Human Services Major, B.A.

A. Practice Core

All of the following:

• HS111 Introduction to Human Services
• HS211 Interviewing and Assessment
• HS306 Case Management

B. Research Core

Three courses; either PY235 or S250:

• PY235 Quantitative Analysis for Psychological Science

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• S250 Logic of Analysis

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• S350 Field Methods
• ST132 Reasoning with Statistics

C. Human Development Core

All of the following:

• B200 Human Biology
• B201 Human Biology Laboratory
• PY111 General Psychology
• PY211 Developmental Psychology

D. Three upper-division courses

Three upper-division courses approved by the program coordinator from the following courses:

• B305 Human Anatomy with Laboratory
• B306 Medical Terminology
• B313 Physiology with Laboratory
• CJ302 Correctional Processes
• CJ352 Drugs in American Society
• H355 U.S. Women’s History

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• HS352 Public Policy or
• PS370 Public Policy

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• HS465-475 Seminars in Human Services
• PH305 Health Care Ethics
• PS332 American Constitutional Law
• PY306-309 Special Topics in Psychology
• PY310 Social Psychology
• PY370 Personality Psychology
• PY470-479 Seminars in Psychology
• S425 Ethnicity, Class and Gender
• S301 Crime and Delinquency
• S320 Children and the State
• S365 Sociology of Aging
• S407 Social and Political Movements
• S443 Sociology of the Family

E. Section E or F

Both of the following:

• HS489 Thesis Development
• HS490 Research in Human Services

F. Section E or F

All of the following:

• HS495 Internship Preparation
• HS496/497 Human Services Internship (minimum 6 credits)
• HS498 Internship Integration

Please Note:

A student may complete the internship requirement with an approved semester study abroad program; consult with the program coordinator to discuss options.

Human services majors are strongly encouraged to complete at least 400 hours of related service work through volunteering, service learning, field experience and internships, and to achieve basic proficiency in Spanish or American Sign Language.