Alcohol & Drug Studies
A 24-semester-hour undergraduate minor in alcohol and drug studies is available to undergraduate students from any major through the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies. The acquisition of this minor provides real advantages to a student’s marketability in basic substance abuse jobs throughout the state.
The alcohol and drug studies minor is designed to introduce students to the influences and impact of substance use and misuse on individuals and society.
This completion of this minor will:
- introduce you to individual and societal factors of substance use and misuse including related contemporary issues
- prepare you to be a more successful applicant to graduate and professional schools
- equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to be a more effective practitioner in your chosen field
Minimum requirement for the alcohol and drug studies minor is 24 s.h. as follows:
Required Courses (15 s.h.)
- ADRE 2003 – Introduction to Substance Use and Misuse
- ADRE 4793 – Treatment for Substance Use and Misuse
- ADRE 4796 – Contemporary Issues for Substance Use and Misuse
- PSYC 3221 – Social Psychology
- PSYC 3375 – Abnormal Psychology
Electives (select 3 courses) (9 s.h.)
- ADRE 3000 – Introduction to Rehabilitation
- ADRE 4795 – Prevention of Substance Abuse
- ASLS 2020 – Sign Language Studies I
- HDFS 1103 – Individual, Family, and Romantic Relationships
- HLTH 3355 – Trends in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
- HLTH 3515 – AIDS HIV Disease in Modern Society
- PSYC 3206 – Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 3300 – Psychology of Personality
- SOCI 2111 – Modern Social Problems
- SOCI 3220 – Sociology of Deviant Behavior
No more than 9 s.h. course credits may be applied to both a major and a minor.
Minors must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all ADRE courses.
Additional electives may be approved by the Alcohol and Drug Studies coordinator.
Contact
Dr. Kenn Pritchard
Coordinator, Alcohol and Drug Studies Minor
252-744-6293
pritchardk22@ecu.edu