Power, Oppression, Privilege, and Social Justice
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
2770
Career
Graduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded
Description
This course is designed to assist social work students with understanding the concepts of power, privilege, oppression, and social justice in their work with historically marginalized and oppressed populations.

Outcomes: Analyze how personal identities, values, and biases influence professional behavior, and apply ethical principles and cultural humility to evaluate practice within diverse and oppressive systems; Evaluate how systems of power, privilege, and oppression shape human rights and opportunities, and create strategies to advance social, economic, and environmental justice through advocacy and allyship at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels; Synthesize theoretical frameworks (critical race theory, intersectionality, anti-oppressive and strengths-based practice) to design and apply culturally responsive, collaborative interventions that promote empowerment and systemic change.
Enrollment Requirements
Restricted to Graduate Social Work students.
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Class Details
Instructor(s)
Consuella Brown
Meets
We 11:30AM - 2:00PM
Dates
08/24/2026 - 12/12/2026
Room
Corboy Law Center - Room L08
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Water Tower Campus
Location
Water Tower Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Closed
Seats Taken
25
Seats Open
0
Class Capacity
25
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0