The health and human services program prepares students to work with people in a broad spectrum of public and private agency and employment settings. Students are prepared with the competence to develop, administer, and deliver services to strengthen and empower individuals, families, communities, and groups. Areas of interest may include aging, child welfare, domestic violence, family service, health and mental health, hospice, mental retardation, substance abuse, probation and parole, health maintenance or disease prevention. The capstone of the major is a semester long, 36-hour week, highly structured internship coupled with an on-campus seminar. The internship affords the student the opportunity to integrate the liberal arts experience and theories of helping with work in local health and human service organizations.
The major is flexible and interdisciplinary, allowing students to explore their own areas of interest. Four areas of concentration are: direct service, community action, administration, and legislative process. Students may seek employment in the field after their undergraduate experience or choose graduate school in fields such as social work, public health, public or business administration, law or divinity.
Major(s): Health and Human Service
Concentrations: Direct Service, Community Action, Administration,
Legislative