2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LAUT1003 Prevention 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 schemeOR
Qualification in health or social care sciences
OR
2 'A' levels grade C or above
and
English Language Qualification GCSE grade C or above.
Pre-requisites
LAUT1001 | Foundation |
LAUT1002 | Foundation Issues in Addiction Studies |
This module is mutually exclusive with
LAUT2013 | Prevention Module |
Module replaces
HECS1025 Prevent issues in addict studiesThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module addresses the question of prevention of drug and alcohol use and misuse, policy and effectiveness of strategies in an international context.Objectives
The module objectives are to explore prevention strategy for alcohol, drugs and tobacco, policy and public health messages at the national and international level.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- demonstrate their understanding of the nature of prevention and of different approaches to the task of prevention;
- describe community and national preventive initiatives;
- discuss the role of the media and education in prevention;
- outline legal aspects of drug and alcohol use;
- put British prevention strategies in a European context;
- know specific prevention strategies that have been implemented and what their outcomes were.
Skills outcomes
Knowledge of prevention policies and practices.
Syllabus
The syllabus introduces students to the debate on prevention and its goals whether these are at the national and governmental level, at the international level or at the local level. The challenge to reconcile different perspectives in the form of different sorts of action is described and methods of evaluation are discussed. Description of widely practised as well as innovative programmes is accompanied by discussion of their outcomes.
Public policy, the law and its enforcement, educational initiatives, their popularity and success or otherwise are examined in the pursuit of understanding effectiveness. The role of the mass media both as arbiter of problem definition and as education medium is explored as are questions of civil liberties and the boundaries of behavioural controls.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Tutorial | 10 | 0.50 | 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 majority 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 email 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 websiteLast updated: 28/07/2015
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