USCB H U M A N S E R V I C E S

THE BS IN HUMAN SERVICES:A DEGREE WHOSE

TIME HAS COME

The United States is becoming increasingly a serviceeconomy, and colleges and universities across the nationare responding to the demand for augmented knowledgeand technical sophistication by developing HumanServices programs. Five years ago Dr. Lynn Mulkey,USCB Professor of Sociology, dreamed of bringing a four-year program in Human Services to South Carolina andto USC Beaufort. To aid in crafting an exceptional pro-gram, she surveyed Beaufort County about the knowl-edge and skills needed for professional level positionsin the field and reviewed the most successful of thenation’s some 225 human services degree programs.

“The Human Services program has been the perfect

interdisciplinary degree to prepare me for working

with youth. I can eventually serve as an advocate

to those who are suffering from social injustices.”

Alice Atkins, fourth-year student

Mission Statement: USCB’s Human Services Program prepares human serviceprofessionals. Graduates will have the requisite abstract knowledge in thesocial/behavioral sciences as well as in applied/practical/technical knowledgeto serve their prospective employers. As part of a new and burgeoning field ofstudy nationally and internationally, this Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary degreeprepares its students to fill an employment gap in an increasingly sophisticatedglobal economy.

The program’s internships are part of a county alliance and a community-basedmodel that allows students to learn from and serve the needs of regionalemployers in sustaining and enhancing quality of life. Whether work is in achurch, a school, a legal office, social services, government offices, planning andenvironmental protection agencies, hospitals, mental health offices, or in a multi-tude of other contexts, human service graduates are prepared for work at thebaccalaureate level or can pursue graduate studies in a variety of areas.The only baccalaureate program in Human Services offered in South Carolina’spublic colleges and universities, this program’s many online course offeringspermit students to complete the degree from wherever they reside throughoutand outside the region. No degree is more promising to graduates and thecommunities they will serve than the Bachelor of Science in Human Services.

For further information, contact Dr. Mulkey at 843-290-3357 / 877-885-5271or mulkey@sc.edu

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN HUMAN SERVICES

Lynn M. Mulkey, Program Director

CURRICULUM

I. General Education Requirements (38-49)EnglishBENG 101, 101L and 102 (each with a grade of C or higher)1 . . . . . . . 6-7

Numerical and Analytical Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7BMTH 110 or BMTH 111/111L or a higher level mathematics course,plus an additional course in mathematics, logic, statistics, orcomputer science.

SpeechBSPC 140 or BPSC 230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Liberal ArtsLiberal Arts Electives2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6BHIS 101, 102, 111 or 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Fine Arts3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Social/Behavioral Sciences4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Natural Sciences5

Two courses with laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Foreign Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6Requirement may be satisfied by proficiency. Students shall demonstrate

in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas inwritten and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts onfamiliar subjects.

“I love Dr. Mulkey. She makes sociologyso interesting that I really want to learn.Pursuing the Human Services degree allowsme to combine sociology and psychologyclasses to fit my career interests – helpingyoung people. This spring I interned atUnited Communities for Child Developmentand now have a better idea of what it willbe like working in my field.”

Roshanna Holmes, third-year student OUR CURRICULUM HAS BEEN UPDATEDThe University of South Carolina Beaufort is continually deepening and

enriching its curriculum - to maintain pace with changes in the field and

to position our students to transition successfully into their careers.

Please visit www.uscb.edu/bulletin to review requirements for the

degree or contact the department directly.

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Non-Western Studies6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3

II. Program Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19BPSY 101 and BSOC 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Foreign Language (two courses at a higher level,in the same language as above, preferably Spanish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

One statistics course from either BPSY 227, BSOC 220, BSTA 201,BSTA 210, or BMGS 291 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

One research methods course from either BPSY 226, BSOC 497, orBBAD 396 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

III. Major Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Five psychology courses at 300 level or above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Five sociology courses at 300 level or above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15BHSV 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BHSV 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BHSV 302 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BHSV 401 (three internships) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IV. Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

V. Minor Requirements (optional)Students can obtain a minor by completing 18 credit hours in an area of

study (i.e. anthropology).

Total hours required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

1Students may place out of BENG 101L with an appropriate score on the Freshman

English Placement Exam.2Courses from the following disciplines: BAFR, BANT, BARH, BATS, BECO, BENG,

BFRE, BGEO, BGER, BHIS, BHSV, BLIN, BMUS, BPHI, BPOL, BPSY, BRLG, BSOC,

BSPA, BSPC, BTHE.3Courses from: BARH, BATS, BMUS or BTHE.4Courses from: BANT, BECO, BGEO, BLIN, BPOL, BPSY, BSOC.5Courses from: BAST, BBIO, BCHM, BGEL, BMAR, BSME and BPHY.6The following courses have been approved for this requirement: BANT 102, BANT

317, BARH 349, BENG 291, BGEO 121, BGST 301, BRLG 203, BSOC 315 or any

non-Western History course.

OUR CURRICULUM HAS BEEN UPDATEDThe University of South Carolina Beaufort is continually deepening and

enriching its curriculum - to maintain pace with changes in the field and

to position our students to transition successfully into their careers.

Please visit www.uscb.edu/bulletin to review requirements for the

degree or contact the department directly.

January 2008

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“Where your talentsand the needs

of the world cross,there lies

your vocation.”Aristotle

HUMAN SERVICES CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Social Services

• Foundations

• Child Care Facilities

• Literacy Advocacy

• Mental Health Centers

• Public Relations

• Schools

• Health Services

• Recreation Departments

• Senior Centers

• Group Homes

• Substance Abuse Programs

• Environmental Protection

• Legal Offices

. . . and more

“I’m delighted that here in our very own Lowcountry environs,

USCB’s Human Services program is serving the worldwide

and growing effort to prepare human service professionals.”

Lynn Mulkey, Program Director(843) 290-3357 | mulkey@sc.edu

www.uscb.edu

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