Diabetes Management and Education

Overview

The postgraduate diabetes management and education program aims to provide you with the contemporary knowledge and skills required to effectively care for clients with diabetes mellitus and equips you to contribute to research in this area.

The Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management and Education expands upon the knowledge and experience of students from different disciplines to equip them with the essential qualification to work towards becoming a credentialed diabetes educator. The graduate certificate comprises four topics and one 40-hour clinical placement.

Up to 80% off fees due to Government subsidies*.

*Government subsidies enable Flinders to offer Domestic applicants a reduction of up to 80% off full course fees through Commonwealth Supported Places. Offer subject to change.

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Courses

Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management and Education

Duration: 1 year part-time

Delivery mode:
Online plus placement/intensive

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Part-time

Start dates:
March

SATAC code:
2GC186 (Commonwealth supported)
2GC686 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$2,313 (Commonwealth supported)
$12,852 (Full fee paying)

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2GC186 (CSP)

2GC686 (FFP)

^{(CSP): Commonwealth Supported Place

(FFP): Full fee paying}

Graduate Diploma in Nursing

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
In person
Online

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2GD133 (Commonwealth supported)
2GD633 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$4,624 (Commonwealth supported)
$25,704 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

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2GD133 (CSP)

2GD633 (FFP)

Master of Nursing

Duration: 1.5 or 2 years

Delivery mode:
In person
Online

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2CM319 (1.5 years) (CSP)
2CM619 (1.5 years) (FFP)
2CM318 (2 years) (CSP)
2CM618 (2 years) (FFP)

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$9,095 (Commonwealth supported)
$26,865 (Full fee paying)

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2CM319 (1.5yrs) (CSP)

2CM619 (1.5yrs) (FFP)

Your career

Graduates of all our programs are suitable for careers in a wide range of settings, providing skilful care to individuals, families and communities to prevent illness, promote healthy lifestyles and manage a range of emerging complex health issues.

Master of Nursing graduates will be able to take on leadership and specialised care roles in a variety of nursing settings. These may include schools, scientific research, home health services, rehabilitation, extended care, drug and alcohol services, family and child health and public environmental health.

Potential occupations include

diabetes educator
case coordinator.

Graduate Diploma and Masters opportunities could also include:

clinical nurse specialist
health promotion nurse
community health nurse
nurse research assistant.

Professional accreditation

The graduate certificate is accredited by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association and, on successful completion of this course, you will be able to demonstrate professional entry level competence against the Australian Diabetes Educators Association National Core Competencies. The graduate certificate is also a core requirement in the process of becoming a credentialled diabetes educator.

What you will study

Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management and Education

Students complete four core topics, including a professional experience placement topic. These topics aim to provide students with professional entry level competence against the Australian Diabetes Educators Association National Core Competencies.

Graduate Diploma in Nursing

This course is designed to provide nurses with the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge and skills in scholarship, evidence-based practice, and leadership. It is suited to nurses with a solid foundation in clinical practice who want to improve healthcare. This course does not include any placement in a clinical environment. Students who complete the course specialisation will not meet the requirements to qualify for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Masters of Nursing

The Master of Nursing program is specifically tailored for registered nurses in Australia who aspire to enhance their contribution towards the development of healthcare services and the nursing profession. By undertaking this program, they can gain an in-depth understanding of contemporary healthcare practices and develop the skills necessary to apply this knowledge proficiently in both national and international contexts.

Practical experience

You are required to do professional experience placement (work experience) during your program of study. Certain statutory and other requirements must be met before you are permitted to attend placement. View more details.

Practical experience requirements

You must make a self-declaration as to your fitness to practise and advise of any pre-existing illness or disability that may impair your ability to practise. You will also be required to undergo a police check before your placements.

Students on placement have both an increased risk of most vaccine-preventable diseases as well as the potential to transmit infections to susceptible patients. Students who are required to complete placements as part of their course must therefore be immunised in accordance with the relevant state or territory immunisation standards and any additional private provider requirements as needed.

You must provide a completed and signed professional experience placement (PEP) support form (DOCX) before your clinical placements.

View study program

Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management & Education

Graduate Diploma in Nursing

Master of Nursing (1.5 years)

Master of Nursing (2 years)

Entry requirements

Graduate Certificate

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, and hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as either a Nurse, Midwife, Dietitian, Medical Practitioner, Pharmacist, Podiatrist, Exercise Physiologist, Physiotherapist, Optometrist or an Aboriginal Health Practitioner.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification; hold current Registered Nurse registration.

Masters (2 year)

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in Nursing; hold current Registered Nurse registration and have one year (Full-time equivalent) work experience as a Registered Nurse, within the last five years

Masters (1.5 years)

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification; hold current Registered Nurse registration and have two years (Full-time equivalent) work experience as a Registered Nurse, within the last five years.