DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE STUDIES

Interdisciplinary Major or Minor - www.uwgb.edu/djs

 

OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM:

Democracy and Justice Studies explores diverse ideals and practices of democracy and justice in the United States and the world though interdisciplinary social and historical studies. Democracy and Justice Studies students look at how peoples past and present have sought in various ways to sustain and change political, economic, cultural, and social orders. We ask why and how societies develop and whether their political, economic, cultural and social relations and activities promote justice, freedom, equality, and democracy. By cultivating critical thinking and problem-focused thinking, we enable students to become engaged citizens and professionals.
Democracy and Justice Studies encourages students to put democracy and justice into action in the classroom, in internships, in research projects, in their volunteer lives, and in their eventual career choices. This program thus offers wide-ranging educational challenges and provides students with broadly applicable learning experiences useful for many career paths. Democracy and Justice Studies is encouraged and appropriate for individuals interested in graduate work in the social sciences, law school, journalism, international business, and a variety of careers related to community development, social justice, social and environmental activism, women's and gender equity, and other social issues.

Majors select an area of emphasis from among the following:

SKILLS & ABILITIES GAINED WITH THIS MAJOR:

Graduates work in a wide range of careers including business, domestic and international development, education, helping professions, journalism, law and criminal justice, library science, museum administration, philanthropy, and politics. Some have pursued advanced studies in fields such as anthropology, area studies, criminal justice, economics, history, international relations, law, library science, philosophy, political science, theology, and sociology.

 

WHO SHOULD HAVE THIS MAJOR:

Students seeking the interdisciplinary major or minor in Democracy and Justice Studies may choose to combine their programs with an appropriate disciplinary or interdisciplinary field of study. Among fields most relevant are anthropology, business, communication, economics, education, ethnic studies, First Nations studies, global studies, history, human development, journalism, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, urban and regional studies, and women's and gender studies.

 

WHO SHOULD HAVE THIS MINOR:

Students seeking the interdisciplinary major or minor in Democracy and Justice Studies may choose to combine their programs with an appropriate disciplinary or interdisciplinary field of study. Among fields most relevant are anthropology, business, communication, economics, education, ethnic studies, First Nations studies, global studies, history, human development, journalism, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, urban and regional studies, and women's and gender studies.

 

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS MAJOR AT UW-GREEN BAY:

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH this MAJOR:

Democracy and Justice Studies graduates work in a wide range of careers including: business, domestic and international development, education, helping professions, journalism, law and criminal justice, library science, museum administration, and politics. Some have pursued advanced studies in fields such as anthropology, area studies, criminal justice, economics, history, international relations, law, library science, philosophy, political science, and sociology. To learn more about the nature of the work, working conditions, earnings, training, and job outlook, check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

 

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Updated 11/11