Universities Offer Online Master's Program in Addiction Studies
A consortium of three universities launched a 12-month intensive online program last August that leads to a master's degree in addiction studies. The full-time international program, developed by the University of Adelaide (Australia), King's College London (United Kingdom), and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, prepares participants to assume leadership roles in addiction science and related fields, such as health care, law enforcement, policy, and education. Courses focus on the scientific basis of addiction, comparative epidemiology, evidence-based interventions (including