Nursing - Diabetes University of Galway

Overview

A blended learning approach is adopted in the delivery of the Nursing - Diabetes programme at University of Galway . Most of the programme is delivered online. Students are required to attend five face-to-face workshops across the programme.  

Caring for patients with diabetes requires nurses to have specialist knowledge and skills that meet the physical, psychological, mental and social needs of patients and their relatives. The multi-faceted nature of nursing in diabetes care settings encompasses the whole spectrum of care, from prevention to diagnosis to treatment and chronic disease management and this course encompasses that ethos.  

Key facts

• Year 1 is theoretical-/clinical-based and represents 60 ECTS credits which is equivalent to a Postgraduate Diploma Diabetes at completion (which students can exit with, if they wish, at the end of Year 1).

• Year 2 is research thesis based which builds on the knowledge and skills learned in Year 1 and represents 30 ECTS credits, thus providing a total of 90 ECTS (Year 1 & 2) which is the requirement for the awarding of a Masters Health Sciences Diabetes.  

Careers

• Graduates of the programme can apply for a clinical nurse specialist role in Diabetes care.