Possible Fields of Study:
| Organizational Development | Holistic Health/Wellness |
| Adult Education | Healthcare Administration |
| Ethics | Information Systems |
| Leadership | Executive Coaching |
| Employee Assistance Counseling | Career Coaching |
| Urban Studies | Public Affairs |
| Environmental | Gerontology |
| Social Justice | Spirituality |
| Writing | Hospice |
| Career Counseling | Life Coaching |
| Philanthropy | Gifted & Talented Education |
Any two or more of these fields may be combined into one 35 credit program. The only required courses are HD690 The Process of Human Development, HD691 Ethics & Social Responsibility and HD698 Writing the Position Paper.
Example of a Human Development Program
Program Goal: To develop an employee benefit/assistance program that addresses the needs of employees who are facing the issues of caring for the elderly parents and family members.
Contract 1
- HD690 The Process of Human Development
- Ind. Study - Survey of Parental Healthcare Concerns of Company ABC Employees
- Ind. Study - The Aging Process, a course at U of M School of Nursing
- Integration statement
Contract 2
- Ind. Study - Research & Analysis of Existing Employee Benefit/Assistance Programs
- Ind. Study - Weekend seminar in healthcare public policy, offered by the Humphrey Institute
- HD671 Women's Self Esteem & Spirituality
- Integration statement
Contract 3
- HD695 Children of Addiction
- Ind. Study - Design of the Senior Life Assist Employee Benefit Program
- Integration statement
Contract 4
- Practicum - combined
- Internship at a senior Day Care Center and an Employee Assistance Walk-in Center
- HD698 The Process of Writing a Position Paper
- Integration statement
- Position paper
- Colloquium
Position Paper Abstract: The writer describes the rapidly changing dynamics of the American workplace, demographics of aging, the development of a work problems counseling service within an Employee Assistance Program and the outcome of an employee assistance program that simultaneously meets the needs of employees who are facing the issues of caring for elderly family members and the goals of cost-effectiveness.
What will your program look like?
