Microcertificate in Substance Use and Addiction at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The Microcertificate in Substance Use and Addiction is a six-credit-hour graduate credential. It is open to degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking UA graduate students and is administered by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

Faculty: College of Human Environmental Sciences | Department: Department of Human Development and Family Studies | Duration: 6 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

Students take one 3-hour course from Block A (BCE 613 Substance Abuse Counseling, HD 650 Treating Substance Use Disorders, or SW 514 for MSW students) and one 3-hour course from Block B (e.g. BSP 660 or PY 658 Psychopathology, HD 642 Assessment of Psychopathology for MFT, HHE 587 Health Disparities, or SW 515 for MSW students).

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Students applying to the micro-certificate must be eligible for admission to UA as a degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking student at the graduate level. In addition, applications must include: (1) documentation of good standing in a graduate program at UA or official transcripts from undergraduate and/or graduate degree earning institutions; (2) current resume or curriculum vitae; and (3) statement of purpose. The statement of purpose must specify previous degrees and professional training and experience, professional goals as they relate to this program, and proposed path to complete the requirements (e.g., which courses the student intends to take to complete the microcertificate and the proposed timeline). Admissions decisions will be made primarily by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies within the College of Human Environmental Sciences. However, departmental chairs from programs that offer classes in the micro-certificate will serve as ad hoc members of the admi

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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