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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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 D r. James Corbin.

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:

SW 160 - SSC Social Problems and Response of Social Welfare Institutions 4.00 credits.
SW 233 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment 4.00 credits.
SW 280 - Multicultural Counseling Skills 4.00 credits.

Elective courses:

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

Social Work:

SW 360 - International Social Development 4.00 credits.
SW 339 - Human Sexuality 4.00 credits.
SW 344 - Aging: Social Response and Implications 4.00 credits.
SW 346 - Exploring the Culture and Services of Vietnam (OT 346) 2.00 credits. (2.00 credits)
SW 347 - May Term in Vietnam (OT 347) 2.00 credits. (2.00 credits)
SW 355 - Women in Society 4.00 credits.
SW 357 - Child Welfare 4.00 credits.
SW 366 - Addiction and Society 4.00 credits.

Sociology and Anthropology:

SO 204 - SSC Population and Global Issues 4.00 credits.
CJ 110 - Criminology 4.00 credits.
SO 220 - Race and Ethnic Relations 4.00 credits.
SO 240 - Law and Social Change 4.00 credits.
SO 301 - Social Issues 4.00 credits.
SO 305 - Marriage and Family (WGS 305) 4.00 credits.
CJ 220 - Corrections in America 4.00 credits.
CJ 352 - Juvenile Justice System 4.00 credits.

Education:

SED 212 - Learning Environment and Social Interaction in Inclusive Settings 4.00 credits.
SED 222 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 4.00 credits.

Communications:

COM 252 - HUM Multi-Cultural Communications 4.00 credits.

Occupational Therapy:

HE 110 - Occupations across the Lifespan 4.00 credits.
HE 210 - Global Health Care Systems 4.00 credits.

Political Science:

PS 361 - Public Administration 4.00 credits.
PS 363 - American Domestic Policy 4.00 credits.
PS 365 - Women and Politics 4.00 credits.

Psychology:

PSY 220 - Health Psychology 4.00 credits.
PSY 247 - Lifespan Development 4.00 credits.
PSY 230 - Psychology of Women and Gender 4.00 credits.
PSY 240 - Child and Adolescent Development 4.00 credits.
PSY 245 - Adult Development and Aging 4.00 credits.
PSY 250 - Psychopathology 4.00 credits.
PSY 335 - Applied Social Psychology 4.00 credits.
PSY 355 - Counseling Psychology 4.00 credits.
PSY 360 - Psychology of Stress 4.00 credits.

Women and Gender Studies:

WGS 105 - SSC Sex and Gender in Society 4.00 credits.

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