Addictive Behaviours Graduate Courses

Delivered in partnership with Monash University, the Graduate Program of Addictive Behaviours offers three levels of online, part-time study:

Graduate Certificate of Addictive Behaviours (M4018) - 1 year part-time
Graduate Diploma of Addictive Behaviours (M5022) - 2 years part-time
Master of Addictive Behaviours (M6014) - 2-3 years part-time (depending on entry level which is based on prior qualifications that may reduce study duration).

Each course builds upon units offered in the previous qualification and provides pathways for further study and postgraduate research opportunities in addiction. For example, the Graduate Certificate provides you with foundational knowledge and skills to recognise and respond to substance use disorders and other addictive behaviours. The Graduate Diploma builds on foundation units with core studies that develop deeper knowledge about social and cultural perspectives of addiction, and how policy and public health interventions are designed and evaluated. The Expert Master Degree offers specialist coursework and research streams in the final year of study to develop expertise that match your interests, skills and career goals. You therefore have flexibility to choose a qualification that is right for you.

All three courses are delivered online and part-time to meet your professional development and higher education needs, with the flexibility to manage competing work-life demands from anywhere in the world.

You will learn from local and international experts about contemporary addiction issues to support the health and social wellbeing of people and communities affected by substance use (alcohol, prescription medication or illicit drugs), process addictions (gambling or gaming) and other emerging addictive behaviours. Each course is regularly updated with the latest evidence to inform best-practice clinical interventions, policy, research, and public health prevention interventions for substance use and process addictions.

Whether you are looking to change careers, improve your professional practice, or progress to more senior roles in addiction, medicine, mental health, allied health, gambling and social or community sectors, we have a course to support your career progression!

Together we can make a difference in the lives of others and change the way we treat addiction.

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Research opportunity

Monash is recognised globally for its research excellence, and is also home to the Monash Addiction Research Centre. In the Master of Addictive Behaviours, you may be eligible to undertake a research project in your final year. Eligible students will be matched with an expert supervisor in the field of addiction. Completing the Masters research stream may also be a pathway towards completing a graduate research degree (such as Doctor of Philosophy).