Dear Colleagues
NOT LONG TO APPLY NOW - APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10th AUGUST 2012
There are just a few weeks left to submit your application for the University of Stirling's University Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Studies. The University Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Studies is taught entirely online and is taught at Level 10 (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework - 44 SCOTCATS). Level 10 is equivalent to the fourth, or Honours year of a 4 year Scottish degree (NOTE: the course is not postgraduate - in Scottish terms, Honours year lies somewhere between undergraduate and postgraduate). Details for the coming academic year are still to be finalised, but our expectation is that the course will commence on 13th September 2012 and that fees for each of the two modules which make up the course will be £545.00 per module, or £1,090.00 if both modules are purchased prior to commencement.
The two modules which make up the University Certificate are: DAS901 Policy and Practice - this is a sociological module examining addiction theory, popular culture, British and Scottish policy history and the role of race, gender and poverty. This module is assessed through two written assignments (a 2,000 word essay and a 2,000 word literature review) and is a pre-requisite for the second module. DAS903 - this is the second module in the University Certificate and covers the types of intervention, why and how they are used, the development of outcome monitoring methodology and the use of diagnostic instrumentation. The module is assessed through a mini-dissertation (5,000 words) which must contain original data.
Both modules are sociological in content and use the Scottish context for illustrative purposes; although many European (non-UK) students have successfully completed the course and their feedback has been largely positive. The course is taught over one year and each module consists of 10 weekly double lectures with associated online tutorials. Attendance is measured by a minimum of one contribution to each of the weekly tutorials. Since all lectures are prescribed, students must attend a minimum of two-thirds of the tutorials to be awarded the University Certificate. It is important to note that although the whole course can be undertaken online, accepted students are strongly recommended to attend one of the pre-course workshops which are normally held during the first week of teaching. These workshops are very important for returning students who may never have studied at HE level before or who have not done so for a long time. They also provide essential information and advice on using the Suceed Online Teaching System.
Further details can be found on the Course website at:
http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/show_section_content.php?section=4&content_id=8
Please note that some of the information (including timetable dates) will be for the current teaching year unless specified. The Course website give full detail of content, links to the current timetable, to organisations offering scholarship funding etc. The current Course Handbook can be downloaded from this site also and this document provides extensive information on Course content and University regulations.
Please feel free to contact me with any further requests for information if these sources provided have failed to answer them.
R. Yates
Senior Research Fellow
Scottish Addiction Studies
School of Applied Social Science
University of Stirling
Scotland
T: +44 (0) 1786-467737
F: +44 (0) 1786-466299
W: http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/showsection.php?id=4 (home)
W: http://www.drugslibrary.stir.ac.uk/ (online library)
W: http://roryyates.bandcamp.com (Wrestling With Demons: Four Songs of Addiction & Recovery)
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