Program Overview
The Human Services Management fully online program draws on several foundation skills and outcomes to develop students into leaders in the Human Services field.
HSMG 510 (Organizational Management), HSMG 550 (Public Policy), and HSMG 570 (Human Diversity) are considered the “foundational courses” of this program. These courses look to lay the groundwork for the development of management and leadership skills while keeping in mind the unique challenges of being a leader in the field of Human Services.
As the program progresses, each course provides three (3) defined outcomes that each student will take with them throughout their studies. These outcomes are designed to assist in understanding, applying, and assessing each acquired skill (see Curriculum for each course description).
The courses in this program are designed to tap into numerous areas of leadership and develop the unique skills necessary to manage a Human Services agency or program.
The courses listed above, in addition to seven (7) additional core courses round out a student’s curriculum, developing areas such as:
- Human Resources
- Group Dynamics
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Principles of Finance
- Assessment and Evaluation
Each course is taught by a full-time Human Services Faculty Member, or by an Adjunct Professor who currently holds a Director or Assistant Director position in the field. These professionals provide not only day-to-day knowledge of how to hold a leadership position but also networking opportunities for our students to position themselves as marketable candidates for future leadership roles.
Human Service Management students will participate in a hands-on experience in each course, with the assessments serving as a “Leadership Portfolio.”
As students complete each course, their evaluations will be utilized to culminate in a program design, Capstone Project – tapping into the defined skills learned in each course, and creating a tangible portfolio to bring to a prospective employer, or current agency as evidence of skill and program design acquisition.
About Human Services Management at Chestnut Hill College
This program is designed to assist working adults in advancing their education and achieving a management degree in the Human Services field. Those who aspire to be managers, Supervisors, Assistant Directors, and Directors in the Human Services field will benefit from the facets of leadership and mission-driven courses in this program. This program is taught in two 8-week sessions each semester with students taking two courses per semester. With our small class sizes our students have the opportunity to develop critical relationships with their professors, who are working professionals in leadership positions in the Human Services field. Degree completion takes place in approximately two (2) years.
The program encourages critical and creative thinking, self-understanding and reflection, practical knowledge, and analysis of the social contexts, structures, and systems that affect all aspects of work in organizations. This degree differs from a counseling degree in that graduates are prepared to contribute to positive change from a wide range of service and administrative roles within organizations rather than to deliver therapeutic services.
