BUFFALO, NY - Beginning in fall 2015, Canisius will offer a new bachelor’s degree in human services. The program involves the study of social systems and how students can work to prevent or remedy human problems. The major is ideal for students who want to work with the elderly, aging or at-risk populations; are interested in helping individuals and families solve problems; or those who want to provide nutritional or health planning and programming for communities.
“The new human services major meets a specific market demand,” says Jeffrey R. Lindauer, PhD, dean of the School of Education and Human Services. “Non-profit agencies are one of the largest employers in Western New York. These agencies help individuals and families live more independent and productive lives, and many current and prospective Canisius students are attracted to this same mission.”
Graduates of the human services program will be job ready to become case managers, child and welfare reform advocates, group-home workers and gerontology aides.
