📚About the Program
Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary program grounded in the liberal arts. The major is comprised of courses in Health Promotion, Nutrition, Addictions, Physical Activity, Biology, Chemistry and Psychology. Students learn environmental, socioeconomic, and personal factors that influence the health of individuals and populations while creating targeted interventions. To complete the Health Sciences major, students select one of four options: Pre-Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health and Wellness or Addiction.
The Addiction option at Keene State College is an academic program that provides a foundation for further studies in the field of addiction or entry-level employment in addiction. Students will take courses such as alcohol and other drug fundamentals, counseling skills, addiction theory, co-occurring disorders, and apply to an internship. This area of study helps prepare students to work in community behavioral health settings limited to pre-professional roles such as entry-level addiction professionals, case manager, residential counselors, research assistants, and other related jobs.
Students will learn what is necessary to obtain licensure and certification in substance use disorders/addiction for the state of New Hampshire or where to find this information for other states. Most states require a Master’s level counseling degree that includes Master’s level addiction and related courses, along with other requirements, to be eligible to apply for a Master’s level addiction counseling license. In some states, the courses in this option may be applied toward becoming a Bachelor’s licensed or certified alcohol and drug abuse professional. However, there are other requirements. This process for licensure or certification is pursued separately through the student’s State Bureau of Substance Use Disorder/Addiction Prevention and Treatment Services. Students must officially declare their major through a faculty advisor in Health Sciences.
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