a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m sCollege of Arts and Sciences - Curriculum Guide
Human Services
Maureen Kelleher, PhD, Director and Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology and Human Services
Advisory Committee
Susan Beaton, MA
Human Service Internship Supervisor
Patricia Fetter, PhD
Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation, and Special Education
Terry Haywoode, PhD
Education/Human Services
Wilfred E. Holton, PhD
Sociology/Anthropology
Gordana Rabrenovic, PhD
Sociology/Anthropology
Katherine Sullivan, MSW
Cooperative Education
Felicia P. Wiltz, MEd
Cooperative EducationProfessors Emeriti
John D. Herzog, PhD
Barbara A. Schram, EdDHuman services is a behavioral sciences major that includes courses in psychology, sociology, education, political science, economics, counseling, and social sciences. Students take basic foundation courses, skills courses, and complete two intensive fieldwork internships in Boston agencies. The major may lead to careers in many diverse areas of the helping professions or to graduate programs in social work, counseling, rehabilitation, education, and law. Students who major in human services select specialization areas such as deaf studies, counseling, gerontology, adolescent issues, human services administration, drug and alcohol services, early childhood issues, special needs, education, and more. Students prepare for positions in both public and private agencies, including casework in social service and welfare agencies; therapeutic treatment in mental health settings; rehabilitation counseling; parole and court outreach work in programs for delinquent youth; staff work in halfway houses, drug treatment institutions, and penal institutions; community organizing; services for the aging at home and in institutions; administration in human services agencies; evaluation and grant writing for social programs; and counseling and support for deaf clients through fluency in American Sign Language. Students in the major have special opportunities to participate in the Human Services Student Organization, and Alpha Delta Omega, the national honor society in human services. See course descriptions for more information.
Bachelor of Arts Curriculum
Prerequisite courses. HS 1302, The Human Services Professions; SOC 1100, Introduction to Sociology; PSY 1111, PSY 1112, Foundations of Psychology 1 and 2 or ED 1102, ED 1103, Human Development and Learning 1 and 2; POL 1111, Introduction to American Government or other basic political science course; ECN 1001, Economic Problems and Perspectives or other basic economics course.
Core courses. PSY 1211, Statistics in Behavioral Science 1 or SOC 1320, Introduction to Statistical Analysis or ED 1307, Introduction to Educational Statistics; PSY 1511, Experimental Design in Psychology or SOC 1321, Research Methods 1 or SOC 1324, Human Services Research and Evaluation; SOC 1240, Sociology of Human Service Organizations; PSY 1272, Personality 1; PSY 1373, Abnormal Psychology 1; CRS 1314, Introduction to Counseling; SPC 1338, Group Discussion or SPC 1330, Interpersonal Communication 1; HS 1309, Intervention Strategies for the Human Services; HS 1333, Senior Seminar in Human Services.
Internship. HS 1336 and HS 1337, Field Internship in Human Services 1 and 2. Additional courses. Three courses focused on social and community issues such as poverty and welfare, minority affairs, or special needs populations, chosen with the student's academic adviser; and five courses in a particular specialization within human services, chosen with the student's academic adviser.
Additional courses. Three courses focused on social and community issues such as poverty and welfare, minority affairs, or special needs populations, chosen with the student's academic adviser; and five courses in a particular specialization within human services, chosen with the student's academic adviser.
In addition, complete the arts and sciences core curriculum and the experiential education requirement.
Bachelor of Science Curriculum
Prerequisite courses. Same as for the Bachelor of Arts curriculum.
Core courses. Same as for the Bachelor of Arts curriculum plus POL 1329, American Social Welfare Policy or SOC 1501, Social Policy and Social Intervention, or another social policy course.
Additional courses. Three courses focused on social and community issues such as poverty and welfare, minority affairs, or special needs populations, chosen with the student's academic adviser; a six-course specialization in human services, chosen with the student's academic adviser.
In addition, complete the arts and sciences core curriculum and the experiential education requirement, plus another mathematics or science course, or a health-related course.
Specialization in Deaf Studies
Prerequisite, core, and internship courses as listed above. ASL 1101, ASL 1102, American Sign Language 1 and 2; ASL 1201, ASL 1202, Intermediate Sign Language 1 and 2; and one of the following: ASL 1211, Deaf Culture; ASL 1212, Deaf History; PSY 1363, American Sign Language Linguistics; or ASL 1401, American Sign Language Literature.
Major in Human Services Combined with Elementary Education Program
Students can now major in human services and prepare themselves as beginning teachers at the elementary level, meeting the new requirements in Massachusetts. This program gives students a strong background in psychology, sociology, human services, and other fields of study along with skills in teaching. See a human services adviser or the chair of the Department of Education for the requirements of the program in education.
Minor in Human Services Curriculum
HS 1302, The Human Services Professions; HS 1309, Intervention Strategies for the Human Services; HS 1336, Internship in Human Services 1; SOC 1240, Sociology of Human Services Organizations; and two human services specialization courses approved by a human services adviser.