126 credits
Queens Campus
This 126-credit degree program stresses the social and behavioral
science concepts, interpersonal communication skills and ethical
values needed for the service professions.
Combining classroom theory with valuable internship experience, the program
prepares students to interview and assess clients, create
strategies for addressing client needs and develop treatment plans
suitable to the client and the agency. Graduates are able to
perform therapeutic, preventive and supportive functions with
diverse client populations.
Requirements
Students in the program complete 33 classroom and 18 internship
credits in their major area. They also complete nine credits in
concentration courses. Like all St. John’s University students,
human services majors also benefit from the broad knowledge and
analytical skills gained through the liberal arts and sciences.
Students complete 54 credits in the liberal arts and sciences, as
well as 12 credits in the electives of their choice.
Courses
Requirements in the Liberal Arts and
Sciences
| Courses | Credits |
| Discover New York | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Science | 3 |
| Speech | 3 |
| English | 6 |
| Modern Foreign Language/Cultural Studies or Art and Modern
Foreign Language | 6 |
| Philosophy | 9 |
| Theology | 9 |
| Discover New York Social Science
Concentration: | |
History, Psychology 1001
and 1007 and three credits from PSY 1017, SOC 1001, or SOC
1026 | 12 |
Requirements in the Human Services
Major
| Courses | Credits |
| Alcoholism and the Family | 3 |
| Alcoholism/Substance Abuse | 3 |
| Career Counseling | 3 |
| Child Advocacy | 3 |
| Child Care | 3 |
| Chronic Mental Illness | 3 |
| Gerontology | 3 |
| Group Dynamics | 3 |
|
| Human Growth/Development | 3 |
| Internships | 3 |
| Methods and Policies | 3 |
| Survey of Human Services | 3 |
Requirements in the Human Services
Major
| Courses | Credits |
| Concentration: | 3 |
| Choose from any of the programs offered,
including Psychology, Social Work, Business, Criminal Justice,
Health Care Administration, Legal Studies, etc. | |
| Free Electives | 12 |