Program Overview

Human Service Program

The Human Service Program prepares undergraduate students to become human service professionals with a broad and deep understanding of human behavior, society, and social justice from both a psychological and sociological perspective. Course work from both Psychology and Sociology complete the curriculum. The knowledge base is enhanced with skill-based courses that provide students with the necessary foundation to serve individuals and communities and advance human rights and social and economic justice.

Program Description

The Human Service Program provides students with the skills and knowledge to enhance the well-being of individuals and families and to help students to be informed about, and engaged in, social policy formation and community empowerment. Human Service graduates address key challenges in our community and region, such as homelessness, economic hardship, and hunger; problems associated with drug use; racial injustice; and family violence.

Program Structure

Students in the program have close contact with faculty in a small class format. The length of the degree completion program varies with each individual, depending on prior coursework and employment status. Most students complete their upper-division Human Service coursework during their junior and senior years. This includes a guided practicum of 270 hours.

Capstone Project

Human Service majors complete a senior capstone project, which integrates and applies the skills and knowledge acquired in the human service coursework and the practicum. Students develop a social service program encompassing needs assessment, program rationale, objectives, methods, activities, and a plan for program evaluation.

Related Programs

• Similar Majors:
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
  • Psychology
• Similar Minors & Certificates:
  • Sociology & Anthropology, Minor
• Sample Graduate Degrees:
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Social Work
  • Masters of Social Work
  • Marriage & Family Therapy

Career Opportunities

Human Service graduates are prepared to address key challenges in their communities and regions, and may pursue careers in social work, counseling, and other human service fields.