Online Master of Science in Human Services
Degree Program

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With Post University Online, you can earn your Master of Science in Human Services in as little as 18 months. The Master of Science in Human Services is a 37-credit hour program designed to meet the educational needs of individuals who seek to advance their skills and career options or seek employment in a wide variety of human service positions.

Courses are offered in 8-week modules, six times a year, and students may complete their degree by taking courses completely online or during evening hours and weekends at one of four locations in Connecticut.    

The program allows students to acquire the conceptual, analytical, and operational knowledge to assume new or more advanced positions in the field of human services. Course content is focused around an essential core of learning experiences and skill sets and provides three specializations:

Human Service Program Administration

Clinical Counseling within Organizational Settings

Alcohol & Drug Counseling

MSHSV Program Open House


Please join us at our MSHSV Program Open House. Admissions counselors, tuition planners, academic advisors and academic program managers will be there to discuss MSHSV program specifics and answer any questions you may have. Information packets will also be available.

WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm

WHERE: Post University - Traurig Library Board Room 
800 Country Club Road
Waterbury, CT 06723-2540

Please RSVP to Mike Smith at 203.591.5154 and be sure to include your name, address and contact number to confirm you will be attending. We look forward to meeting you!

Objectives of the online masters in human services degree program:

  • Understanding of human behavior systems ranging from individuals and groups to organizations, communities, and society. The training and education will stress the complexity and interconnectedness of human problems, social and cultural forces, national policies, and the demands of organizational work.
  • Understanding of the core values of the human services work industry, its history, ethics, as well as the need to be aware of one's own values and to have an empathic understanding of clients’ values, lifestyle, and goals.
  • In-depth understanding of the major models of intervention and treatment, industry-competent problem analysis, and skill achievement to plan, implement, and evaluate these strategies.
  • In-depth understanding of organizational and managerial knowledge essential to operate human service programs successfully, including grant writing, planning and managing of people, preparing program budgets, and implementing information systems.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - MASTER OF HUMAN SERVICES online DEGREE PROGRAM

  • Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and College, Inc., though its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
  • You are not required to complete the GRE test to enter the program. We look for students with work experience, a good undergraduate background, and an ambition to learn and develop their Human Services skills
  • Courses are offered every eight weeks, six times a year – so, you can start immediately
  • Our faculty not only have advanced degrees, but extensive and relevant experience in the areas they teach
  • All students are assigned academic advisors who support and guide them through their entire degree program
  • WorldWideLearn.com, a trusted directory of education, endorses Post University's online degree programs. Read an independent review of the online Master of Human Services program at WorldWideLearn.com.


INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT POST UNIVERSITY and Post UniverSisty Online

  • Founded in 1890, Post University is a traditional university in Waterbury, Connecticut that has an excellent online and on-ground Accelerated Degree Program option for working adults
  • Post University began offering online degree programs in 1997 and is the largest provider of online degree programs in Connecticut
  • The University is ranked in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges edition and as one of the 20 Best Online Universities by the OEDB
ACCELERATED HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM FAST FACTS
     
STUDENTS IN THIS ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAM
451  
     
OCCUPATIONS
This degree will prepare you for careers including, but not limited to, the ones listed below.
Social and Community Service Managers
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Social and Human Service Assistants
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/21-1093.00
 
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/21-1099.00
     
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS
30
 
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS IN NORMAL TIME
83%*
*MSHSV students who do not transfer in any credits and take one course each module will complete this program in 2 years.
     
AVERAGE PROGRAM COMPLETION TIME
22 Months    
     
     
 
ACCREDITATION
Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

Post University's Business School also is a candidate for Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
 
TUITION & FEES 2011-2012
Program Cost: $18,500*
Approximate Program Text Book Cost: $1,300*

* This is the tuition cost using current tuition rates for the entire 37-credit degree program. Program costs will vary depending on transfer credits and financial aid amounts.
   
UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID
72% of ADP graduate students receive some form of Financial Aid
   
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT
Number of Borrowers: 348
Federal Private Loans Institutional Loans
(Amount Borrowed) (Amount Borrowed) (Amount
Owed)
$12,240 $20 $0
   
ADP PERSISTENCE RATES
The percentage of students who took a class in one MOD and then took a class in the next MOD in the 2009-2010 academic year was 84% among undergraduate students and 95% among graduate students.
 
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
13 students  
   
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Full-time: 35  
Part-time: 298
To learn more about our faculty, click here.

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