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For more information on the Liberal Arts for the Human Services program at UMM, call the Social Sciences Division Office at (320) 589-6200 and ask for the name and contact information for the Liberal Arts for the Human Services Discipline Coordinator.

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Liberal Arts for the Human Services

Liberal Arts for the Human Services is one of the most popular majors in the Division of the Social Sciences.

Objectives

This program's main objectives are to provide a firm liberal arts basis for understanding individual human behavior in its social context, provide the liberal arts foundation for professional work in baccalaureate-level human services occupations, and prepare students for graduate work in the human services professions.

Careers

The Liberal Arts for the Human Services prepares students for careers involving public administration, policy formulation, counseling, criminal justice, casework, personnel work, administration of federal or state human services, and work with children. Click here for more information on careers in the human services.

Coursework

Students who major in Liberal Arts for the Human Services select courses from a broad range of disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, management, economics, history, political science, speech communication, and wellness/sports science.

In addition, many courses in this major participate in UMM's Service Learning program. As part of their coursework, students may conduct life history interviews with farmers who participate in the Pride of the Prairie local foods program, assist with domestic violence/sexual assault prevention and education efforts through Someplace Safe, or mentor girls in the juvenile justice system who lives at Heartland Girls' Ranch. Faculty at UMM develop new projects like these each semester.