Auckland University Of Technology Public Health Department

Part of health sciences at AUT, the Public Health department covers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes – from public and environmental health to disaster risk management, health care ethics, and violence and trauma studies.



Our academic staff are widely known for their expertise across the field of public health, and our coursework and research programmes attract local and international students and academics. The programmes strengthen practice and research expertise in public health, environmental health, emergency and disaster management, health care ethics, and violence and trauma studies.

Undergraduate courses

Undergraduate study in public health will give you a solid grounding in this area.

  • Bachelor of Health Science in Public and Environmental Health
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Science
  • Graduate Diploma in Health Science
  • Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy Studies

Postgraduate courses

The Public Health department offers a range of postgraduate degrees:



Disaster risk management

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management and Development
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Risk Management and Development
  • Master of Disaster Risk Management and Development

Health care ethics programmes

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science
  • Master of Health Science

Public health programmes

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
  • Master of Public Health

Other postgraduate programmes

  • Master of Philosophy
  • Doctor of Health Science
  • Doctor of Philosophy

Contact us

Debra Spinetto
Programme Information Advisor
Phone: +64 9 921 9735

[email protected]



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