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Enhance your health qualifications and learn how to better manage the world’s fastest growing chronic health condition, diabetes, with JCU’s focused eight-month course in Diabetes Studies.

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in Australia for learning resources* *Good Universities Guide 2022, UG Medicine

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in Queensland for median graduate salary, $116,400* *Good Universities Guide 2022, UG Medicine

#1

in Queensland for student support, teaching quality and overall experience* *Good Universities Guide 2022, UG Medicine

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Online: May

$2,555.00⁺

$11,640.00^{^}

⁺estimated annual Commonwealth Supported Fee for a full-time study load

^{^}estimated annual tuition fee for a full-time study load

Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible

8 months part-time

Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in nursing or other relevant clinically-based health or allied health discipline plus 12 months post-graduation experience in that discipline; or at least five years’ experience in a health profession

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What to expect

The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled in the past 30 years worldwide. About 8.5 per cent of the world’s people currently living with diabetes. In Australia, around 280 people develop the disease every day.

The Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies has been developed to equip health professionals with the practical, technical, clinical and organisational skills needed to provide safe and effective client-centred diabetes care.

Graduates will gain the skills to systematically plan, manage, and evaluate diabetes care and diabetes services in a way that supports a contemporary, integrated, and multidisciplinary approach to client care in a variety of practice settings.

The course is mostly delivered online but students are also required to attend a residential block subject in Singapore or Cairns.

View the handbook for a detailed overview of the course.

Career Opportunities

A working knowledge of diabetes, prevention and management of the disease is becoming increasingly important for health professionals in Australia and around the world, such is the prevalence of the disease.

Graduates can work in a variety of government, private health, hospital and community settings, offering client-centred and evidenced-based clinical care and self-management education programs. Expand your expertise or open the door to new careers in diabetes management and prevention.

This course will enhance professional development and independent practice but cannot lead to recognition as a credentialed diabetes educator.

Handbook

Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies

Handbook year	2022
Course code	113111
Course type	Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)
Owner	Division of Tropical Health and Medicine
College	Healthcare Sciences

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Completion of an AQF level 7 health-related bachelor degree or a bachelor degree in nursing or other relevant clinically-based health or allied health qualifications from another country (or qualifications recognised by the Division as equivalent), and At least 12 months experience working in their chosen field since undergraduate course completion; or At least five years’ experience in a health profession
Minimum English language proficiency requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.
Additional selection requirements	Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	12 credit points as per course structure
Course learning outcomes	Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies at James Cook University will be able to: Provide safe, effective, client centred, clinical care and self-management education to people with or at risk of diabetes across the lifespan. Systematically plan, manage and evaluate diabetes services that support a contemporary, integrated, multidisciplinary approach to client care, in a range of practice settings. Identify, evaluate and apply established and evolving evidence in the provision of diabetes education and practice including clinical care, education, counselling and program and service development and management. Demonstrate effective leadership and oral and written communication skills in advocating for evidence based diabetes care including prevention and self-management education to optimise the health and welfare of individuals and populations. Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes, and plan ongoing professional development.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements	Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page.
Reasonable adjustments	Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

NS5380:03 Foundations of Clinical Diabetes

HS5381:03 Health Education and Self Management

NS5382:03 Applied Clinical Diabetes Education

NS5384:03 Diabetes Studies Capstone

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
JCU Singapore
External

Candidature

Expected time to complete	8 months part-time
Maximum time to complete	3 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Course includes mandatory fieldwork	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Professional accreditation requirements	Nil
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Credit

Eligibility	Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure
Maximum allowed	6 credit points except where a student transfers from one JCU award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards.
Currency	Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course
Expiry	Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 8 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Not applicable

Award Details

Award title	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF DIABETES STUDIES
Approved abbreviation	GCertDiabStud
Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable

Fees and scholarships

Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD2,555.00

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD11,640.00

A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.

A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.

Pathways to JCU

Consult the admission requirements section in the Handbook for prerequisites and pathways into this course.

How to apply

Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.

Alumni

Katie Blainey

Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies

The Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies gave me the confidence and knowledge to provide person-centred education, including diabetes prevention and management. The course was flexible so I could fit it around my family and work life. The lecturer was friendly, encouraging and always responsive to my questions.
Alumni

Annabel Johnston

Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies

I use the knowledge gained from the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Studies in every day of my dietetic clinical practice. I loved the motivational interviewing module as it taught me the importance of collaborative planning to optimise a patient's health outcomes. I couldn't recommend this course highly enough!
Lecturer

Shannon Sheehan

Course Coordinator

One of the key features of our course is a focus on the global incidence of diabetes, providing you with opportunities to engage with classmates from all around Australia. We partner with you to build a strong foundation of knowledge to enable you to assist those in the community with a diabetes related condition.