Human Services - Bachelor of Science (Off-Campus Community College Partnerships)

This is a hybrid program offering select general education and elective courses offered on site at the DeMello International Center in New Bedford.  Most major requirements will be completed online.  Within their electives, students can also opt to include the Child Homelessness Studies Certificate, an added credential designed to deepen students’ understanding of children and families in crisis. Coursework may be completed at the DeMello International Center as well as online. This program will also be offered at Urban College Boston beginning in Fall 2022.

The Human Services major helps students develop a foundation in liberal arts, human growth and development, human services delivery systems, and social policies that shape service delivery and provide for social needs. This online program equips students with the skills and expertise to work with a range of populations in a variety of settings, including the juvenile justice system, health care settings and hospices, criminal justice agencies, community advocacy groups, the child welfare system, parent-action movements, group residences, recreational services, elderly services, policy and legislative agencies, substance abuse programs, crisis intervention services, and not-for-profit agencies.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses (33 Credits):

CPSYC 1401	Lifespan Development	3
CSWRK 2201	Social Welfare Policy and Practice	3
CHMSR 2301	Power, Privilege & Practice	3
CHMSR 3303	Micro/Macro Assessment	3
CSOCS 3444	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	3
CHMSR 3553	Practical Ethics in Human Services	3
CHMSR 4300	Design and Management of Human Services Organizations	3
CHMSR 4551	Senior Capstone Seminar: Human Services and Counseling	3

Choose ONE (3 Credits)

CHMSR 1551	Foundations and Systems in the Helping Professions	3
CHMSR 1552	Introduction to Human Services	3
CSWRK 2101	Introduction to Social Work	3

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Choice - Choose TWO (6 Credits)

*Courses designated as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” and not chosen to complete this section can also be used as support courses*

CEDUC 3550	Disability Studies	3
CSOCL 2115	Politicizing Sex, Gender & Race: Transnational Perspectives	3
CSOCL 3445	Sociological Lens on Systemic Inequities	3
CSWRK 2401	Allyship for Disability Justice	3
CSWRK 3301	Challenging Racism	3

Support Courses (6 Credits)

Choose TWO courses from two different prefixes. ONE course must be 3000 level or above.

*Students who wish to take CSWRK 4701 and/or CSWRK 4702 must have either taken one internship course or have been waived out of one or more internship courses because of substantial work experience in Human Services*

CEDUC 3550	Disability Studies	3
CHLTH 3300	Child and Adolescent Health	3
CMGMT 3469	Organizational Behavior and Ethics	3
CPSYC 3405	Understanding Psychological Diagnoses	3
CPSYC 3439	Organizational Psychology	3
CPOLS 3450	HBO's The Wire: The Politics of U.S. Urban Inequality	3
CSOCL 2402	Sociology of Family	3
CSOCL 2406	Health, Illness, and Society	3
CSOCL 2115	Politicizing Sex, Gender & Race: Transnational Perspectives	3
CSOCL 3016	Social Issues in Aging	3
CSOCL 3445	Sociological Lens on Systemic Inequities	3
CSWRK 3301	Challenging Racism	3
CSWRK 2401	Allyship for Disability Justice	3
CSWRK 4101	Principles of Practice: Individuals, Families, and Groups	3
CSWRK 4102	Principles of Practice: Organizations, Communities, & Systems	3

Experiential Component (16 Credits)

*Students who have substantial Human Services work experience may submit their resume to their advisor for consideration of waiving one or more internship courses. Regardless of experience, students are required to take CHMSR 4701*

CHMSR 2551	Concepts and Skills in Professional Practice	4
CHMSR 3701	Human Services Internship and Seminar I	6
CHMSR 4701	Human Services Internship and Seminar II	6

Optional Specializations

At Risk Individuals and Families (Choose FOUR)

*Students who wish to take CSWRK 4101 must have either taken one internship course or have been waived out of one or more internship courses because of substantial work experience in Human Services*

CPSYC 2402	Child Homelessness	3
CPSYC 3422	Trauma and Crisis	3
CSOCL 3016	Social Issues in Aging	3
CSWRK 3350	Forensic Social Work	3
CSWRK 3450	Child Welfare: Challenges and Solutions	3
CSWRK 4101	Principles of Practice: Individuals, Families, and Groups	3

At-Risk Organizations and Communities (Choose FOUR)

*Students who wish to take CSWRK 4102 must have either taken one internship course or have been waived out of one or more internship courses because of substantial work experience in Human Services*

CSOCL 3551	Activism and Change in Communities	3
CPSYC 3422	Trauma and Crisis	3
CPOLS 3450	HBO's The Wire: The Politics of U.S. Urban Inequality	3
CSWRK 3301	Challenging Racism	3
CSOCL 3016	Social Issues in Aging	3
CGLST 3500	Transnational Digital Activism	3
CPOLS 2401	Drug Wars	3
CSWRK 3550	Human Behavior in the Social Environment	3
CSWRK 4102	Principles of Practice: Organizations, Communities, & Systems	3