This programme is offered as an interfaculty programme of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
The MSc in Diabetes Care is designed to equip you as a future healthcare professional involved in the care of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus with the necessary knowledge, skills and competences relevant to your holistic patient-centred care practice. Through pursuing this avenue of continuing your professional development, you will be in a position to contribute to a highly professional multidisciplinary approach to management by identifying, analysing, and planning the management of patients suffering from this multisystem disorder which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, you will be able to proactively influence policy and decision making by being in a position to advise healthcare service providers effectively and appropriately.
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HSC5001 | An Introduction to Diabetes | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
HSC5002 | Developing the Evidence Base for Diabetes Care | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MED5100 | Management of Type 1 Diabetes | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
MED5101 | Management of Type2 Diabetes | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HSC5003 | Understanding Health Behaviour and Promoting Diabetes Self-Management | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
MED5200 | Diabetes Complications: Prevention, Screening and Management 1 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MED5201 | Diabetes Complications: Prevention, Screening and Management 2 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
MED5202 | Management of Diabetes in Specific Situations | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HSC5004 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the Degree of Master of Science in Diabetes Care - M.Sc. -, under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.