Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
Learn how you can advance public health and address today’s health challenges in diverse contexts and communities with the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health at AUT.
Passionate about promoting health, tackling health inequities or addressing the social, economic or other factors that affect individual and community wellbeing? Are you considering a career in public health, or already working in the field? The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health prepares you for managing our pressing community and public health risks, now and in the future.
Topics you’ll study include principles of public health, social epidemiology, public health policy and systems and Te Hau o te Ora Hauora Māori Development.
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Minimum entry requirements
Completed one of the following:
- Relevant bachelor’s degree
- Relevant graduate diploma
International student entry requirements
Other requirements
May be admitted on the basis of a relevant professional qualification or professional experience approved by the Dean (or representative) to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
English language requirements
- IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with no band less than 6.0
The programme aims to advance public health and wellbeing. In addition to its core courses, elective options include Māori Health, Health Law, and Disaster Risk Management and Development, as well as a diverse range of contemporary public health and research courses.
The programme is also committed to the principles of equity, social justice, empowerment as well as community participation and ownership. All courses are offered via flexible learning, including a mix of block courses on campus and online, or blended learning.
Complete the following courses
- PUBH801 Principles of Public Health (15 points) (Semester 1)
- EPMY801 Social Epidemiology (15 points) (Semester 1)
- MAOH804 Te Hau o te Ora Hauora Māori Development (15 points) (Semesters 1, 2)
- PUBH804 Public Health Policy and Systems (15 points) (Semester 2)
And 60 points from
- COMH802 Pae Ora - Optimising Practice in Violence and Trauma (15 points) (Semester 1)
- COMH805 Trauma Informed Practice and Psychosocial Interventions (15 points)
- EMGT806 Communications in Emergency and Disaster (15 points) (Semester 1)
- EMGT808 Disasters and Development (15 points) (Semester 1)
- EMGT807 Environmental Change and Humanitarian Action (15 points) (Semester 2)
- EMGT809 Building Community Resilience (15 points) (Semester 2)
- GEOL801 Environment, Hazards and Society (15 points) (Semester 2)
- HEAL801 Disability and Health (15 points) (Semester 1)
- HEAL808 Quantitative Research II (15 points) (Semester 1, 2)
- HEAL810 Qualitative Research II (15 points) (Semester 1, 2)
- HEAL811 Research Design and Methods (15 points) (Semester 1, 2)
- HEAL816 Special Topic (15 points) (Semester 1, 2)
- HEAL817 Leadership and Management (15 points) (Semester 1)
- HEAL825 Applied Health Care Ethics (15 points) (Semester 2)
- HEAL840 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (15 points) (Semester 1, 2)
- HEAL858 Exponential Health Technologies (15 points) (Semester 1)
- HEAL859 Digital Health Disruption (15 points) (Semester 1)
- HLAW801 Health Law (15 points) (Semester 2)
- MAOH801 Te Rangahau Hauora Māori – Māori Health Research Practice (15 points) (Semester 2)
- MAOH805 Te Pū o te Ora – Māori Health Praxis (Semester 1)
- MENH801 Enhancing Social Participation in Mental Health (15 points) (Semester 2)
- MGMT861 Managing Organisations and People (15 points) (Semester 1)
- PUBH802 Public Health Programme Management (15 points) (Semester 2) - not offered in 2023
- PUBH803 Global Health (15 points) (Semester 2)
- PUBH809 Advanced Epidemiology and Health Metrics (15 points)
- PUBH810 Pacific Health Research and Design (15 points) (Semester 1)
- RHAB815 Measuring Health and Well-being (Semester 1)
Or alternative optional courses approved by the Associate Dean Postgraduate.
Skills you will develop in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
The outcomes for graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.
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.
($9,461 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)
($41,900 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)
- Fees shown are based on a full-time workload for the points indicated next to the fee. The exact fee charged will depend on which courses you select at the time of enrolment.
- Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for study beyond the current year, fees may vary from those stated.
- There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay.
- International students' tuition fees reflect the full cost of tuition. Domestic students' tuition fees are less due to a proportion of the tuition fees being funded by the New Zealand Government.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.