Explore our Diabetes taught course.

P-B90T

PGCert/PGDip

1 year part-time (PGCert);
2 years part-time (PGDip)

2 October 2023

Warwick Medical School

University of Warwick

Our PG Certificate and PG Diploma in Diabetes aim to equip you with the skills you need to provide high-quality care for diabetes patients. The programmes also enable you to develop your knowledge in other relevant areas of healthcare. These areas can cover topics such as medical education, public health or leadership and management, if this appeals.

This course is designed for specialist nurses, GPs, hospital doctors and other health professionals involved in the care of people with diabetes.

For your PG Certificate, you'll either study three diabetes-focused modules, or two diabetes modules and one module on a different (but related) topic.

After this, if you wish to continue your study you can progress to the PG Diploma.

Our flexible, modular structure allows you to study over a period suited to your own professional needs and circumstances. Taught by experts in diabetes from Warwick Medical School, this is an interactive programme where you will learn through seminars, group work and individual study.

This is an interactive programme. You will learn through lectures and seminars, practical group work and guided reading. You will benefit from guided discussions and have the opportunity to practice the skills you have learnt during the sessions.

Face-to-face modules are organised in blocks of intensive study lasting two to five days at a time. Online variants run over four to eight weeks.

Class sizes will vary, however on average they comprise of 20-25 students.

Contact Hours

Assessment for each module varies and may include written essays/reports of +4,000 words, scientific posters, 10-15 minute oral presentations, portfolios evidencing practice.

Reading lists

Most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library. If you would like to view reading lists for the current cohort of students you can visit our Warwick Library web pageLink opens in a new window.

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, listing your allocated lectures, seminars, and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you when you join us.

A good Honours Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience/professional qualifications which will be considered by the Course Director on a case-by-case basis) and experience of working in the healthcare sector.

• Band A
• With specific component scores of 6.5 in reading and writing.

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Postgraduate Certificate

• Postgraduate Induction and Your Professional Development (induction module)

You will select two or three of the following modules:

• Advancing Diabetes Care: Evidence into practice
• Preventing Diabetes Complications: An Evidence Based Approach
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence into Practice
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Diabetes Care

And one of the following modules (if only two diabetes modules were taken):

• Health Improvement and Management for Public Health
• Introduction to Leadership and Management in Healthcare Contexts
• Essentials of Clinical Education
• Global Health
• International Health Policy
• Pathways to the Public Health Workplace

Read more about the core modules offered on the Warwick Medical School website.

Postgraduate Diploma

You will select one of the following modules:

• Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Health Care (Onsite)
• Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Health Care (Distance learning)

And two of the following modules (including at least one Diabetes module):

• Advancing Diabetes Care: Evidence into practice
• Preventing Diabetes Complications: An Evidence Based Approach
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence into Practice
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Diabetes Care
• Health Improvement and Management for Public Health
• Introduction to Leadership and Management in Healthcare Contexts
• Essentials of Clinical Education
• Global Health
• International Health Policy
• Pathways to the Public Health Workplace
• Independent and Supplementary Prescribing

Read more about the core modules offered on the Warwick Medical School website.

• Advanced Emergency Practice 
• Special Incident Management 
• Essentials of Clinical Education 
• Introduction to Leadership and Management in Health Care Contexts 
• Work-based Learning 

Read more about the core and optional modules on the Medical School’s website.

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