Human Services Courses (HS)

HS 2230 Survey of Human Services (3)
    A survey of the major human service delivery systems to include historical development, populations served, professional roles, and interrelationships between targeted social problems and services delivered.  Introduction to the ecological/systems perspective as a tool for understanding these relationships.  Includes observations and field trips. 
HS 2231 Peer Education-Drug Abuse Prevention (2)
    Introduction to peer education as a preventive procedure in working with campus drug and alcohol abuse.   Techniques of peer teaching and peer counseling.
HS 2232 Peer Education Practicum (1)
    Supervised experience in the Campus Peer Education - Drug Abuse Prevention Program. Prerequisite:  HS 2231 (May be repeated for a total of three hours credit).
HS 3310 Human Behavior In the Social Environment I (3)
    The biopsychosocial aspects of human growth and development throughout the life cycle. Emphasis is placed on understanding the individual in interaction with major social systems.  Knowledge, skill, and value bases necessary for biopsychosocial assessment are built.
HS 3370 Professional Communication Skills (3)
    Principles and techniques of interviewing for human services professionals.  Major emphasis is the building of empathic skills.
HS 3390 Introduction to Manual Communication (3)
    Students will learn basic signing techniques.  This course is open to all students.  Persons interested in learning manual communication who do not intend to complete an undergraduate degree are encouraged to audit or to enroll as special students.
HS 3391 Intermediate Manual Communication (3)
    Students will build upon the skills learned in HS 3390 and will begin to develop conversational styles of manual communication. Prerequisite:  HS 3390.
HS 3392 Advanced Manual Communication (3)
    Students will learn an advanced conversational style of manual communication and will become proficient in advanced communication with the hearing impaired.  Prerequisite:  HS 3391.
HS 3393 Orientation to the Hearing Impaired (3)
    This course will provide an understanding of the medical, psychological, social, educational and vocational issues that professionals must understand to work effectively with persons who are hearing impaired.
HS 4400- Human Service Field Experience I (3), II (3) and III (3)
  4410-
4420
Provides experiences in a variety of social and rehabilitation settings with an emphasis on the multiple natures of human problems and the impact these problems have on the disabled and disadvantaged.  Includes a weekly seminar plus a minimum of 40 clock hours per semester hour spent in a particular agency setting. Clinical hours and responsibilities will be determined by internship supervisor. Prerequisites: Senior level, HS 2230 and HS 3370 or permission of instructor. The field site must be approved by the practicum director by mid-term of the semester prior to the field experience.
HS 4491- Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit hours per course per
  4492 semester)
    Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study.
HS 4493- Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester)
  4494 Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study.
HS 4498 Honors-Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours  per course per semester)
    Advanced research and study for outstanding students in their major field.  Culminates in a report to a departmental committee which includes invited faculty members in related fields. Prerequisite: Senior level, 3.5 overall average, permission of guiding professor, and approval of department chair and dean.  NOTE: A written request must be submitted to the department chair at least six weeks in advance of the term the research is to be undertaken.