Graduate Certificate in Diabetes

What you will study

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Diabetes, you must fulfil 100 credits or four units.

Core units

• Understanding Diabetes
• Chronic Condition Self-Management
• Living with Diabetes
• Diabetes Professional Practice

Entry requirements

• Prospective students must have a health-related degree and current professional registration / accreditation with AHPRA or other Registration authority eg Accredited Practicing Dietitian.
• Aboriginal Health Practitioners and registered nurses who do not hold a bachelor's degree may apply for portfolio entry into the course.
• An Aboriginal health worker/Aboriginal health practitioner may apply for portfolio entry into the course.
• You will be required to complete criminal record screening and clearance, working with children clearance and immunisation protocols.
• You will also be required to provide supplementary information with your application. Contact the university for more information.

English language requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS list below:

• Writing: 7
• Speaking: 7
• Reading: 7
• Listening: 7
• Overall bans score: 7

You may demonstrate English proficiency using other tests. Please contact the university for full details.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

Generally, graduates from this course may gain employment in the field of diabetes education and care. Graduates who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Diabetes and/or are eligible for ADEA credentialing may be better placed to achieve designated diabetes education positions in the workforce.  Diabetes educators work in a variety of acute and primary health settings, including preventative health care in metropolitan, regional, rural, and remote areas.  Credentialled diabetes educators may also work in private practice.  Graduates are eligible to practice in any Australian State or Territory.

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of relevant local, national and international policies and practice standards in order to synthesise knowledge of interrelationships between local, national and global issues and apply an intersectional analysis to diabetes practice.
• Apply problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills to respond to clinical and professional challenges in diabetes care.
• Research, evaluate and synthesise information within and beyond the discipline, which generates sustainable solutions appropriate to diverse contexts.
• Apply appropriate communication and interpersonal skills using a variety of media relevant to the audience and guided by the ethical principles of the health professions that are underpinned by pursuing social justice and upholding human rights.
• Use technologies to inform ongoing evidence-based practice to support person and family-centred care.
• Establish and sustain intellectual curiosity by using a range of learning strategies, including research-informed practice, professional development, and supervision, resulting in lifelong learning skills.
• Recognise and respond to regional, national and global diabetes trends and innovations; incorporate strategic healthcare directions related to diabetes education and management.
• Demonstrate cultural capability in the provision of diabetes-related care to multi-cultural groups and Indigenous people in both global and local settings.
• Engage in interdisciplinary healthcare provision demonstrating skills, behaviours and capabilities based on the physical, psychological, social, political, ethical, legal and cultural perspectives to optimise diabetes self-management.

Fees and CSP

Indicative fee in 2024: $4,900 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

Indicative full fee in 2024: $13,302 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Student fees may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of units.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
• Depending on the study areas they relate to.
• Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.