Explore an Associate of Arts Degree or Certificate of Accomplishment
Human Services
Have you heard? Active listeners are the key to change. Tap into empathy, change your perspective, check your Calm Counter… it’s time to make a difference in your community.
Areas of Study
Academic Plans
This major prepares students to work in the expanding field of human services, a growing profession in response to the human needs and problems in the 21st century. It provides a general background for work with families, children, and adults and offers the student a pathway to pursue an associate or bachelor level degree. Individuals with a major in Human Services can enhance their professional helping skills, offering them greater work opportunities as social-service technicians, case management aides, mental health technicians, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, and residential managers. Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from the program training. The major exposes the student to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.
Course Requirements / Digital Catalog Info
Human Services, Associate of Arts DegreeThis certificate enables students to work in the expanding field of human services, a growing profession in response to the human needs and problems in the 21st century. The certificate program provides a general background for work with families, children, and adults and offers the student a pathway to pursue an associate or bachelor level degree. Individuals with a certificate can enhance their professional helping skills, offering them greater work opportunities as social-service technicians, case management aides, mental health technicians, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, and residential managers. Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from the program training. The certificate exposes the student to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.
Course Requirements / Digital Catalog Info
Human Services, Certificate of AccomplishmentPrepares student for transfer and for work in the social work and human services field. Social work and human services is an applied behavioral science that emphasizes the application of behavioral science principles in a variety of cultural contexts. Social work and human services students are expected to think critically and scientifically about behavior, to apply the principles of the behavioral sciences, and to understand the role of values in diverse cultural settings. As a profession, social work and human services focuses on methods for helping people from many different social groups to improve the quality of their lives.
Course Requirements / Digital Catalog Info
Social Work and Human Services, Associate in Arts Degree for TransferFind Your Classes Online
Ready to enroll?
Start signing up for classes and planning your school-life-work balanced semester! Search the Fall 2024 Class Schedule and see when your required and elective courses are offered.
View the Class Schedule
- Term: Fall 2024
- College: Coastline
- Subject: your choice!
Note: The schedule search is unavailable from 2-4:30 am for nightly maintenance.
Is a career in Human Services right for you?
Your community needs you. Communities in Southern California and all around the country need more trained social and human services workers. Help fulfill the industry demand by earning an associate degree in Human Services from Coastline College. Become a social-service technician, case management aide, mental health technician, gerontology aide, special-education teacher aide, or residential manager.
Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from Human Services program training. At Coastline, we offer the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.
Related Pages
Apply to Coastline
Ready to get started? We have counselors and online resources to help guide you. Take a quick look at what you need and get your application in ASAP!
Aging Studies, Human Services, and Sociology Department
Find out more about the Aging Studies, Human Services, and Sociology Department and check out our great faculty!