BSc Addiction Studies

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the level 2 modules students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, policies and theories which are standard features of a range of aspects of the addiction field.

- demonstrate a common core of knowledge on psychoactive drug use and associated problems.

- demonstrate knowledge of and ability to practise the components of addiction interventions and evaluate their effectiveness.

- describe and evaluate ways in which substance misuse problems may be reduced.

- appreciate and demonstrate an understanding of the main research methodologies commonly used in the addictions field.

- apply generic and subject specific intellectual qualities to standard situations in the addictions field outside the context in which they were originally studied.

- use a range of techniques to describe and discuss data and information relevant to the addiction field.

- effectively communicate information and analysis to multi-disciplinary groups of staff.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied;

- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;

- decision making

Commercial awareness is not relevant to this field of study; planning and organisation and time management are relevant to all modules so have not been separately identified due to 5 skills limit.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the addiction treatment field to complex, albeit standard, situations and simple, albeit novel or atypical, instances

- work that may be descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material

- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the addiction field

- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion