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 Minor

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 

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