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Human Services department

21 September 2023

Studying Human Services at UC involves studying human service organisations and the context they work in. It can lead to careers in education, law enforcement, health, community, and other social services.

 

Our department offers the only postgraduate courses in Human Services in New Zealand. Find out what it's like to study at our Human Services department.

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Human Services is a discipline in the social sciences that involves analysing, critiquing and debating the contexts, activities, structure and organisation of human service organisations and professions.

Majoring or minoring in Human Services prepares graduates for positions in local, national, and global human service agencies, including in the third sector (not-for-profit organisations or NGOs) and government departments.

We also offer the only postgraduate courses in Human Services in New Zealand.

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