Human services professionals make a positive difference every day. A commitment to improving the quality of life for others benefits the entire community. Walden’s MS in Human Services program helps students make an even greater impact by preparing them with the skills they need to become effective leaders in fostering social change. Students in this online master’s degree program focus on expanding their understanding of the delivery, accessibility, accountability, and coordination of agency services.
By earning their MS in Human Services degree at Walden, students broaden their knowledge as human services professionals and advance their understanding of human services theory, research, and practice. Students learn strategies to address the ethical and social justice issues that are impacting the effective delivery of human services throughout the world today.
As graduates of the MS in Human Services program, students can work in a variety of roles providing direct services to individuals, families, or communities or providing leadership to agencies and programs.
When students choose Walden’s MS in Human Services, they can benefit from the flexibility of online learning and from MobileLearn®. Offered exclusively at Walden, MobileLearn not only enables students to choose where and when they learn, but it also gives them the ability to choose how they learn.
The MS in Human Services program, including its specializations, is not designed to lead to professional licensure, including, but not limited to, licensure as a professional therapist, counselor, social worker, or psychologist.
Graduates in the MS in Human Services program will be prepared to:
These courses are dependent upon the particular specialization. Please see the course list on each specialization page. Choose elective courses (5 credits each) from any MS in Human Services specialization.
Students undertake courses in the following sequence.
Quarter | Course | Credits |
---|---|---|
Quarter 1 |
HUMN 6000 - Foundation of Graduate Study in Human Services
|
3 credits |
HUMN 6160 - The Advanced Human Services Professional Practitioner in a Changing World
|
5 credits | |
Quarter 2 |
HUMN 6161 - Assessment and Motivational Interviewing
|
5 credits |
HUMN 6162 - Cultural Humility and Diversity
|
5 credits | |
Quarter 3 |
HUMN 6480 - Evidence-Based Evaluation Methods
|
5 credits |
HUMN 6XXX Elective or Specialization Course | 5 credits | |
Quarter 4 |
HUMN 6207 - Grant Writing
|
5 credits |
Elective or Specialization Course | 5 credits | |
Quarter 5–6 | Elective or Specialization Course* | 5 credits |
HUMN 6660 - Social Change, Leadership, and Advocacy for Human Services Professional Practitioners
|
5 credits |
*All specialization courses should be taken before HUMN 6660.
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