Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Online: May
Fees
$2,555.00+
$11,640.00^
+total estimated Commonwealth Supported Fee
^total estimated tuition fee
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Duration
8 months part-time
Entry Requirements
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
Course Code
113111
Course detail
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.
As you undertake this 8-month (part time) degree, you 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 settings such as in hospitals and clinics located in urban, rural, remote and Indigenous communities.
The course is delivered online but has a “residential component” that includes virtual face to face sessions.
View the handbook for a detailed overview of the course.
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.
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:
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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 | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Course includes mandatory fieldwork | No |
Special assessment | Nil |
Professional accreditation | Nil |
Supplementary exam for | 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 | Not applicable |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
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.
Consult the admission requirements section in the Handbook for prerequisites and pathways into this course.
Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.
Real stories
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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.
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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!