Social Justice Studies

Putting social justice at the centre.

We live in a world in crisis, a world facing enormous socio-political and ecological challenges. The Social Justice Studies (SJS) diploma program provides critical perspectives on these challenges and on the possibilities for moving beyond unjust and unsustainable ways of life. Whatever your vocational or academic aspirations, SJS furnishes a common ground for understanding our troubled world and exploring alternative futures.

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Program at a glance

Program description

The aim of the Social Justice Studies (SJS) diploma program is to provide you with a thorough understanding of the range of ways in which scholars, researchers and students address and engage with issues surrounding social inequities and injustices in the contemporary world. SJS will provide you with a strong foundation for understanding and researching social justice issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

SJS also offers considerable practical value. Our program is designed to complement and enhance your undergraduate education. The SJS program will not only deepen and broaden your understanding of social and political issues, it will strengthen your qualifications for a great range of graduate programs, professional schools and occupations.

Combined with a disciplinary Major, a Minor or Diploma in Social Justice Studies will broaden career opportunities while improving the effectiveness of advocacy work or social activism in areas such as human rights, community development, environmental protection, inter-cultural communication, conflict resolution and development in the global south.

Program partners

Faculty of Social Sciences

Courses and fees

This program involves successful completion of 10 courses (15.0 units): three core (required) courses and seven electives. The program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis.

Three (3) required courses	Plus seven (7) electives
SJS 100: Introduction to Theories of Social Justice (1.5 units).	Seven elective courses (10.5 units), selected from the list of approved elective courses. These electives must include a minimum of three units from each of the two designated areas of Social Justice Studies: Theory and method Substantive analysis No more than three units from any one department or school may be counted for credit towards the diploma.
SJS 200: Introduction to the Practice of Social Justice (1.5 units).
SJS 400A: Seminar in Social Justice Studies (1.5 units)

Note: Normally, students complete SJS 100 first, but SJS 100 and SJS 200 may be taken in either order, or concurrently. SJS 100 and SJS 200 are interdisciplinary team-taught courses.

Students typically take 18 months to complete the requirements of the diploma program. However, with careful course planning it may be possible to finish the program in as little as one year, or, in the case of students who start the program in January, 8 months.

	Domestic students	International students
Program application fee	$125.00	$125.00
UVic application fee	$82.50	$147.00
Three required courses	$1,849.68	$8,914.59
Seven elective courses	$4,315.92	$20,800.71
Additional UVSS and other miscellaneous fees may apply	$740.00	$740.00
Estimated Total	$7,113.10*	$30,727.30*

Domestic students

International students

Program application fee

$125.00

UVic application fee

$82.50

$147.00

Three required courses

$1,849.68

$8,914.59

Seven elective courses

$4,315.92

$20,800.71

Additional UVSS and other miscellaneous fees may apply

$740.00

Estimated Total

$7,113.10*

$30,727.30*

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Putting social justice at the centre.

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Program at a glance

Program description

Program partners

Who is this program for?

Courses and fees

Three (3) required courses

Plus seven (7) electives

Application information

Admission requirements

How to apply

Application dates

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