Overview

Through its multi-disciplinary course work and experiential learning opportunities, students of the Human Services and Community Justice major from The City University of New York become self-reflective, competent and compassionate counselors, human services professionals, advocates, community leaders, and change makers.

Learning outcomes

The Major emphasizes cultivating strong interpersonal skills, ethical and cultural competencies, problem-solving analysis, and professional helping proficiencies essential for human services practice. Students will develop a rich appreciation for diverse human systems and interventions, community-based approaches to justice, as well as advocacy, policy, and administration.

Careers

Students graduating with a BS in Human Services and Community Justice enter a wide variety of careers in private and nonprofit public human services and community-based organizations, and are ideally prepared for graduate school in social work, psychology, counseling, and related fields.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Demonstrate a working knowledge of key concepts in Human Services field and critically interpret, analyze and assess material using different methods of inquiry.
Demonstrate the historical development of human services and major trends from its origins to the present.
Critically analyze community-based approaches to justice and apply this critical thinking to advocacy, policy and social change on behalf of populations at risk.
Critically analyze conditions that promote or inhibit human functioning, collect data, develop and implement effective interventions, and evaluate results.
Organize and communicate information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences through oral presentation, interpersonal communication, written documents, and reports.
Display awareness of personal values, attitudes, beliefs, biases, emotions and past experiences including ability to reflect on how these affect one’s thinking, behavior and relationships in all aspects of professional interactions.
Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and skills in the recognition and understanding of differences including those related to race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, age, religion/spirituality and other expressions of culture and identity.
Complete a research project that includes formulating and justifying a research question, collecting and analyzing data, and articulating conclusions.
Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge, skills, values, and ethics in Field Education experience as outlined by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social Science Math
Foundations of Human Services Counseling
Community-based Approaches to Justice
Culture, Direct Service and Community Practice
Theories of Assessment and Intervention in Human Services
Advanced Interpersonal Counseling Skills

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

ALL entering freshmen must apply to The City University of New York (CUNY) through the University Application Processing Center (UAPC).

In addition to completing the online application, students must:

Request that all official high school transcripts be sent to UAPC
If the student is a GED holder, photocopies of the GED scores and diploma must be sent to UAPC along with all high school transcripts.
Photocopies of secondary school documents/transcripts, mark sheets, and/or diploma
A copy of the TOEFL exam, if applicable
$65 non-refundable application fee

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18600 USD / year

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Out-of-State

18600 USD / year

≈ 18600 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

9150 USD / year

≈ 9150 USD / year

Additional Details

$3,465 per semester (NY residents)

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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