Social Sciences and Human Services is a Career Focus Area designed for students who want to work with people in a collaborative way. Students may use this focus area to go to graduate school, work as a teaching, librarian, and more. This focus area is set up for students to gain communication, writing, and durable skills.
Career Motivator: Helping Others
- Values helping, nurturing, caring for others
- Uses human relations competencies
- Prefers social context, seek personal meaning
- Apt to be agreeable, cooperative, friendly, warm, patient, tactful, responsible
Careers/Post Graduate Opportunities
- Law enforcement/Pre-law
- Childcare worker
- Youth counselor
- K-12 teacher*
- Library Assistant
- Mental Health Counselor*
- Academic Advisor
Applicable Course Subjects
ANTH, ASL, BIOL, CHEM, CJ, CMST, COMD, EDUC**, ELED**, ENGL, FCSE**, GEOG, GEO, HDFS, HEP, HIST, IGS, ITLS, NDFS**, KIN, PE, PSY, PUBH, SOC, SCED**, SPED**, SW, TCR, TEAL**
Popular Courses in Social Sciences & Human Services
| Prefix | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 3200 | Perspectives on Race (DSS) | 3 |
| BIOL 3010 | Evolution (DSC) | 3 |
| COMD 3010 | American Sign Language I (CI) | 4 |
| CMST 3330 | Intercultural Communication (DSS) | 3 |
| CMST 3400 | Persuasion (CI) | 3 |
| ENGL 3400 | Writing for the Workplace (CI) | 3 |
| ENGL 4400 | Professional Editing (CI) | 3 |
| FCSE 3080 | Dress and Humanity (DHA) | 3 |
| HIST 3010 | Intro to Buddhism | 3 |
| HIST 4560 | Women in Islam | 3 |
| HDFS 3350 | Family Finance (DS) | 3 |
| HDFS 4250 | Addictions and the Family | 3 |
| HEP 3000 | Drugs and Human Behavior | 3 |
| HEP 3400 | Stress Management | 3 |
| ITLS 3130 | How People Learn | 3 |
| KIN 3100 | Athletic Injuries | 3 |
| PSY 3700 | Mental Health Awareness & Advocacy | 3 |
| SW 4925 | Resilience and Human Flourishing | 3 |
| SOC 3010 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 4420 | Law and Society | 3 |
| SPED 4300 | What is Normal? Intro to Disabilities Studies | 3 |
Potential Career Pathways by Courses and Subjects
Courses listed below may not be offered every semester. This is not a complete list of courses students can take in this focus area. Meet with an Integrated Studies Advisor to select the best courses for your academic and career goals. For course descriptions, more details on prerequisites, or a course overview, see the USU General Catalog or the USU Syllabus Tracker.
Law Enforcement, pre-law, etc.: CJ, SOC
| Prefix | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 4410 | Race and Crime | 3 |
| CJ 4200 | Criminal Justice Ethics | 3 |
| SOC 3420 | Criminology | 3 |
**Youth counselor, K-12 teacher, etc.: ELED**, HDFS, SOC, SPED**, SW, TEAL**
| Prefix | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SCED 3210 | Educational and Multicultural Foundations | 3 |
| ITLS 3130 | How People Learn | 3 |
| SW 5903 | Social Policy and Social Change | 3 |
Library Assistant: ITLS, ENGL, TCR, CMST
| Prefix | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ITLS 5000 | School Library Foundation and Learning | 3 |
| TCR 3220 | Technical Editing | 3 |
| ENGL 4330 | World Writers | 3 |
*Note, some careers may require secondary licensure or additional schooling.
**Courses have program restrictions