2018 Postgraduate Courses
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Graduate Certificate in Dementia Care | 2018

Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Certificate in Dementia Care

Abbreviation:

GCertDementiaCare

UOW Course Code:

1176

CRICOS Code:

N/A

Total Credit Points:

24

Duration:

1 year part-time

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Intake Session:

Autumn/Spring

Delivery Mode:

Flexible or Distance (Distance includes optional “value-add” face-to-face workshop days)

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Dementia Care is a clinically-based program that prepares practitioners for advanced professional practice in the specialist field of dementia. As a student you will use work-based learning to enhance client care and service delivery in the multi-disciplinary environment.

Subjects are available via distance or flexible delivery, i.e. web-based self-learning plus 2-3 days on campus. 

Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:

CLO Description
1 Develop specialised person centred care knowledge for working with individuals living with dementia and their families.
2 Apply person centred care knowledge of dementia care practices within interprofessional healthcare.
3 Demonstrate cognitive and specialised technical and creative skills in reviewing, analysing and synthesising information to identify and solve complex problems.
4 Critical thinking and evaluation to develop and develop new understanding.
5 Communicating knowledge and ideas about theoretical concepts related to dementia care practice to a variety of audiences.
6 Demonstrate independent judgements across a range of dementia care practice related functions and contexts.
7 Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within the dementia care practice context.
8 Develop a work-based portfolio of evidence to demonstrate how the competencies in the Dementia Care Competency Framework were addressed.

Course Structure

To qualify for award of the degree, the Graduate Certificate in Dementia Care, a candidate must successfully complete at least 24 credit points in accordance with the table below. 

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
SNPG955Dementia Care Across Settings6Autumn
SNPG950Reflection For Practice6Autumn, Spring
SNPG958Advancements in Dementia Care6Spring
Plus
SNPG959Tools for Practice Development6Autumn, Spring
Or
Another SNPG 900-level subject selected in consultation with the Program Coordinator

Please click the subject codes in the above table for information on sessions of offer for each subject at different locations. For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.

Other Information

For further information please email: smah-students@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 21 December, 2017