Overview
A Postgraduate Certificate designed for health professionals working in the field of mental health. The programme is offered through the University of Otago, Christchurch and the Dunedin School of Medicine.
Requirements
a) Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).
b) Every candidate for the Certificate shall:
- be a graduate or possess an appropriate health professional qualification requiring at least three years' full-time tertiary study
- have experience of or be currently working in the relevant field of health care
- present evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.
Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences (PGCertHealSc) are available on the University of Otago website.
Structure of the Programme
(i) One compulsory paper (30 points):
- PSME 438 - Reproduction and Loss (30 points)
(ii) One approved paper (30 points)
Some recommended papers are:
- PSME 401 - Nature, Extent and Assessment of Mental Disorders (30 points)
- PSME 426 - Advanced Applications of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (30 points)
- PSME 432 - An Introduction to Perinatal Psychiatry (30 points)
- PSME 433 - An Introduction to Infant Mental Health (30 points)
- PSME 436 - Principles of Family and Systems Therapy (30 points)
[distance taught via Wellington – contact trevor.williams@otago.ac.nz] - REHB 709 - Family Systems and Rehabilitation (30 points)
[distance taught via Wellington – contact trevor.williams@otago.ac.nz] - BITC 401 - Theories of Biomedical Ethics (30 points)
- BITC 405 - Bioethics in Clincal Practice (30 points)
[distance taught via Dunedin Bioethics Centre - contact vicki.lang@otago.ac.nz]
Contact
Department of Psychological Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Tel +64 3 372 0404
Email psychmed.uoc@otago.ac.nz
