2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAUT1002 Foundation Issues in Addiction Studies

30 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Niall Scott
Email: niall.scott@nhs.net

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Mature Entry scheme
OR
Qualification in health or social care sciences
OR 2 'A' levels grade C or above
and
English Language Qualification Grade C or above

Pre-requisites

LAUT1001

Foundation

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAUT2016

Foundation Module

Module replaces

HECS1024 Found Issues in Addiction Studies

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module builds on the Introduction to Addiction Studies module by exploring theories of drug and alcohol use, misuse and dependence, explanations for the contribution of various factors in increasing the severity of consequences and examining methods of monitoring the extent of use and problems.

Objectives

The objectives of this module are to provide an understanding of how alcohol and drugs work, which factors contribute to the different patterns of use in individuals and how population level use is measured.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- demonstrate knowledge of the factors influencing the use and misuse of substances;

- describe the prevalence of drug use in the UK and how it is measured;

- outline factors contributing to the development of substance related problems;

- be aware of the range of definations and concepts of dependence;

- understand the contribution of pharmacological, social and psychological factors on the drug experience.

Skills outcomes
Prevalence and problem definition.

Syllabus

The following questions make up the curriculum for this module:
- Why is drug use so universal and pervasive?
- Why do societies condone the use of some drugs but not others?
- How do peoples' drug using careers begin? What accounts for different patterns of use?
- What is a drug use problem?
- What is dependence and how has our understanding of it evolved over the years?
- What do substance addictions and behavioural addictions have in common?

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Tutorial	10	0.56	5.00
Private study hours			295.00
Total Contact hours			5.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Being a distance learning module, the majory of student learning is through private study and independent learning, guided by a study manual which replaces lectures. This is supplemented by reference lists for reading source materials and supported by telephone tutorials and e-mail correspondence (see above).

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- End of unit checklist of topics covered
- Module Leader feedback (through tutorials and detailed assignment feedback)
- Personal Tutor feedback (where student chooses to use this resource)
- Telephone tutorials

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,750 words	50.00
Essay	3,750 words	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Compensation between assignments permitted.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/07/2015

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