Total credits: 120
Credits at CSUMB: 71
Credits in the major: 71-75, depending upon the concentration.
At least 71-75 credits (depending on concentration) must be upper division, but not all of these need to be in the major.
You may declare CHHS as your major at any time during your undergraduate studies at CSUMB. However, we recommend that you declare as early as possible so that you can begin lower-division prerequisite and recommended courses. You officially begin the major by enrolling in CHHS 300: Major ProSeminar, where you work with the instructor to create or revise your Individual Learning Plan (ILP). That ILP maps out how you will achieve each of the Major Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options. All CHHS majors will choose a concentration: Social Work or Community Health (see courses listed at the bottom of this page). You conclude the major by completing your CHHS Field-Based Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major. [Learn more at CSUMB.EDU/capstone].
MLO 1 Collaboration (C)Demonstrate the ability to work in teams in interprofessional settings across traditional lines of programs, agencies, disciplines and diverse communities to establish common missions and purposes, and to collaborate with others in decision making, learning, completing tasks and applying knowledge of group process and group interaction. Required Courses
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MLO 2 Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Mediation (CR/N)Demonstrate the ability to understand the dynamics of human negotiation among conflicting interest groups and how to achieve mutual agreement. Required Courses
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MLO 3 Cross-Cultural Competency (CCC)Demonstrate the ability to be comfortable with differences between self and others, to engage in a process characterized by mutual respect and sensitivity, to assess the needs and capabilities of culturally diverse populations and to communicate effectively across cultural groups to deliver appropriate health and human services. Required Courses
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MLO 4 Financial Management (FM)Demonstrate the ability to understand the budgeting process and the financial management of public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Required Courses
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MLO 5 Information Management (IM)Demonstrate the ability to apply computer and Internet technology to health and human services practice and public policy development. Required Courses
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MLO 6 Knowledge of Health and Human Services (KHHS)Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles and issues common to the major fields of health and human services including community health, social welfare and public policy; and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities pertinent to the health and/or human service concentration area(s) selected. Required Courses
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MLO 7 Leadership (L)Demonstrate an understanding of and begin to master the skills to motivate others by promoting a shared vision and setting clear direction for collaborative implementation of sustained change in interprofessional settings and diverse communities. Required Courses
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MLO 8 Professional Communication (PC)Demonstrate the ability to initiate and maintain a flow of information between sender(s) and receiver(s) through the use of critical listening, and oral and written communication skills; communicate basic and complex ideas to a variety of groups; appreciate the organizational and cultural contexts within which communication occurs; and conduct professional quality oral and electronic presentations. |
MLO 9 Professional Development (PD)Demonstrate the ability to apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for growth and development as an entry-level professional by producing evidence of increasing self-awareness and self-correcting behavior. |
MLO 10 Professional Ethics (PE)Demonstrate the ability to articulate the values and ethics which are the foundation for health and human services practice, to recognize areas of conflict between the professional values and the student's own and to clarify conflicting values in the delivery of health and human services. Required Courses
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MLO 11 Public Policy Analysis (PPA)Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze public policy issues and begin to master the skills necessary to identify and define public problems, analyze existing policies, develop alternatives to current policy and recommend alternatives. Required Courses
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MLO 12 Statistics and Research Methods (S/RM)Note: MLO 12 required courses CHHS 385 and CHHS 385L for were omitted from the original catalog snapshot taken on April 14, 2010. They were restored on July 14, 2010. Demonstrate knowledge and application of basic research methodologies and statistical analysis in applied and community-based health, human services and public policy research. Required Courses
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