Health and Human Services

Assumption University’s Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (HSRS) program provides a strong foundation for work in a variety of health, disability and human service-related fields such as organizations providing services to children, adolescents, adults and older adults. A distinctive aspect of the curriculum is its unique full-time, semester-long internship program.

If you would like to pursue a career to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, the bachelor’s degree in human services and rehabilitation studies is an excellent choice. Assumption’s program is unique in that it combines a strong liberal arts education with professional skills training that will enable you to serve a wide range of client populations with various behavioral, emotional, physical, rehabilitation and social needs. Our faculty will work closely with you to help you navigate your academic and career goals.

A significant distinction of Assumption’s HSRS curriculum is a required internship that enables students to develop and refine the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for working as a human service professional. Students complete a 400-hour internship in a human service setting where they are supported and supervised by a faculty member as well as other personnel.

Benefits and Features of a Bachelor’s Degree in HSRS

• Complete a required 400-hour internship in a human services setting, positioning you for employment immediately upon graduation.
• Assist with or participate in research studies.
• Benefit from our location in Worcester, where we are surrounded by dozens of health and human services agencies and one of the largest school systems in Massachusetts.
• Work towards a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling during your senior year by completing a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years.
• Prepare for graduate school in programs like counseling psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, school psychology, child life, special education, social work and speech-language pathology.