Graduate Diabetes Certificate
Note: not all elective courses are offered in an online format. Please contact the program director for more details.
Available 100% online or in person!
This program educates and prepares students to better understand the multifaceted and complex condition of diabetes. The program offers a unique opportunity for students to obtain interdisciplinary education and training opportunities as well as service learning, clinical, and/or research opportunities guided by experts in diabetes. The core classes in the Diabetes Certificate are available to both undergraduate and graduate students in an online format. Not all electives use online formats. Check with the department housing the elective regarding in-person or online format. Elective Coursework Students must choose 6-8 credit hours of elective coursework to meet the 14 semester hour requirement, including at least one course outside the NUTR program. Check with the department housing the elective regarding in-person or online format.
Program Requirements
Core Diabetes Courses
NUTR 5320
Diabetes: From Bench to Bedside - 3 Credit Hours
This is a comprehensive online course exploring the underlying genetics and physiology of diabetes and clinically relevant issues surrounding diabetes from medical, self-management, and prevention perspectives.
NUTR 5960
Trends in Diabetes 鈥 2 Credit Hours
This course includes a clinical preceptorship as well as a weekly seminar discussing the latest trends in diabetes clinical care, novel discoveries in diabetes research, and experiences gained on preceptor sites.
NUTR 5932
Independent Study in Diabetes 鈥 3-8 Credit Hours
This is a capstone course with an emphasis on research, clinical, or service learning experience related to diabetes. This course allows students to use 鈥渆xperiences鈥 to count toward credit hours.
NOTE: Graduate students will be required to focus on a project that is distinct from their master's thesis or graduate-level project. Students completing research projects must select to do their independent study in a community or clinical setting. Likewise, students involved in community or clinical-based projects must select to do their independent study in a research setting. The independent study for diabetes typically requires 6-8 hours of independent work per week, and should not interfere with a graduate student's thesis or final project. In addition, graduate students wishing to pursue the diabetes certificate will be required to deliver a local, regional, or national presentation (oral or poster) related to diabetes or related disease.
Independent Study Options
The Independent Study allows students to use research, clinical, or service-learning experiences to count toward credit hours. Please contact Jessica Arquette for more information about the Independent Study.
Please fill out the Independent Study Contract/Proposal Form [Word] if interested.
Elective Coursework Requirements
Students must choose 6-8 credit hours of elective coursework to meet the 14 semester hour requirement, including at least one course outside of the NUTR program. Note: not all elective courses are offered in an online format. Please contact the program director for more details.
Sample Graduate Diabetes Certificate Coursework and Electives