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HUS131 Systems of Human Services

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  • CRN: 11936
  • Credits: 3
  • Notes: Live on-camera engagement required to meet course outcomes.
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (scheduled meetings), Wednesday, from 1 to 3:50pm
      From January 7 through March 18, 2026, Sally C Guyer

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Course Description
Explores the scope of conditions that promote or inhibit human functioning, such as social, economic, biological, psychosocial and cultural systems. Covers the range and characteristics of human services delivery systems, including populations served. Requires: Regular attendance via Zoom. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Identify the range and characteristics of human service delivery systems and organizations.
  • Identify the range of populations served and the needs addressed by human services.
  • Articulate the major models of human services used to conceptualize and integrate prevention, maintenance, intervention, rehabilitation, and healthy functioning.
Course Activities and Design
  • Lectures
  • Videos
  • Small/Large group work
  • Discussion
  • Guest speakers
  • Community Based Learning (CBL)
Outcome Assessment Strategies
  • Quizzes/Exams
  • Papers
  • Presentations (Conversations with a purpose)
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
  • Human service delivery systems
  • Social service delivery methods
  • Advocacy and inclusion in systems

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.