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 contributeto 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 (62 semester hours)

Degree: Associate of Science in Human Services

Application: Online Enrollment Application

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 www.iowacentralbooks.com.

* 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	0-07-325-653-6
CSC 110	Intro. to Computers	978-1428-33149-5
ENG105	Composition I (2 books required)	0-312-45469-4
		0-312-394977-4
ENG 106	Composition II	Same Book as ENG105
HSV 162	Intro to Human Disabilities and Services
HSV 180	Ethics for Human Services Professionals
HSV 220	Intro. to Counseling Theories	0495-415-235
HSV 224	Working with Youth	978-0-965-63524-9
HSV 228	Group Counseling Techniques	978-013-136-0518
HSV 258	Substance Abuse	978-0-205-59176-3
HSV 269	Victim Advocacy	No Text Book Required
HSV 854	Human Servies Field Experience I	No Text Book Required
HSV 855	Human Servies Field Experience II	No Text Book Required
HUM 113	Exploring the Humanities	No Text Book Required Requires DVD Movies and Short Stories (Novels)
MAT111	Math for Liberal Arts	978-0131752047
PHI 145	Intro. to Ethical Conflict	0-13-230213-6
POL 111	American National Government	0-07-310349-7
PSY111	Intro. to Psychology	978-0-078-196-928
PSY 121	Developmental Psychology	978-007-340-551-8
SDV 118	The Online Experience	978-0-618-76619-2 978-0-226-48477-8
SOC 115	Social Problems	0-205-48264-3
SOC 140	Human Behavior in the Social Environment	978-1-4129-4125-9
SOC 150	Introduction to Human Services	9780495 007920
SPC 101	Fund. of Oral Communications	978-0-07-338508-2

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

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