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The Department of Social Justice & Community Studies provides students with strong interdisciplinary training to promote social responsibility and the development of active citizens. Specifically, the Department fosters intersectional knowledge around issues such as:
in order to build stronger institutional relationships with and among:
The Department’s range of courses leading to both majors and minors, as well as an honours degree, enriched by SJCS program options in other departments (Atlantic Canada Studies, English, History, Religious Studies), provide students with the knowledge necessary to engage in problem solving and public deliberation in a range of complex social issues.
Students seeking an elective may take a Social Justice & Community Studies course at the 1000 level and with the prerequisite(s) 2000 level. Students who have completed the relevant prerequisites, or permission of the instructor, may register for 3000 level courses in Social Justice & Community Studies to complete a degree requirement for an elective at the 3000 level.
Social Justice & Community Studies courses at the 2000 or 3000 level can satisfy a degree requirement in the Arts Faculty, the Sobey School of Business and the Faculty of Science.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a well-established, foundational degree and requires the requirements listed below alongside general graduation requirements.
To complete a major in Social Justice & Community Studies (SJCS), a student must obtain at least thirty-nine (39) credit hours as follows:
Applicants for admission to the Honours Program, must normally:
To complete an Honours in Social Justice & Community Studies (SJCS), a student must obtain at least sixty (60) credit hours as follows:
Or Religion Race & Gender (RELS 4333).
In keeping with University Regulations,
“Thesis research will be conducted under the direction of the faculty supervisor, and the completed thesis will be evaluated by the supervisor and one (or more) other faculty member(s) associated with SJCS. At least one of the supervisor or evaluator(s) shall be a full-time faculty member at Saint Mary’s University. The student is also required to give a public presentation of their thesis work in a forum approved by the program.”
To graduate, SJCS Honours students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 out of 4.3 (B+) in Social Justice & Community Studies courses, and at least a grade of B+ (3.30) in Honours Thesis (SJCS 4500).
To complete a minor in Social Justice & Community Studies (SJCS), a student must obtain at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in SJCS, including the following six (6) credit hours:
(Prerequisite for all SJCS courses, equivalent to SOCI 1211).
Students must also complete eighteen (18) credit hours selected from any SJCS course, Postcolonial Literature: Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia (ENGL 2261) or Introduction to Indigenous Literature (ENGL 2513)
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