MPA: Counseling and Addiction Services Management Concentration

Program Requirements

Core

PA 605	Epistemology and Research Methodology	3
PA 610	Public and Administrative Law	3
PA 620	Bureaucracy and Public Management	3
PA 625	Public Budgeting and Finance	3
PA 630	Politics of Public Policy	3
PA 640	Theoretical Foundations of Public Administration	3
PA 641	Ethics in Public Administration	3
PA 690	Public Administration Internship	1
Total Credit Hours:		22

Counseling and Addiction Services Management

SOC 671	Introduction to Substance Use Disorder Counseling	3
SOC 672	Screening, Assessment, and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders	3
SOC 673	Survey of the Biopsychosocial Aspects of Drug Use	3
SOC 674	Contemporary Treatment Approaches for Substance Use Disorders	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Choose one of the following:

SOC 601	Criminology Theory	3
SOC 626	Communities	3
SOC 656	Organizations in Contemporary Society	3
SOC 659	Social Change in Appalachia	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Research

Completion of one of the following research options (three to six hours required):

PA 695	Research Query	3
SOC 675	Practicum in Substance Use Disorder Treatment	3
PA 699	Thesis	6
Total Credit Hours:		3-6

Total Credit Hours: 40-43