ProgramCIP 44.0000

Human Services, General

A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Human Service Studies, Human Services Studies.