MSc Diabetes Best Practice

Typical course content

Our part-time or full-time modular programme provides the flexibility to cater for a diverse range of students and organisations, enabling study to be undertaken alongside other commitments.

Each of our modules involves discussion of key issues; practice in applying concepts, both orally and in writing, including analysis and interpretation of material; and feedback on work produced.

Teaching dates for 2017-18 are:

Foundations of Diabetes: 25-297 Sept 2017 (Block 1) and 16-18 Oct 2017 (Block 2) Modern Management of Diabetes, Nutrition and Pharmacology: 20-24 Nov 2017 Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes: 4-8 Dec 2017 Teaching the Teachers to Teach: 12-15 Dec 2017 Work Based Learning: 8 Jan - 16 Mar 2018 (virtual) Adult Diabetes: 15-19 Jan 2018 Diabetes in the Young: 5-9 Feb 2018 Clinical Research Skills: 16-20 Apr 2018 Dissertation FT: 11 Jun 2018 - 19 Sep 2018 Dissertation PT: 11 Jun 2018 - 4 Apr 2019

Core modules

Our core modules are the Foundations of Diabetes, Clinical Research Skills and a 6,000 word Dissertation.

The Foundations of Diabetes module gives a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms and management of diabetes. It provides basic sciences and clinical knowledge, and underpins the study skills required for the rest of your postgraduate studies.

All students will receive training in research skills and statistics in preparation of their dissertation, in the form of our core module, Clinical Research Skills.

The Dissertation module is undertaken for the MSc and can be by research or via a professional project.

Optional modules

We also offer a wide range of optional modules for students and organisations to tailor the course to their needs.

Our optional modules include:

• Diabetes in the Young
• Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Through the Ages
• Assessment of Nutritional Status
• MODNAP (Modern Management of Diabetes, Nutrition and Pharmacology)
• Management of Diabetes in Primary and Secondary Care (adult module)
• Work-based Learning in Diabetes
• Teaching the Teachers to Teach

These optional modules provide an opportunity to gain important skills for meeting Diabetes UK Diabetes Best Practice Tariff and other professional guidelines.

In addition to the diabetes modules offered on this programme, students are also able to take a module worth up to 10 ECTS from across the University. Options include modules such as:

• Leadership in the NHS
• Prescribing Skills
• Developing Public Health Practice and Demographic Change, Ageing and Globalisation
• Public Health, Law and Ethics

Core and optional modules required for each award

Students taking the full MSc are required to take the three core modules and four optional modules.

For students interested in taking the Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma Diabetes Best Practice, please see the full downloadable Programme Specification on the programme overview tab.

Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if s/he takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information can be found in the programme handbook (or other appropriate guide or website).