12 Short courses offered by the university

Birmingham City University's Professional Practice Framework is designed to allow healthcare professionals to choose their own path, by cherry picking the core modules, area of specialisation and optional modules that suit their needs and areas of interest.

Type 1 diabetes is an increasingly common auto-immune condition which affects every age group. The immunology, genetics, environmental factors and increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes will be critically examined. Birmingham City University offers the Type 1 Diabetes - Opportunities and Complexities programme.

Health professionals, working with people living with diabetes can take the opportunity to extend the breadth, depth and complexity of their individual erudition and practice in relation to the promotion of suitable physical activity advice and engagement, Birmingham City University's Physical Activity Management in Diabetes Care will teach you more about this.

Developing and writing a research paper has been proposed as a challenging task in academia and industry. Birmingham City University offers the Academic Writing Workshops (Co-Developing Stem-Related Papers for Publication) programme.

Birmingham City University's Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes module provides insight into screening and detection methods for obesity and type 2 diabetes and will consider the evidence base to both prevent and manage these conditions at both an individual and a population level.

People with diabetes can experience disproportionately high rates of mental ill health including increased incidences of depression, anxiety, distress and eating disorders. Effective management of diabetes requires constant effort from the person living with diabetes. Birmingham City University offers the Psychological and Psycho-Social Aspects of Diabetes programme.

A comprehensive and unique course, comprising training workshops in three levels, using LEGO® Serious Play. Birmingham City University offers the Co-Developing a Real Smart City - Planning for Future of Living programme.

Birmingham City University's Effective Diabetes Care For Pregnancy module offers qualified health practitioners working with people experiencing diabetes an advanced career pathways which include higher level specialist practice, career progression in diabetes care, research development, publication opportunities and management of developing service opportunities

Birmingham City University's Leadership In Diabetes Care module acknowledges that health professionals play a pivotal role in the experience of people living with diabetes. Interdisciplinary team working in partnership with people experiencing diabetes embraces the skills to deliver effective, efficient and efficacious diabetes care.

Birmingham City University's Effective Person-Centred Diabetes Education module emphasises the individual lived experience of diabetes in an age-appropriate way. 

Critically examining the knowledge, evidence and competencies to work at a higher level of practice to respond to prevention of complication of diabetes, and / or active evidence based management to prolong independence and promote quality of life. Birmingham City University offers the Care and Prevention of Diabetes Related Complications programme.

Birmingham City University offers the Management of Childhood Diabetes programme.