Contexts of Addiction

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate policies and strategies that directly impact the sustainable provision of addiction services.
  2. Critically reflect on epidemiological and aetiological models that underpin addiction.
  3. Explore the effects of addiction and psychoactive substances on the central nervous system.
  4. Articulate the principles that underlie substance use, addiction and withdrawal.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-ADS-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies for Health Professionals

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning. There are 5 x 1-hour online webinars during the study period.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.