Undergraduate-Catalog

Human Services - B.S.

120 credit hours

Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

 

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PH 320Ethics

3

BI 330Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

3

 

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FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

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BU 131Macroeconomics

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

 

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BI 101Biology: Unity and Diversity

3

BI 101LBiology: University and Diversity Laboratory

0

Or

CH 101Chemistry for Changing Times

3

CH 101LChemistry for Changing Times Laboratory

0

 

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AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

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WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 404Christian Spirituality throughout the Centuries

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

Required Major Courses (49 credit hours)

HS 211Introduction to Human Services

3

HS 250Ethical and Legal Issues in the Helping Professions

3

HS 311Human Services Practicum I

2

HS 330Human Services Techniques: Casework Methods

3

HS 350Groups in Human Services

3

HS 411Human Service Practicum II

1-6

HS 470Administration and Community Practice in Human Services

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

PS 285Techniques of Counseling

3

PS 360Abnormal Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

SO 212Contemporary Social Problems

3

SO 321The Family

3

SO 324Racial and Cultural Minorities

3

SO 415Research Methods in Social Science

3

 

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GO 215American Federal System

3

Or

GO 225American Public Policy

3

Or

GO 318State and Local Government

3

HS 330 Human Services Techniques: Casework Methods and HS 411 Human Services Practicum II must be fulfilled through Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), transfer credit, or course substitution are not accepted, with the exception of Addictions Counseling internship courses that may be substituted for HS 411 Human Services Practicum II.

The Human Services curriculum requires a minimum of five credits (250 field hours) of HS 411 Practicum II.

Open Electives (26 credit hours)

Twenty-six credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.  A student may choose to declare a concentration or a minor.

Human Services Electives (6 credit hours)

Courses as approved by the advisor.