Geneva’s human services major is designed to provide students with a theoretical and practical framework that will prepare them for positions in a wide array of agencies, including child and youth services, probation, welfare services, government agencies and community centers. These positions require a thorough understanding of public policy regarding administration and implementation of services as well as professional skills within the helping relationship. Geneva’s program provides this training with an emphasis on the consideration of the role of the Christian in service.
Additionally, the human services major draws from the academic disciplines of sociology and psychology as well as very focused courses from the domain of social work. Seniors in the major experience an intensive capstone semester of internship in a local service agency. Furthermore, with minimal coursework in biology, human services majors can apply for graduate school in social work.
Program Requirements (48 credits):
| HSV 201 |
Introduction to Human Services |
3 |
| HSV 202 |
Human Diversity |
3 |
| HSV 230 |
The Family System in Context |
3 |
| HSV 301 |
Social Welfare Agencies and Policies |
3 |
| HSV 303 |
Agency Field Experience |
3 |
| HSV 305 |
Counseling and Helping Skills 1 |
3 |
| HSV 307 |
Generalist Practice, Model, and Theory |
3 |
| HSV 401 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
| HSV 405 |
Community Mental Health |
3 |
| HSV 450 |
Field Experience |
6 |
| PSY 201 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 250 |
Life Span Development |
3 |
| PSY 313 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
| SOC 201 |
The Sociological Imagination |
3 |
| Take one of the following statistics courses: |
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| MAT 105 |
Elementary Statistical Methods |
3 |
| PSY 205 |
Psychological Statistics |
3 |
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