Human Services:

At Southern Wesleyan University, the Social Sciences Division offers a B.Sc. degree with a major in Human Services.

The Human Services degree is for people who are interested in working with or helping others (e.g., the homeless, people with disabilities, children or adolescents) in community organizations (e.g., halfway houses, non-profit or non-governmental organizations, Social Services, or mental health agencies). Human services workers may organize and lead group activities, assist clients in need of counseling or crisis intervention, help clients become involved in their own well-being , assist adults who need supervision with personal hygiene and daily living skills or administer a food bank or emergency fuel program.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook states that employment of human and social service workers is expected to grow much faster than average through the year 2014 – this field is among the most rapidly growing occupations. Job opportunities for human service workers are expected to be excellent, particularly for applicants with appropriate postsecondary education.

What Southern Wesleyan Human Services students are doing.

Students at Southern Wesleyan University have achieved the following outcomes:
M. Baker – Graduate student at Clemson University, Master’s degree in Community Counseling
T. Fowler – Graduate student at Clemson University, Master’s degree in Community Counseling
E. Hayduk – Honors Thesis: Perceptions of God Held by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
S. Hayes - Treatment Coordinator,
Pickens Therapeutics Support Services, Anderson Youth Association
C. Melanson - Child Protective Services worker, Georgia
R. Salamone – Physical Therapist, MA in Health and Exercise Science
B. Snell – Social Worker, MSW
N. Stephens – Missionary working with abused children in Cambodia, Graduate Student

Research Opportunities

Students in Human Services are encouraged to do an intensive, or honors, research project to gain advanced experience in research. The honors research project may be accomplished through a series of independent studies taken by traditional students during the regular semester.

Internships and Practicum

The goal of the practicum program is to give students the opportunity to experience a real world setting in the workplace. Students are able to use their skills while gaining valuable experience in a professional setting.

Human Services B.S. Course Requirements (Traditional Program)

MGMT 3313 Principles of Management
MGMT 3413 Organizational Behavior
PSYC 3053 Understanding Self and Others
PSYC 3123 Human Growth and Development
PSYC 3133 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
PSYC 3403 Social Psychology
PSYC 3753 Practical Counseling Skills
PSYC 4413 Disorders of Personality
PSYC 4453 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
SEMR 3283 Gender Issues or HIST 3303 Gender Issues in American History.
SOSC 1003 Introduction to Sociology (social science)
SOSC 2053 Foundational Issues in Human Services
SOSC 2123 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOSC 2513 Sociology of the Family
SOSC 3053 Professional and Ethical Issues in Human Services I
SOSC 3503 Social Problems
SOSC 4053 Professional and Ethical Issues in Human Services II
SOSC 4803 Practicum in Social Science
STAT 3203 Statistics (math)

For other majors and additional information in the Division of Social Sciences, please contact: Steven Hayduk, Chair, Social Sciences Division shayduk@swu.edu 864.644.5038