IN A NUTSHELL
This course will equip you with valuable insights into topics including the psycho-pharmacology of addiction, the recent interest in addictive behaviours and the wide ranging implications of addiction for society.
You'll find the course particularly relevant if you are working in the NHS or healthcare independent sector, including addiction clinics, and want to develop your knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and dependence, and other addictive behaviours.
You will:
- Gain knowledge and understanding of drug use and addiction relevant to a range of roles and environments
- Have the ability to focus on your own interests for the dissertation
- Focus on the application of theory and skills and learn how to transfer this to the workplace
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
You work or want to work in a setting supporting those affected by addictions
You want to help further research in this field
You are hard working and dedicated to developing your knowledge
ALL ABOUTTHE COURSE
The aim of this course is to enable you to develop a detailed knowledge and critical understanding of applied psychology in the context of addiction and addictive behaviours. You will consider psycho-pharmacological and biological mechanisms underpinning drug action and dependence, the more recent conceptualisation of behavioural addictions, and the broader social context of addiction.
The full-time route is structured over 12 months and comprises three 10 week semesters. In semester 1 and 2 you will complete two taught modules in each semester. In semester 3 you will complete your dissertation under the supervision of one of the course tutors. If you choose to follow the part-time route you will complete the course over three years, completing two taught modules in each of the first two years and the dissertation in your third year.
The dissertation module on this course will also give you the opportunity to pursue an area of applied psychology and psychological therapies directly related to your own work or interest.
Year one
- Research Methods in Psychology
- The Psychopharmacology of Drugs and Addiction
- Addictive Behaviour
- Drugs, Addiction and Society
- Dissertation
Dissertation
Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
WHAT WILL I BE DOING?
Teaching
This course is taught using a mixture of approaches including the following:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Tutorials
- Discussion/debates
- Video presentation
- Research seminars and workshops
- Guest speaker presentations
- The virtual learning environment, online resources and web-based learning / CD-Rom training packages
- Student presentations
- Directed study
Assessment
You will be assessed in a variety of ways including:
* Theoretical essays
* Presentation
* Research proposal
* Dissertation
WHAT ABOUTAFTER UNI?
This course will help you to progress to leadership positions within the field of addictions and to advance to research roles.
A TASTE OF WHAT YOU COULD BECOME
AN EXPERT IN ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS
WHAT YOUNEED TO KNOW
APPLICANT PROFILE
This course is suitable for you if you're a psychology graduate (or graduate of a related discipline), or if you're a health and social care professional interested in focusing your interests in the addictions field and may act as a route towards an academic/research career. This course will also be of particular interest to you if you currently have a role, or wish to have a role, in providing services within addiction across the health, social welfare, education and youth justice services.
English language requirements
International applicants will be required to show proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 (no element below 5.5) is proof of this.
Please note: Due to the structure of this programme, it is not available to applicants who require a Tier 4 visa.
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