Courses

Course details

Name

Address

Diploma-MSc
Cardiff Medicentre
Heath Park
Cardiff
Wales
CF14 4UJ

Website

Email

Telephone

+44(0) 2920 682050

Aims

The course is focused on providing postgraduate education for the whole diabetes team, from GP through to practice nurses, diabetic nurses, nurse educators, pharmacists, podiatrists, dietitians etc.

The content is based on the IDF's International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education.

It is divided into six modules as follows:

• Module 1 – Principle of diabetes
• Module 2 – Approaches to care
• Module 3 – Promoting self care
• Module 4 – Management of diabetes
• Module 5 – Complications (microvascular)
• Module 6 – Complications (macrovascular)

Venue dates

Online, 1 year course, September or March start with two days introductory lectures.

Students may attend these lectures in either UK (Glyntaff campus, University of South Wales) or South Africa (CDE Johannesburg).

For specific dates please see our website http://www.diploma-msc.com.

Length

One year, part-time.

Costs

£3,750

Type of study

Allowing study-time to fit in around working hours.

Entry criteria

First degree or equivalent (including international qualifications).

Health-related background.

How achievement is assessed

Continuous assessment.

Teaching methods

Teaching begins with two days of introductory lectures.

This allows the students to meet with the tutors and their peers with whom they will become more familiar over the duration of the online course. Tutors introduce both the module content and the online learning environment to students.

For the continuing online course, candidates are split into groups of 10–12 students. Each group is supervised by an a tutor who facilitates the group, monitors and assesses each student throughout the module. Students are assessed across the following components of the module:

• Clinical case scenarios with case-based discussion
• Individual learning portfolio
• Group/individual activity
• Case-based examination