899: Internship in Sociology

Choose one from the following courses:

  • COM1281: Introduction to Mass Communication
  • COM2630: Writing for Media
  • ENG2213: Public Speaking
  • MKT1450: Principles of Marketing
  • SWK2401: Introduction to Social Work
  • VDA2614: Graphic Design I

Choose two* from the following courses:

  • CRJ3530: Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice System
  • CRJ3636: Community Relations and the Criminal Justice System
  • CRJ3844: Ethics in Criminal Justice
  • COM3201: Public Relations
  • HST3413: The American Radical Tradition
  • MKT3620: Social Media Marketing
  • POL2500: American National Elections
  • POL2520: Politics, Media and Pressure Groups
  • POL2630: Civil Liberties
  • PCH3031: Public Health Policy
  • PCH3632: Program Planning and Evaluation
  • PSY3609: Social Influence
  • SOC2420: Sociology of American Institutions
  • SOC3825: Special Topics in Sociology: Social Movements
  • SWK3201: Social Case Work

*Courses must be selected from two different departments

Please reference the current catalog for all course descriptions.

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Scholarships

Grants and scholarships are awarded based on both need and merit.

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Have a Question?

Contact our faculty lead for program-specific questions or email admissions@aic.edu for general college admission requirements.

Sandra Sego, PhD
Assistant Dean, Division of Life and Social Sciences

Phone: 413.205.3207
Email: sandra.sego@aic.edu
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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