The Program

The Program

The goal of the Collaborative Program in Addiction Studies (CoPAS) at the University of Toronto is to develop and integrate graduate training in the multidisciplinary field of addictions.  This field encompasses the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substances, as well as gambling and other addictive behaviours.  

Students fulfilling the requirements of the collaborating department and CoPAS will receive a notation indicating completion of a specialization in Addiction Studies on the transcript issued by the School of Graduate Studies.

•  the multidisciplinary perspective of 12 collaborating graduate departments
• graduate training and research on the etiology, prevention and treatment of addictions
• graduate courses on a wide range of topics related to addictions 
• formal recognition of completion of requirements 
• access to scientists, educational seminars and library resources at CoPAS's three sponsoring centres
• a Research and Career Day for students to meet CoPAS faculty and learn about the work of other students 
• access to the H. David Archibald OGSST Scholarship
• access to the Oriana Josseau Kalant Memorial Award

·         Adult Education and Counselling Psychology (Prof. L. Stermac, lstermac@oise.utoronto.ca)

·         Anthropology

·         Biomedical Engineering (Prof. R. C. Frecker, rick.frecher@utoronto.ca)

·         Criminology (Prof. N. S. Wortley, scot.wortley@utoronto.ca)

·         Information Studies (Prof. W. Duff, duff@fis.utoronto.ca)

·         Medical Science (Prof. P. L. Carlen, carlen@uhnres.utoronto.ca)

·         Pharmaceutical Sciences (Prof. B.A. Sproule, beth_sproule@camh.net)

·         Pharmacology (Prof. B. Brands, bruna_brands@camh.net)

·         Psychology (Prof. John Cunningham, john_cunningham@camh.net)

·         Public Health Sciences (Prof. R. Mann, robert_mann@camh.net)

·         Social Work (Prof. M. A. Herie, marilyn_herie@camh.net)

·         Sociology (Prof. L. Tepperman, teperman@chass.utoronto.ca)

CoPAS has three sponsors:

·         The Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (Prof. P. G. Erickson, pat_Erickson@camh.net)

·         The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (Prof. E.W. Single, esingle@utoronto.ca) 

·         The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (Prof. R. G. Ferrence, , roberta_ferrence@camh.net) 

CoPAS is not a degree program.  To be eligible for admission to CoPAS, students must first apply to and register in one of the collaborating graduate departments.  Through the collaborating department, students can then apply for admission to CoPAS.  Please contact collaborating department professor directly (see CoPAS Contact List).  Students admitted to CoPAS must follow a program of study that meets the requirements of both the collaborating department and CoPAS.

All Master's and PhD students are required to take PAS 3700 (Multidisciplinary Aspects of Addictions) plus a second half-year course from the list of approved elective courses.  (See list.)

PhD students who met these CoPAS requirements while completing their Master's are required to take one more approved elective course.

A directed reading course on an addictions topic may substitute for an elective course.  A plan of study for the course must be approved by the director of CoPAS.

In collaborating departments in which a thesis is required, the thesis must deal with an addictions-related topic.  Thesis work will be supervised, evaluated and approved according to practices of the collaborating department.  Normally, a CoPAS faculty member will be on the student's supervisory committee, and will be involved in approval of the thesis.

In collaborating departments that do not require a thesis, a practicum or major research paper will be accepted instead of a thesis, as long as the topic or focus is directly related to addictions.

In collaborating departments that do not have a thesis or equivalent requirement, students must take a third half-year course from the list of approved electives.

Robert Mann
Public Health and Regulatory Policy
Social Prevention and Health Policy Research
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell St., Room 2035
Toronto, ON M5S 2S1
Canada


Telephone: 416.535.8501 x 4496
E-mail: robert_mann@camh.net

Last updated August 24, 2005 . Your comments and questions are welcomed.
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