Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LM Addiction
School	Educational Enterprise
Department	Wiley
Module Code	03 39507
Module Lead	TBC
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Guided independent study-100 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	This module will use recent research and theory to critically explore addiction as a phenomenon in mental health and wellbeing. It will address biological, psychological, and social approaches and their combination (biopsychosocial) in exploring how addiction develops as an issue of mental health and illness and how addiction and addictive behaviours are classified and conceptualised. This module will address medical and social conceptions of addiction, considering service user and recovery perspectives. It will introduce the key areas of addiction such as drugs, alcohol, and behavioural addictions. The module will also introduce and critically address a range of available treatment and recovery programmes for addiction.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Critically consider the concept of addiction, behavioural addiction, and recovery Appraise the evidence relating to addiction formation, treatment, and recovery Critically consider the concepts of classification and diagnosis in addiction and consider service user and recovery perspectives.
Assessment	39507-01 : Coursework : Coursework (60%) 39507-02 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) (40%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 60% In course assignment: coursework (e.g., essay, recorded presentation, podcast or video) min. 1000 - max. 2000 words or equivalent) 40% In course assignment: self-activated timed (45-60 minutes) examination- (e.g. SAQ or MCQ) Reassessment: Resitting of any examination-based assessments using an alternative question assessment. Resubmission of coursework using an alternative coursework assessment question.
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