University of Connecticut, Bachelor of General Studies

Human Services Theme

This theme draws on courses from the disciplines of communication, psychology, sociology, human development, and family studies and is designed for students with an interest in fields of mental health, family services, counseling services, and related areas. From the list below select five courses from three different departments that are related to your area of interest. This theme is completed with a capstone course experience, which provides an opportunity to integrate the concepts and knowledge learned in the selected courses. BGS students must satisfy all University of Connecticut General Education Requirements and earn a minimum of 120 total credits for degree completion.
Department African American Studies Institute (AFAM) Course Number (/Former Number) Title

AFAM 3214/AFAM 276 or ENGL 3214/ENGL 276 Black American Writers I AFAM 3216(W)/AFAM 277(W) or ENGL 3216(W)/ENGL 277(W) Black American Writers II AH 3133/AH 220 AH 3237/AH 237 ANTH 2000(W)/ANTH 220(W) ANTH 3026//ANTH 226 ANTH 3350/ANTH 231 or WS 3350/WS 231 ANTH 3202(W)/ANTH 246(W) COMM 3200/COMM 220 COMM 3450/COMM 245 or WS 3268/WS 268 COMM 4220(W)/COMM 225(W) COMM 4230/COMM 226 COMM 4460/COMM 272 EDLR 3250/EDLR 250 EPSY 3333 Cancer & Your Health Women's Health & Healthcare Social Anthropology Peoples & Cultures of N. America Anthropological Perspectives on Women Illness & Curing Interpersonal Communications Gender & Communications Small Group Communications Organizational Communication Cross-Cultural Communication Experiential Learning & Education Intro to Counseling & Psychoeducation

Allied Health (AH) Anthropology (ANTH)

Communication (COMM)

Educational Leadership (EDLR) Educational Psychology (EPSY) English (ENGL)

ENGL 3214/ENGL 276 or AFAM 3214/AFAM 276 Black American Writers I ENGL 3216(W)/ENGL 277(W) or AFAM 3216(W)/AFAM 277(W) Black American Writers II ENGL 3235(W)/ENGL 235(W) Reading the American City ENGL 3265(W)/265(W) Buddhism & American Culture ENGL 3609/ENGL 285 Women in Literature ENGL 3611/ENGL 286 Women in 20th Century Literature ENGL 3613/ENGL 269 Introduction to LGBT ENGL 3617/ENGL 240 Literature & Religion ENGL 3619/ENGL 241 Topics in Literature & Human Rights: The Holocaust ENGL 3623/ENGL 217 Sex, Politics & the Family in or WS 3998/WS 295 Biblical Literature & Civilization

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Department English (ENGL)--continued

Course Number (/Former Number) ENGL 3627/ENGL 267 ENGL 4600(W)/ENGL 268(W) GS 3081/GS 296 GS 3088

Title Studies in Literature: Women in Film Seminar in Literature: Literature and the Spiritual Journey BGS Internship Variable Topics: Democracy & Community Building; Cooperative Economy; Non-Violence & Social Change; Intro to the Cooperative Movement BGS Independent Study Creativity and Social Change Systemic Analysis/Promoting Sustainability Juvenile Justice Issues History of the Family Globalization and Current Challenges Ethics Law & Society Physiological Psychology Drugs & Behavior Abnormal Psychology Study of Personality Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology Social Psychology History & Systems of Psychology Psychology of Women Health Psychology Emotional/Behavioral Disorders of Childhood Intro to Clinical Psychology Current Topics in Clinical Psychology Psychology of Language Psychology of Aging Psychology of Consciousness Special Topics: Violence Social Policy Interaction & the Conduct of Social Research Criminology Deviant Behavior Juvenile Delinquency Sociology of the Individual Social Organization Class, Power & Inequality

General Studies (GS)

GS 3099/GS 299 GS 3202/GS 3088 GS 3203/GS 203 GS 3236/GS 236 History (HIST) Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Interdepartmental (INTD) Philosophy (PHIL) Political Science (POLS) Psychology (PSYCH) HIST 3203/HIST 209 or HDFS 3423/HDFS 279 All Available Courses INTD 3784 PHIL 2215(W)/PHIL 215(W) POLS 3817/POLS 251 PSYC 2200/PSYC 257 PSYC 2201/PSYC 259 PSYC 2300(W)/PSYC 245(W) PSYC 2301/PSYC 243 PSYC 2400/PSYC 236 PSYC 2501/PSYC 256 PSYC 2600/PSYC 268 PSYC 2700/PSYC 240 PSYC 3100(W)/PSYC 291(W) PSYC 3102(W)/PSYC 246 or WS 3102(W)/WS 246(W) PSYC 3105/PSYC 251 PSYC 3300/PSYC 249 PSYC 3301/PSYC 269 PSYC 3370/PSYC 250 PSYC 3500/PSYC 221 PSYC 3401/PSYC 272 PSYC 3502/PSYC 206 PSYC 3885/PSYC 298 Public Policy (PP) Sociology (SOCI) PP 4034/PP 277 SOCI 2210/SOCI 210 SOCI 2301(W)/SOCI 216(W) SOCI 3311(W)/SOCI 217(W) SOCI 3315(W)/SOCI 218(W) SOCI 3351(W)/SOCI 230(W) SOCI 3401(W)/SOCI 260(W) SOCI 3421(W)/SOCI 268(W)
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Department Sociology (SOCI)--continued

Course Number (/Former Number) SOCI 3425/SOCI 285 SOCI 3429(W)/SOCI 249(W) SOCI 3451(W)/SOCI 247(W) SOCI 3457(W)/SOCI 244(W) SOCI 3459(W)/SOCI 248(W) SOCI 3471(W)/SOCI 288(W) SOCI 3501(W)/SOCI 240(W) SOCI 3505/SOCI 236 SOCI 3601(W)/SOCI 252(W) SOCI 3621(W)/SOCI 245(W) SOCI 3651(W)/SOCI 250(W) SOCI 3821(W)/SOCI 290(W) SOCI 3901(W)/SOCI 280(W) or URBN 3275(W)/URBN 280(W) SOCI 3903(W)/SOCI 281(W) or URBN 3276/URBN 281 SOCI 3907/SOCI 283 SOCI 3911/SOCI 284 URBN 2000/URBN 230 URBN 3000/URBN 248 URBN 3275(W)/URBN 280(W) or SOCI 3901(W)/SOCI 280(W) URBN 3276(W)/URBN 281(W) or SOCI 3903(W)/SOCI 281(W) URBN 4000(W)/URBN 290(W) WS 3102(W)/WS 246(W) or PSYC 3102(W)/PSYC 246(W) WS 3263/WS 263 WS 3264/WS 264 WS 3266/WS 266 WS 3267/WS 267 WS 3268/WS 268 or COMM 3450/COMM 245 WS 3350/WS 231 or ANTH 3350/ANTH 231 WS 3453/WS 241 WS 3562/WS 215 WS 3998/WS 295 or ENGL 2623/ENGL 217

Title Social Welfare & Social Work Sociological Perspectives on Poverty Sociology of Health Sociology of Mental Illness Aging in American Society Sociology of Education Ethnicity & Race White Racism Sociology of Gender Sociology of Sexualities Sociology of the Family Social Movements & Social Change Urban Sociology Urban Problems City Life Communities Intro. To Urban Studies Urban Anthropology Urban Sociology Urban Problems Understanding Your Community

Urban Studies (URBN)

Womens Studies (WS)

Psychology of Women Women & Violence Gender in the Workplace Women & Ethnicity: Changing Roles in a Changing Society Women & Poverty Gender & Communications Anthropological Perspectives on Women Women & Health History of Women & Gender in U.S. Variable Topics: Sex, Politics & the Family in Biblical; Women, Healing & Empowerment; Evolution of Black Feminist Thought

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