Bachelor of Health Science in Counselling

at Auckland University of Technology - North Campus New Zealand

Advance your learning and professional practice with the Master of Education in Higher Education.

This specialisation is ideal for experienced tertiary teachers who want to critique and enhance their professional learning and practice. You examine your own practice as a higher education teacher through an inquiry into your own practice, and critique and redesign of curriculum and assessment practices. Courses also consider broader topics including global impacts on higher education, and leadership and collegial practice.

Health and physical education is vital in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to be connected and active members of society. This major prepares you for this rewarding career.

The Health and Physical Education major is unique, integrating hauora, health promotion and the socio-ecological aspects that support health and physical education in New Zealand schools. You explore how people learn and how to support learning in health-related and movement-based subjects.

Study the Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy) and develop the skills to become an occupational therapist, and promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities.

Occupational therapists help people participate in everyday activities including learning, communication, interpersonal interaction and relationships, mobility, self-care, domestic life, and social life. Occupational therapists can also modify people’s environment  or the activity itself to help them participate in the activity. The occupational therapy degree is intensive and involves learning in an interprofessional environment, in the classroom and in clinical practice settings.

 Study the AUT Master of Health Practice in Acupuncture degree to help you take your health career to the next level.

The Master of Health Practice in Acupuncture is ideal for health professionals who want to extend their practical knowledge and are ready for the next step in their career. It's designed for health professionals with at least three years of clinical experience.

Nurses are critical to the success of the healthcare system, and AUT-trained nurses are recognised as some of the best in New Zealand. Study the Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) to start your nursing career.

Our nursing degree focuses on interprofessional practice and care, just like it is in the workplace. You’ll learn that health and healthcare is multifaceted and dynamic, and goes beyond health and illness care to nurture the growth of healthy communities. Throughout your studies you complete 1,200 hours of practical experience in hospitals and in the community.

With the Master of Education in Educational Leadership you can further enhance your leadership knowledge and practice with the completion of a thesis or dissertation in the field of educational leadership.

The Master of Education in Educational Leadership is aimed at education professionals in early childhood, schools, tertiary providers and other educational settings. The program expands the knowledge and professional practice skills of current educational leaders and experienced educators aspiring to be leaders.

Interested in a career in operating theatre patient care? An operation is often an important step along a patients journey in returning to normal life, and you’ll become a key member of a team that cares for patients at a vital time, and really make a difference to their lives.

As a graduate of this program you can apply for registration as an anaesthetic technician with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand. You learn from staff who are anaesthetic technicians, anaesthetists, nurses, midwives and medical specialists. There’s a focus on practical experience with clinical placements in a range of operating theatre specialities to ensure that the Perioperative Practice major prepares you for a successful lifelong career.

Study the AUT Master of Health Practice in Child Health degree to help you take your health career to the next level.

The Master of Health Practice in Child Health is designed for health professionals with at least three years of clinical experience. It's ideal for health professionals who want to extend their practical knowledge and are ready for the next step in their career. You can select courses that reflect your career needs and interests.

Studying podiatry develops your skills and clinical reasoning to work as a podiatrist in both the private and public sectors. AUT is the only university in New Zealand where you can study a podiatry degree.

Podiatry focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of common conditions affecting the lower limb and foot. After successfully completing AUT's podiatry degree, you can apply to register as a podiatrist in New Zealand and overseas.

Clinical placements in hospitals, primary health organisations, private practices and AUT’s on-campus podiatry clinic are a key part of this program. These placements are your chance to experience all aspects of a podiatrist’s caseload, and a great networking opportunity. You can practise and perform minor surgical procedures in AUT’s purpose-built surgical theatre.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts is designed for students with an undergraduate degree who want to continue into further study and broaden their skills in as little as one year.