六九色堂

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

• 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
六九色堂
4001 W. McNichols Road, FAC 100
Detroit, MI 48221-3038
admissions@udmercy.edu