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  Admission Requirements

  ● A master's degree in a helping profession or related discipline

  ● Program application accompanied by a statement of personal career goals

  ● One letter of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s qualifications

  ● An interview with the program director or designated faculty member

  Send all materials to:

  Graduate Admissions Counselor
  University of Detroit Mercy
  Admissions Office
  4001 W. McNichols Rd.
  Detroit, MI 48221

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  Curriculum

  The curriculum has three components:

  1. A core of three required courses, totaling nine credit hours.

  • ADS 5090 Drugs and Behavior (3 credits)
  • ADS 5110 Theories of Addiction (3 credits)
  • ADS 5120 Recovery Processes (3 credits)

  2. An elective component of two courses totaling six hours carefully chosen to meet the student’s professional needs from among the following courses:

  • ADS 5170 Substance Use Disorders in Youth (3 credits)
  • ADS 5210 Process Disorders: Gambling and Sexual Addiction (3 credits)
  • ADS 5360 Family Theory and Therapy (3 credits)
  • ADS 5600 Spirituality and Recovery (3 credits)
  • ADS 5950 Multicultural Competence in Treating Substance-Related-Disorders (3 credits)

  3. An applied component of three credit hours to be completed as a field placement of 300 hours or as a culminating seminar.

  • ADS 5880 Internship in Addiction Studies (3 credits) OR ADS 5710 Culminating Seminar in Addiction Studies (3 credits)

  Total Semester Hours Required: 18