UA now offers a minor and major in Addiction and Recovery Studies. This program of study will teach students about the development and progression of addictive behavior and the process of recovery from addictions. Students will also gain knowledge about prevention, treatment, policy, family dynamics, counseling skills, and much more in order to enter the workforce or continue their education in graduate school or medical school.
This program of study is an option for students interesting in counseling, social work, prevention, family services, health education, policy, medicine/nursing, law, or criminal justice.
This program of study is an option for students interesting in counseling, social work, prevention, family services, health education, policy, medicine/nursing, law, or criminal justice.
Major (14 courses, 1 internship, and additional HES and gen ed requirements)
HD210 Understanding Addiction
HD302 Adolescent Development
HD325 Problems in Child and Adolescent Development
HHD378 Drug Education (or SW414)
PY358 Abnormal Psychology
HD475 Human Sexuality
HD415 Addiction Prevention
HD445 Addiction and the Family (Fall)
HD450 Addiction: Treatment and Recovery (Fall)
HD375 Foundations of Addiction Counseling (Spr.)
HD405 Policy Issues: Family, Crime, and Addiction (Spr.)
HD250 or PY211 or BER345 Statistics/Research
HD472 Program Evaluation
HD499 Internship in the Addiction Field
Choose one:
SW210 Family and Child Welfare
CJ240 Juvenile Delinquency
CJ225 Community Based Corrections
HY378 Drugs, Booze, and Mexican Society
Minor (6 courses):
HD210 Understanding Addiction
HD302 Adolescent Development
HD445 Addiction and the Family (Fall)
HD450 Addiction: Treatment and Recovery (Fall)
HHE378 Drug Education (or SW414)
Choose one:
HD405 Policy Issues: Family, Crime, and Addiction (Spr.)
HD415 Addiction Prevention
HD475 Human Sexuality
PY378 Abnormal Psychology
CJ240 Juvenile Delinquency
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Student Profiles: Meet some of your UA classmates in the minor:
News: UA’s minor is featured on NIDA’s Teen Blog to help promote undergraduate training in Addiction Science:
Contact us: If you have any questions about this major or minor, please email Dr. Tricia Witte
HD210 Understanding Addiction
HD302 Adolescent Development
HD325 Problems in Child and Adolescent Development
HHD378 Drug Education (or SW414)
PY358 Abnormal Psychology
HD475 Human Sexuality
HD415 Addiction Prevention
HD445 Addiction and the Family (Fall)
HD450 Addiction: Treatment and Recovery (Fall)
HD375 Foundations of Addiction Counseling (Spr.)
HD405 Policy Issues: Family, Crime, and Addiction (Spr.)
HD250 or PY211 or BER345 Statistics/Research
HD472 Program Evaluation
HD499 Internship in the Addiction Field
Choose one:
SW210 Family and Child Welfare
CJ240 Juvenile Delinquency
CJ225 Community Based Corrections
HY378 Drugs, Booze, and Mexican Society
Minor (6 courses):
HD210 Understanding Addiction
HD302 Adolescent Development
HD445 Addiction and the Family (Fall)
HD450 Addiction: Treatment and Recovery (Fall)
HHE378 Drug Education (or SW414)
Choose one:
HD405 Policy Issues: Family, Crime, and Addiction (Spr.)
HD415 Addiction Prevention
HD475 Human Sexuality
PY378 Abnormal Psychology
CJ240 Juvenile Delinquency
____________________________________________________________________________________
Student Profiles: Meet some of your UA classmates in the minor:
News: UA’s minor is featured on NIDA’s Teen Blog to help promote undergraduate training in Addiction Science:
Contact us: If you have any questions about this major or minor, please email Dr. Tricia Witte