Professional Studies, Human Services, (B.P.S.)

University of Memphis

Students in the Human Services concentration are expected to develop a philosophical orientation to the human condition to enlarge their understanding of social structures, values and norms to study human growth and development and to become informed about social change and social and bureaucratic organizations. Students in the Human Services concentration will take courses from such departments as Counseling and Personnel Services, Sociology and Social Work, Psychology, Management, and Special Education.General Education (35-41 hours)See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.Coordinated Study (45 hours)Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course DescriptionsBasic Core (12 hours)COUN 4611 - Intro to Counseling Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4621 - Human Interactions Credit Hours: (3)SWRK 2010 - Introduction to Social Work Credit Hours: (3)SWRK 3010 - Soc Response to Human Need Credit Hours: (3)Professional Writing (3 hours)ENGL 3601 - Technical and Profess Writing Credit Hours: (3)ENGL 3604 - Persuasive Writing Credit Hours: (3)Rehabilitation/Social Intervention (6 hours)CJUS 4152 - Drug Misuse and Abuse Credit Hours: (3)COBH 4707 - International Health/Prob/Iss Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4781 - Strategy/Crisis Intervention Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4783 - Alcohol/Drug Abuse Services Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4901 - Princ/Tech/Rehab Counseling Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4913 - Medical/Psyc Aspects/Rehab Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4921 - Vocational Dev/Occupation Info Credit Hours: (3)HETH 4212 - Trends/Issues in Healthcare Credit Hours: (3)HETH 4213 - Community Health/Iss/Serv Credit Hours: (3)SLS 3905 - Leisure/Recr Disabilities Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 4852 - Sociology of Mental Illness Credit Hours: (3)SW 3170 - Family Caregiving Credit Hours: (3)SWRK 3920 - Soc Welfare Policy/Programs Credit Hours: (3)UNIV 3534 - Theatre & Therapy Credit Hours: (3)Support Courses (21 hours)ANTH 4531 - Alcohol/Drugs/Culture Credit Hours: (3)COMM 4373 - Interracial Communication Credit Hours: (3)COMM 4410 - Conflict Resolution and Negot Credit Hours: (3)CRMJ 4520 - Patterns of Domestic Abuse Credit Hours: (3)CRMJ 4530 - Sociology of Murder Credit Hours: (3)EDPR 3302 - Child/Adolescent Development Credit Hours: (3)PADM 3601 - Public Admin Credit Hours: (3)PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations Credit Hours: (3)PSYC 3102 - Psychopathology Credit Hours: (3)PSYC 3103 - Child Psychology Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 3401 - Social Inequality Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 3501 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 4420 - Racial Inequality Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 4442 - Sociology of Poverty Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 4541 - Sociology of Aging and the Life Course Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 4852 - Sociology of Mental Illness Credit Hours: (3)UNIV 4527 - The Developing Adult Credit Hours: (3)

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