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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 4400-4410-4420 Human Service Field Experience I (3), II (3) and III (3)
  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 4491-4492 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester)
  Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study.
   
HS 4493-4494 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester)
  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.