Bachelor of Science in Human Services

Contact:

Interim Chair:  Aloha VanCamp
Office:  Briggs 318
Phone: 313-993-2010
email:  vancamp@udmercy.edu

Human Services Major (Bachelor of Science) 

The Human Services major prepares undergraduate students to assume effective leadership roles in not-for-profit agencies supporting or serving people and communities who are experiencing need. Human Services is a broadly defined field, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base.

 The Human Services major is an interdisciplinary major consisting of courses from 4 core areas: human services, social work, criminal justice and psychology. The major draws upon the theories and research in each of these areas and provides students with a broad foundation in the behavioral sciences.

 Required Courses for the major: 

Human Services Requirements - 27 credit hours:

 HUS 150 - Introduction to Human Services(3 credits)

HUS 342 (3 credits) - Human Services Leadership

HUS 422 Ethics & Values in Human Services (3 credits)

HUS 437 Counseling Process in Human Services (3 credits)

HUS 441 Multicultural Understanding (3 credits)

HUS 491 Internship (3 credits)

HUS 495 Principles of Human Services Management (3 credits) (new title & focus)

HUS  499 Integrative Seminar (3 credits)

Social Work Requirements - 3 credits:

 SW 370 Social Research Methods (3 credits)

SW 200 Introduction to Social Work (3 credits)

SW 310 Social Welfare Policy (3 credits)

Psychology Requirements - 3 credits:

 PYC 100 Introduction to Psychology

PYC 342 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)

PYC 260 Social Psychology (3 credits)

Criminal Justice Requirements - 3 credits:

 CJS 130 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

CJS 457 - Conflict Management

CJS 454 - Deviant Behavior

Required Supportive Courses 3 credits:

 ADS 100 - Introduction to Addiction Studies

ADS 120 Assessment and Treatment of Addiction (3 credits)

ADS 495 Addictive Populations (3 credits)

STA 225 Statistics (3 credits)

SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)

Recommended: SOC 245 Conflict Management