Addiction Studies
Addiction Studies course provides postgraduate education in addictions, with a particular emphasis on recent biological, psychological and socio-environmental advances in the conceptualisation of drug use and addiction and its effective prevention. Your theoretical understanding of the subject will be positioned within the context of policy development, focusing on facilitating the transfer of knowledge and skills to the workplace.Addiction Studies course is designed for students and professionals interested in the conceptualisation, treatment and prevention of addictive behaviours. It provides a widely recognised qualification with an integrated multi-disciplinary teaching and learning approach to the problems of use, dependence on alcohol, nicotine and other psychoactive drugs, and other addictive behaviours.
Key benefits
- Provides advanced graduate education in the field of addictive behaviours, concentrating on supporting students to embark on further higher study or to translate their learning into their workplace.
- Provides students with access to the expertise of leading addictions researchers and senior clinicians.
- A broad range of modules covering science, practice, policy and management in the addictions
Careers Options
- Advanced alcohol and drug counsellor
- Co-occurring disorder counsellor
- Counsellor for mental health.
- School counsellor.
- Social service manager.
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