Rehabilitation - Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science
Study the AUT Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science to further your understanding of the field of rehabilitation in as little as one semester.
This is part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science.
Start date: 2023
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You need a total of 60 points to complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science in Rehabilitation qualification.
Complete 60 points from
- HEAL801 Disability & Health (15 points)
- HEAL804 Advanced Case Management Practice (15 points)#
- HEAL819 Interprofessional Practice Innovation (15 points)
- HEAL856 Simulation in Healthcare Education (15 points)
- RADY801 Ultrasound Imaging (15 points)# (Not offered in 2022)
- RHAB801 Occupational Ergonomics (30 points)
- RHAB802 Vocational Management and Rehabilitation (30 points)#
- RHAB805 Concepts of Rehabilitation (15 points)
- RHAB806 Hand and Upper Limb Therapy (45 points)#
- RHAB807 Motor Control in Rehabilitation (15 points)
- RHAB808 Neurological Rehabilitation (15 points)#
- RHAB809 Stroke Management (15 points)
- RHAB810 Clinical Gait Analysis (15 points)
- RHAB811 Health Ergonomics (15 points)
- RHAB812 Innovative Strategies: Engaging in Rehabilitation (15 points)
- RHAB813 Breathing, Performance and Rehabilitation (15 points)#
- RHAB814 Clinical Anatomy (15 points)
- RHAB815 Measuring Health and Wellbeing (15 points)
- RHAB817 Biomechanics (15 points)
- RHAB818 Pain: Mechanisms and Management (15 points)
- RHAB819 Therapeutic Exercise Science (15 points)#
- RHAB820 Advanced Management of Chronic Pain (15 points)
# Course has special requirements. Refer to course flyer.
This pathway is designed to equip health professionals for advanced practice in the rehabilitation of neurological conditions.
Complete 30 points from
- RHAB807 Motor Control in Rehabilitation (15 points)
- RHAB808 Neurological Rehabilitation (15 points)#
Complete 30 points from
- Other postgraduate papers within the rehabilitation standard pathway
# Course has special requirements. Refer to course flyer.
This pathway is designed to equip health professionals for advanced practice in the rehabilitation of occupational health conditions (e.g vocational rehabilitation).
Complete the following paper
- RHAB811 Health Ergonomics (15 points)
Complete 30 points from
- RHAB801 Occupational Ergonomics (30 points)
- RHAB802 Vocational Management and Rehabilitation (30 points)#*
*RHAB802 meets ACCs Vocational Rehabilitation Competencies
And 15 points from
- Other postgraduate papers within the rehabilitation standard pathway
# Course has special requirements. Refer to course flyer.
This pathway is designed to equip health professionals for advanced practice in the management and rehabilitation of complex pain conditions.
Complete 45 points from
- RHAB812 Innovative Strategies: Engaging in Rehabilitation (15 points)
- RHAB818 Pain: Mechanisms and Management (15 points)*
- RHAB820 Advanced Management of Chronic Pain (15 points)
*RHAB818 is a prerequisite to RHAB820
And 15 points from
- Other postgraduate papers within the rehabilitation standard pathway
Practice as a health professional in New Zealand is governed by legislation and a number of ‘Responsible Authorities’ (such as the NZ Psychologist Board, Physiotherapy Board and the Nursing Council who register practitioners). Overseas qualified health professionals who wish to practise in New Zealand should communicate directly with the relevant Responsible Authority. Qualifications recognised for professional registration at AUT are undergraduate; study at postgraduate level is not considered equivalent recognition for NZ Board certification.
- Equips health professionals for advanced practice in rehabilitation
- Open to all qualified health professionals
- Staff who are internationally recognised as experts in this field
- Flexible study options, including on-campus block courses and online learning
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.