The Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Irvin School of Education

Associate Dean

Dr. Renee Collins

325-670-1484

HSU Box 16225

FACULTY

Perry K. Haley Brown, Ed.D., Professor of Education
Renee Collins, Ph.D., Professor of Education
Emily Dean, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education
Raney Edmiston, Ed.D., Assistant Professor
Scott Hamm, Ed.D. Assistant Professor
Trube Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor

The school is named for William Buel Irvin and Ollie Camp Irvin in recognition of their lifetime dedication to education, active involvement in the history of Hardin-Simmons, significant financial contributions to the University, and committed Christian lives, which will continue to bring honor and respect to Hardin-Simmons University.

Human Services Administration

The Human Services Administration interdisciplinary major provides students skills requisite to seeking leadership or specialist roles in adult services, pre-school and childcare administration, gerontology, program management, or social service. The major allows students with an interest in enhancing the quality of life of individuals and families in need through various agencies: non-profit, schools, health care centers, and other state and community-based organizations.

Students are required to successfully complete 55 hours of foundational curriculum classes, 36 hours of Human Service Administration, and complete their chosen specialization track.

Specialization Tracks:

Applied Behavior Analysis (24 hours)

Preschool & Childcare (21 hours)

This course of study provides students with the skills requisite to seeking careers in the administration of early child-care centers, both for-profit and non-profit; private and public pre-kindergarten programs; Head Start; pre-schools; parent’s day out programs; before and after school care; and centers for children with special needs.

Adult Services (18 hours)

This course of study provides students with the skills requisite to seeking careers in the administration of a variety of human service organizations that provide social services to diverse client populations, including but not limited to non-profit organizations, for-profit service providers with a social mission, and government agencies.

Public Health (18 hours)

This course of study provides students with the skills requisite to seeking careers in the administration of five core disciplines of population health management within public health systems at the national, state, and community levels in the United States. (Minor in Holland School of Sciences & Mathematics)