You’ll enjoy the Abbey’s Human Services minor if you:
With a minor in Human Services from Belmont Abbey College, you will be able to pursue a variety of career areas such as:
The Abbey Difference:
Guided by the tenets of Catholicism and the Benedictine hallmarks, Belmont Abbey College strives to provide its students with a well-rounded education that promotes wise and ethical decisions.
Program Requirements:
Students must complete 15 hours of course work as follows:
- PC 110: Introduction to Human Services
- PC 120: Dynamics of Human Adjustment & Interpersonal Relationships
- PC 402: Interview, Case Management, & Crisis Intervention Skills
- SO 351: Social Problems
Select one course from the following (select the course based on the population of intended employment):
- CJ 314: Criminology
(Prerequisite CJ 201 or PC 201*) - CJ 365: Juvenile Justice
(Prerequisite CJ 201 or PC 201*) - PC 301: Developmental Psychology
(Prerequisite PC 201) - PC 313: Abnormal Psychology
(Prerequisite PC 201) - PC 360: Social Psychology
(Prerequisite PC 201) - PC 404: Counseling
(Prerequisite PC 201) - SO 302: Death & Dying
(no prerequisites) - SO 302: Sociology of Aging
(no prerequisites) - SO 401: Organizational Behavior
(Prerequisite PC 201 or SO 201)
*CJ 314 and CJ 365 have a prerequisite of CJ 201 or permission of instructor. Students in the Human Services minor have permission to substitute PC 201 as the prerequisite for CJ 314 or CJ 365.
NOTE: Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in each course taken for the minor.
It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Program coordinator:
Dr. Diana Elliott
Associate Professor of Psychology
Coordinator of Human Services Minor
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