Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Services

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Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Services program prepares students to uniquely approach the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention, intervention, theory, and maintenance in practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. This online program provides a comprehensive knowledge base, tools, and skills for students to focus on the development, administration, leadership, and advocacy within public and private health and human services agencies and organizations. The program includes a core group of behavioral health courses to prepare students to work in various interdisciplinary settings.

Note: Upon completion of this degree, students can fulfill the educational requirement to become a Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP); however, additional HS-BCP eligibility requirements currently include 350 hours of postgraduate work experience in human services, with an exemption for those employed as a human services educator. Certification is not a state requirement for employment.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Understand the history and current human services delivery.
Apply knowledge and theory to multiple levels of human systems.
Demonstrate understanding and integration of models to populations served.
Exhibit how to apply policy to practice.
Build skills in information management.
Adopt ethical and legal standards found in human services.
Demonstrate knowledge in assessment, planning, and evaluation.
Engage in genuine interpersonal skills.
Exhibit leadership and management skills.

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to: Adoption Services Manager, Child Welfare Services Director, Children’s Service Supervisor, Clinical Services Director, Community Services Director, Transitional Care Director, and Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator.

Program Content

A minimum of 120.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Required Courses in Behavioral Health

All courses, 25.00 semester credit hours, are required.

BH 200 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 210 - Ethics in Behavioral Sciences Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 250 - Behavioral Health in Communities Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 300 - Research in Behavioral Sciences Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
OR BU 550 Research Methods and Decision Making
BH 330 - Adult and Aging: Behavioral Health Theory and Practices Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 400 - Counseling and Communication Skills in Behavioral Health Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
OR MSW 520 Generalist Social Work with Individuals/Families/Groups
BH 410 - Addictions: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Behavioral Health Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 490 - Capstone in Behavioral Health Semester Credit Hours: 4.00

Required Courses in Business and Human Resources

All courses, 9.00 semester credit hours, are required

BU 106 - Introduction to Business Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 220 - Principles of Marketing Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HR 100 - Introduction to Human Resource Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Required Courses in Health and Human Services

All courses, 39.00 semester credit hours, are required.

HH 110 - Introduction to Health and Human Services Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 220 - Human Development Across the Lifespan Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 240 - Social Problems and Policy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 250 - Case Management and Crisis Intervention Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 260 - Health and Human Services for Families and Groups Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 312 - Nonprofit Organization Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
OR BU 600 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
HH 341 - Grant Writing and Fundraising Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 342 - Program Planning and Development Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
OR BU 630 Project and Operations Management
HH 343 - Program Evaluation Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 344 - Volunteer, Board, and Community Development Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 410 - Legal Considerations, Thought, Policy, Lobbying, and Advocacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
OR MSW 540 Social Policy and Services
HH 430 - Interdisciplinary Care Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 480 - Self-Development, Awareness, and Advocacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Open Elective Courses

A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours is required. Eligible students can take up to 12.00 credit hours of graduate level coursework to complete a portion of the open electives requirement.

Dual Credit Graduate Level Course Options for Open Electives Requirement

Dual credit options are available for open electives requirement for students who qualify. See Academic Information for full requirements under title Earning Graduate Credits as an Undergraduate Student.

Required Courses in General Education

Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 36.00 semester credit hours in general.

EN 104 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EN 111 - Information Literacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EN 116 - Speech Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EN 304 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HU 140 - Cultural Diversity Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HU 240 - Introduction to Humanities Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HU 340 - Humanities and Contemporary Popular Culture Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MA 109 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MA 320 - Statistics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
PS 101 - Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SS 350 - Social Issues and Technology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SC 270 - Environmental Literacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements. Any resulting deficiency in the total of 36.00 semester credit hours required in general education may be made up with general education electives from any of the listed disciplines.

Personal and Professional Development Courses

A minimum of 2.00 semester credit hours is required.

PD 121 - Professional Development I Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
PD 202 - Professional Development II Semester Credit Hours: 1.00