Certificate in Addiction Studies
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 "S" or "C-" or better. Grades of "U" or "D+" or below will not be accepted. All certificate coursework must be completed at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
A certificate consists of at least 12 credits; at least 12 credits must be taken in MU course work. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a certificate, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a certificate in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for an Optional Certificate.
| 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 | |
| Education & Counseling Psychology | ||
| ESC_PS 4185 | Health Behavior: Drug and Sexuality Education | 3 |
| Medical Pharmacology and Physiology | ||
| HLTH_SCI 2400 | Contemporary Health Issues | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 2400H | Contemporary Health Issues - Honors | |
| or HLTH_SCI 2400W | Contemporary Health Issues - Writing Intensive | |
| HLTH_SCI 2600 | Principles of Rehabilitation for the Preprofessional | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2850 | Inclusion and Equity in Health Care | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 2850H | Inclusion and Equity in Health Care - Honors | |
| HLTH_SCI 2900 | Health Care In Missouri | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 2900H | Health Care In Missouri - Honors | |
| HLTH_SCI 3700 | Health Care in the United States | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 3700H | Health Care in the United States - Honors | |
| Medical Pharmacology & Physiology | ||
| MPP 4204 | Medical Pharmacology | 4 |
| 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 Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYCH 3830 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 4210 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 4563 | Behavioral and Technology Addictions | 3 |
| PSYCH 4580 | Externalizing Spectrum Disorders | 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 |
| 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 |
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| WGST 2050 | Gender and Public Health | 3 |
| WGST 4600 | Women and Health | 3 |