Human Services Major

Location(s): Main Campus, Online

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The Human Services major prepares students to address the needs of a variety of diverse communities, groups, families and individuals in our society. Students will analyze social forces, policies, and human service delivery systems both at the micro and macro levels. Students will gain knowledge in the area of crisis assessment and intervention, counseling strategies, program evaluation and grant writing. Students will gain practical skills and knowledge from community agency placements through their required field experience. The Human Services major will target skills needed to engage in service to others.

Students will complete 10 courses plus a capstone.

Required:

HSV 101 - Introduction to Human Service Systems Credit(s): 4
HSV 250 - Grant Writing and Program Evaluation Credit(s): 4
HSV 301 - Counseling Strategies Credit(s): 4
OR
SCJ 341 - Crisis Management and Trauma Intervention Credit(s): 4
SOC 210 - Statistics for the Social Sciences Credit(s): 4
HSV 343 - Social Policy, Equity, and Change Credit(s): 4
SCJ 340 - Race, Class, and Gender Oppressions
SOC 321 - Methods of Social Research Credit(s): 4
HSV 348 - Human Services Field Experience and Seminar Credit(s): 4

Capstone:

SCJ 352 - Standards of Professional Behavior Credit(s): 4

Electives

Choose 8 credits (typlically 2 courses) in Sociology or Human Services.

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 4
SOC 204 - Modern Social Problems Credit(s): 4
SOC 205 - Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 4
SOC 250 - Social Justice Policy and Practice Credit(s): 4
SOC 255 - Globalization and Social Justice Credit(s): 4
SOC 275 - Alternative Worlds Credit(s): 4
SOC 305 - Indians of the Americas Credit(s): 4
SOC 309 - Women, Gender and Society Credit(s): 4
SOC 320 - Sociological Theory
SOC 321 - Methods of Social Research Credit(s): 4
SOC 350 - Environmental Sociology Credit(s): 4
SOC 360 - Social Movements Credit(s): 4
HSV 301 - Counseling Strategies Credit(s): 4 (if SCJ 341 is taken as a core course)
SCJ 341 - Crisis Management and Trauma Intervention Credit(s): 4 (if HSV 301 is taken as a core course)

Note:

No more than 12 credits can count in another major/minor.

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