- Providing students with the education and training for understanding the needs of persons on their journey through life so that they can assist them through transitions and in overcoming obstacles.
- Providing students with practical field experiences that will prepare them to enter the human service work force upon successfully completing their degree.
- Providing students with a knowledge base that can be a foundation for continuing their education beyond the Associate Degree level.
Because of the individual responsibilities that many Human Services students have while working at completing their educational goals, individual education plans are developed. For those students planning to complete their Associate Degree within four semesters, the following recommended course sequence is offered:
FALL SEMESTER
HUSE 101 — Introduction to Human Service
HUSE 185 — Human Service Internship
HUSE 186 — Human Service Internship
HUSE 220 — Communication Skills in Helping Relationships
HUSE 251 — Human Services and Behavior Modification
Electives:
HUSE 183 — Practicum in Human Services
HUSE 200 — Psychosocial Approach to Aging
HUSE 203 — Introduction to Substance Abuse
HUSE 240 — Basic Concepts in Social Work
SPRING SEMESTER
HUSE 101 — Introduction to Human Services
HUSE 184 — Practicum in Human Services
HUSE 185 — Human Services Internship
HUSE 186 — Human Services Internship
HUSE 204 — An Introduction to Report Writing for the Human Service Worker
HUSE 225 — Culturally Sensitive Practice (Name Change)
HUSE 260 — Family Dynamics
Electives:
HUSE 184 — Practicum in Human Services
HUSE 272 — Substance Abuse, Co-dependency and the Family
HUSE 280 — Death and Dying
HUSE 290 — Social Welfare
SUMMER SEMESTER
Electives:
HUSE 230 — Nutrition
HUSE 250 — Group Techniques
HUSE 270 — Selected Topics in Human Services