Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2008
UDM Academic PoliciesCourse DescriptionsList of All ProgramsFaculty


HUS 150 Introduction to Human Services
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


The role of the human service professional. Overview of the settings and methods relevant to human service work. Basic concepts, philosophy and issues in human services.
30000

HUS 342 Human Services Leadership
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Basic consideration of supervisory skills in human services environments. Use of classroom simulations to explore concepts of problem solving, decision-making, supervisor/ employee relationships, motivation, working climate and appraisal of individual and team performance. Emphasis will be on leadership skills in service productivity fields.
00000

HUS 410 Law and the Citizen
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


The basic concepts of civil law as they affect the average citizen. Real estate, banking, mortgages, credit law, wills, torts, consumer law, concepts of legal rights, legal aide, how to use small claims courts, how and when to sue, marriage and divorce law, workers rights.
30000

HUS 422 Ethics and Values in Human Services
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Designed to help the human service professional understand the major contemporary value and ethical problems confronting the human services professional. Topics include: forces that influence ethical decision-making in institutional settings; professional ethics in context; critical analysis of professional codes of ethics; the nature of values and selected ethical issues affecting the professional and personal life of a human service professional. Note: this course meets Objective 6A in the University Core.
30000

HUS 437 The Counseling Process in Human Services
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Nature and goals of counseling. Theories of counseling applied in the helping professions. Counseling techniques and supportive approaches with patients, families, students, clients and others.
30000

HUS 439 Practicum in Human Relationships
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A course in human development based on the psychological framework of identity seeking. Learning to understand self as a means of better understanding and acceptance of others. Developing an awareness of the relationships between environments, cultures and human behavior. Acquiring skills in observing, listening and communicating. Theoretical knowledge and experience gained through participation in the group process. Training provided for persons preparing for any of the helping professions.
30000

HUS 441 Multicultural Understanding
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Designed to promote understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures in America, this course also examines such issues as ageism, racism, sexism and the disparity of power. Impact of these concepts in human service institutions such as prisons, hospitals, schools, etc.
30000

HUS 484 Psychology and Law
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


This course looks at all of the ways that the field of psychology impacts on the legal system. Specific areas of interest include the insanity defense, civil and legal competencies, psychological screening of police and security officers, the psychology of eye witness identification, truth and lie detection, false confessions, and jury selection and court room behavior. l
30000

HUS 491 Internship in Human Services
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A supervised work experience in a human service agency under the direction of both a faculty advisor and a field supervisor. The student works in an institutional setting in various roles in order to become more familiar with the practical problems in human service delivery. Students must spend a minimum of 15 hours per week in this capacity during the semester and maintain a log of their work activity.
30000

HUS 494 Creative Problem Solving in the Human Services
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A review of accepted ways of addressing and resolving complex problems typically associated with the delivery of human services. Classroom exercises foster creative thinking through the use of exercises, simulations, role plays, etc. Techniques such as brainstorming, force-field analysis and survival scenarios are utilized to attempt breakthroughs in thinking.
30000

HUS 495 Human Resources Development
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Looks at human resources from the viewpoint of vocational development. Special emphasis is placed on the role of work in human functioning. Factors in vocational choice and job satisfaction are examined. The course fosters an understanding of the social context in which individuals function and of the barriers that are created to full human functioning. The social context includes ethnicity, social class, age, family, adaptation to change and belief-value systems.
30000

HUS 496 Fundamentals of Statistics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An introduction to statistics as they are used in the social sciences, including the basic logic underlying descriptive, inferential and non-parametric statistics, a knowledge of the concepts involved and some familiarity with basic formulas.
30000

HUS 499 Integrating Seminar in Human Services
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Research and analysis of a significant problem in the field of human services including a formal presentation of findings. Provides students with an opportunity to integrate a specific problem with the total field of human services and supporting disciplines.
30000

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