The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health emphasises the role of social, economic, cultural, educational, environmental and other societal factors in the production and maintenance of individual and community wellbeing.

You build your understanding of key elements of public health, with an emphasis on community health and development. You examine community and population perspectives on health and disease, and health systems responses. You learn to interpret the patterns of health and disease in populations, and become familiar with behaviours that contribute to health and disease in the community.

Modules

The programme is committed to principles of equity, social justice, empowerment and community participation and ownership.

Complete the following courses

• PUBH801 Principles of Public Health (15 points) (Semester 1)
• PUBH804 Public Health Policy and Systems (15 points) (Semester 1)
• PUBH805 Social Epidemiology and Biostatistics (30 points) (Semester 1)
• And choose 60 points from
• EMGT808 Disasters and Development (15 points) (Semester 1)
• EMGT807 Environmental Change and Humanitarian Action (15 points) (Semester 2)
• EMGT809 Building Community Resilience (15 points)
• HEAL808 Quantitative Research II (15 points)
• HEAL810 Qualitative Research II (15 points)
• HEAL811 Integrative Research (15 points)
• HEAL816 Special Topic (15 points)
• HEAL825 Applied Health Care Ethics (15 points)
• HEAL840 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (15 points)
• HLAW801 Health Law (15 points)
• HPRM801 Nutrition and Health Promotion (30 points)
• MAOH801 Te Rangahau Hauora M?ori – M?ori Health Research Practice (15 points)
• MAOH802 Taunga a Mahi Hauora M?ori – M?ori Healthcare Practice (30 points)
• MAOH803 Effective Supervision in Maori Health (15 points)
• PUBH802 Public Health Programme Management
• PUBH803 Global Health (Not offered in Semester 2, 2021)
• SPEX802 Physical Activity and Health Promotion (30 points)
• Or alternative optional courses approved by the Associate Dean Postgraduate.

Career Outcomes

A graduate of the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and critical application of principles of social justice, inclusion and community participation in public health.
• Identify and critically analyse public health issues from a range of perspectives including biological, environmental, behavioural, occupational, social and cultural determinants.
• Demonstrate critical thinking in the development and evaluation of public health practice.
• Demonstrate critical awareness of political, ethical and cultural issues embedded in public health in New Zealand (Treaty of Waitangi in particular) and international contexts.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in critical inquiry, including searching and synthesizing research literature, best practice models, theory and other relevant evidence to support public health research, policy and practice.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in academic writing and other forms of scholarly communication for public health.

AND

• Demonstrate in-depth understanding and application of a particular specialism in public health and within a global context.

OR

• Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and understanding across a number of public health topics and within a global context