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HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE)
The Human Services major prepares undergraduate students to assume effective leadership roles in not-for-profit agencies supporting or serving people and communities who are experiencing need. Human Services is a broadly defined field, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base.

The Human Services major is an interdisciplinary major consisting of courses from four core areas: human services, social work, criminal justice, and psychology. The major draws upon the theories and research in each of these areas and provides students with a broad foundation in the behavioral sciences.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • To prepare student in human services concepts and human service delivery;
  • To prepare students in the interdisciplinary areas affecting human services, i.e., psychology, sociology, social work, and criminal justice;
  • To prepare students in the historical roots and development of the human services profession;
  • To prepare students with knowledge regarding human services organizations, networks, and systems;
  • To prepare students regarding the socio-political, cultural, and international factors that affect human services and human services delivery;
  • To prepare students on the theories of management as they relate to human services and not-for-profit institutions;
  • To prepare students on the theories on leadership in the human services;
  • To introduce students to career opportunities in the human services.


Degree Requirements

Required Courses for the major:

Human Services Requirements (27 credit hours)
cr.
HUS 1500 Introduction to Human Services 3
HUS 3420 Human Services Leadership 3
HUS 4220 Ethics & Values in Human Services 3
HUS 4370 Counseling Process in Human Services 3
HUS 4410 Multicultural Understanding 3
HUS 4910 Internship 3
HUS 4950 Principles of Human Services Management 3
HUS 4990 Integrative Seminar 3


Social Work Requirement (3 credits): Choose one
cr.
SWK 3700 Social Research Methods, or 3
SWK 2000 Introduction to Social Work, or 3
SWK 3100 Social Welfare Policy 3


Psychology Requirement (3 credits): Choose one
cr.
PYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology, or 3
PYC 3420 Abnormal Psychology, or 3
PYC 2600 Social Psychology 3


Criminal Justice Requirement (3 credits): Choose one
cr.
CJS 1300 Introduction to Criminal Justice, or 3
CJS 4570 Conflict Management, or 3
CJS 4540 Deviant Behavior 3


Required Supportive Course (3 credits): Choose one
cr.
ADS 1000 Introduction to Addiction Studies, or 3
ADS 1200 Assessment and Treatment of Addiction, or 3
ADS 4950 Addictive Populations, or 3
SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology 3
STA 2250 Statistics 3


In addition, it is recommended that students take SOC 2450: Conflict Management to satisfy the Social Problems course, Objective 6B of the core curriculum.

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