Human Services -Academics - Goodwin College

Human Services

Academic Requirements for Associate in Science in Human Services

Make a Difference in Your Life and the Lives of Others!

The field of human services offers a wide variety of career opportunities for people who have a strong desire to help others. Our Human Services Program is designed to provide you with an education that will enable you to do just that.

As a professional working in this field, you will utilize a broad range of skills that will enable you to help others to meet basic human needs, enhance their quality of life and address issues pertaining to human growth and development. Human service professionals promote positive change in individuals, families and communities and, by providing services and enhancing opportunities, assist them in overcoming challenges and barriers that they face in their daily lives. Click here to view career opportunities available in the human services field.

At Goodwin College we believe our program is the best for several reasons:

A Relevant and Comprehensive Program

Based on national standards for human service education

It provides students with the skills to succeed in a wide variety of high demand human service careers

Our curricula reflect local employer expectations for new employees

Exceptional Faculty Members

All have extensive experience in human service careers

All have strong connections to the local human service community

All have received superior evaluations from their students

All are highly committed to the education of their students

Extensive connections to the human service community

We are engaged with more than 500 local human service organizations

Employers call us often for our interns and graduates

Exciting internship opportunities are available – you will participate in an internship at a local human service organization. Our internships frequently lead to jobs!

A Great Learning Environment

Flexible day, evening, weekend, and online classes
Small class sizes and personal attention
Job placement assistance
Personal Financial Aid advisors
A degree from a well-respected program
A brand new campus on the banks of the Connecticut River

To request more information, discuss the wide variety of in-demand human service careers or to arrange a visit to our new campus:
Call Jack Matthews, Program Director at 1-800-889-3282, or email:
jmatthews@goodwin.edu.


Home Majors - - - Human Services - Home Human Services Faculty & Staff Student Advisory Council What Our Students Say Career Opportunities Human Services News Human Services Program Outcomes Academic Requirements Program Partners One Riverside Drive East Hartford, CT 06118 Tel 860.528.4111 Toll Free 800.889.3282	Home Admissions Admissions Home Financial Aid Apply Online Academics Academic Calendars Registrar General Education Requirements Majors Course Descriptions Undergraduate Catalogs Academic Policies Academic Advising & Counseling Forms Distance Learning Continuing Education - ESL Contact Us Library Online Catalog & Databases Hours VPN Connection Contact Us Giving Donor Welcome Give Online Employee Giving Alumni and Student Giving Community Giving Leadership Giving Grants Sponsorship Take Your Seat About Goodwin College Foundation Our Donors Contact Us Administration Office of the President Board of Trustees Presidents Cabinet President's Advisory Council College Relations and Advancement Institutional Effectiveness Departmental Contacts Human Resources News
	Human Services Academic Requirements for Associate in Science in Human Services Make a Difference in Your Life and the Lives of Others! The field of human services offers a wide variety of career opportunities for people who have a strong desire to help others. Our Human Services Program is designed to provide you with an education that will enable you to do just that. As a professional working in this field, you will utilize a broad range of skills that will enable you to help others to meet basic human needs, enhance their quality of life and address issues pertaining to human growth and development. Human service professionals promote positive change in individuals, families and communities and, by providing services and enhancing opportunities, assist them in overcoming challenges and barriers that they face in their daily lives. Click here to view career opportunities available in the human services field. At Goodwin College we believe our program is the best for several reasons: A Relevant and Comprehensive Program Based on national standards for human service education It provides students with the skills to succeed in a wide variety of high demand human service careers Our curricula reflect local employer expectations for new employees Exceptional Faculty Members All have extensive experience in human service careers All have strong connections to the local human service community All have received superior evaluations from their students All are highly committed to the education of their students Extensive connections to the human service community We are engaged with more than 500 local human service organizations Employers call us often for our interns and graduates Exciting internship opportunities are available – you will participate in an internship at a local human service organization. Our internships frequently lead to jobs! A Great Learning Environment Flexible day, evening, weekend, and online classes Small class sizes and personal attention Job placement assistance Personal Financial Aid advisors A degree from a well-respected program A brand new campus on the banks of the Connecticut River To request more information, discuss the wide variety of in-demand human service careers or to arrange a visit to our new campus: Call Jack Matthews, Program Director at 1-800-889-3282, or email: jmatthews@goodwin.edu.