Human Services

Iowa Central College Online's Human Services program provides the knowledge & skills necessary for a rewarding career in assisting people in your community. One of the most recent developments in American employment patterns is the increased demand for human or social services. As society becomes more complex, individuals are subjected to more stress, resulting in social problems. Today, more efforts are directed towards helping individuals meet their problems and enhance their social well-being. Groups that benefit are children, adolescents, people with disabilities, the disadvantaged, and the aging. Job opportunities exist in both public and private human services agencies. Many of the instructors in our program continue to work directly in the human services field.

Career & Employment Outlook

The demand for human services workers is expected to grow; opportunities for qualified applicants are expected to be excellent. Pressure to respond to the homeless and the chronically ill, the expansion of community based programs and the aging of the population contribute to attractive job prospects. The general area of Human Services offers a wide variety of challenging and rewarding career opportunities and the skills acquired are really applicable to related fields such as social work, public administration, and corrections.

Program Length: Under 2 years (67 semester hours)

Degree: Associate of Science in Human Services

Application: Online Enrollment Application

Hardware & Software Requirements: Requirements

Human Services F.A.Q.'s: F.A.Q.

Books
All courses within the 8 week online programs utilize Iowa Central’s ebook service.  Click on the link for additional information on ebooks. http://www.iowacentralonline.com/ebooks.asp

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

Course #	Course Title
BIO 102	Introductory Biology
CSC 110	Introduction to Computers
ENG 105	Composition I
ENG 106	Composition II
HSV 162	Introduction to Human Disabilities and Services
HSV 180	Ethics for Human Services Professionals
HSV 220	Introduction to Counseling Theories
HSV 854	Human Services Field Experience I
HSV 855	Human Services Field Experience II
HUM 113	Exploring the Humanities
MAT 111	Math for Liberal Arts
PHI 145	Introduction to Ethical Conflict
POL 111	American National Government
PSY 111	Introduction to Psychology
PSY 112	Psychology of Human Relations
PSY 121	Developmental Psychology
SDV 118	The Online Experience
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 115	Social Problems
SOC 130	Introduction to Gerontology
SOC 140	Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SOC 150	Introduction to Human Services
SOC 200	Minority Group Relations
SPC 112	Public Speaking

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

* ENG105 is a prerequisite for ENG106. You must pass ENG105 with a "C" grade or better.

Accreditation
Accreditation: Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, telephone (800) 621-7440.