Postgraduate Course: Drugs of Misuse (FREN11035)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Forensic Medicine and Science |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.forensicmedicine.mvm.ed.ac.uk/online_courses.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to study the commonly encountered drugs of misuse in terms of their use, misuse and pharmacology. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
The student will be expected to spend approximately 10 hours per week reading the course materials and additional/supplementary online and published resources; participating in online discussions and submitting required assignments. |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course the candidate should
- Understand the social, medical and legal classification of drugs
- Understand models of addiction and the observations on which they are based
- Understand the pharmacological and misuse profiles of the major groups of drugs, including alcohol
- Understand the principles underlying the treatment of drug-dependent patients and alternatives offered within the criminal justice system
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Assessment Information
The modules are accompanied by essays and literature review assignments (approx 1000 words) (50% final grade) and online timed multiple choice quizzes (50% final grade %).
9 modules are studied throughout the course. |
Special Arrangements
| Registered students will access this course using their EASE username and password. In addition to the course materials and resources provided on WebCT, candidates will be expected to use internet and published resources during self directed study and research. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alex Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 2979
Email: Alex.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Scott Bader
Tel: (0131 6)50 2979
Email: s.bader@ed.ac.uk |
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