Human Services Courses
For Human Services AS Degree
These Courses Are Typically Completed During the First Year
| Course | Credits | |
| HSV109 | Introduction to Human Services History and introduction to the social welfare institution including legislation and services designed to meet client needs. |
3 |
| HSV130 | Interviewing/Interpersonal Relations Develop questions, conduct interviews, record and analyze data, and write needs assessments and complete histories. |
3 |
| HSV220 | Survey Mental Health Treatment Major counseling theories including psychoanalysis, gestalt, transactional analysis, family systems, reality therapy, behavior therapy, and person-centered therapy. |
3 |
| HSV286 | Intervention Theories/Practice I Assess client needs, establish goals, identify resources, and make appropriate referrals to community resources. |
3 |
| PSY121 | Developmental Psychology Human development from conception to death. |
3 |
| PSY241 | Abnormal Psychology Study of abnormal behavior with emphasis on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. |
3 |
| SOC110 | Introduction to Sociology The study of human interaction, groups, and society. |
3 |
| OR | ||
| SOC115 | Social Problems Analysis of the causes and characteristics of selected social problems. |
3 |
| ENG105 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG106 | Composition II | 3 |
| SPC101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| OR | ||
| SPC126 | Interpersonal & Small Group Communication | 3 |
Typically Completed During the Second Year
| Course | Credits | |
| HSV185 | Discrimination and Diversity Students will explore and process their own personal prejudices and biases in class. Students will learn skills to increase cultural competency and work effectively with person from diverse backgrounds. |
3 |
| HSV230 | Community Organization Theories and methods to bring about desirable changes in political, economic, social, and bureaucratic structures and processes. |
3 |
| HSV287 | Intervention Theories/Practice II Theories and values of the social sciences are used to interpret and respond to client behaviors. Written analysis is emphasized. |
3 |
| HSV802 | Field Experience Supervised experience in a human services agency enables students to apply their skills and knowledge by working directly with clients. |
3 |
| Note: HSV287 and HSV802 must be taken concurrently. | ||
| Science/Math Core Requirement* | 6 | |
| Humanities Core Requirement* | 3 | |
| Distributed Core Requirement* | 1 | |
Human Services Course Electives
| Courses | Credits | |
| Any Human Services Course (100 - 200 level) | 3-4 | |
| HSV135 | Counseling with Women Topics include sex roles, gender and socialization, and their impact on women’s lives. |
3 |
| HSV813 | Pract: Chemical Dependency Counseling I Supervised experience at Powell Chemical Dependency Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. |
6 |
| HSV814 | Pract: Chemical Dependency Counseling II See HSV813. |
3 |
| HSV255 | Addictive Disease Concepts Concepts of addiction. Addictive behaviors are examined focusing on psychoactive drug dependency. |
3 |
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