FAITH & SOCIAL JUSTICE DEGREE PROGR AM DETAILS The Faith & Social Justice program combines your passion for living out your faith with your dedication to serving others. Offering limitless opportunities to engage with your faith, pursue your purpose and discover the unique way that social justice works itself out in your own life and career, the Bachelor of Arts in Faith & Social Justice focuses on combining faith, theology and action as you explore how you may engage the world. Choose from specialty tracks in Advocacy and Activism, Policy and Development or Missions and Ministry.
FACULTY CREDENTIALS GRADUATE PROFILE:
As a faith & social justice student, you’ll learn from exceptional faculty who are excited to have you join the fight for justice and reconciliation in our world. Our faculty share in
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common a unity in Christ and, beyond that, you’ll find an eclectic group of academics, community organizers, musicians, pastors and poets. In a setting where one-on-one relationships with faculty play such a significant role, our different cultures, backgrounds, experiences and personalities provide multiple points of connection.
STUDENT BENEFITS Enhance Your Knowledge: Belmont’s faith & social justice degree is applicable to a wide range of social justice fields. You’ll build a strong foundation in biblical and theological studies and develop the skill set needed to work against injustice, discrimination and poverty while making a focused impact on local and global communities. Expand Your Opportunities: Belmont’s faith & social justice classes engage you with projects that encourage involvement in the faith and social justice community and leave you with hands-on experience that you can add to your resume. Maintain Your Lifestyle: Enjoy the flexibility and convenience of our 8-week evening courses, where you attend class one night a week and complete the rest of the coursework online, or our 15-week courses, which are offered in the day and evening.
CAREER IMPACT Students from Belmont’s Faith & Social Justice program graduate with a variety of great career opportunities. Many are leading organizations that champion social justice issues. Others are serving disadvantaged communities, doing hands-on work to meet the needs of marginalized people groups. Still others are working in missions and ministry, spreading their faith while working to right the world’s wrongs. Our adult students have also had great success being admitted to and graduating from highly regarded seminaries and graduate programs.
“I chose Faith & Social Justice because I believed God had called me to a ministry that went beyond the walls of a church building. Through the advocacy and activism track, I interned at the Wind River Native Advocacy Center and helped organize economic development for indigenous communities. Those experiences changed my life and broadened my perspective. I am now pursuing a law degree at Arizona State and plan to be an advocate for indigenous communities.”