Human Services

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.

Study options

Explore your undergraduate and postgraduate course options in Human Services at UC.

Why study Human Services

Our courses and degrees will prepare you for work in a range of fields, as our students explain.

News, events and seminars

A woman’s best friend – dogs and domestic violence

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UC public talk: Change our politics, not the ...

Award-winning international expert on sustainability and climate change, Professor Bronwyn Hayward will discuss why ...

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News, views and events from the University of Canterbury College of Arts

Human Services staff are located in

Elsie Locke Building, Level 3