Human Services Administration Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2023 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Read the course descriptions.
This 36-credit master's program requires the following:
Core Courses (18 credits)
All of these courses are required but are offered only at The University of Baltimore (UBalt) or at Coppin State University (CSU), as indicated.
Historical and Contemporary Issues
- HSAD 602 History and Foundations of Human Service Systems (UBalt)
- HSAD 603 Contemporary Issues in Human Service Administration (CSU)
Planning and Evaluation
- HSAD 610 Strategies for Human Services Program Planning (UBalt)
- HSAD 611 Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis (CSU)
Leadership and Decision-Making
- HSAD 620 Human Services Leadership and Supervision (CSU)
- HSAD 621 Administrative Decision-Making in Human Service Agencies (UBalt)
Elective Content Areas (12 credits)
Choose four courses from one of the following areas:
Addiction Counseling (CSU)
- CORH 626 Group Counseling
- COUN 621 Psychopharmacology
- COUN 624 Advanced Individual and Group Counseling, Diagnosis, and Assessment
- COUN 627 Management of Addiction Treatment Programs and Personnel
- PSYC 642 Advanced Group Counseling
Family Counseling (CSU)
- CORH 626 Group Counseling
- CORH 629 Marriage and Family Counseling
- CORH 632 Human Growth and Development
- PSYC 508 Child Abuse and Spousal Abuse
Health-care Systems (UBalt)
- HSMG 630 The Legal Environment in Health Care Systems
- HSMG 750 Healthcare Delivery Systems
- HSMG 753 Policy Issues in Health Care
- HSMG 766 Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior
Negotiations and Conflict Management (UBalt)
- CNCM 506 Understanding and Assessing Conflict
- CNCM 508 Approaches to Managing Conflict
- CNCM 513 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
- CNCM 515 Mediation: Theory and Practice
Rehabilitation Counseling (CSU)
- CORH 615 Introduction to Rehabilitation
- CORH 616 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability
- CORH 617 Casework Management
- CORH 618 Psychiatric Aspect of Disability
- CORH 619 Professional Orientation and Ethics in Counseling
- CORH 624 Techniques of Counseling
- CORH 625 Multicultural Counseling
- CORH 628 Theories of Counseling
Special Education (CSU)
- SPED 511 Group Dynamics: The Educator’s Role
- SPED 512 Administration and Supervision of Special Education Programs
- SPED 514 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Information
- SPED 587 Teaching Exceptional Children in the Regular Classroom
- SPED 700 Legal Aspects of Special Education
Capstone Experience (6 credits)
Both courses in one of the following options are required but are offered only at the University of Baltimore or at Coppin State University, as indicated.
Internship Option
- HSAD 695 Field Practicum I: Human Services Administration (UBalt)
- HSAD 696 Field Practicum II: Human Services Administration (CSU)
Research Option
- HSAD 698 Research Practicum I: Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (CSU)
- HSAD 699 Research Practicum II: Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (UBalt)