PhD in Addiction: Specialization in Health Care

The Ph.D. program in Addictology covers trans-disciplinary knowledge in addictology and the skills to independently design and conduct studies of the various factors in the risk environment of substance use and addictive behaviors — from the individual to the policy level. Aiming to contribute to evidence-based decision-making, the core of the program is in clinical work and public health research with a participatory community focus. Central to the program are methodological guidance and support for trans-disciplinary addictology research with an emphasis on combining quantitative and qualitative research methods from various disciplines into a common epistemological framework.

According to article 3, paragraph 1, the second sentence of the Code of Admission Procedure of Charles University, this program of study is offered without specialization.

Graduate of the doctoral program in Addictology has received a comprehensive education aimed at (i) transdisciplinary research excellence in identifying factors of the risk environment in Addictology, (ii) advanced knowledge and skills in the clinical practice in Addictology, and (iii) theoretical background for public health perspective in Addictology. Graduates of the doctoral program have gained a deep understanding of Addictology ramifications for theory, policy, and interventions, studying addictive behaviors in their risk environment from a transdisciplinary perspective. The combination of the cornerstones of the study program provides the graduates with advanced trans-disciplinary knowledge in Addictology and the skills to independently design and conduct studies of the various factors in the risk environment of substance use and addictive behaviors—from the individual to the policy level. Aiming to contribute to evidence-based decision-making, the core of the program is in clinical and public health research with a participatory community focus. Central to the program are methodological guidance and support for trans-disciplinary addictology research with an emphasis on combining quantitative and qualitative research methods from various disciplines into a common epistemological framework.