ASC5003 Addiction policies, prevention and public health
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
ASC5003 Addiction policies, prevention and public health is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ASC5003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ASC5003
No unit lists ASC5003 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit considers the socio-historical precedents of drug policy and the public health responses to drug use.
It aims to compare and contrast the differences seen in policy and public health measures employed around the world and the results of these measures.
The roles of alcohol and drug regulation and legislation, illicit drug supply and demand reduction, alcohol price and availability, and prescription drug availability and monitoring will be addressed.
It will assess the effectiveness of different forms of intervention at individual, group and population level, including prevention, harm minimisation and treatment, in managing problem use.
The unit will be taught through distance education and include topics such as:
- Epidemiology and addiction
- Policy responses to drug use
- Population level prevention activities
- Effectiveness of primary and secondary public health measures in response to tobacco, alcohol, & other licit drugs
- Illicit drugs
- Gambling (& other process addictions)
The materials for this unit will be provided by academic staff with specialist knowledge of population based research in the addiction field and its translation to public health policy, and will include the most recent research in this area.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Oral presentation (15 mins) (20%)Presentation20%
- Report (3,500 words) (35%)Report35%
- Policy analysis (4,000 words) (45%)Assignment45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically review the evidence-base of epidemiological and public health policy research in relation to licit and illicit addictive substances, gambling, and gaming.
- 2
Synthesise ideas to effectively communicate with one another and academic experts around specific issues in addiction epidemiology, public policy and public health.
- 3
Appraise public health strategies and policy processes in addiction, critiquing how individual, community and institutional forces can shape policy direction and focus.
- 4
Compare and contrast policy responses to drug use across drug types and across different jurisdictions both within Australia and overseas.
- 5
Determine the role and contribution of population-based prevention strategies and activities compared with individual-based prevention strategies and activities.
- 6
Evaluate primary, secondary and tertiary public health measures across different aspects of addiction.
- 7
Examine the crossover of individual public health prevention levels in the context of addictive behaviours.
- 8
Identify evidence-based policy positions and responses relating to alcohol and other drugs and process addictions.
Workload and teaching
Students enrolling in ASC5003 will be expected to contact the course co-ordinator regularly throughout the semester and participate in online discussion with fellow students and academic staff. Students should expect to spend around 24 hours a week of self-directed learning. This includes accessing online lectures, podcasts and resources as well as participating in forum discussions, questions and quizzes via Moodle in addition to conducting offline independent study such as reading, research and writing activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit will be delivered online using the Monash Moodle software delivery system. All learning resources including reading lists will be provided within the unit in Moodle and via Research and Learning Online: https://www.monash.edu/rlo/home.
Monash Library Unit Reading Lists can also be searched for via the Library, here: https://monash.rl.talis.com/index.html
Required resources: It is essential that students have access to a computer with stable internet connection during this unit of study. Support for logging into Moodle, and recommended settings to improve students' Moodle experience can be found here: https://guides.lib.monash.edu/moodle/login.
Students will be required to have access to appropriate software to complete assessment tasks and participate in online activities. A range of software is available for download onto Monash and personal devices for students with a Monash Authcate account through the My.Monash Virtual Environment (for example, Miscrosoft Office 365 is available to enrolled students at no cost). Alternately, students can search the Monash software catalogue here: https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/software/catalogue.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Rowan Ogeil
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Naomi Crafti
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ASC5003?
ASC5003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ASC5003 offered?
In 2021, ASC5003 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does ASC5003 have an exam?
No. ASC5003 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.