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HON203: Honors Seminar 3

1 Credits

Serves as a unifying experience for all students in the Honors Program by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and pursuit of thought at a more advanced level of a particular theme or topic. Students deliver presentations focusing on the designated theme, Honors Program mentoring and enriched course projects. Students may attend plays, exhibitions, and/or participate in other activities. Required each semester a student is enrolled in the Honors Program. Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program or with permission of the Honors Program Committee and the instructor.

HON204: Honors Seminar 4

1 Credits

Serves as a unifying experience for all students in the Honors Program by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and pursuit of thought at a more advanced level of a particular theme or topic. Students deliver presentations focusing on the designated theme, Honors Program mentoring and enriched course projects. Students may attend plays, exhibitions, and/or participate in other activities. Required each semester a student is enrolled in the Honors Program. Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program or with permission of the Honors Program Committee and the instructor.

HON210: Interdisciplinary Honors

3 Credits

Explores a topic encompassing two or more academic areas taught by instructors in the respective disciplines. Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors program or with permission of the Honors committee and the instructors.

HON220: Leadership Development Seminar

3 Credits

Uses a humanities-based approach to leadership training, i.e., classical literature, films, and group interaction. Includes developing a personal leadership style, goal setting, decision making, time management, team building, managing change, conflict resolution, and ethics. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.5 or higher and permission of instructor.

HON250: Women, the Law and Literature

3 Credits

HUMELE: Humanities Elective

1 Credits

HUS101: Introduction to Human Services

3 Credits

Introduces the field of human services through topics such as career options, social policy development, societal changes, and the social welfare system. Includes the nature of the helping process and beginning skill development.

HUS102: Interpersonal Skills and Relationships

3 Credits

An experiential approach to everyday intrapersonal and interpersonal processes. Specific attention is given to observation, practice, and discussion of such topics as self-disclosure, trust, verbal and nonverbal expression of feelings, listening skills, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, stress management, and the value of cultivating diverse relationships. Highlights ways in which our own intersecting identities shape our perspectives and experiences.

HUS103: Family Crisis Intervention

3 Credits

Differentiate theories and apply models to examine healthy and unhealthy systems (individuals, family, and society). In particular, covers topics related to maltreatment, abuse, violence, and neglect within the family system. Reviews the multidisciplinary approach of human service agencies, law enforcement, and the legal system which either help or hinder client advocacy, empowerment and treatment.

HUS106: Early Childhood Education - Methods and Materials

3 Credits

In alignment with New York State's Early Learning Guidelines, students will examine the 7 core competencies (child development and growth; family and community relationships; observation and assessment; environment and curriculum; health, safety and nutrition; professionalism and leadership; administration and management) to assist children (ages birth to eight years) with their development (physical, intellectual, emotional, social and behavioral, etc.) within the context of formal learning environments.

HUS110: Internship in Human Services 1

3 Credits

Internship placement in conjunction with weekly class seminar designed to integrate theory with practical application to further develop professional Human Services helping values, knowledge, skills and behaviors. Placement must be instructor approved with site supervision by a qualified human services worker. Minimum of 125 internship hours per semester (average of at least 8 hours per week). Prerequisite: HUS101

HUS113: Alcohol/Drug Use and Abuse

3 Credits

Examines the symptoms, physical, pharmacological, psychological, and social effects of addiction as a disease and the impact on society. Covers treatment programs and options.

HUS116: Impact of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

3 Credits

Looks at the different influencing factors surrounding a substance use disorder and some of the possible impact it may have on the individual, family, and society. Basic theories, and self-help style groups are examined and applied to the development of a treatment for a person in recovery. Prerequisites: HUS 113

HUS124: Gerontology

3 Credits

Examines contemporary issues impacting older adults such as special needs, changing roles experienced with aging, community resources, legislation and programs designed to meet these multifaceted needs.

HUS201: Internship in Human Services 2

3 Credits

Continuing instructor approved and site supervised internship placement with weekly class seminar to further develop and refine professional helping values, knowledge, skills and behaviors required for job placement and/or continuing education within the field. Minimum of 125 internship hours per semester (average of at least 8 hours per week). Prerequisite: HUS101 and HUS110

HUS204: Human Diversity

3 Credits

Examines the definition of human diversity in American culture, including ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, poverty, and religion. Identifies the misinformation that perpetuates the exclusion of diverse groups from mainstream opportunities, and differentiates covert acts, institutional policies, and ideologies that promote the exclusion of diverse groups. Provides an awareness of the student's own diversity and how their feelings and worldviews might differ from other diverse groups, and how those differences may influence behaviors positively and/or negatively.

HUS205: Human Diversity and Social Justice

3 Credits

Examines the definition of human diversity in American culture, including ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, poverty, and religion. Identifies the misinformation that perpetuates the exclusion of diverse groups from mainstream opportunities, and differentiates covert acts, institutional policies, and ideologies that promote the exclusion of diverse groups. Provides an awareness of the student's own diversity and how their feelings and worldviews might differ from other diverse groups, and how those differences may influence behaviors positively and/or negatively.

HUS206: Alcohol and Drug Treatment

3 Credits

Prepares students with the basic skills to work with individuals with a substance use disorder in a formal treatment setting. Students will develop assessment and diagnostics skills, learn how to read medical and toxicology reports, and build basic skills for promoting positive treatment outcomes. Prerequisite: HUS 113

HUS207: Generalist Practice Skills

3 Credits

Incorporates theory, evidence-based practices, and best practice standards for paraprofessional human services work in areas of client prevention, intake, interviewing, assessment, treatment, discharge, recovery, follow-up, crisis and wellness. Students will explore micro, macro and mezzo level systems that affect case management and care coordination including but not limited to policy and procedure, legal and ethical guidelines, and cultural awareness. Prerequisite: HUS 101 and PSY 202

HUS208: Group Facilitation

3 Credits

Examines group behavior and techniques to influence group processes. Studies principles affecting group behavior, effective meeting strategies, conflict resolution principles, and leadership skills. Utilizes small groups in class to apply course material.