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Individualized Major Petition

Summary of Purpose of Major:      Human services

Purpose of Major:    An individualized major with areas of study in social work, psychology, and communicating arts, will provide me with additional knowledge and skills necessary to assist clients in the field of human services.  The social work component will provide a theoretical foundation of social work practice.  Psychology will give me an understanding of human behavior and development, and the area of study in communicating arts will enhance my communication skills as a facilitator in terms of effectively empowering clients.  This major will allow me to more effectively assist persons in need and will allow for future advancement within the field of human services.

Supporting Statement:  I have chosen the Distance Learning Center at UW-Superior as a means to earn my undergraduate degree for three reasons:  1) it is a quality program from a quality institution, 2) it meets my needs in terms of designing my own major, and 3) it is the only option available to me at this time.  I am  a single parent of 3 children who is firmly entrenched in my career.  I am not able to attend an on-campus program due to my family commitments, geographic location, and career responsibilities. 

My career is in the field of human services and I have been in my current position for twelve years. 
Due to changes within the organization, it is now strongly recommended that an employee earn a bachelor's degree in order to receive a promotion.  Therefore, my educational objectives are to      develop an individualized major that will complement my practical experience.

I have chosen the areas of social work, health promotion, and communicating arts to accomplish this goal.  The social work component will provide me with a theoretical aspect of social work practice that will enhance my practical knowledge.  The component in health promotion will provide me with knowledge of current health issues that may affect my clients and prevent them self-empowerment.  The third component, communicating arts, will provide me will knowledge and skills to more effectively communicate with others -- both clients and co-workers.  These three disciplines are cohesive and, when used together in this individualized major, will provide me with the knowledge and skills to better serve my clients.

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Discipline

 Course No

 Course title

Credits

Social Work

SocW 121

SocW 327

SocW 329

SocW 344

SocW 498

SocW 498

SocW 498

Introduction to Social Work

Social Welfare Policy/Services

Crisis Intervention

Human Behavior in Social Environ

Working with Families

Human Diversity in SocW

Women in SocW

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

A

T

T

(    )

 Psychology

Psyc 260

Psyc 310

Psyc 358

Psyc 451

Psyc 452

Psyc 453

Psyc 461

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychology of Women

Dev Psyc I:  Child Development

Dev Psyc II:  Adolescence

Dev Psyc III:  Adult Years

Abnormal Psychology

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

T

T

T

A

(     )

T

 Comm Arts

Comm 211

Comm 332

Comm 370

Comm 467

IDS 495

Interpersonal Comm

Comm in Conflict

Communicating in Organizations

Intercultural Comm

Capstone Experience

3

3

3

3

3

B

A

Disciplines Included:
Social Work
Psychology

Communicating Arts

Credits

   21

   21

   15

Percent
   37%

   37%

   26%

Total Credits:  57

Upper Division Credits

Included in Major:  48