Addiction Studies Concentration

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Information

The concentration in Addiction Studies provides students with the required knowledge and skills needed to pursue the Certified Addiction and Drug Counselor license for the State of Michigan and prepares students to work in the areas of substance abuse and addiction.

Addiction studies concentration - 28 credits

Core classes

PHL 1300 - Introduction to Ethics (4)
PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4)
SOC 3300 - Alcohol, Drugs and Society (4)
SW 3112 - Substance Abuse Theory and Practice I (4)
SW 3212 - Substance Abuse Theory and Practice II (4)

Electives: choose two of the following

SW 2301 - Introduction to Social Work (4)
SW 4103 - Social Work Practice I (4) (for social work majors only)
SOC 2220 - Sociology of Mental Illness (4)
AN 3220 - Medical Anthropology (4)
CRJ 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (4)
CRJ 3224 - Corrections and Rehabilitative Institutions (4)
PHL 3500 - Clinical Ethics (4)
PSY 3450 - Health Psychology (4)

Note

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor, or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.