Train the leaders of the future. Help people fulfill their potential. When you study human relations, your passion for people shapes you into an agent for social change. Expertise in human relationships in the community and the workplace sets you on a path towards the helping professions. Whether you want to build strong teams in the corporate world or get organized at a grassroots level, our Human Relations program gives you the tools to become a next-generation leader.Newly admitted students will enter the department in the Human Relations Major or Specialization program. The student will be able to select a concentration at the end of their first semester after having successfully completed the course AHSC 270 (Introduction to Human Relations Theory and Research). AHSC 270 will give a broad perspective on the various systems upon which the Human Relations concentrations will focus. Transfers to one of the concentrations will be done by way of an internal transfer process available in the department.Our department offers four concentrations in which to focus: Individual & Small Group Processes – major or specialization options possible, Community Development - major or specialization options possible, Organization Development and Change - major or specialization options possible, Family Science – specialization option ONLY possibleCommunity DevelopmentCommunity Development is a discipline that involves identifying and building on the strengths and needs of communities. This concentration will provide students with both the practical and analytical skills needed to work with communities to engage and enact change by developing their capacity to identify concerns and solutions. Students will learn how to create opportunities for communities to act together, to make changes that foster social inclusion and equality. Our program will prepare students to work with a defined geographical area (cities, suburbs or rural areas), andor with specific groups of people (e.g. persons with disabilities, youth, children, families, newcomers, the unemployed, and the homeless).