Students pursuing a combined major 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 coursework prepares students for careers in social change by providing students with the theoretical and skill-based background necessary for practice and research. The sociology coursework 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.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Human Services Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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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 | ||
or INSH 3101 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | |
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 |
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Required Sociology Courses | ||
SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
or INSH 3102 | Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences | |
SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
Introductory Electives | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
SOCL/ANTH 1000-1999 not used to satisfy another requirement | ||
Intermediate-Level Elective | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
SOCL/ANTH 2000 - 3999 not used to satisfy another requirement | ||
Advanced-Level Elective | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
SOCL/ANTH 4000 - 4999 not used to satisfy another requirement | ||
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 |
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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 82 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
HUSV 1101 | 4 | MATH 1215 | 4 | Elective | 4 | HUSV Elective | 4 |
ENGW 1111 | 4 | HUSV 2300 | 4 | HUSV Elective | 4 | SOCL Elective | 4 |
SOCL 1101 | 4 | SOCL Introductory Elective 2 | 4 | ||||
SOCL 1000 or HUSV 1000 | 1 | HUSV Elective | 4 | ||||
SOCL Intro Elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
HUSV 3570 | 4 | HUSV 2355 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
SOCL 2320 or INSH 3102 | 4 | SOCL Intermediate Elective | 4 | SOCL Intermediate Elective | 4 | ||
Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | HUSV 2970, SOCL 2321, or INSH 3101 | 4 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
SOCL 3300 | 4 | ||||||
HUSV 4994 | 6 | ||||||
HUSV Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | 0 | HUSV 4700 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 128 |