Postgraduate Diploma in Trauma-Transformative Support–PGDipTTS 120 points Qualification regulations

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Entry Requirements

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipTTS shall have:

(i) completed with at least a B average for their 300-level courses, a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Education, Psychology, Teacher Education, Health, health-related disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Counselling, or a related discipline, or a Bachelor’s degree and teaching qualification approved by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand; and

(ii) been accepted by the Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed study.

(b) Requirement (a) (i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) for a candidate who has an equivalent qualification or relevant professional experience.

General Requirements

2.  The course of study for the PGDipTTS shall comprise EPSY 540–543.

3.  (a) A candidate for the PGDipTTS shall normally complete the requirements within four years of first enrolling in it. The Associate Dean may extend this period in special cases.

    (b) A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertTTS shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the PGDipTTS.

Major subject requirements

Not Applicable.

Minor requirements

Not Applicable.

Specialisations

Not Applicable.

Conjoint requirements

Not Applicable.

Award of Honours

Not Applicable.

Courses

Course Requisites Points
EPSY 540
Trauma Across the Lifespan
30
EPSY 541
The Systems and Impacts of Trauma
(C) EPSY 540 30
EPSY 542
Trauma-Transformative Approaches and Support
(P) EPSY 541 30
EPSY 543
Leading Trauma-Transformative Change
(C) EPSY 542 30