Graduate Certificate
Open to all health professionals, this multi-disciplinary course develops appropriately qualified students for work as health professionals in the area of diabetes education and management in a variety of settings.
Students have strong involvement with academics and clinicians from major teaching hospitals and diabetes centres.
The course approaches diabetes education and management from scientific, aetiology and pathophysiological perspectives as well as exploring theories of health behaviour and the implications these have for practice. Students examine the systems in place to prevent and manage diabetes with an emphasis on the self-management model of care.
Career options include diabetes educators and managers in a variety of settings. Professionals in certain disciplines are also eligible to apply to gain Credentialled Diabetes Educator status authorised by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising specified UTS: Health subjects.
Students are required to undertake a clinical placement to consolidate their learning and introduce them to diabetes education and management practice.
The clinical placement is one week (40 hours over five consecutive days) to be taken between Monday 28 August to Friday 8 December 2023.