C11115v4 Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management (GradCertDiabEdM)UAC code: 942845 (Autumn semester), 942890 (distance) (Autumn semester)
CRICOS code: 037128A
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Note(s)
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
This course is offered in conjunction with UTS: Education. It develops appropriately qualified students for work as health professionals in the area of diabetes education and management.
Students have strong involvement with academics and clinicians from major teaching hospitals, diabetes centres and Diabetes Australia-NSW or Diabetes Australia-Queensland.
Career options
Career options include diabetes educators and managers in a variety of settings.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Previous qualifications must be in a health-related field such as nursing, allied health or medicine.
Applicants must also have at least one year's full-time professional employment in their health-related discipline, part of which has been in a diabetes-related clinical area. It is assumed that applicants have a basic knowledge of the practice of diabetes education and management. Applicants must also have access to a relevant clinical setting in order to complete supervised clinical experience (applicants need to organise their own placement).
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis. It is studied through four distance education subjects, which include two residential workshops in either Sydney or Brisbane.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points of study, comprising three specified UTS: Health subjects and one specified UTS: Education subject.
Course completion requirements
| 92934 Clinical Management of Diabetes | 6cp | |
| 92845 Primary Health Care | 6cp | |
| 015356 Learning in Diabetes Education | 6cp | |
| 93006 Clinical Practice (Diabetes) | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Professional recognition
Upon completion of the course, Registered Nurses Div 1 RNs (Vic), Authorised Practising Dieticians, Registered Medical Practitioners, Registered Pharmacists (AACP), (SHPA), Registered Podiatrists and Registered Exercise Physiologists can gain Credentialed Diabetes Educator status authorised by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
