The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a major in Social Change offers you the opportunity to engage in analyzing and understanding personal and social identities including, but not limited to, race, sex, sexuality, gender, class, age and ability.

By taking courses from disciplines across campus, you will experience a well-rounded degree program that prepares you for addressing complex problems. The flexibility of the social change major allows you to select classes of particular interest and actively engage in the creation of your degree.

Throughout the social change degree program, you will learn more about individual identities and how those identities intersect and influence one another on a personal and societal level. This program is designed to improve your understanding of diversity and inclusion, social justice, equality and human rights while helping you discover tools and build skills to create social change.

What can you do with this degree?

The social change major at Emporia State prepares you for a wide range of careers, depending on your specific interests and goals, as well as programs of further study.

Possible career fields include:

• Diversity and Inclusion.
• Communication.
• Public Service.
• Training and Development.
• Marketing.
• Human Resources.
• Social Justice.
• Community Outreach.
• Student Affairs.
• Libraries.
• Education.
• Preparation for graduate school in race/ethnic Studies, gender/sexuality studies or cultural studies.

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