B. Fostering Solidarity - Global Political, Economic, and Environmental Concerns
(3 Hours From the Following Courses)
INST    4364    International Law
INST    4369    Seminar in International Development Studies
CS        3320    Catholicism and the Social and Natural Sciences
HIST    4393    Holocaust in History
ENVR  4393    Environmental Policy and Law
PSYC   4393    Environmental Psychology and Sustainability
JUST    4392    Directed Reading / Independent Study in Social Justice
JUST    4393    Special Topics in Social Justice

C. Fostering Human Rights and Responsibilities - Ethical, Legal, and Political Concerns
(3 Hours From the Following Courses)
THEO 4324    Christian Ethics and the Law              
PHIL    4350    Philosophy of Law                             
PHIL    3318    Bioethics
POSC   4301    Western Political Theory: Plato to Machiavelli
POSC   4303    American Political Theory                              
YMS    9329    Biblical Foundations of Social Justice
JUST    4392    Directed Reading / Independent Study in Social Justice
JUST    4393    Special Topics in Social Justice                      

D. Resolving Conflict and Fostering the Common Good -
Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Concerns
(3 Hours From the Following Courses)
PSYC   2332    Child Psychology                                 POSC   4305    Religion and Politics
MGMT 4393    Spirituality in the Workplace               POSC   3363    U.S. Latino Politics
JUST    4392    Dir. Reading / Independent Study        POSC   3366    Mestizaje & Multiculturalism
JUST    4393    Special Topics in Social Justice                       PSYC   4343     Psych. of the Adolescent 

E. Social Justice Capstone (3 Hours)
JUST/CS                      4391 Social Justice Internship
JUST/POSC                 4306 Catholic Political and Social Thought    
JUST                            4399 Senior Research in Social Justice
YLSM/YMM/YSM       8301 Justice: Individual and Social

Key Characteristics & Qualifications

• The minor consists of core courses and electives totaling 18 hours.
• A minimum of 9 credits have to be taken at UST.
• THEO 4334, POSC 3360, & POSC 4306 have to be taken at UST.
• No more than 9 hours can be taken from a single major.
• No more than 6 hours can be taken of directed readings and special topics courses.
• PHIL 2314 should be taken as part of the UST core curriculum requirements.

Program Contact: Prof. John Francis Burke, 713-525-3814 or jfburke@stthom.edu