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The new Human Services online degree program is designed for adults seeking to earn a baccalaureate degree within a flexible, accelerated learning environment.
The Human Services curriculum offers two distinct majors: Bachelor of Science in Human Services, and Bachelor of Science in Human Services – Behavioral and Addictions Counseling. Courses will provide broad-based knowledge of the human services field, as well as stimulate a comprehensive understanding of the underlying issues that influence the application of theory and practice in today’s society. The adult learner will study the inter-relationship of issues and the manner in which the various components of the human services function in order to administer services in today’s ever-changing communities.
Learning outcomes are designed to ensure that adult learners can critically examine human services strategies and demonstrate effective communication skills related to implementation and problem solving. The program prepares graduates for a multitude of career opportunities in human services, including behavioral addictions counseling, or further study at the graduate level.
Flexible Options for Adults
All of the major courses are offered online in a five-week accelerated format. Courses in the Liberal Arts Core and General Electives are available in the classroom, online, and blended. You may start your program in any five-week session and proceed through your courses at your own pace.
Human Services Career Opportunities:
- Case Manager
- Addictions Counselor
- Community Outreach Worker
- Mental Health Assistant
- Gerontology Aide
- Welfare Reform Advocate
- Administer or Manager
Degree Requirements:
The bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College requires 125 credit hours of academic work. Degree candidates must take at least 30 of their last 60 credits from Elizabethtown College. Credits from Elizabethtown must include at least 15 credits in the major.
Course Requirements
Major Requirements - (46 credits)
Case Management and Documentation
Counseling Theory and Practice
Counseling Techniques and Skills
Discovering Society
Ethical Issues in Human Services
General Psychology
Health Psychology
Human Development
Human Services Delivery
Human Services Seminar
Introduction to Human Services
Mental Health and Crisis Intervention
Race and Ethnic Relations
Research Methods in Human Services
Social Welfare Programs and Policies
Behavioral & Addictions Counseling (21 credits)
Introduction to Addictive Disorders
Group Counseling
Pharmacology and Addictions
Biopsychosocial Factors of Substance Use and Abuse
Recovery and Relapse Prevention
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Advanced Assessment and Intervention
Core Program (21 credits)
Creative Expression
Cultural Heritage
Foreign Cultures and International Studies
Foundations for Accelerated Learning
Mathematical Analysis
Power of Language (Writing and Language)
Senior Research Project
General Electives (37 credits)