Human and Community Service, BA

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The Human and Community Service major provides graduates with knowledge, skills, and experiences to prepare them for working in human service professions. Students are educated to work with individuals, small groups (such as families), individuals needing help in other groups (work organizations, for example), and with community organizations to accomplish more structural or systemic (social, economic, political, recreational, etc.) goals. The Human and Community Service major earns a B.A. degree. Internships require daytime availability.

Core Curriculum Requirements (55-62 Hours)

The Core Curriculum

Technical Requirements (3 Hours)

MAT 115 - Introduction to Statistics Hours: 3

Major Requirements (40 Hours)

HCS 220 - Concepts in Human and Community Service Hours: 3
HCS 250 - Multi-cultural Perspectives Hours: 3
HCS 304 - Introduction to Social Work in Human Service Agencies Hours: 3
HCS 318 - Community Studies Hours: 3
HCS 320 - Applications of Human and Community Service Hours: 3
HCS 457 - Internship in Human and Community Service Hours: 4
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Hours: 3
PSY 351 - Research Methods I Non-experimental Methods Hours: 3
or
SOC 320 - Research Methods in Sociology Hours: 3
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Hours: 3
SOC 200 - Social Problems Hours: 3

Choose Three Courses from the Following

HSC 383 - Special Topics Hours: 3
PSY 253 - Personality Hours: 3
PSY 320 - Lifespan Development Hours: 3
PSY 328 - Health Psychology Hours: 3
PSY 332 - Abnormal Psychology Hours: 3
PSY 434 - Counseling Theories Hours: 3
SOC 201 - Social Psychology Hours: 3
SOC 207 - Marriage and Family Hours: 3
SOC 212 - Aging and Society Hours: 3
SOC 233 - Criminology Hours: 3
SOC 340 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality Hours: 3
SOC 345 - Global Inequality Hours: 3
SOC 379 - Environment and Society Hours: 3

General Elective Credits

(If Needed)

Total Credit Hours (Minimum) 128

On occasion, technical and/or program requirements may also meet specific core curriculum requirements. Please confer with your program advisor to determine which courses, if any, may be counted accordingly.

All Bachelors programs at Lenoir-Rhyne require at least 128 credit hours. If, in combination, core, technical, and program requirements do not generate at least 128 hours, additional credits must be completed to achieve 128 hours. These classes may be general electives, or a student may complete a minor or additional major.

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