Course Overview

Our MSc Contemporary Drug & Alcohol Studies takes a critical social science approach to explore the use of psychoactive substances in society. You are introduced to a range of cross-disciplinary theories, concepts, and evidence to analyze: the use and effects of psychoactive substances patterns of consumption differentiated across social groups responses to drug and alcohol-related harms from a range of perspectives, such as criminal justice, treatment, harm reduction, public health, and health inclusion You will critically examine substance-related harms for individuals, families, and communities and how harms are mediated by gender, class, race, and ethnicity. You will pay particular attention to the social, economic, and political contexts of inequality and risk environments and how issues such as housing, homelessness, and welfare state reforms may contribute to harm. Throughout the course, you will assess the influences of the alcohol industry; the drug economy; and the prohibition on policy and practice, and engage with current debates on alcohol and drug law reforms nationally and internationally.

General Eligibility

You are required to hold an Honours degree (minimum 2:2 classification) within the broad area of the Social Sciences or an Ordinary bachelors degree with significant and relevant work experience.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• overall score 6.0_x000D_ no sub-test less than 5.5