Become an Advocate for Change and Equity
Understanding injustice — and learning how to articulate and address injustice — is at the heart of our social justice studies program. This interdisciplinary major not only teaches you to identify social problems, but also prepares you with organizing and advocacy strategies and solutions that can be put into action.
Through a variety of writing and original research projects, you'll gain the real-world skills and techniques needed to effectively pursue social justice advocacy work.
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, careers in community and social services will grow faster than average (approximately 14 percent) by 2026.
There are 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States and more than 1,000 nonprofits in the Pittsburgh region alone. Point Park's social justice studies program will prepare you for a meaningful career that makes an impact.
Career Options
With a degree in social justice studies, you will be uniquely positioned and empowered with solid research and writing skills to pursue a wide variety of local, national and international career opportunities.
In particular, you will be prepared for careers in social-justice based advocacy, community/labor organizing, government/public service, journalism, non-government work and social entrepreneurship with organizations such as:
- Community Empowerment Association of Pittsburgh
- Clean Water Action of PA
- Enroll America
- GirlGov
- Grassroots Pittsburgh
- Human Rights Campaign
- Just Harvest
- Millvale Community Development Corporation
- Service Employees International Union
- Sierra Club
- Thomas Merton Center
- United Steelworkers
- 412 Food Rescue
Preparation for Graduate and Law School
This major also provides students with the academic training necessary to pursue graduate or law school in fields such as immigration law, public interest law, social work, geography, anthropology, literature, psychology, public health, community engagement and more.