NIACC Human Services Courses
- HSV-152: Introduction to Counseling
- A survey of the basic theories and techniques of psychological
counseling. This is a required course leading to the A.A.
degree with a certificate in Human Services.
- Prerequisite: PSY-121: Developmental Psychology, SOC-110: Introduction to Sociology, and SOC-150: Introduction to Human Services.
- A survey of the basic theories and techniques of psychological
counseling. This is a required course leading to the A.A.
degree with a certificate in Human Services.
- HSV-153: Professional Ethics
- An in-depth study of ethical perspectives or a selected
area of moral concern. Possible topics include bioethics; business
and professional ethics; queer ethics; science, technology, and
society; sexual ethics; and comparative religious ethics. This
is
a required course leading to the A.A. Degree with a certificate
in
Human Services.
- Prerequisite: PSY-121: Developmental Psychology, SOC-110: Introduction to Sociology, and SOC-150: Introduction to Human Services.
- An in-depth study of ethical perspectives or a selected
area of moral concern. Possible topics include bioethics; business
and professional ethics; queer ethics; science, technology, and
society; sexual ethics; and comparative religious ethics. This
is
a required course leading to the A.A. Degree with a certificate
in
Human Services.
- SOC-150: Introduction to Human Services
- This course is designed to familiarize the student with the human services arena. Various employment opportunities are explored, as well as ethical, legal, political, and economic forces.
General Education Core Requirements
- ENG-102: Composition and Speech I
- ENG-103: Composition and Speech II
- PSY-111: Introduction to Psychology
- PSY-121: Developmental Psychology
- SOC-110: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC-115: Social Problems
- SOC-120: Marriage and Family
- 3-5 credits in the Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Health & Nutrition, or Nutrition
- 8 credits of Humanities electives
- 3-4 credits in Mathematics
- 0-3 credits in additional general education course
- General Education courses must total at least 40 semester hours to meet A.A. degree requirements.
Human Services Core Requirement
- BCA-215: Computer Business Applications
- HSV-152: Introduction to Counseling
- HSV-153: Professional Ethics
- Choose one of the following courses:
- PSY-223: Child & Adolescent Psychology
- ECE-176: Child Development
- Choose one of the following courses:
- SDV-210: Cooperative Education Internship
- SOC-881: Social Responsibility and Community Service
- SOC-949A: Special Topics in Social Science
- SOC-150: Introduction to Human Services
- SOC-215: Prime for LIfe
If you are considering human services as a major, here is a suggested sequence of courses to take while you are attending NIACC.
This page was last modified on 28 October 2010.