Provider: An Cosan
Address: Kiltalown Village Centre, Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Contact: Education Co-ordinator
Title: Education Co-ordinator
Email: courses@ancosan.ie
Telephone: 01 462 8488
In-person and online
The aim of this blended online Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree programme is to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities of learners in the theory and practice of applied addiction studies and community development.
The purpose of the programme is to build the capacity of community drugs workers and those working and volunteering in the wider community within an addiction context.
Stage one (certificate)
Module 1 Learning to Learn at Third Level
Module 2 Introduction to Community Development
Module 3 Social Analysis
Module 4 Group Work and Facilitation Skills
Module 5 The Nature and Context of Addiction
Module 6 Drug Prevention, Education and Awareness
Stage two (higher certificate)
Module 1 Community Development Practical Approaches
Module 2 Understanding and Managing Conflict in a Community Development Context
Module 3 Social Policy
Module 4 Reflective Practice, Knowledge, Skills & Attitude
Module 5 Introduction to Counselling and Motivational Interviewing
Module 6 Approaches to Treatment and Rehabilitation
Stage three (Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree)
Module 1 Transformative Community Education
Module 2 Drugs and Crime in a Global Context
Module 3 Research Methods and Practice
Module 4 Project Cycle Management in the Community and Voluntary Sector
Module 5 Community Drug Work and Leadership in Practice
Module 6 Community Development and Technology
People who are employed in the field of addiction studies and community development; people who work in the community in a voluntary capacity; and people with an interest in addiction studies and community development.
Applicants should have completed the Leaving Certificate or a Certificate at Level 5 of the National Framework of Qualifications in addiction studies and community development or a related area. Other applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the South East Technological University policy on recognition of prior learning.
Applications are treated on a case-by-case basis. Applicants may be required to attend for an interview. See website https://www.ancosan.ie/higher-education/#degree-addiction-studies-community or http://www.ancosan.ie/higher-education.php
This BA began in 2012.