Human Services, BA

The human services major prepares students to work with children or adults within a variety of settings. The major emphasizes the interrelationships among individual growth and development, family structure, and the larger social setting. Students become familiar with the history of the helping professions, with various approaches to the development of social policy, and with the structure of the social service system in the United States.

Human services majors graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in human services. The program prepares them to work in direct service or administrative support in the not-for-profit, public, and private sectors. Graduates may take positions in such areas as child welfare agencies, health care, community advocacy, group residences, and recreational programs. Human services majors interested in professional study may enter graduate programs such as social work, psychology, counseling, public administration, criminal justice, and arts therapy. Human service majors are eligible to apply for 3-2 Collaboration programs in Counseling (see Collaborative programs under Academic Information)

Program Requirements for the Human Services Major

Students majoring in Human Services will take 33 credits in the following human services/ psychology/sociology courses:

HSR 1030/SW 1030	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK	3
PSY 1010	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
SOC 1010	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	3
HSR 2110	HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I	3
	Or
HSR 2250	HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II	3
HSR 2510/SOC 2510	THEORIES OF SOCIAL CASEWORK	3
SOC 3040	SOCIAL CLASS POWER & INEQUALITY	3
	Or
SOC 3410	RACE, GENDER AND SOCIETY	3
HSR 3010	FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PLANNING	3
HSR 4110/SOC 4110	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	3
HSR 4250/SOC 4250	READINGS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH	3
HSR 4800/PSY 4800	HUMAN SERVICES INTERNSHIP SEMINAR	1
HSR 4850	HUMAN SERVICES INTERNSHIP	3
SOC 2450	SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY	3

Electives for Human Services

In addition to these courses, a student chooses 9 credits of electives for the major from the following:

 

PSY 3000	PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING	3
PSY 3010	CHILD PSYCHOLOGY	3
PSY 3230	ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY	3
PSY 3560/SOC 3560	DRUGS & SOCIETY	3
PSY 4250	ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
SOC 2320	SOCIAL PROBLEMS	3
SOC 3260	AGING & SOCIETY	3
SOC 4710	COMMUNITY ACTION	3
CRI 2250/SOC 2250	VICTIMS OF CRIME	3
CRI 2210/SOC 2210	VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY	3
HSR 1020	INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE	3
HSR 1030/SW 1030	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK	3
HSR 1050/HCA 1050	HEALTH CARE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS	3
HSR 2010	SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCIES & INSTITUTIONS	3
HSR 2050/HCA 2050	COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS & PROFESSIONALS	3
HSR 2110	HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I	3
HSR 2250	HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II	3
HSR 2510/SOC 2510	THEORIES OF SOCIAL CASEWORK	3
HSR 3000/HCA 3000	CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE	3
HSR 3010	FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PLANNING	3
HSR 3200	HEALTH ADMINISTRATION I: HEALTH CARE LAW & MODELS OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION	3
HSR 3220/SOC 3220	METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH	3
HSR 3250/HCA 3250	HEALTH ADMINISTRATION II: HEALTH INSURANCE MODELS AND BILLING	3
HSR 3311/PSY 3310	PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING	3
HSR 3329/PSY 3329	PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIONS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	3
HSR 3350/PSY 3350	COMMUNICATION AND GROUP PROCESS	3
HSR 3640/SOC 3640	POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES	3
HSR 4110/SOC 4110	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	3
HSR 4250/SOC 4250	READINGS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH	3
HSR 4800/PSY 4800	HUMAN SERVICES INTERNSHIP SEMINAR	1
HSR 4850	HUMAN SERVICES INTERNSHIP	3
HSR 4855	HUMAN SERVICE INTERNSHIP	5
HSR 4900	SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR	3
HSR 4912/PSY 4912	CASE MANAGEMENT: SPECIAL POPULATION	3
HSR 4970	INDEPENDENT STUDY	1

Human Services, BA with Health Care Advocacy Concentration

Students who wish to concentrate in health care advocacy will take the following courses instead of major electives:

HCA 1050/HSR 1050	HEALTHCARE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS	3
HCA 2050/HSR 2050	COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS AND PROFESSIONALS	3
HCA 3000/HSR 3000	CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE	3
HCA 3200/HSR 3200	HEALTH ADMINISTRATION I: HEALTHCARE LAW & MODELS OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION	3
HCA 3250/HSR 3250	HEALTH ADMINISTRATION II: HEALTH INSURANCE MODELS AND BILLING	3