2013–2014 Undergraduate Catalog - University of the Cumberlands

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Human Services Program
Purpose Statement
The Human Services Program provides students the opportunity to develop the foundation of knowledge and skills
required to work within the helping profession. The Department’s curriculum emphasizes course work that enhances
self-awareness and increases understanding of personal values, while fostering appreciation of diversity and the needs of
humanity. Education is provided in the areas of professional helping skills, behavioral theory, and current social issues.
Students are equipped to conduct ethical practice, establish appropriate boundaries, and apply their skills within professional
environments that offer services to people.
Program Goals
1. To facilitate an appreciation of self-awareness and the diversity of humanity, especially as this relates to the variety of
human services careers.
2. To provide students with a core knowledge base in human behavior theory, research methods, and social welfare policy
in preparation for a career and/or graduate study.
3. To promote understanding of the human services perspective related to individuals, groups, and communities.
4. To integrate healthy professional boundaries and best ethical practices within a human services capacity.
5. To demonstrate professional helping skills within the classroom and apply the skills within a professional environment.
School of Lifelong Learning. Students enrolled in the online baccalaureate programs of the University’s School of Lifelong
Learning (SLL) should consult SLL publications and their academic advisor for the availability and rotation of courses
available for them in an online format.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science with a Major in Human Services – 36 hours
Human Services Core Courses (36 hours):
All of the following (27 hours)
SOCI 131 Introduction to Sociology
HSRV 131 Survey of Human Services
HSRV 234 Basic Helping Skills
HSRV 331 Practice with Individuals & Families
HSRV 338 Case Management
HSRV 433 Social Policy Analysis
HSRV 435 Ethics in Human Services
HSRV 461* Internship and Seminar (6 hours)
One of the following (3 hours)
HSRV 235 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I: Conception through Adolescence
HSRV 236 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II: Adulthood
One of the following (3 hours)
HSRV 335** Social Research
HSRV 332 Practice with Groups and Communities
One of the following (3 hours)
HSRV 432 Addictions and Recovery
HSRV 438 Applied Interventions
*Internship is a required course for the major and is viewed as an invaluable tool to prepare students for employment in
human services. The Human Services Department reserves the right to require alternative coursework in lieu of internship
placement when the Department feels this is in the best interest of either the student or the Department. Any student with
extenuating and verifiable circumstances which may prevent him/her from successfully completing an internship placement
may complete an Internship Exclusion Application and submit it to the Department Chair for consideration.
**HSRV 335 Social Research is recommended for students going on to graduate school.
NOTE: Courses used as part of a concentration area (below) cannot be counted in the 36-hour Core.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science with a CONCENTRATION in Human Services – 54 hours
NOTE: Students completing a concentration in Human Services do not need to complete a minor in order to graduate.
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