Executive Summary for Liberal Arts for the Human Services B.A.

 

Proposed change: Delete Psy 1061 as an LAHS elective

 

Rationale for change:  When Psy 2411 was created, it was the discipline intention that it would replace 1061 as an elective.

 

Effective term: Fall 2008

 

TodayÕs date:  March 5, 2008

 

Liberal Arts for the Human Services B.A.

Division of Social Sciences - Adm
Division of Social Sciences
¥ Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2008.
¥ Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
¥ Required credits within the major: 58.
¥ This program requires summer terms.
¥ Degree: Bachelor of Arts.

Objectives--This program's three main purposes 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 such as counseling, casework, personnel work, criminal justice, and administration of human services in federal and state agencies, private businesses, or professional organizations; and prepare students for graduate work in the human services professions.

Program Requirements

Students are required to take 2 semester(s) of any second language.

Students develop a coherent program of study in consultation with their major advisers generally no later than the spring semester of their sophomore year. Advisers normally are faculty with a background or specialties related to the human services area.

Because LAHS students pursue varied careers, they are advised to include in their programs courses appropriate to their career plans. In all instances, students should consult with their advisers when designing their programs.

Students should discuss the arrangement of their field experience with their LAHS adviser no later than the fall semester of their junior year. Information concerning specific field placements can be obtained from the directory of the Career Center or an LAHS adviser.

No grades below C- are allowed.

A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the major to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.

 Required Courses
 Courses and directed studies not listed below may be approved by an LAHS adviser, provided the subject matter is appropriate for the student's program of study. Students should complete IS 4101 during the year before their internship (PSY 4896 or IS 3996).
   ANTH 1111 - Introductory Cultural Anthropology, SS (4.0 cr)
   or SOC 1101 - Introductory Sociology, SS (4.0 cr)
   PSY 1051 - Introduction to Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   STAT 1601 - Introduction to Statistics, M/SR (4.0 cr)
   or STAT 2601 - Statistical Methods, M/SR (4.0 cr)
   IS 4101 - Intro to Prof Conduct, Legal Constraints, Ethics in Human Services, E/CR (2.0 cr)

  Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
    á  IS 3996 - Interdisciplinary Internship (1.0-16.0 cr)
    á  PSY 4896 - Field Experiences in Psychology, SS (1.0-4.0 cr)

 Upper Division Anthropology/Sociology Electives
 Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
   á  ANTH 2101 - Physical Anthropology, SCI-L (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 2501 - Medical Anthropology-An Overview, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3101 - The Anthropology of Religion, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3202 - Culture and Biology, ENVT (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3301 - India and South Asia, IP (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3402 - American Indian Ethnography, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3451 - Contemporary American Indians, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3452 - American Indian Women, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3601 - Social Change and Development in Latin America, IP (4.0 cr)
   á  ANTH 3602 - Women in Latin America, IP (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 2101 - Systems of Oppression, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3111 - Sociology of Modernization, IP (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3121 - Sociology of Gender, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3122 - Sociology of Childhoods , HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3131 - World Population, ENVT (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3141 - Sociology of Deviance, E/CR (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3251 - African Americans, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3252 - Women in Muslim Society, IP (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3451 - Contemporary American Indians, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3452 - American Indian Women, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3601 - Social Change and Development in Latin America, IP (4.0 cr)
   á  SOC 3602 - Women in Latin America, IP (4.0 cr)

 Upper Division Psychology Electives
 Students who plan to enroll in PSY 4101 should complete the course before their internship or field experience.
 Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
   á  PSY 2411 - Introduction to Lifespan Developmental Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3051 - The Psychology of Women and Gender, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3101 - Learning Theory and Behavior Modification, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3112 - Cognition, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3211 - Biological Psychology, SCI-L (5.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3221 - Behavioral Biology of Women, SCI (2.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3302 - Personality, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3313 - Psychopathology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3401 - Developmental Psychology I: Child Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3402 - Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence, SS (2.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3403 - Developmental Psychology III: Adulthood, Aging, and Death, E/CR (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3501 - Social Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3502 - Psychology and Law, SS (2.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3513 - Negotiation, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3521 - Health Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3542 - Multicultural Psychology, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 3701 - Organizational Behavior, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4101 - Helping Relationships, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4910 - Advanced Seminar in Cognitive Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4920 - Advanced Seminar in Biological or Comparative Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4930 - Advanced Seminar in Personality or Clinical Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4940 - Advanced Seminar in Developmental Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4950 - Advanced Seminar in Social Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 4960 - Advanced Seminar in Health Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)

 Additional Elective Courses
 Take no more than 8 credit(s) from the following:
   á  ECON 1111 - Principles of Microeconomics, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  ECON 1112 - Principles of Macroeconomics, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  ECON 3201 - Microeconomic Theory, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  ECON 3202 - Macroeconomic Theory, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  HIST 3704 - Women in the Middle Ages, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  HIST 3706 - Women in Early Modern Europe, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  MGMT 3151 - Human Resources Management I, E/CR (2.0 cr)
   á  MGMT 3513 - Negotiation, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  MGMT 3701 - Organizational Behavior, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  POL 3201 - Legislative Process, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  POL 3262 - Minorities and Public Policy, HDIV (4.0 cr)
   á  POL 3263 - Political Psychology, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  POL 4221 - Judicial Politics, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  POL 4264 - American Political Culture, HIST (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 1061 - Introduction to the Development of the Child and Adolescent, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 1071 - Human Sexuality, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  PSY 1081 - Drugs and Human Behavior, SS (2.0 cr)
   á  SPCH 3401 - Human Communication Theory, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  SPCH 3421 - Organizational Communication Theory and Research, SS (4.0 cr)
   á  WSS 1051 - Fitness for Life (2.0 cr)