Faculty members are committed to challenging students to develop their own understandings of justice, to analyze critically, and to propose possible solutions to a wide variety of contemporary issues concerning social justice. While completing the Justice Studies curriculum, students encounter opportunities to develop transferable skills, including critical thinking, oral and written discourse, computer literacy, and problem solving. Faculty encourage students to practice justice through various experiential approaches, including volunteer work, service learning, and internships. Students actively engage in their education via discussion, cooperative learning, field trips, and case-based classroom formats. Justice Studies students must earn major status before taking 400-level JUS resident credit courses.
All students are encouraged to seek advising to formulate an appropriate educational plan.
Upon admission to the university, every Justice Studies undergraduate receives the Undergraduate Advisement Guide and an evaluation of transfer work, if any. The minor is designed for students interested in developing an understanding of meanings of justice and injustice and analyzing often controversial issues through critical inquiry and social science investigation. Fifteen hours of graded classroom JUS course work is required, including JUS 105 or 305 and JUS 303 . A minimum of nine semester hours must be resident credit at ASU Main, six hours of which must be upper-division credit. Consult the minor verification form available in the school office.