Collaborative Health & Human Services, B.S.

The program will offer you an immersive experience in which you’ll hone your critical thinking and communication skills, gain competence in the key theories and practice of community health, foster important values and professional ethics, and develop a professional identity that is collaborative and interprofessional.

Educational Objectives

Our innovative and interdisciplinary curriculum will put your knowledge and skills at the forefront of collaborative health and human services, preparing you to better serve individuals, families, and communities in your region.

Our 240-hour internship at a local agency will put you into real, meaningful professional settings where you’ll address real community health issues and develop the kind of relationships that often lead to full-time offers after graduation.

Our program concentrations in social work, public health, and public administration and nonprofit management, as well as an interdisciplinary concentration, will allow you to customize your experience and tailor your studies around your unique career goals.

Our Applied Research Capstone project and professional development focus will instill in you the necessary depth of knowledge and skills to hit the ground running in your career, as well as provide an array of valuable connections with area agencies.

Complete all of the following core courses:

• CHHS 300 - Major ProSeminar Units: 3
• CHHS 302 - Professional Communication for the Health & Human Services Professions Units: 3
• SW 310 - Introduction to Social Work Units: 3
• PANM 312 - Introduction to Public Administration and Nonprofit Management Units: 3
• PH 320 - Introduction to Public Health Units: 3
• CHHS 330 - Collaborative Leadership & Community Building Units: 3
• CHHS 350 - Professional Ethics Units: 3
• CHHS 384 - Quantitative Analysis of Survey Data Units: 3
• CHHS 450 - Introduction to Policy Analysis Units: 3
• CHHS 396S - Junior Field Practicum Seminar SL Units: 3

Complete the following courses in the same semester:

• CHHS 496A - Senior Field Practicum Seminar-A Units: 3
• CHHS 411 - Community Engaged Research Units: 3

Complete the following courses in the same semester:

• CHHS 496B - Senior Field Practicum Seminar-B Units: 3
• CHHS 401 - Senior Capstone Units: 3

SOCIAL WORK CONCENTRATION

Complete all of the following courses:

• SW 405 - Social Work Case Management Units: 3
• SW 425 - Social Welfare Policy Units: 3

Complete two of the following courses:

• SW 406 - Social Work with Groups Units: 3
• SW 415 - Social Work with Children, Youth and Families Units: 3
• SW 435 - Introduction to Substance Use Disorders Units: 3
• SW 455 - Social Work with Older Adults Units: 3
• CHHS 445 - Principles of Grantsmanship Units: 3

PUBLIC HEALTH CONCENTRATION

Complete all of the following courses:

• PH 407 - Multicultural Health Education Units: 3
• PH 408 - Principles of Epidemiology Units: 3
• PH 417 - Global Women’s Health and Social Issues Units: 3

Complete one of the following courses:

• PH 427 - Topics in Health Education Units: 3
• PH 437 - Topics in Health Policy Units: 3
• PH 447 - Food Policy, Culture & Health Units: 3
• PH 457 - Health Systems & Policy Units: 3
• PH 467 - Social Entrepreneurship of Change Units: 3
• PH 477 - Diseases of Poverty & Wealth Units: 3
• PH 487 - Sexual Health Education and Training Units: 3

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION

Complete all of the following courses:

• CHHS 445 - Principles of Grantsmanship Units: 3
• PANM 412 - Public and Nonprofit Finance Units: 3
• PANM 422 - Program Planning and Evaluation Units: 3

Complete one of the following courses:

• PANM 432 - Advanced Program Evaluation Units: 3
• PANM 442 - Community Economic Development Units: 3
• PANM 452 - Technology in Nonprofit/Public Administration Units: 3
• CHHS 462 - Equity, Justice & Public Trust Units: 3

INTERDISCIPLINARY CONCENTRATION

Area 1: Public Health

• PH 407 - Multicultural Health Education Units: 3
• PH 417 - Global Women’s Health and Social Issues Units: 3

Area 2: Public Administration & Nonprofit Management

• CHHS 445 - Principles of Grantsmanship Units: 3
• PANM 412 - Public and Nonprofit Finance Units: 3

Area 3: Social Work

• SW 405 - Social Work Case Management Units: 3
• SW 425 - Social Welfare Policy Units: 3

Our location will position you for invigorating experiential learning opportunities with local and regional community partners that work directly and indirectly with coastal conservation efforts and disaster management in coastal areas. Through these opportunities you’ll learn about the integration of public, nonprofit actions, environmental health, and social impacts of coastal degradation.

Through the program’s year-long capstone project you’ll work to address a community/agency need, while implementing and evaluating the impact of the program on the local community. This could involve health information campaigns, educational health workshops, administrative system designs, and policy analysis, among others.