Course details

Summary

This degree provides you a postgraduate qualification to: enhance your specialist knowledge, research development, and continuation of your study towards a Master's or Doctoral degree.

The PgDipHSc is a coursework programme which can lead into the Master of Health Science or Master of Health Practice. It provides you with the opportunity to undertake an approved course of study to advance your speciality discipline, knowledge and scholarly development.

Who can study physical activity and nutrition at postgraduate level?

The AUT physical activity and nutrition specialisation combines research and taught papers that focus on studying factors that affect community health and promote healthy living in the general population. Examples of study in the area of physical activity and nutrition include promoting physical activity, making healthy lifestyle choices and educating populations about healthy nutrition.

The Physical Activity and Nutrition specialisation within AUT's postgraduate health programmes is open to all qualified health and sport practitioners.

Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science in Physical Activity and Nutrition papers (60 points):

Select 1 paper from:

• SPEX802 Physical Activity and Health Promotion (30 points)
• HPRM801 Nutrition and Health Promotion (30 points)

And select 30 points from:

• SPEX802 Physical Activity and Health Promotion (30 points)
• HPRM801 Nutrition and Health Promotion (30 points)
• COMH810 Health Development and Policy (15 points)
• COMH811 Programme Planning and Evaluation (15 points)
• EPMY801 Social Epidemiology (15 points)
• SPEX801 Applied Nutrition and Exercise Science (15 points)

Select one research paper from:

• HEAL840 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (15 points)
• HEAL811 Integrative Research (15 points)

Select one professional paper:

• HEAL812 Health Professional Practice (15 points)
• HEAL813 Practice Reality (15 points)

Complete one of the following speciality core papers:

• HEAL817 Leadership and Management I (15 points)
• SPEX802 Physical Activity and Health Promotion (30 points)
• HPRM801 Nutrition and Health Promotion (30 points)

And one paper from:

• HEAL837 Health Policy Applied (15 points)
• SPEX803 Exercise Physiology (15 points)
• SPSC804 Applied Human Movement Studies (15 points)
• HEAL816 Special Topic (15 points)
• HEAL848 Children in Context (15 points)
• SPEX801 Applied Nutrition and Exercise Science (15 points)
• COMH810 Health Development and Policy (15 points)
• COMH811 Programme Planning and Evaluation (15 points)
• COMH813 International Health Development (15 points)
• EPMY801 Social Epidemiology (15 points)
• MAOH801 Maori Health Research Practice - Te Rangahau Hauora Maori (15 points)
• ENVH801 Community Environmental Health (15 points)

Entry criteria

Applicants must have completed the following or equivalent: Bachelor of Health Science; or Graduate Diploma in Health Science; or relevant professional practice or experience in a related health field equivalent to a bachelors degree.

The applicant may be required to provide evidence of current professional practice.

English Language requirements:

Minimum IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; TOEFL iBT score of 90; Certificate in English for Academic Study (CertEAS) with A grade; GIE with B+ grade; CAE minimum overall score of 176; PTE minimum overall score of 58.