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MSc - Master of Science
Run at the client site in the region of United Kingdom
Distance/Online
23-SEP-24
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
Run at the client site in the region of United Kingdom
Distance/online
23-SEP-24
2 years
MSc - Master of Science
Run at the client site in the region of United Kingdom
Distance/online
23-SEP-24
1 year
Select a an exam type
Overview
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.
Course detail
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.
Teaching and assessment
Pre-recorded lectures are audio-streamed within the Virtual Learning Environment and delivered online. You will also be expected to undertake a significant amount of independent study. The primary methods of assessment for this course are written examinations, coursework and practical individual/ projects. The study time and assessment methods typically give an indication of what to expect. However, these may vary depending upon the modules.
Career prospects
Graduates from this programme have taken leadership roles in clinical settings, working as drug workers, substance misuse nurse specialists, psychologists, addiction psychiatrists and managers of addiction services. Our graduates have also taken policy positions in national and international organisations, while others have undertaken further academic research and gone on to complete a PhD or a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
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 bachelor’s 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
Domestic
Students from Domestic
Full time overseas fees: USD $32,400.
Students from EU
Full time overseas fees: USD $32,400.
Students from International
Full time overseas fees: USD $32,400.