Human Services
Overview
The Human Service minor is the starting point for several careers. The minor introduces you to social issues, ethics, diversity, family dynamics, human behavior and the systems in place to address them. It paves the way for careers that build and strengthen individuals, families and communities. Your human service courses use an ecological framework that conceptualizes small and large client system’s interaction within their environment.
Why study human services at Gordon?
Our dedicated faculty will help you develop a broad-based understanding of America’s social welfare problems and social policies while also ensuring you learn successful practice methods used by today’s social welfare workers through the compassionate lens of a Christian liberal arts education.
What can Christians bring to human services?
Christians in the fields of human services can meet people in their place of need and explore ways to alleviate some of their hardships. By approaching every case and situation as an opportunity to work on mission, Christians can put their faith into practice and serve as a shining light in some of the world’s darkest moments.
| Degree | Minor |
|---|---|
| Program Level | Undergraduate |
| School | School of Psychology and Human Services |
| Program Format | In-Person |
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Courses
Human Services Courses
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Experiential Learning
Get experience outside of the classroom like:
- Contextual learning in the Introduction to Social work and Social Welfare class
- Senior Internship
- Social Welfare and Human Services Club
- Study abroad opportunities such as Uganda, Lithuania, or the Balkans Semester for the Study of War and Peace
- Volunteer opportunities through the Office of Community Engagement
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Faculty
Faculty
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Gordon faculty are committed Christians, exceptional scholars and catalysts for transformation—both in their fields and in the lives of the students they teach.
Careers
Life after Gordon
What careers can I pursue with Human Services?
The human services minor prepares students for graduate programs and careers in human services, social work, health, counseling and rehabilitation, including:
- Adoption and foster care
- Anti-poverty programs
- Child welfare
- Community organizing and development
- Social worker or counselor
- Juvenile probation officer
- Community outreach worker
- Substance abuse counselor
- Case manager
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