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.
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.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Human Services Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Human Services 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 |
| Human Services Elective | ||
| Complete five additional HUSV courses. | 20 | |
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Sociology Courses | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Introductory Electives | ||
| Complete two electives between SOCL 1200 and SOCL 2999 not used to satisfy other requirements | 8 | |
| Intermediate Electives | ||
| Complete three courses between SOCL 3000 and SOCL 4999 not used to satisfy other requirements. | 12 | |
Research Methods Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one research methods course and one statistics course from the following options | ||
| HUSV 2970 | Research Methods for Human Services | 4 |
| or SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | |
| or INSH 3101 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | |
| SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
| or INSH 3102 | Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences | |
| or CRIM 3700 | Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice | |
| or POLS 2400 | Quantitative Techniques | |
Human Services/Sociology Integrative Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism | ||
| Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment | ||
| Class, Power, and Social Change | ||
Capstone Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following capstone course: | 4 | |
| Senior Seminar in Human Services | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
Sociology Major Grade Requirement
A GPA of 2.000 for major courses is required.
Human Services and Sociology Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete a minimum of 80 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
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, 2 Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | HUSV 2300 | 4 | HUSV Elective | 4 | SOCL Elective | 4 |
| HUSV 1000 or SOCL 1000 | 1 | MATH 1215 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HUSV 1101 | 4 | SOCL 2320 or INSH 3102 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | HUSV Elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HUSV 3570 | 4 | EESH 2000 | 1 | SOCL Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | SOCL Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| HUSV Elective | 4 | HUSV Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | HUSV 4994 | 6 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| HUSV 2970, SOCL 2321, or INSH 3101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| HUSV elective | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | HUSV 3900 | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| HUSV 4700 or SOCL 4600 | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||