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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
London Metropolitan University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Why study this course?
Gain the tools needed to understand the intersections between addictive behaviours and mental health, in relation to life. Learn how mental health issues and addictive behaviours can be understood and are culturally framed.
This master’s degree will allow you to pursue or advance a career in a range of fields including addiction and substance use, mental health and medical disciplines. Our multi-disciplinary approach will give you a rounded, holistic understanding of the complexities of addiction within a mental health context.
More about this course
On this Addiction and Mental Health MSc you’ll develop a broad scientific knowledge base, learning how to critically approach addictive behaviours, mental health conditions and understand how the two interact.
At the core of this course are theoretical models and critical approaches around addictive behaviours and mental health conditions. Knowing how to intervene in an addiction and mental health context is key and complex. This master’s course allows you to build your understanding of intervention and learn about neuroscience and pharmacotherapy in relation to addiction.
In order to develop a broad knowledge base, we’ll guide you through the legal framework, relevant policies and ethical arguments to give you a complete, holistic understanding from a societal perspective. By engaging with evidence, you’ll learn to determine for yourself what counts as robust and forward-thinking in the field.
We focus on your career development and giving you the knowledge and skills to work in areas across the addiction sector. You'll be taught by practitioners and researchers in the addiction and mental health fields about the assessment, management and treatment of addiction.
We’ll also show you how to become a member of the
Assessment
The course is assessed through a variety of methods that give you the opportunity to demonstrate your academic knowledge and the career skills you’ll have acquired.
Assessment methods include essays, critical reviews, case studies and oral presentations. Your research methods studies will progressively build your understanding of how to present research findings in reports where you'll write-up qualitative and quantitative research. You’ll have the opportunity to choose your own specialist area of study when it comes to your research project (ie dissertation). All assessment is supported with a framework of formative assessment opportunities and academic support.
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University information

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University League Table
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Campus address
London Metropolitan University, Admissions Office, 166-220 Holloway Road, City of London, N7 8DB, England
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Entry standards
/ Max 18181 45%72nd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10076.0 76%63rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.33 83%11th
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