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
Students will purchase the books for their courses as they progress through the program of study. Information regarding books can be found by going to http://oes.iowacentral.edu/bookstore/

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

Course #	Course Title	ISBN #
BIO 102	Introductory Biology	007-728-0083
CSC 110	Introduction to Computers	1111122652
ENG 105	Composition I (2 books required)	978-0-312-47347-1
		978-0-312-59334-6
ENG 106	Composition II	Same Book as ENG105
HSV 162	Introduction to Human Disabilities and Services	978-1-933478-59-3
HSV 180	Ethics for Human Services Professionals	0-205-29041-8
HSV 220	Introduction to Counseling Theories	0495-415-235
HSV 854	Human Services Field Experience I	No Text Book Required
HSV 855	Human Services Field Experience II	No Text Book Required
HUM 113	Exploring the Humanities	No Text Book Required Requires DVD Movies and Short Stories (Novels)
MAT 111	Math for Liberal Arts	0321645855
PHI 145	Introduction to Ethical Conflict	978-020-567-2363
POL 111	American National Government	978-007-3403-878
PSY 111	Introduction to Psychology	007353188x
		0077275888 (E-Learning)
PSY 112	Psychology of Human Relations	9780205790364
PSY 121	Developmental Psychology	978-007-340-551-8
SDV 118	The Online Experience	14-390-82456
		978-0-226-48477-8
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	9780205404421
SOC 115	Social Problems	0205749003
SOC 130	Introduction to Gerontology	978-0-07-352816-8
SOC 140	Human Behavior in the Social Environment	978-1-4129-4125-9
SOC 150	Introduction to Human Services	9780495 007920
SOC 200	Minority Group Relations	9780073380056
		9780205790616
SPC 101	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	9780077309435

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

* ENG 105 with a “C” grade or better is a prerequisite for ENG 106 and SPC 101.

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