Overview

Key features

The MS in Addiction Studies at Western Connecticut State University will produce professionals who can:

1. Apply evidence-based principles to lead effective individual, family and group counseling for SUDs.

2. Develop and implement best-practice treatment plans and propose risk reduction interventions

3. Employ and articulate the professional values and ethics specific to intervention and prevention in this field.

4. Utilize the diagnostic criteria for Substance Use Disorders (SUD; DSM-5) and related psychological disorders across diverse populations, and provide referral, consultation and collaboration with mental health providers and/or medical providers to ensure continuity of care, adherence to best practice treatment standards for the individual’s Co-occurring Diagnosis (COD), and achieve through the treatment of SUDs & CODs, optimal treatment outcomes.

5. Demonstrate the ability to conduct effective program reviews on addiction services and psychopharmacological treatment.

Programme Structure

Courses incldued:

Substance Use Counseling: Assessment and Counseling

Substance Use Counseling: Drugs and Behavior

Substance Use Counseling: Counseling Techniques

Substance Use Counseling: Applied Individual and Group Counseling

Development and Evaluation of SUD Intervention Program

Substance Use and Co-Occuring Disorders: Diagnosis and Interventions

Professional Development and Ethics 3 Every
Theories of Psychotherapy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

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Credits

37 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Danbury, United States

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General requirements

Applicants who wish to be admitted to the M.S. in Addiction Studies must submit the following materials to the Office of Graduate Admissions:1. Application for admission to the Office of Graduate Admissions and a $50 application fee. Online Application2. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education at time of entry into the program.3. One official transcript mailed to the Office of Graduate Admissions from each college or university previously attended, including all earned grades and degrees.5. An interview with the department admissions committee.6. It is preferred for students to have skills (e.g., completed coursework) in the following areas. Such courses are not required. Applicants should specify the relevant courses or experiences they have completed.o research methods in the behavioral scienceso basic understanding of the DSM-5o applied experience in psychology or a related field

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19397 USD / year

≈ 19397 USD / year
Out-of-State

19397 USD / year

≈ 19397 USD / year
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In-State

15039 USD / year

≈ 15039 USD / year

Living costs

Danbury

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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