Updated 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog | 20275

Trauma, Harm and Justice minor

Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.

Required Credits: 21
Required GPA: 2.00

Required Courses

Complete the following courses:

• JUST 3307 Victimological Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• JUST 3377 Forensic Victimology (3 credits)
• JUST 3407 Global Perspectives in Victimology (3 credits)
• JUST 3500 Women, Violence and Justice (3 credits)
• JUST 4477 Restorative Justice (3 credits)

Elective Courses

Choose any 2 of the following courses:

• JUST 1000 Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies (3 credits)
• JUST 3317 Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
• JUST 3400 Human Trafficking and Exploitation (3 credits)
• JUST 3600 Race and Justice (3 credits)
• JUST 3700 Community and Justice (3 credits)

Program Learning Outomes | Trauma, Harm and Justice minor

1. articulate factors that influence one’s risk of victimization.
2. describe what it means to provide victim/survivor services that are trauma-informed, victim-centered, and  culturally competent.
3. recognize the increasingly transnational nature of crime and victimization, as well as how contemporary global perspectives in victimology may inform local efforts to support victims/survivors of crime or human rights violations.
4. explain how violence may be gendered, which may suggest need for gendered responses and resources.
5. develop awareness that systems and structures may produce and/or sustain inequities, especially for Black,  Indigenous, and other communities of color.
6. identify some of the complexities in addressing violence toward Native American, First Nation, and Indigenous Peoples.
7. consider restorative, relational, and problem-solving innovations that may promote healing and/or equitable solutions for victims/survivors, offenders, and communities.