General Program Requirements
Curriculum Guide
Degree-seeking students are required to complete 39 credit hours of graduate work. Twenty-seven (27) of the credit hours are Core courses and twelve (12) of the credit hours are electives. Upon advancing into Candidacy students electing Option I must successfully complete a Comprehensive Examination and Research Paper or in Option II complete courses Thesis I and Thesis II and write a Master's Thesis. (Note: EDUC 581 is required of any graduate student who has not had a basic statistics course, with a "B" or better grade, either at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Core Requirements (15 Credits)
| PSYC 621 | Seminar in Physiological and Psycho-Social Aspects of Alcoholism and Other Addictions | 3 |
| PSYC 622 | Addiction Prevention Techniques for the Individual, the Family, the School, and the Community | 3 |
| PSYC 641 | Advanced Individual Counseling, Diagnosis, and Assessment of the Addicted Client | 3 |
| PSYC 642 | Advanced Group Counseling, Diagnosis, and Assessment of the Addicted Client | 3 |
| PSYC 644 | Management of Addiction Treatment Programs and Personnel | 3 |
Measurement and Research (6 Credits)
| REHB 582 | Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| REHB 509 | Seminar in Research | 3 |
Fieldwork And Internship (6 Credits)
| PSYC 650 | Field Training in Alcoholism/Addiction Services (200 clock hours-supervised field experience) | 3 |
| PSYC 651 | Field Training in Alcoholism/Addiction Services II (200 clock hours-supervised field experience) | 3 |
| (Note: Each field training requires 200 supervised clock hours.) |
Recommended Electives (12 Credits)
| PSYC 511 | Advanced Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 512 | Mental Health | 3 |
| PSYC 514 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 529 | Seminar in Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSYC 612 | Group Counseling | 3 |
| PSYC 653 | Theories of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism | 3 |
| PSYC 656 | The Evaluation of Drug Policies in the US | 3 |
| PSYC 657 | Seminar in Substance Abuse and Cultural Influences | 3 |
| PSYC 658 | Assessment Interviewing for Treatment Planning For Substance Abusers | 3 |
| PSYC 659 | Applied and Clinical Research in Addictions | 3 |
| PSYC 660 | Substance and the Law-Legal and Ethical Conduct | 3 |
| REHB 502 | Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disabilities | 3 |
| REHB 535 | Community Resources | 3
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