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MS in Human Services

Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES (24 q.h.) 
HSV 6100 Theory and Practice of Human Services3 q.h.
HSV 6110 Human Service Management and Development3 q.h.
HSV 6630 Research and Evaluation in Human Services3 q.h.
HSV 6980 Human Services Capstone Project3 q.h.

Choose one of the following:
 
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change and Community Building3 q.h.
LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community and Social Level3 q.h.

Choose three of the following:
 
HSV 6640 Policy Issues in Human Services3 q.h.
HSV 6160Introduction to Employee Assistance Programs4 q.h.
NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.
NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.
NPM 6140 Grant and Report Writing3 q.h.
NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.

SPECIALIZATIONS
(12-16 q.h.)
Choose one of the following optional specialization:

Leadership Specialization (15 q.h.)
 
LDR 6100Developing Your Leadership Capability (prerequisite)3 q.h.
LDR 6110Leading Teams3 q.h.
LDR 6120Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength 3 q.h.
LDR 6140Developing the Strategic Leader
(recommeded as the last course)
3 q.h.

Choose one of the following courses:

 
LDR 6135The Ethical Leader3 q.h.
LDR 6125Managing Organizational Culture3 q.h.

Global Studies Specialization (12 q.h.)
Choose two of the following:
 
GST 6100 Globalization and Global Political and Economic Systems4 q.h.
GST 6101 Global Literacy, Culture, and Communication4 q.h.
GST 6102 Global Corporate and Social Responsibility4 q.h.

Choose one of the following:
 
GST 6300 Global Issues: Security and Terrorism4 q.h.
GST 6310 Global Issues: Immigration and Labor4 q.h.
GST 6330 Global Issues: Religion, the State, and Society4 q.h.

Employee Communication Specialization
 (15 q.h.)
 
CMN 6010Foundations of Organizational Change3 q.h.
CMN 6020Ethical Issues in Organizational Communication3 q.h.
CMN 6910Organizational Communication Assessment (recommended as the last course)3 q.h.
Choose two of the following courses:   
CMN 6030Professional Speaking (offered on-campus only) 3 q.h.
CMN 6050Crisis Communication3 q.h.
CMN 6070Interviewing3 q.h.
CMN 6080Intercultural Communication in the Organization3 q.h.
CMN 6090Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication 3 q.h.
 
Conflict Resolution Studies (16 q.h.)
 
 GST 6324Divided Societies in the Modern World4 q.h.
 GST 6326International Conflict & Co-operation4 q.h.
 GST 6323Intercultural Communication and Negotiation4 q.h.
 GST 6325Group Dynamics, Conflict & Multi-cultural Teams4 q.h.
   

OPEN ELECTIVE COURSES (0-4 q.h.)

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 40

 
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