Graduate Diploma
Study the AUT Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Child Health and gain advanced knowledge and critical analysis skills in the field of child health in as little as one year.
Find out more about studying child health at AUT and how you can progress through our postgraduate programmes to suit your career goals:
You need a total of 120 points to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Child Health qualification.
You can choose from the following pathways:
This pathway focuses on the care of sick or pre-term neonates and is designed to advance the scholarly and professional knowledge of practitioners working in clinical practice settings which delivers care to pre-term or sick neonates e.g. NICU, SCBU.
The pathway supports practitioners for all advanced practice role including a pathway toward meeting the academic requirements of registration as a Nurse Practitioner.
Complete the following courses# Course has special requirements
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.