+Associate of Applied Science in Human Services

Tatiana W. Panas, Ph.D., program director

This program prepares students for employment as paraprofessionals in social and human service agencies. It also provides a means for those currently employed in these organizations to improve their proficiencies and move toward promotion. The two-year degree program combines academic courses and supervised field experiences, and may be applied toward several baccalaureate programs offered by the College of Health and Human Services.

The human services program trains the student to deal with a broad range of human service issues, populations and agencies.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates from the program will possess the following knowledge and skills:

• A basic level of clinical skills;
• A basic level of skill in case management theory and practice;
• An understanding of the major contemporary approaches to understanding human behavior;
• An understanding of basic descriptive statistics;
• The ability to dialog theory with practice.

First year

• General education
  
  • ENG 112 (3)
  • BIOL 104 (4)
  • General education electives (6-7)
• Basic courses
  
  • MATH 115 (3)
  • CS 100 (3)
  • SOC 101 (3)
  • POLS 110 (3)
• Professional core
  
  • PSYC 201 (4)
  • SOWK 110 (3)

Second year

• General education
  
  • IPC 306 (3)
• Basic courses
  
  • PHIL 102 (3)
• Professional core
  
  • SOWK 227 (3)
  • DHS 330 (3)
  • PSYC 405 (3)
  • ECON 200 (3)
  • SOC 301 or PSYC 311 (3)
  • PSYC 310, SOWK 320 or 321 (3)
  • SOSC 289 or SOWK 325 (3)
• Professional elective
  
  • Select one course: (3)
    PSYC 303; PSYC 305 or any other PSYC course; SOC 202, 231, 361, 441 or any course listed in the program core by the College of Health and Human Services for the bachelor of science degree in social work.

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