Our nationally recognized curriculum, approved by the Council of Standards in Human Service Education and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Colorado Department of Health, provides coursework in assessment, diagnosis, prevention, and intervention of psychological and emotional difficulties. Particular attention is given to racial, gender, socioeconomic class, and cultural issues in the delivery of human services. Our core curriculum can be supplemented with an emphasis in Addiction Studies Domestic Violence Counseling. Our program has generated an 87 percent employment rate for our graduates in careers directly related to the major. Learning opportunities are provided through classroom and field placement experiences.
Classes are small and are highly interactive ensuring a more personalized learning experience.
In addition, our non-traditional student population brings a wide range of professional and life experience to the classroom. Field instruction experiences at community agencies further reinforce textbook learning and provide networking opportunities for our students. Classes are taught by highly qualified instructors who have doctoral and master's degrees in such diverse fields as psychology, social work, theology, education, nursing, human communication, nutrition, sociology, and nonprofit organization administration. Instructors in the Department of Human Services also have real-life experience as practitioners in a variety of human services. Various state licenses and certifications substantiate their expertise.