The social and human services minor is a pre-professional, interdisciplinary concentration designed for students who seek exposure to issues, challenges, and careers in social and human services or who plan to pursue graduate study in applied social sciences.

Required Courses (9 credits):

• SOC 230: Social Problems in the Modern World
• SW 120: Introduction to Social Work
• PH 190: Introduction to Public Health OR ▪ PH 195: Global Health Issues

Elective Courses (12 credits - courses must be from at least 2 disciplines):

• COMM 410: Health Communication
• CJ 205: Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CJ 360: The Correctional System
• CJ 370: The Police
• CJ 380: Courts and Justice
• CJ 410: Juvenile Delinquency
• GT 225: Lifespan Development
• PSYC 225: Lifespan Development
• PSYC 226: Child and Adolescent Psychology
• PSYC 259: Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 379: Child and Family Psychotherapy
• PSYC 406: Gender, Psychology, and the Law
• PSYC 420: Child, Psychology and the Law
• PH 340: Public Health Nutrition
• PH 360: Community Health and Social Justice
• PH 401/501: Epidemiology
• PH 415/515: Health Behavior
• PH 480/580: Programs, Problems, and Policies in Public Health
• SOC 330: Community Organization
• SOC 335: Marriage and Family
• SOC 337: Social Aspects of Health/Health Care
• SOC 386: Death and Dying
• SOC 438: Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOC 460: Aging and Society