CLAS offers wide range of social justice courses

As a university located in the heart of Detroit, having a positive impact on global and local communities is a critical component to Wayne State's mission. WSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) offers an extensive range of courses focusing on creating a more just and equitable world.

These are just some of the social justice courses offered through CLAS:

African American studies

• AFS 2210: Black Social and Political Thought
• AFS 2250: AfroLatino/a History and Culture
• AFS 2600: Race and Racism in America
• AFS 3160: Black Urban History
• AFS 3140: African American History I
• AFS 3170: Ethnicity and Race in American Life
• AFS 5261: African Americans, History and Memory
• AFS 5110: Black Women in America

Anthropology

• ANT 2020: Global Detroit
• ANT 3111: Digital Storytelling and Ethnic Detroit
• ANT 5060: Urban Anthropology

Criminology and criminal justice

• CRJ 2550: Race, Crime and Justice
• CRJ 2650: Gener and Crime
• CRJ 2750: Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
• CRJ 3120: Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
• CRJ 3200: Police and Society

Global studies

GLS 3111: Digital Storytelling and Ethnic Detroit

Geography

• GPH 2000: Introduction to Urban Studies
• GPH 3600: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Gender, sexuality and women's studies

• GSW 2700: Social Science Perspectives on Gender, Sexuality and Women
• GSW 2650: Gender and Crime
• GSW 2750: Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
• GSW 5110: Black Women in America

English

• ENG 2530: Literature and Identity
• ENG 2570: Writing about Literature: Women Writers

History

• HIS 2000: Introduction to Urban Studies
• HIS 3160: Black Urban History
• HIS 3170: Ethnicity and Race in American Life
• HIS 3650: History of Detroit
• HIS 3360: Black Workers in American History

Latino/a and Latin American studies

• LAS 3610: Seminar in Latino/a Urban Problems
• LAS 2250: AfroLatino/a History and Culture

Law

• LEX 5000: Law in Social Context
• LEX 5010: Law and Harm

Philosophy

• PHI 1500: Race, Sex and Religion
• PHI 5250: Justice and Rights in Health Care
• PHI 5210: Philosophy of Race and Racism

Political science

• PS 2000: Introduction to Urban Studies
• PS 2240: Introduction to Urban Politics and Policy
• PS 3820: Pan Africanism: Politics of the Black Diaspora

Psychology

PSY 5700: The Psychology of African Americans

Public health

• PH 3050: Mental Health and Crime
• PH 3100: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health
• PH 3550: Public Health and the City

Sociology

• SOC 2201: Race Relations in Metro Detroit
• SOC 2300: Social Inequality

Urban studies

US 2000: Introduction to Urban Studies