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  Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies Requirements (18 credits)

  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 credit 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 or a third elective in Addiction Studies (ADS) for students wishing to forego the internship (3 credits).

  Total Semester Hours Required: 18

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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

  How to Apply

  Apply using Detroit Mercy's online portal at udmercy.edu/apply. That will create your account to which you can upload all of your application materials. If you need to mail your documents, please send them to:
  
  Graduate Admissions Office
  University of Detroit Mercy
  4001 W. McNichols Road, FAC 100
  Detroit, MI 48221-3038
  admissions@udmercy.edu