Professional Studies, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, (B.P.S.)

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Students in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services concentration will select from a set of courses in alcohol & drug abuse and social and public service. Prior work experience is welcomed and evaluated through portfolio assessment. Internships are also included in this concentration. Persons pursuing this degree typically provide services to those disabled by alcohol and drug abuse, including abusers, families, friends, colleagues, and associates. Wishing to build upon knowledge and experience in alcohol and drug abuse treatment, persons served by these guidelines will seek careers in Alcohol & Drug Abuse (A&D) Services as providers of social and public services in hospitals, social service agencies, employee assistance programs, churches, etc. Some may wish to continue their education in graduate-level programs.

General Education (35-41 hours)

See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.

Coordinated Study (30 hours)

Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course Descriptions

Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. College of Professional & Liberal Studies staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/

Social and Public Services (15 hours)

Choose from the following:

CJUS 4533 - Juvenile Delinq Theory/Process Credit Hours: (3)
COUN 4781 - Strategy/Crisis Intervention Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3213 - Intro to Public Policy ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3102 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3103 - Child Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3106 - Social Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3501 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4851 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4852 - Sociology of Mental Illness Credit Hours: (3)
SWRK 3902 - Human Behavior/Soc Envrnmnt Credit Hours: (3) (Prerequisites: SWRK 2911 , SWRK 2010 ; BIOL 1010 )

Guided Electives and Internship (15 hours)

Guided Electives - Choose any 12 hours from courses in the Coordinated Study that have not already been taken.
UNIV 4110 - Internship** Credit Hours: (3-6)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

College of Professional & Liberal Studies thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Review a complete list of courses: https://www.memphis.edu/cpls/resources/thematic_studies.php.

Senior Project (3 hours)

The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student’s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on their concentration.

UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** Credit Hours: (3) (completed during the final semester)

Electives

May be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.