A Minor in Addiction Studies is appropriate for anyone entering a human services field, which would include psychology and counseling, sociology, or any of the health professions. Students graduating with a minor in addiction studies would be qualified for entry level addictions treatment positions in residential substance abuse treatment facilities, outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities, the Arkansas Department of Community Correction Drug Court system, and the Arkansas Department of Correction.
I. The 18 hour minor in Addiction Studies consists of the following required courses:
- HSC 2310 Addiction Counseling: Theory and Practice
- HSC 2320 Addictions: Assessment, Intervention and Treatment Planning
- HSC 2330 Etiology and Epidemiology of Addiction
- HSC 3310 Group Counseling Skills
- HSC 3320 Legal and Ethical Issues in Addictions
- HSC 3330 Family Systems and Addiction
II. Electives (should they be necessary) may be chosen from the following courses:
- HLTH 2320 Mental Health
- HSC 3315 Theory and Practice of Prevention
- HSC 4312 Drug Education