Overview

The Addiction Medicine (Online), Postgrad.Cert. from Learna - Diploma MSc equips healthcare professionals with advanced knowledge of addiction, enhancing your ability to assess and offer initial treatment or relevant advice to those presenting with addiction-related issues. This directly supports the levels of care for this broad patient group and reduces the burden currently placed on rehabilitation facilities for addiction.

Delivered completely online, our addiction medicine course allows medical professionals in the UK and internationally to access vital higher education. By offering the best online postgraduate course in addiction medicine, we contribute positively to the awareness, treatment, and related research for addiction issues globally. Our programme is ideal if you're seeking affordable online addiction medicine diploma programmes, ensuring accessibility without compromising on quality.

Following completion of the course you should be able to:

Develop a systematic knowledge of the investigation and evidence-based management in areas surrounding addiction medicine.
Synthesise the evidence and critically interpret this into the care of patients presenting with addiction in a range of healthcare settings.
Critically analyse the biological, physiological and ethical considerations related to the delivery of addiction medicine with a multidisciplinary approach.

Who is this course for?

The Addiction Medicine course is aimed at all healthcare professionals with a related postgraduate qualification and interested in addiction medicine and includes:

General Practitioners
Psychiatrists
Clinical Psychologists
Nurses
Pharmacists
Addiction Medicine Specialists
Public Health Professionals

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Genetics and Environmental Influences
Pharmacology of Addiction
Neuroadaptation and Behavioural Impact

Clinical and Psychosocial Management of Addiction
Ethical, Legal, and Public Health Perspectives of Addiction Medicine
Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches
Psychosocial Interventions and Support

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 6 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-03-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-06 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Wales, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Since our courses are conducted entirely online, they are accessible to both UK and international registered healthcare professionals.
Applicants will typically hold a first degree or equivalent (including international qualifications) in a relevant professional healthcare field, such as a medical or nursing degree.
Registered healthcare professionals without these recognised qualifications will be considered on an individual basis and a wide range of prior experience may be taken into account. In some cases, applicants may be asked to submit a piece of work for assessment in order to confirm that they are able to work comfortably at postgraduate level, and demonstrate the requisite clinical and professional knowledge.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

2550 GBP / full

≈ 2550 GBP / full
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2550 GBP / full

≈ 2550 GBP / full

Funding

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Following completion of the course you should be able to:

Who is this course for?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Funding

Scholarships Information

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