Students pursuing a combined degree in human services and sociology will integrate the theoretical understandings of these two fields to better understand organizational and group behavior and their implications for individuals and communities utilizing human services. The human services major prepares students for careers in social change by providing students with the theoretical and skill-based background necessary for practice and research. The sociology major prepares students to rigorously analyze the social, political, and economic spheres of society at the local and global levels. Students will develop a holistic understanding of preventative and reactive responses to social inequality and an understanding of how to impact change at the individual and structural levels. The combined major provides students with the conceptual and practical tools to understand how various features of society affect its members as well as how people create social change.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Human Services Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Human Services Required Courses | ||
| HUSV 1101 | Social Change and Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 2300 | Counseling in Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 3570 | The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change | 4 |
| HUSV 3900 | Social Policy | 4 |
| HUSV 4994 | Human Services Internship | 6 |
| Human Services Electives | ||
| Complete three additional HUSV courses. | 12 | |
| Research Methods | ||
| Complete option A or option B: | 4-8 | |
| Option A | ||
| Research Methods for Human Services | ||
| Option B | ||
| Research Methods in Sociology | ||
and | ||
Complete an additional HUSV Elective | ||
| Senior Capstone 1 | ||
| HUSV 4700 | Senior Seminar in Human Services | 4 |
| 1 | With permission of human services, the student may complete sociology capstone Senior Seminar (SOCL 4600) and substitute one advanced human services elective for Senior Seminar in Human Services (HUSV 4700). |
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Sociology Courses | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Introductory Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Social Problems | ||
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Gender in a Changing Society | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Peoples and Cultures | ||
| Intermediate-Level Elective | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Current Issues in Cities and Suburbs | ||
| Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Global Markets and Local Culture | ||
| Religion and Modernity | ||
| Violence and Society | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Globalization and the Evolution of Human Societies | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory | ||
| Advanced-Level Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Law and Society in a Digital World | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Special Topics in Sociology | ||
| Latin American Society and Development | ||
| Native North Americans | ||
| Anthropology of Africa | ||
| Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology | ||
| Senior Seminar 2 | ||
| SOCL 4600 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| 2 | With permission of the sociology head adviser, the student may complete Senior Seminar in Human Services (HUSV 4700) and substitute one advanced sociology elective for Senior Seminar (SOCL 4600). |
Human Services/Sociology Integrative Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HUSV 2355 | Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment | 4 |
Sociology Major Grade Requirement
A GPA of 2.000 for major courses is required.
Human Services and Sociology Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 78 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, No Co-op
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HUSV 1101 | 4 | MATH 1215 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | HUSV 2300 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | SOCL Introductory Elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL Introductory Elective 1 | 4 | HSVC elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HUSV Elective | 4 | HUSV 2355 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| HUSV Elective | 4 | SOCL Intermediate Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL 2320 | 4 | HUSV 2970 or SOCL 2321 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | SOCL Intermediate-Level Elective | 4 | ||||
| HUSV 3570 | 4 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| HUSV 3900 | 4 | HUSV 4700 | 4 | ||||
| HUSV 4994 | 6 | SOCL 4600 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL Advanced-Level Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||