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Addictions MSc
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Our Addictions 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.
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.
“I chose to study at the IoPPN as it was one of the few places I could find that offered a course that focused on addiction, and it is a key centre of research in this area.”
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Employability
Our graduates follow a variety of careers, including clinical specialist/director, positions in local or national organisations requiring understanding of policies and dissemination at local, state, national and/or international level, manager of addictions services, drug worker, substance misuse nurse specialist, psychology assistant, research assistant, or undertake further study, such as PhD or the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Destinations
Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
- The Priory Hospital
- High View Care Services
- Lifeline Project
- Clinical Commissioning Group
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Employability
Our graduates follow a variety of careers, including clinical specialist/director, positions in local or national organisations requiring understanding of policies and dissemination at local, state, national and/or international level, manager of addictions services, drug worker, substance misuse nurse specialist, psychology assistant, research assistant, or undertake further study, such as PhD or the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Destinations
Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
- The Priory Hospital
- High View Care Services
- Lifeline Project
- Clinical Commissioning Group
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