Emphasis Areas
Note: Each Human Services degree (Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Human Services) requires a 6 credit emphasis area. Selected courses may only be used in one emphasis area.
The Human Services Department is making changes in emphasis area requirements. Please consult your advisor if you have any questions regarding choosing emphasis area courses.
| General Human Services | |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
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| HUMS/PSY A153 | Human Relations | 3 |
| HUMS A256 | Groups & Organizations | 3 |
| HUMS A350 | Men and Masculinity | 3 |
| PSY A245 | Child Development | 3 |
| PSY A261 | Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| PSY A345 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC A202 | The Social Organization of Society | 3 |
| SOC A242 | An Introduction to Marriage, Family and Intimate Relationships | 3 |
| SOC A246 | Adolescence | 3 |
| SOC/PSY A453 | Application of Statistics to the Social Sciences | 4 |
| Substance Abuse |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
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| HUMS A122 | Substance Abuse as a Contemporary Problem | 3 |
| HUMS A123 | Public Education & Prevention in Substance Abuse | 3 |
| HUMS A124 | Introduction to Physiology and Pharmacology of Substance Abuse | 3 |
| HUMS A226 | Intervention Continuum in Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
| HUMS A416 | Substance Abuse and the Older Adult | 3 |
| SWK A471 | Addictions and Social Work | 3 |
| Family and Youth |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
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| HUMS A350 | Men and Masculinity | 3 |
| HUMS A416 | Substance Abuse and the Older Adult | 3 |
| PSY A245 | Child Development | 3 |
| SOC A242 | An Introduction to Marriage, Family and Intimate Relationships | 3 |
| SOC A246 | Adolescence | 3 |
| Disabilities |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
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| ASL A101 | Elementary Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL A102 | Elementary Sign Language II | 3 |
| ASL A201 | Intermediate Sign Language I | 3 |
| PSY A445 | Strategies of Behavior Change | 3 |
| PSY A455 | Best Practices-Mental Health | 3 |
| Diversity Issues |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
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| AKNS A101 | Alaska Native Languages I | 4 |
| AKNS A102 | Alaska Native Languages II | 4 |
| AKNS A109 | Alaska Native Language Orthography | 4 |
| AKNS A201 | Native Perspectives | 3 |
| AKNS A492 | Seminar: Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders | 3 |
| ANTH A270 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women | 3 |
| HUMS A350 | Men and Masculinity | 3 |
| HUMS A416 | Substance Abuse and the Older Adult | 3 |
| WS A200 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
