a r t s and s c i e n c e sHUMAN SERVICES
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Associate Professor and Director, Sociology and Cultural Anthropology and Human ServicesADVISORY COMMITTEE
Susan Beaton, MA, Human Service Internship Supervisor
Margaret Dickinson, MEd, Human Services Part-Time Lecturer
Lori Gardinier, MSW, Human Services Lecturer
Gordana Rabrenovic, PhD, Sociology/AnthropologyPROFESSORS EMERITI
John D. Herzog, PhD
Barbara A. Schram, EdDHuman services is a behavioral sciences major that includes courses in human services psychology, sociology, and other fields. Students take basic foundation courses, skills courses, and complete an intensive fieldwork internship 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, and law. Students who major in human services select specialization areas such as: deaf studies; family and children services; psychology; counseling psychology; administration and policy; social justice, identity, and religion; 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. See the Course Description Registry for course descriptions.
PREPARED SPECIALIZATIONS
Deaf Studies; Family and Children Services; Psychology/ Counseling Psychology; Administration and Policy; Social Justice, Identity, and Religion.BA in Human Services
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BA CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIED PROGRAMS
See Core Requirements for more information. HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS Human Services Complete the following two courses: HS U101 Human Services Professions 4 SH HS U300 Counseling in Human Services 4 SH Sociology Complete the following four courses: SOC U101 Introduction to Sociology 4 SH SOC U324 Human Services Research and Evaluation 4 SH SOC U401 Social Policy and Intervention 4 SH SOC U440 Sociology of Human Service Organization 4 SH Psychology Complete the following course: PSY U101 Foundations of Psychology 4 SH HUMAN SERVICE ELECTIVE Complete one course from the following list: HS U520 Child Intervention and Treatment 4 SH HS U540 Service and Treatments for Chemical 4 SH Dependencies HS U560 Society, Identity, and Religion 4 SH Senior Seminar and Internship Complete the following two courses: HS U700 Senior Seminar in Human Services 4 SH HS U940 Human Services Internship 6 SH HUMAN SERVICES SPECIALIZATION FOR BA DEGREE Choose one of the following specializations. Deaf Studies
Elementary ASL U101 and ASL U102 are prerequisites and are taken as part of the BA core.
Complete the following three courses:
ASL U150 Deaf People in Society 4 SH ASL U301 Intermediate ASL 1 4 SH ASL U501 Advanced ASL 1 2 SH Family and Children’s Services Complete the following two required courses and choose one elective: REQUIRED HS U520 Child Intervention and Treatment 4 SH SOC U255 Sociology of the Family 4 SH ELECTIVE CAP U460 Special Education 4 SH CAP U480 Counseling Theories and Practice 4 SH PSY U352 Childhood Mental Illness 4 SH PSY U400 Personality 4 SH PSY U404 Developmental Psychology 4 SH SOC U256 Violence in the Family 4 SH SOC U437 Children and Youth in Contemporary 4 SH Society
Psychology/Counseling Psychology Complete the following two required courses and choose one elective: REQUIRED PSY U400 Personality 4 SH PSY U406 Abnormal Psychology 4 SH ELECTIVE CAP U480 Counseling Theories and Practice 4 SH CAP U485 Mental Health and Counseling 4 SH CAP U502 Health Counseling 3 SH with CAP U503 Experiencing Health Counseling 1 SH CAP U505 Human Sexuality 4 SH CMN U230 Interpersonal Communication 4 SH NUR U205 Wellness 4 SH PHL U165 Moral Problems in Medicine 4 SH PSY U404 Developmental Psychology 4 SH Administration and Policy Complete the following two required courses and choose one elective: REQUIRED POL U165 Public Policy and Administration 4 SH POL U385 U.S. Health and Welfare Policy 4 SH ELECTIVE ECN U240 Economics of Crime 4 SH ECN U270 Economic Status of Ethnic Minorities 4 SH SOC U240 Sociology of Prejudice and Violence 4 SH SOC U260 Gender in a Changing Society 4 SH SOC U270 Race and Ethnic Relations 4 SH Social Justice, Identity, and Religion Complete the following three required courses: HS U560 Society, Identity, and Religion 4 SH INT U660 Jewish Studies Module 1 SH PHL U285 Jewish Religion and Culture 4 SH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
Complete one course in experiential education. Please see department for approved courses.
HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR
Complete 56 semester hours for the major.GENERAL ELECTIVES
Additional courses taken beyond college and major course requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
If electedUNIVERSITY-WIDE REQUIREMENTS
128 total semester hours required Minimum 2.000 GPA requiredBS in Human Services
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BS CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJORS
See Core Requirements for more information.HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Human Services Complete the following two courses: HS U101 Human Services Professions 4 SH HS U300 Counseling in Human Services 4 SH Sociology Complete the following four courses: SOC U101 Introduction to Sociology 4 SH SOC U324 Human Services Research and Evaluation 4 SH SOC U401 Social Policy and Intervention 4 SH SOC U440 Sociology of Human Service Organization 4 SH HUMAN SERVICE ELECTIVE Complete one course from the following list: HS U520 Child Intervention and Treatment 4 SH HS U540 Service and Treatments for Chemical 4 SH Dependencies HS U560 Society, Identity, and Religion 4 SH Psychology Complete the following course: PSY U101 Foundations of Psychology 4 SH Senior Seminar and Internship Complete the following two courses: HS U700 Senior Seminar in Human Services 4 SH HS U940 Human Services Internship 6 SH HUMAN SERVICES SPECIALIZATION FOR BS DEGREE Choose one of the following specializations. Family and Children’s Services Complete the following two required courses and choose three electives: REQUIRED HS U520 Child Intervention and Treatment 4 SH SOC U255 Sociology of the Family 4 SH ELECTIVES CAP U460 Special Education 4 SH CAP U480 Counseling Theories and Practice 4 SH PSY U352 Childhood Mental Illness 4 SH PSY U400 Personality 4 SH PSY U404 Developmental Psychology 4 SH SOC U256 Violence in the Family 4 SH SOC U260 Gender in a Changing Society 4 SH SOC U437 Children and Youth in Contemporary 4 SH Society Psychology/Counseling Psychology Complete the following two required courses and choose three electives: REQUIRED PSY U400 Personality 4 SH PSY U406 Abnormal Psychology 4 SH ELECTIVES CAP U480 Counseling Theories and Practice 4 SH CAP U485 Mental Health and Counseling 4 SH CAP U502 Health Counseling 3 SH with CAP U503 Experiencing Health Counseling 1 SH CAP U505 Human Sexuality 4 SH CMN U230 Interpersonal Communication 4 SH NUR U205 Wellness 4 SH PHL U165 Moral Problems in Medicine 4 SH PSY U404 Developmental Psychology 4 SH Administration and Policy Complete the following two required courses and choose three electives: REQUIRED POL U165 Public Policy and Administration 4 SH POL U385 U.S. Health and Welfare Policy 4 SH ELECTIVES ECN U240 Economics of Crime 4 SH ECN U270 Economic Status of Ethnic Minorities 4 SH SOC U240 Sociology of Prejudice and Violence 4 SH SOC U270 Race and Ethnic Relations 4 SH Social Justice, Identity, and Religion Complete the following three required courses and choose two electives: REQUIRED HS U560 Society, Identity, and Religion 4 SH INT U660 Jewish Studies Module 1 SH PHL U285 Jewish Religion and Culture 4 SH ELECTIVES ENG U588 Literature in Context 4 SH HST U431 American Jewish History 4 SH MUS U132 Music of the Jewish People 4 SH PHL U110 Introduction to Religion 4 SH PHL U150 Understanding the Bible 4 SH POL U370 Religion and Politics 4 SH POL U470 Arab-Israeli Conflict 4 SH POL U465 Government and Politics in the 4 SH Middle East SOC U240 Sociology of Prejudice and Violence 4 SH SOC U259 Women in Jewish Culture 4 SH SOC U287 Sociology of Religion 4 SH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT Complete one course in experiential education. Please see department for approved courses. HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR Complete 56 semester hours for the major. UPPER-DIVISION ELECTIVES
Complete three general electives at 300 level or above.GENERAL ELECTIVES
Additional courses taken beyond college and major course requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
If electedUNIVERSITY-WIDE REQUIREMENTS
128 total semester hours required Minimum 2.000 GPA required
Minor in Human Services REQUIRED COURSES Complete the following four courses: HS U101 Human Services Professions 4 SH HS U300 Counseling in Human Services 4 SH SOC U401 Social Policy and Intervention 4 SH SOC U440 Sociology of Human Service Organization 4 SH GPA REQUIREMENTS 2.000 GPA required in the minor For more information on the human services minor, contact the program director, Professor Will Holton (587 Holmes), at 617.373.3853 or at w.holton@neu.edu.
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