Human Services Minor

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A minor in Human Services, consisting of a minimum 20 credit hours, is available. The minor provides students the knowledge, values, and skills to explore society’s social problems and the intricate social welfare system designed to assist people in need. It also provides the student with an overview of human behavior, social problems, and the development of American social welfare institutions. All students, except social work majors, may pursue this minor.

For further information, contact Dr. Susan Mapp, Department of Social Work.

The requirements for the Human Services minor are (unless otherwise noted, all courses receive four credits):

Required courses:

Three required courses (12 credits) must be taken:

Elective courses:

A minimum of eight elective credits from the following courses (four credit hours of which must be outside of the Department of Social Work) also must be taken:

Social Work:

Sociology and Anthropology:

Education:

Communications:

COM 252 - HUM Multi-Cultural Communications

Occupational Therapy:

Political Science:

Psychology:

Women and Gender Studies:

WGS 105 - SSC Sex and Gender in Society