September 2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 03, 2024  
September 2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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:

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

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.

Required Courses in Business and Human Resources


All courses, 9.00 semester credit hours, are required

Required Courses in Health and Human Services


All courses, 39.00 semester credit hours, are required.

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 Courses


Eligible students can replace up to 12.00 semester credit hours of the core program requirements with approved dual credit graduate level coursework. A total of 12.00 graduate semester credit hours can be taken throughout the student’s program.

Graduate Program Applicable Dual Credit Courses

Master of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration in Business Analytics

Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management

Master of Business Administration in Project Management

BU 502 Leadership and Team Dynamics

BU 525 Strategic Human Capital

BU 631 Project Management for Business Leaders

Master of Social Work

MSW 520 Generalist Social Work with Individuals/Families/Groups

MSN 540 Social Policy and Services

 

Required Courses in General Education


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

Personal and Professional Development Courses


A minimum of 2.00 semester credit hours is required.

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