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.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Human Services Requirements

Human Services Required Courses
HUSV 1101Social Change and Human Services4
HUSV 2300Counseling in Human Services4
HUSV 3570The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change4
HUSV 3900Social Policy4
Human Services Electives
Complete five additional HUSV courses.20

Sociology Requirements

Required Sociology Courses
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
Introductory Electives
Complete two courses between SOCL 1000 and SOCL 2999 not used to satsify another requirement8
Intermediate-Level Elective
Complete two courses between SOCL 3000 and SOCL 4999 not used to satisfy another requirement8

Research Methods Requirement

Complete one required methods course, one required statistics course, and one qualitative methods course:12
Research Methods for Human Services
Research Methods in Sociology
Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Statistical Analysis in Sociology
Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
Quantitative Techniques
Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
Ethnographic Methods
Ethnographic Field Experience

Human Services/Sociology Integrative Course

Complete one integrative course from the following list:4
Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
Class, Power, and Social Change

Capstone Requirement

Complete one capstone course from either department: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 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, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HUSV 11014MATH 12154Elective4HUSV Elective4
ENGW 11114HUSV 23004HUSV Elective4SOCL Elective4
SOCL 11014SOCL Elective4  
SOCL 1000 or HUSV 10001HUSV Elective4  
SOCL Elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HUSV 35704EESH 20001Elective4Co-op0
HUSV 2970, SOCL 2321, or INSH 31014SOCL 2323 or ANTH 34104SOCL Elective4 
SOCL 2320 or INSH 31024SOCL Elective4  
Elective4HUSV elective4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0HUSV 39004ENGW 33154Co-op0
 Elective4Elective4 
 SOCL 33004  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0HUSV 4700 or SOCL 46004  
 Integrative course4  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130