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Postgraduate Studies in Wound Care Course Planning

Part time student load = 24 credit points per year or 12 credit points per semester

Credit Points
6 = full semester unit of 12 weeks
3 = 6 week study block
To check which part of the semester a unit is taught please refer to the 2010 Study Plan [pdf 20kb]

Year 1	Credit Points	Offered Semester
Core units VCW1101 Biology of wound healing VCW1102 Wound assessment VCW1103 Wound dressing VCW1104 Management of acute wounds VCW1105 Management of chronic wounds	3 6 3 3 3	1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2	Core compulsory units totals 18 credit points
Elective units VCW1109 Dermatology VCW1111 Alternative therapies VCW1112 Scar management VCW1113 Non-healing ulcers and pain management VCW1116 Diabetic foot VCW1123 Management of burns VCW1126 Clinical risk management and wound care VCW1130 Pressure ulcer prediction, prevention and management	3 3 3 6 6 3 6 6	1 1 2 1 1 & 2 2 1 2	Choose elective units to the value of 6 credit points
Exit with Graduate Certificate			24 credit points total

Year 2	Credit Points	Offered Semester
Core units VCW1108 Nutrition in wound healing VCW1106 Systemic medication and wound healing VCW1127 Practical Wound Care training and assessment VCG5011 Evidence based practice	3 3 6 6	1 & 2 1 & 2 Winter or summer 1 & 2	Core compulsory units totals 18 credit points
Elective units VCW1109 Dermatology VCW1111 Alternative therapies VCW1112 Scar management VCW1113 Non-healing ulcers and pain management VCW1116 Diabetic foot VCW1123 Management of burns VCW1126 Clinical risk management and wound care VCW1130 Pressure ulcer prediction, prevention and management	3 3 3 6 6 3 6 6	1 1 2 1 1 & 2 2 1 2	Choose elective units to the value of 6 credit points
Exit with Graduate Diploma			48 credit points total

Year 3	Credit Points	Offered Semester
Compulsory units ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics VCW1124 Clinical project I VCW1128 Clinical project II VCW1122 Advanced clinical practice in wound care	6 6 6 6	1, 2, summer 1 & 2 1 & 2 2	Compulsory units totals 24 credit points
Exit with Masters			72 credit points total

Please note: Occasionally, elective units may be cancelled if there are insufficient enrolments in the units or if, due to some unforeseeable circumstance, there is no staff member to teach the unit. Students will normally be given at least one week's notice of the cancellation.