Violence and Trauma Studies - Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science

Study the AUT Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Violence and Trauma Studies, and in as little as one year you can explore different approaches to respond to violence and trauma in our communities and to assist with healing, individually and collectively.

The violence and trauma studies programme is aimed at professionals working with children, young people, adults, families and whānau experiencing interpersonal violence and trauma, drug and alcohol issues, mental health issues, and disability issues.

This postgraduate diploma caters to a wide range of ‘people professionals’ - community agency workers, social workers, counsellors, psychotherapists, probation officers, refugee workers, the military, the police, marae and iwi services, prison workers, teachers, occupational therapists, Civil Defence, health workers, health promoters and first responder emergency services.

Minimum entry requirements