Bachelor of Science (BS) Human and Social Services

The Bachelor of Science program in Human and Social Services is designed to prepare students for career positions in human service agencies and organizations. This may include positions such as case manager, social services supervisor, senior center administrator, job counselor, child welfare worker, group residence supervisor, information and referral specialist, outreach worker, public health worker or mental health associate. This is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to assess the social and developmental needs of individuals and families—particularly of those who are considered at-risk or otherwise vulnerable—and either to participate directly in delivering the services required to address their needs, or to arrange and coordinate the delivery of quality services by others. The program offers three concentrations of study through the selection of three elective course tracks in Family Services, Gerontology Services, and Human Services Administration.

Program Learning Objectives

• Analyze and apply theories, knowledge, and skills to the scope of conditions that promote or inhibit human functioning to the range of populations served and needs addressed by human services.
• Analyze and apply information in the service of clients or client groups with diverse needs such as the economically impoverished, physically challenged, intellectually impaired, and geriatric populations through the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of plans of action.
• Demonstrate the administrative skills necessary for services delivery such as strategic planning and evaluation, leadership, supervision, budgeting and monitoring, grant and contract negotiations, and compliance with regulatory issues.
• Employ logical approaches to real-world problems in the human services fields that rely on the development of data-based research, program design, and evaluation methods to draw evidence-based conclusions.
• Demonstrate ability to self-assess, self-correct, and self-direct; to identify needs and sources of learning; and to know how to seek new knowledge and understanding.

Major Related Courses

• GEN161 Psychology
• HMS110 Introduction to Human Services
• HMS120 Introduction to Counseling
• GEN167 Contemporary Social Issues
• HMS210 Research Methods in Social Science
• HMS220 Case Management
• HMS270 Human Services Internship I
• HMS310 Human Services and Disabilities
• HMS320 Diversity and Inclusion
• HMS410 Introduction to Loss and Grief
• HMS420 Group Dynamics in Human Services
• HMS470* Human Services Internship II
• HCA400 Public Health Issues and Practices
• GEN241 Interpersonal Group Dynamics
• GEN245 Social Media Communications
• GEN363 Conflict, Communication, and Resolution
• BUS122 Office Applications: Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
• BUS325 Management Applications & Theory
• BUS330 Foundations of Fundraising
• ACC127 Spreadsheet Applications (Excel)

Total Major-Related Credits: 63

* Evening Division students taking their Human Services Internship II (HMS470) will take this over two terms. This course is broken into two courses as listed below:

• HMS470A Human Services Internship II A
• HMS470B Human Services Internship II B

General Education Courses

• GEN105 Transformative Learning
• GEN115 Digital Literacy in the Workplace
• GEN125 English Composition I
• GEN127 English Composition II
• GEN129 Essentials of Public Speaking
• GEN147 College Mathematics
• GEN171 Political Institutions
• GEN224 Professional Communications and Career Development
• GEN250 Ethics and Professionalism
• GEN305 Statistics
• GEN330 Adult Development and Learning in the Workplace
• GEN342 Writing for the Business Professions
• GEN421 Business Communication and Research Methods
• MSC110 Human Biology

Total General Education Credits: 42

Electives

Concentration Electives (2)

General Education Electives (2)

Open Elective (1)

Total Elective Credits: 15

120 credits are required for graduation