Division of Human Studies

Dr. Patricia Cronin

      The major in social policy and human services is designed to provide students with broad-based expertise in the areas of social science, public health, and human services. We stress the importance of viewing problems from multiple perspectives, and of understanding and applying social science analysis to such issues as violence, neighborhood and community, and children and families. We pay particular attention to the development, process, and impact of social policy change. Students gain practical skills in grant writing, oral and written communication, research, problem solving, information retrieval, and critical evaluation and analysis.
      While this major is excellent preparation for graduate work, many students find immediate employment in career fields that include human services, criminal justice, and research.
     

COURSE OF STUDY

• HUS203 Statistics
• HUS306 Research Methods
• SOC181 Social Problems
• PSY231 Social Psychology
• POL203 American, State and Local Government
• MAN203 Managing in the Non-Profit Sector
• COM203 Interpersonal Communication
• SOC260 Sociology of the Family or SOC233 Sociology of Education or any other courses which focuses on an institution and which is approved by the Human Studies faculty
• plus two courses chosen from economics, anthropology, education, or philosophy.

• HUS301 Internship
• SOC345 Complex Organizations
• PSY349 Behavior Modification or PSY357 Tests and Measurements
• HUS389 Seminar in Social Policy

• PSY301 Child and Adolescent Psychology
• PSY303 Adult Development
• PSY307 Abnormal Psychology
• PSY324 Medical Psychology
• PSY331 Psychology of Human Sexuality
• PSY342 Personality

• COR438 Senior Seminar in Human Studies (3 credits)
• HUS435/436 Senior Project (6 credits)