The Associate's of Arts in Human Services is a 62 credit (2 year) degree concentrating on social services and applied community based work, It prepares graduates for professional work in supervised mental health settings, and for the full MHRT-C certificate.
| Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| CRN | Course Name | credits |
| Fye 100 | First Year Bridging Experience | 3 credits |
| Eng 100 | English Composition I | 3 credits |
| Eng 101 | English Composition II | 3 credits |
| Eng 200 Bus 219 |
Speech or Business and Professional Speaking |
3 credits |
| Mat 128 Mat 180 |
College Alrgebra or Math Finite I: Logic, Combinatorics & Probability |
3 credits |
| Cos 103 | Introduction to Information Technology | 4 credits |
| Hty 100 | Western Civilization | 3 credits |
| Bio 100 | General Biology/Lab | 4 credits |
| Ant 100 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 credits |
| Total | 29 credits | |
| MHRT-C Requirments | ||
|---|---|---|
| CRN | Course Name | credits |
| Psy 232 | Sexual Abuse and Trauma | 3 credits |
| Psy 332 | Substance Abuse with Dual Diagnosis | 3 credits |
| Psy 270 | Case Management | 3 credits |
| Soc 110 | Comuunity Mental Health | 3 credits |
| Psy 221 | Psychosocial Rehabilitation | 3 credits |
| Psy 234 | Crisis Identification and Resolution | 3 Credits |
| Psy 330 | Interviewing and Counseling | 3 credits |
| Psy 246 | Vacational Aspects of Disabilites | 3 credits |
| Psy 200 | Mental Health and the Aging Process | 3 credits | Program Courses |
| Ant 105 | Introduction to the Human Sciences | 3 credits |
| Psy 100 | Introduction to Pyschology | 3 credits |
| Total | 33 credits | |
Required experiential work
Students will be expected to work within the campus and local communities each year. The extra-mural service learning experiences will be part of the pre-graduation evaluation, and constitute the citizenship and social responsibility requirements of the general education core.
Required Advisor
Each student in Human Services, within the first year of attending UMFK, shall select an advisor from among the full-time faculty in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The advisor will guide the career and professional choices of the student.
Techniques for assessment
The student will be assessed both directly and indirectly. Students are to maintain a year-by-year portfolio of exemplars of their work. In the final year, the portfolio will be reviewed by at least 2 Behavioral and Social Sciences faculty.