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B.S. IN REHABILITATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

Required 125 credits which must include the following:

   I. General Education Requirements (see University GER listing).

  II. College of Education and Human Development requirements (see EHD listing).

III. Core Curriculum (32 credits):

RHS 250

Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation

3
RHS 309 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability I 3
RHS 310 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability II 3
RHS 455 Rehabilitation Process 3
RHS 457 Vocational Development in Rehabilitation 3
RHS 465 Professional Issues in Rehabilitation 2
RHS 475 Testing and Assessment 3
RHS 491 Rehabilitation Field Seminar 2
RHS 497 Internship in Rehabilitation 10

  IV. Extra Departmental Requirements (46 credits):
Economics Any Course 3
Engl 125 Technical and Business Writing 3
History Any Course 3
Literature Any Course (English Department) 3
Mgmt 305 Managerial Concepts 3
Pols Any Course 3
Psy 250 Developmental Psychology  
  (plus 6 credits 200-level or above) 10
SWk 200 Introduction to Helping Skills 2
SWk 331 Research Methods I 3
Soc 361 Social Psychology  
  (plus 6 credits 200-level or above) 10
Statistics Any Course 3

   V. At Least One Concentration from the Following (10 credits):

1.  

Substance Abuse
SWk 410 Drugs: Addiction Dynamics 2
Plus a minimum of 8 credits from the following:
T&L 350 Development and Education of the Adolescent 3
RLS 201 Leisure and Society 3
RLS 360 Inclusion in Recreation Settings 3
PPT 315 Introduction to Pharmacology 3
PPT 410 Drugs Subject to Abuse 2
Psyc 270 Abnormal Psychology 3
Soc 355 Drugs and Society 3
Other courses as approved by Program Coordinator

2.  

Mental Health
RHS 375 Community Living Topics: Severe Mental Illnesses 3
Plus a minimum of 7 credits from the following:
RLS 201 Leisure and Society 3
RLS 360 Inclusion in Recreation Settings 3
Psyc 270 Abnormal Psychology 3
Psyc 360 Introduction to Personality 3
SWk 493 ST: Children's Mental Health 2
T&L 319 Introduction to ED, LD and C/DD 2
Other courses as approved by Program Coordinator

3.  

Gerontology
SWk 354 Orientation to Gerontology 2
Plus a minimum of 8 credits from the following:
CSD 365 Aging in the Communication Process 3
RLS 201 Leisure and Society 3
RLS 360 Inclusion in Recreation Settings 3
RLS 363 Therapeutic Recreation for the Elderly 3
Nurs 418 Physical Changes in Aging 3
Psyc 355 Adulthood and Aging 3
Soc 352 Aging 3
Other courses as approved by Program Coordinator

4.  

Developmental Disabilities
RHS 375 Community Living Topics: Developmental Disabilities 3
Plus a minimum of 7 credits from the following:
RLS 201 Leisure and Society 3
RLS 360 Inclusion in Recreation Settings 3
T&L 315 Education of Exceptional Students 3
T&L 319 Introduction to ED, LD and C/DD 2
T&L 421 Transition to Adult Life 2
CSD 101 American Sign Language I 2
Other courses as approved by Program Coordinator

  VI. Cultural Diversity (6 credits from the following):

Anth 171

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3
Anth 379 Culture Area Studies 3
Anth 465 Culture, Illness and Health 3
IS 121 Introduction to Indian Studies 3
IS 151 White Images of Native Americans 3
IS 345 Contemporary American Indian Issues 3
IS 370 North American Indians 3
RELS 101 Introduction to Religion (West) 3
RELS 102 Introduction to Religion (East) 3
RELS 116 Women and Religion 3
Soc 250 Diversity in American Society 3
Soc 340 Sociology of Gender and Sex Roles 3
Soc 436 Social Inequality 3
SWk 493 ST: Religion and Spirituality 2
CSD 101 American Sign Language I 2
Other courses as approved by RHS advisers

MINOR IN REHABILITATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
(20 credits)

   I. Required Courses (15 credits):

1.  

RHS 250
Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation 3
2.   RHS 309 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability I 3
     or
RHS 310 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability II 3
     or
OT 432, PT 409, or Nurs 360 for respective majors 3
3.   RHS 455 Rehabilitation Process 3
4.   RHS 457 Vocational Development in Rehabilitation 3
5.   RHS 475 Testing and Assessment 3

  II. Elective Courses (5 credits from the following):

Anat 204

Anatomy for Paramedical Personnel

3-5
CSD 343 Language Development 3
CSD 353 Language Disorders 3
ISBE 431 Career and Vocational Education of Special Needs Students 3
Nurs 490 Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research and Practice 3
Psyc 270 Abnormal Psychology 3
RHS 375 Community Living Topics 3
RLS 360 Inclusion in Recreation Settings 3
RLS 361 Principles of Therapeutic Recreation 2
SWk 311 Child Welfare 3
SWk 342 Social Work and the Legal Process 2
SWk 493 ST: Children's Mental Health 2
T&L 315 Education of Exceptional Students 3
T&L 421 Transition to Adult Life 2
T&L 428 Assistive Technology 1
CSD 101 American Sign Language I 2
 
Rehabilitation and Human Services Major
Room 110, Gillette Hall
P.O. Box 7116
701-777-2346
701-777-3845 (fax)
karenharrie@mail.und.edu