HS 2233 - Overview of Human Services

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Corequisite: None.
This course provides students with an overview of helping professions. Topics include: philosophy of human services; characteristics of human service workers; careers in human services; description of public, non-profit and for-profit agencies; theory; and cultural diversity. Human service majors are required to take this course as a prerequisite for many other HS courses. Students must complete 20 hours of volunteer service as a requirement of this class.