Overview

Gaining an understanding of the religious underpinnings of social justice is critical to advancing its causes and to collaborating effectively with faith-based people, partners and organizations active in the social justice arena with the Social Justice programme from Columbia University.

Key facts

Students in the programme will be equipped to think critically, intersectionally, and creatively about human and planetary flourishing and the ongoing pursuit of a more just society and equitable world.

The programme emphasizes social justice’s religious, spiritual, and theological roots. In keeping with Union’s unique approach to theological education, it underlines the importance of interreligious engagement with diverse religious traditions.

Students Will Learn To:

Build theological, theoretical, historical, ethical, critical, practical and contextually accountable foundations for the work of pursuing a more just and equitable world

Integrate knowledge and critical awareness of existing power dynamics and structures in terms of gender, sexuality, race, class, and identities targeted for oppression, and how they shape, and are shaped by, religion, spirituality, and theology

Effectively and constructively engage the world’s serious issues such as racial and sexual/gender injustice, mass incarceration, and the climate crisis, in ways informed by deep theological, historical, and critical study

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ecojustice

Gender & Sexuality Justice

Racial & Ethnic Justice

Interreligious Engagement

Colloquium

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Social Policy View 47 other Masters in Social Policy in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants are required to hold a four-year bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university, and a record of high achievement. Prior study in the field of religion is not required, but strong preparation in liberal arts studies is expected.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24660 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24660 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

24660 USD / year

≈ 24660 USD / year

Funding

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