Addiction Studies, Minor
Elizabeth Pacioles
caseyel@marshall.edu
www.marshall.edu/addictionstudies
Instead of focusing strictly on treatment for addiction, the aim of this minor is to take advantage of the interdisciplinary structure of the university in order to incorporate the perspectives and expertise of as many faculty, students, and community members as possible. The goal is to create innovative thinkers on this issue in order to provide evidence-based models of dealing with possibly the biggest drug epidemic in world history. In addition to a focus on substance use disorder, approved courses for this minor may address behavioral addictions as well.
Students must take at least 15 hours of courses related to addiction (as approved by the Addiction Studies committee), in at least two disciplines, at least 9 of which must be upper level. Each semester additional approved courses are updated on the addiction studies webpage listed above.
Approved Addiction Studies Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HST 305 | Drug Wars | 3 |
| SWK 260 | Substance Use and SWK | 3 |
| CJ 340 | Drugs and Crime | 3 |
| PSY 440 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| HS 221 | Personal Health II | 3 |
| BME 305 | Intro to Biophysical Measmnt | 3 |