Human Services, B.A.

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Human Services

The Human Services (HS) major is designed to meet the educational needs of adults working in the human services field who currently do not have a Bachelor’s degree. The curriculum is competency based and designed to use active learning to enhance the current experiences and understandings students bring to the classroom, to provide culturally appropriate models and concepts that can be applied to students’ work environments, to enhance personal growth and well-being, and to develop a professionalism that allows students to become leaders in the human services community.

Graduates of this program are expected to:

Understand the scope and history of the human services field.
Acquire competencies required of human services professionals in interviewing skills, care coordination, crisis intervention, group facilitation, cultural competence, management, and service documentation.
Understand and apply ethical principles of the profession.
Develop professional writing skills, including the ability to write in APA format.
Understand and apply research principles to current professional reading, evaluation and other applied research needs of an agency.

General University Requirements

Introduction to Active Learning (IS 23300 ) (3) †
Written Communication (LL 20100 ) (3-4)
Speech Communication (IS 20600 ) (3) †
Quantitative Reasoning (4)
Humanities (6-8)
Languages (4)
Laboratory Science (4)
Social/Behavioral Science (PY 15000 ) (3) †
Ethical and Religious Values (HS 41800 ) (3) †

Major Requirements

HS 11100 - Human Service Practice and Policy (3)
HS 21300 - Human Services Care Coordination (3)
HS 31000 - Understanding Diversity, Self-Awareness, and Change (3)
HS 31200 - Theory and Practice in Intervention: Counseling/Interviewing Skills (3)
HS 31400 - Theory and Practice in Intervention: Group Process (3)
HS 31800 - Ethics and Values in The Human Services (3) *
HS 38400 - Human Services Portfolio/Field Experience (4)
HS 41900 - Human Services Management (3)
HS 44000 - Crisis Intervention and Community Resources (3)
IS or PY Research Methods Course (3-4)
PY 15000 - Introduction to Psychology: Adjustment and Change (3-4) *
PY 21500 - Lifespan Human Development (3-4)
PY 34000 - Going to Extremes: Abnormal Psychology (3-4)
HS 49800 - Senior Project Proposal (4)
HS 49900 - Senior Project (4-8)

Total Credit Hours: 49

Human Services Electives (3)
Electives (varies)

Minimum Graduation Credit Hour Requirement: 124

* Also satisfies GUR’s. † Credits are satisfied by Major Requirements.

Note:

A grade of “C” or better must be earned on all DCP modules and the Senior Project. A course must be repeated if a grade lower than “C” is earned.

Non-Profit Management Emphasis

A non-profit emphasis in management is available to students in the Human Services degree program. In addition to completing the requirements for the major, students are required to take HS 41900 or BAM 21000 before taking any of the 400 level Non-Profit courses in the emphasis. Students who take HS 41900 may select four elective courses and students that take BAM 21000 may select three elective courses from (BAM 42000 , BAM 42100 , BAM 42200 , BAM 42300 and IS 31100 ); a total of 12 credits is required to earn the non-profit emphasis. All courses in this emphasis are offered online.

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