Graduate Diploma in Health

Summary

The Graduate Diploma in Health (GradDipHlth) offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding of key health topics. It is ideal if you are considering a career shift into the health sector, planning to pursue postgraduate study, or are an international student who does not yet meet the entry criteria for postgraduate programmes.

By completing this Diploma, you will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of health systems, theories, and practices, and be equipped to contribute to improved health outcomes across diverse settings.

You will also develop skills in equity, diversity, and inclusion; build bicultural confidence and competence; and be prepared to apply these capabilities in health-related workplaces and organisations.

Course Subjects

• HLTH101 Introduction to Health Studies
• HLTH105 Communication for Practice
• HLTH106 Te Wero – Māori Health Issues and Opportunities
• HLTH112 Anatomy and Physiology I
• HLTH203 Epidemiology
• HLTH213 Health Systems and Policy
• HLTH216 Foundations of Mental Health and Addictions
• HLTH302 Evidence in Health
• HLTH312 Health Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
• HLTH306 Te Kete Hauora - Māori Health Knowledge and Understandings/Internship
• HLTH307 Human Nutrition Over the Lifespan
• HLTH316 Professional Skills in Mental Health and Addictions I
• HLTH321 Health Internship
• HLTH323 Critical Analysis of Health Education Practices
• HLTH326 Professional Skills in Mental Health and Addictions II
• BIOL351 Cell Biology 2
• GEOG325 Health, Wellbeing and Environment
• HSRV311 Qualitative Research Methods
• PACE390 Professional and Community Engagement Internships
• PSYC330 Forensic Psychology
• PSYC336 Industrial and Organisational Psychology
• PSYC341 Environmental Psychology
• PSYC348 Contemporary Issues in Family Psychology
• PSYC373 Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders
• PSYC374 Health Psychology
• PSYC375 Intermediate Research Methods and Statistics
• PSYC376 Working with People - Introduction to Professional Skills in Psychology
• PSYC378 Psychology of Social Media
• PSYC379 Introduction to Psychopathology
• PSYC380 Risk and Resilience in Human Development
• PSYC381 Applied Neuroscience: Brain Imaging
• PSYC382 Culture and Cognition
• PSYC384 Learning and Behaviour Analysis
• PSYC385 Human Factors: The Forces that Shape Behaviour with Products, Technology, and Systems
• SPCO309 Applied Exercise Physiology
• SPCO343 Performance Nutrition and Recovery Monitoring
• SPRT322 Physical Activity and Wellbeing
• SPRT323 Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology