Human Services Major BHS
The BHS degree gives students the freedom and latitude to tailor their degree programs to meet professional and career development needs in a targeted area of human services as they have previously done. And, given that it has been designed with required core human services content areas and related electives, the BHS program ensures that Metropolitan State University human services graduates have a sufficient complement of theoretical knowledge and practical training for entry as a professional in the field.
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the university's admission requirements, each student in the program is also expected to attend a special information session for human services majors, which is offered as a part of the university's new student orientation session. This information session informs students about the curriculum and provides students with information on the courses they should include in their degree programs based on previous transcripted credits.
Additionally, students are required to complete a major declaration form indicating that they are officially human services students. Until this form is completed, students may not consider themselves declared human services majors.Degree Planning
Students must attend a university orientation session and a human services program information meeting. This program planning information meeting presents curriculum content and provides a formal degree plan consultation, taking transcripted credits into consideration. Students entering the program with a large number of undergraduate credits may have more flexibility in subject matter choices.
Students should attend the university's new student orientation session before making an appointment with advisors for degree planning. Generally, degree planning is completed in HSER 355 Introduction to Human Service: History and Trends which is required for all entering human services students.
Prerequisites
- PSYC 100 General Psychology and
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (or their equivalents)
In addition to the human services major requirements, students must complete the university's - General education and liberal studies requirements
Human Services Degree Requirements
The degree programs consist of a minimum of 120 credits with at least 48 credits in human services, of which 40 credits must be upper division Metropolitan State University course work or competency demonstration. The degree programs have the following components:
- General education and liberal studies (including general psychology and introduction to sociology as prerequisites for program admission)
- Required five core courses or twenty credits
- Other required human services coursework
- Practica in human services organization(s)
- Minor course (if desired); and
- Other electives
Concentrations
Students acquire a more specialized professional education because the degree program incorporates concentration areas, which emphasize specific areas of service in the following areas:
- Corrections
- Disability Studies
- Family Studies
- Human Services Administration
- Social Gerontology
- Training and Adult Development
- Violence Prevention and Intervention