Certificate in Addiction Studies
Begin Admitting Fall 2020.
The Certificate in Addiction Studies is intended to meet undergraduate interest for focused study in addiction. An addiction studies certificate will prepare students to find jobs within the health and counseling sectors.
Requirements
A total of 12 credit hours are required for completion. At least six of the 12 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or above. A maximum of nine credit hours from any department may be applied. All grades must be at a C or better. Grades of C- or below and grades of S/U will not be accepted.
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| PSYCH 2520 | Introduction to Addiction Science | 3 |
| PSYCH 2220 | Drugs and Behavior | 3 |
| or SOCIOL 4620 | Drugs and Society | |
| Elective Courses | 6 | |
| Psychological Sciences | ||
| PSYCH 2110 | Learning, Memory, and Cognition | 3 |
| PSYCH 2210 | Mind, Brain, and Behavior | 3 |
| PSYCH 2220 | Drugs and Behavior | 3 |
| PSYCH 2510 | Survey of Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 3830 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 3830 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 4210 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 4520 | Behavior Genetics | 3 |
| PSYCH 4580 | Externalizing Spectrum Disorders | 3 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCIOL 1650 | Social Deviance | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3255 | Youth in Today's World | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3440 | Sociology of Health | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3600 | Criminology | 3 |
| SOCIOL 4620 | Drugs and Society | 3 |
| SOCIOL 4630 | Sociology of Mental Health | 3 |
| Medical Pharmacology and Physiology | ||
| MPP 4204 | Medical Pharmacology | 4 |
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| WGST 2050 | Gender and Public Health | 3 |
| WGST 4600 | Women and Health | 3 |
| Social Work | ||
| SOC_WK 4330 | Addiction Treatment and Prevention | 3 |
| SOC_WK 4370 | Delinquency, Corrections and Social Treatment | 3 |
| SOC_WK 4390 | Helping Strategies With Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| SOC_WK 4400 | Domestic Violence | 3 |