COURSE INFORMATION
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S04 Graduate Diploma in Dementia Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INTRODUCTION The Graduate Diploma in Dementia Studies is a course that is ideally suited to health care professionals involved in providing care or support for people with dementia and their carers. The course is relevant to acute care, long term residential aged care, and community care settings and to professionals such as Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Pathologists. |
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Prospective students need to be health care professionals, such as Registered Nurses or therapists, who have completed a relevant undergraduate degree and have a clinical or educational background in the area of dementia care. Registered Nurses who gained their qualification under the hospital-based system and have relevant experience are also eligible to enrol, at the discretion of the course coordinator. |
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Joondalup Campus. The internal option will change to Joondalup when the School moves. This is anticipated to be by 2008. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online. External students require access to a computer and a modem capable of accessing online resources. Units will be offered on campus only when there is sufficient demand for this mode. |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2008 VET: 3/31/2008