Master of Public Health specialisation in Public Health - Taught 120

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Public health investigates issues that affect the health and wellbeing of a group such as a society. The aim of public health is to improve quality of life through addressing the common issues and problems within a society.
Many other factors also affect our society including mental health, poverty, abuse and addiction, along with the determinants of health such as housing and environment. These have an effect on society as a whole, and the communities or groups of people within society. Working with government, communities and other organisations to help deal with these issues is where public health comes in.
Public health also includes monitoring and responding to communicable diseases; diagnosing and investigating health problems in a community; advocating through creation of health policy; and creating public initiatives to promote awareness of an issue and encourage healthy behaviours. It also addresses health disparities to help ensure health for all.

Public health is an interesting and varied subject that also offers great personal reward through the results you achieve.
This specialisation would be of interest to clinicians and primary healthcare professionals, as well as those working in local government and community-based organisations.

You can study Public Health in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health or the Master of Public Health.
Our graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and capacity to forge new pathways towards real solutions for disadvantaged populations in the face of change. Our public health programme equips you with the knowledge and skills to help reduce the burden of disease and injury and improve the quality of healthcare delivery. It provides an advanced understanding of the theoretical and practical issues and the skills to apply these principles in the workplace, in research and in day-to-day life.
Areas of study within Public Health include epidemiology and biostatistics, Māori health, and health services and policy.

Public Health is a relatively new and exciting field where you can help to make a difference in your community or society.
Public health professional roles are usually non-clinical roles and there is a wide scope of opportunities available in this field both locally and internationally.
Graduates with a public health qualification may find employment in diverse areas within the health sector including: public health research; disease surveillance and monitoring; public health management; health planning and policy-making at a government level; and management positions within healthcare organisations.

Complete 120 points comprising:

60 points from Elective Courses, and
Either:
60 points for all Dissertation - 1 Semester, or
60 points for all Dissertation - 2 Semesters

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 60 points from the following:

DIGIHLTH 701 - Principles of Digital Health (15 points)

DIGIHLTH 702 - Health Knowledge Management (15 points)

DIGIHLTH 703 - New Zealand Health Data Landscape (15 points)

DIGIHLTH 704 - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (15 points)

DIGIHLTH 705 - Digital Health Design and Evaluation (15 points)

DIGIHLTH 706 - Health Data Analytics (15 points)

HLTHLEAD 701 - Health Management (15 points)

HLTHLEAD 702 - Health Leadership (15 points)

MAORIHTH 701 - Foundations of Māori Health (15 points)

MAORIHTH 705 - Māori Health Promotion and Early Intervention (15 points)

MAORIHTH 706 - Māori Health: Policy and Practice (15 points)

MAORIHTH 707 - Practicum in Māori Health (15 points)

MAORIHTH 708 - Special Studies (15 points)

MAORIHTH 709 - Transformational Research for Māori Health (15 points)

MAORIHTH 710 - Kaupapa Māori Theory (15 points)

MAORIHTH 711 - Special Topic: Māori Quantitative Methods (15 points)

MEDSCI 709 - Nutrition in Health and Disease (15 points)

PAEDS 708 - Population Youth Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 701 - Research Methods in Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 704 - Undertaking Qualitative Health Research (15 points)

POPLHLTH 705 - Health Programme Evaluation (15 points)

POPLHLTH 706 - Statistics in Health Science (15 points)

POPLHLTH 708 - Epidemiology (15 points)

POPLHLTH 709 - Evidence for Best Practice (15 points)

POPLHLTH 711 - Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (15 points)

POPLHLTH 715 - Global Public Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 718 - Health and Public Policy (15 points)

POPLHLTH 719 - Health Economics (15 points)

POPLHLTH 720 - Cost Effectiveness Evaluation (15 points)

POPLHLTH 722 - Organisation of Health Systems (15 points)

POPLHLTH 724 - Quality in Health Care (15 points)

POPLHLTH 725 - Environmental Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 726 - Health Protection (15 points)

POPLHLTH 733 - Health Promotion Theory and Models (15 points)

POPLHLTH 734 - Health Promotion Strategies (15 points)

POPLHLTH 735 - Mental Health Development: Theory and Principles (15 points)

POPLHLTH 736 - Mental Health Promotion (15 points)

POPLHLTH 737 - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Studies (15 points)

POPLHLTH 739 - Pacific Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 751 - Special Studies (15 points)

POPLHLTH 760 - Principles of Public Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 763 - Human Vaccinology (15 points)

POPLHLTH 765 - Nutrition Interventions in Public Health - Level 9 (15 points)

POPLHLTH 766 - Special Topic (15 points)

POPLHLTH 767 - Health Services Research Methods (15 points)

POPLHLTH 769 - Interpersonal and Family Violence (30 points)

POPLHLTH 770 - Special Topic - Level 9 (30 points)

POPLHLTH 774 - Addictive Consumptions and Public Health (15 points)

POPLHLTH 776 - Public Health in Practice (15 points)

POPLPRAC 712 - Project Planning for Lifestyle Change (15 points)

POPLPRAC 759 - Engaging Pasifika Communities in Health (30 points)

Dissertation - 1 Semester

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

POPLHLTH 790 - Dissertation - Level 9 (60 points)

Dissertation - 2 Semesters

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

POPLHLTH 790A - Dissertation - Level 9 (30 points)

POPLHLTH 790B - Dissertation - Level 9 (30 points)