Master of Arts in Professional Counseling: Substance Abuse Counseling

Students within this degree concentration are selected, advised and supervised through the professional counseling graduate program.

Curriculum

Foundation Courses
12 Semester Credit Hours

• PYF  7001  Graduate Seminar in Clinical Foundations
• HRF 7111  Trends, Issues and Perspectives in Human Resources
• PYC 8462  Employee Assistance and Counseling
• PYF 7162   Methods and Models of Research
• PYF  8012  Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling

Concentration Courses
24 Semester Credit Hours

• PYC 7922  Counseling Theories
• PYC 7932  Group Counseling and Dynamics
• PYC 7422  Social and Cultural Concerns in Counseling 
• PYF 7132  Counseling and the Helping Professions 
• PYC 8142  Introduction to Addictions and Related Disorders 
• PYC 8152  Psychophysiology and Pharmacology of Addictions
• PYC 8162  Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Addictions
• PYF 8400  Practicum I in Addiction Counseling *
• PYF 8410  Practicum II in Addiction Counseling * 

* Students who hold any level of substance abuse counseling licensure with two years of work experience may be eligible to substitute a counseling elective in lieu of Practicum I and Practicum II.