Human Services

The Human Services major provides an introduction to policies and programs designed to meet community needs among varied populations. Students think critically about issues of diversity and social equity; and learn to help people cope with personal challenges such as poverty, substance abuse, mental health, and relational crisis. They analyze the social, legal, political, and governmental forces that influence the delivery of human services; and gain abilities in program implementation, client interviewing, data gathering, counseling, consulting, and case management. This major follows guidelines of the National Organization for Human Service Education which promotes the knowledge and skills needed by professionals who plan to commit their lives to serving others.

Curriculum

Liberal Arts Studies Courses

• LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts OR
  • LAS 20010 College Seminar I and LAS 20020 College Seminar II
• LAS 45012 Global Issues in the Liberal Arts (capstone)

Plus 6 credit-hours in each of the following Breadth Areas:

• Art/Expression
• Social/Civic
• Science/Description
• Value/Meaning

• HUS 36000 Statistics for the Social Sciences
• PSY 12053 Principles of Psychology OR
  • PSY 32353 Developmental Psychology
• HUS 30000 Social Welfare: Issues in Human Services
• HUS 30253 Social Policy and the Community
• HUS 40553 Skills and Techniques in Human Services I
• HUS 40554 Skills and Techniques in Human Services II
• HUS 40454 Ethics in Human Services
• PSY 30353 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
• SOC 30653 Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism
• HUS 49000 Seminar in Human Services (Capstone Course)