Human Services Minor

Students of Human Services are prepared for work in many disciplines including counseling, social work, law, or rehabilitation. The curriculum includes introduction to the diversity and scope of careers of helping professions, development across the lifespan, understanding the relationships between families and communities, and appreciation of culture and diversity. Students may graduate with a minor in human services by taking 18 credits including two upper-level electives from the upper-level elective (300-level and beyond) in courses relevant to the field of Human Services. These elective courses do not necessarily need to be taken in Human Services, however, and can include courses from other programs such as psychology, addiction, social work, education, criminal justice, etc.

*300-400 level course in social sciences (e.g. PSY328 or SWK408) not applied elsewhere in the major

Examples of Upper-Level Electives

• HMS 310 Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
• PSY 323 Families and Addiction
• SWK 307 Issues of Diversity
• PSY 490 Group Dynamics
• PSY 322 Social Psychology

A Health Concentration consists of the following courses:

• BIO 115 – Medical Terminology
• HMS 202 – Cultural Diversity In Health and Human Services
• HMS 325 – Family and Community Relations
• HMS 302 – Chronic Disease and Compliance
• HMS 303 – Health Informatics, Data Entry and Documentation
• HMS 401 – Navigating Qualified Health Plans

Click here to download the Human Services Curriculum Map.

The goals and educational objectives/student learning outcomes are to:

• Examine the complexity of individual and family development across the lifespan in diverse contexts and changing environments
• Analyze processes, policies, and contextual factors that affect the delivery of human services to individuals and families
• Demonstrate professional ethical and culturally sensitive standards of conduct

Students in this major may opt for the Early Education and Care Certification Minor. There is also a Human Services track for this major.