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MSc - Master of Science
Waterloo Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
Waterloo Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Part Time
SEP-26
2 Years
MSc - Master of Science
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2 Years
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The Master of Science in International Addiction Studies (IPAS) course offers students cross‐cultural exposure to critical prevention and treatment practices, as well as research and policy issues in the field of addiction. This programme provides unique opportunities to study addiction in its broadest sense and examine key issues from an international perspective. The Master of Science in International Addiction Studies (IPAS) course is a unique collaboration of three of the world's leading research universities in the field of Addiction Science: The Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, the University of Adelaide, and Virginia Commonwealth University. This partnership offers three nested graduate programme options available to graduates around the globe via distance learning. You will have access to the latest information on topics ranging from the biological basis of addiction and treatment as well as prevention and policy. The course will help you to compare global perspectives and translate this knowledge into more effective prevention and treatment practices and evidence‐based policies worldwide.
Students from outside the US must have qualified for an honors degree (level 2A or 1) or professional bachelor degree in an appropriate field of study at a recognised tertiary institution, or have a bachelors degree plus at least five years related professional work experience. US students should have completed a 4-year bachelor's degree in an appropriate field of study.
Students living in
Rest of World
£32,400 per year
Students from International
As a broad estimate of the funds needed to live to a reasonable standard in London, we currently estimate that students should allow approximately £1,265 per month for living costs, in addition to tuition fees.
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