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Liberal Arts for the Human Services B.A.Division of Social Sciences - Adm
Division of Social Sciences
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 Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the general education requirements.
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 2 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
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 (anthropology, psychology, sociology).
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 the LAHS internship 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 Services or the LAHS internship adviser.
No grades below C- are allowed. Courses may not be taken S-N, unless offered S-N only.
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 considered for addition to the LAHS major, provided the subject matter is appropriate for the program of study. Contact LAHS coordinator.
Students should complete Psy 4102 during the year before their internship (PSY 4896 or IS 3796 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)
SOC 3103 - Research Methodology in Sociology
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 2001 - Research Methods in 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)
PSY 4102 - Intro to Prof Conduct, Legal Constraints, Ethics in Human Services
[E/CR]
(2.0 cr)
Electives
38 credits to be selected from the courses listed below, with a minimum of 14 credits each in anthropology/sociology and upper division psychology.
Upper Division Anthropology/Sociology Electives
Take 14 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 1201 - Becoming Human: Introduction to Biological Anthropology
[SCI-L]
(5.0 cr)
·
ANTH 1103 - People of the Past: Introduction to Archaeology
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 2202 - Men and Masculinities
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 2604 {Inactive}
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 2605 {Inactive}
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3204 {Inactive}
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3206 {Inactive}
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3352 {Inactive}
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3402 - Representations from the Field: American Indian Ethnography and Ethnohistory
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3455 - North American Archaeology
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3601 {Inactive}
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3602 {Inactive}
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3603 - Latin American Archaeology
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3701 - Forensic Anthropology
[SCI-L]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3402 - Representations from the Field: American Indian Ethnography and Ethnohistory
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 2101 - Systems of Oppression
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3111 - Sociology of Modernization
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3112 - Sociology of the Environment and Social Development
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3121 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3122 - Sociology of Childhoods
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3123 - Sociology of Aging
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3124 - Sociology of Law
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3131 - World Population
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3141 - Sociology of Deviance
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3204 {Inactive}
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3251 - African Americans
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3252 - Women in Muslim Society
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3601 {Inactive}
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3602 {Inactive}
[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 14 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PSY 2411 - Introduction to Lifespan Developmental Psychology
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 2581 - Drugs and Human Behavior
[SS]
(2.0 cr)
·
PSY 3051 {Inactive}
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3101 - Learning Theory and Behavior Modification
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3111 - Sensation and Perception
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3112 - Cognition
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3211 - Biological Psychology
[SCI-L]
(5.0 cr)
·
PSY 3221 - Behavioral Biology of Women
[SCI]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3261 - Human Sexuality
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3302 - Personality
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3313 - Psychopathology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3314 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3315 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3401 - Developmental Psychology I: Child Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3402 - Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3403 - Developmental Psychology III: Adulthood and Aging
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3404 - Culture and Human Development
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3501 - Social Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3502 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3503 - Consumer Behavior
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3504 - Educational Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3513 - Negotiation
(4.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3513 - Negotiation
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3521 - Health Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3542 - Multicultural Psychology
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3701 - Organizational Behavior
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3701 - Organizational Behavior
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4101 - Helping Relationships
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4301 - Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4910 - Advanced Seminar in Learning or Cognitive Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4920 - Advanced Seminar in Biological or Comparative Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4930 - Advanced Seminar in Personality or Clinical Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4940 - Advanced Seminar in Developmental Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4950 - Advanced Seminar in Social Psychology
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4960 - Advanced Seminar in Health Psychology
(4.0 cr)
Additional Elective Courses
Take at most 8 credit(s) from the following:
·
CMR 2411 - Health Communication
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
CMR 2421 - Business and Professional Communication
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
CMR 3401 - Communication Theory
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
CMR 3411 - Intercultural Communication Theory and Research
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
CMR 3421 - Organizational Communication Theory and Research
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ECON 1111 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ECON 1112 - Principles of Macroeconomics
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ECON 3201 - Microeconomic Theory
(4.0 cr)
·
ECON 3202 - Macroeconomic Theory
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2704 - Gender, Women, and Sexuality in Medieval Europe
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2708 - Gender, Women, and Sexuality in Modern Europe
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3613 - U.S.-Latin American Relations in Historical Perspective
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3614 - Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3151 - Human Resources Management I
[E/CR]
(2.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3152 - Human Resources Management II
[HDIV]
(2.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3171 {Inactive}
[SS]
(2.0 cr)
·
POL 3201 - Legislative Process
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3234 {Inactive}
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 2354 - Political Ethics
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3503 {Inactive}
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
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Prerequisites: | 1101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Prerequisites: | jr, 8 cr 3xxx or 4xxx Psy or Soc or Anth courses or # |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -16.0 [max 32.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -16.0 [max 32.0] |
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Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
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Course Equivalencies: | 01990 - Hist 3402/Anth 3402 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01990 - Hist 3402/Anth 3402 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1101 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 2001 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 2001 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 2001 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | (3201 or 3211) or Biol 2111 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 or Soc 1101 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01764 - Psy 3503/Mgmt 3503 |
Prerequisites: | Stat 1601 or Stat 2601 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 00918 - Mgmt 3513/Psy 3513 |
Prerequisites: | 3501 or Mgmt 3221 or Psy/Mgmt 3701 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 00918 - Mgmt 3513/Psy 3513 |
Prerequisites: | 3221 or Psy 3501 or Psy/Mgmt 3701 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 1051 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01335 - Psy 3541/Psy 3542 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 00926 - Mgmt 3701/Psy 3701 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 00926 - Mgmt 3701/Psy 3701 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 8 cr 3xxx or 4xxx Psy or Soc or Anth courses or # |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01272 - Psy 4710 |
Prerequisites: | 2001, 3101 or 3111 or 3112, sr status, # |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01273 - Psy 4720 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01274 - Psy 4730 |
Prerequisites: | 2001, 3302 or 3313 or 3314, sr status, # |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01275 - Psy 4740 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01276 - Psy 4750 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | 01277 - Psy 4760 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |