Postgraduate Diploma in Physical Activity and Hauora–PGDipPAH 120 points Qualification regulations

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Entry Requirements

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipPAH shall have:
(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; and
(ii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) for a candidate who has extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

General Requirements

2. The course of study for the PGDipPAH shall consist of courses worth at least 120 points from Part 1 (i)(ii)(iii) of the MPAH.

Part 1 of the MPAH:

(i) HLWB 525, HLWB 526, PAAH 501, PAAH 502
(ii) HLTH 521 or 528
(iii) 15 further 400- or 500-level points from MPAH and MHlth schedules, or other approved courses

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipPAH shall normally complete the diploma within three years of first enrolling in it.
(b) The Associate Dean (Students) may extend the maximum period in (a) in special cases.

Courses

Course Requisites Points
GOVT 512
Managing Public Resources
15
GOVT 513
Managing People in the Public Sector
15
GOVT 514
Leading Change in Public Organisations
15
GOVT 521
Economics and Policy
15
GOVT 522
Policy Analysis and Advising
(X) GOVT 502 in 2020 or later 15
GOVT 523
Policy Methods
15
HLTH 521
Research Methods
30
HLTH 528
Evaluation for Health
30
HLTH 541
Advanced Health Leadership and Management
(P) HLTH 524 or approved substitute 15
HLTH 597
Directed Individual Study
(P) Permission of Programme Director 15
HLWB 507
Principles of Health and Safety Management
15
HLWB 508
Human and Biological Factors in Workplace Health and Safety
15
HLWB 509
Identification, Assessment and Control of Hazards and Risks
15
HLWB 510
Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene
15
HLWB 511
Health and Safety Management and Leadership
15
HLWB 512
Professional Role and Functioning
15
HLWB 514
Special Topics
15
HLWB 515
Special Topics
15
HLWB 516
Special Topics
15
HLWB 517
Special Topics
15
HLWB 520
Pae Ora - Māori Health and Wellbeing
15
HLWB 521
Pacific Community Health and Wellbeing
15
HLWB 525
Health Promotion Theory and Practice
(X) HLWB 505 15
HLWB 526
Emerging Issues in Health Promotion
(X) HLWB 506 15
PAAH 501
Ngā Take o Kori Tinana me te Hauora / Emerging Issues in Physical Activity and Wellbeing
15