Part of health sciences at AUT, the Occupational Therapy department aims to increase health professionals’ understanding of humans as occupational beings and the complexities and meanings of occupations.
Our teaching and research provides advanced occupational practice techniques and knowledge. We aim to further the skills of occupational therapists and play a critical role in inter-professional healthcare practice.
Undergraduate courses
Undergraduate study in occupational science and therapy will give you a solid grounding in this area.
- Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy)
- Graduate Certificate in Health Science
- Graduate Diploma in Health Science
Postgraduate courses
Occupational science and therapy postgraduate degrees
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science
- Master of Health Practice
- Master of Health Science
- Master of Philosophy
- Doctor of Health Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
Interprofessional study options
Health professional education programmes
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science in Health Professional Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Health Professional Education
- Master of Health Science
Leadership and management programmes
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science in Leadership and Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Leadership and Management
Older adult: health and wellness programmes
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science in Older Adult Health and Wellness
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Older Adult Health and Wellness
- Master of Health Science
Occupational Therapy
Head of School
Peter Larmer
Deputy Head of School
Matthew Carroll
Head of Department
Ellen Nicholson
Professors
Clare Hocking
Valerie Wright-St Clair
Joint Head of Research
Valerie Wright-St Clair
Eleanor Holroyd
Head of Postgraduate
Gael Mearns
Programme Leader
Stephanie Cox
Senior lecturers
Daniel Sutton
Jenni Mace
Lecturers
Ellen Nicholson
Heleen Reid
Kim Frenchman
Kylee Sterling
Margaret Jones
Marlies Dorrestein
Melissa Evans
Sandy Rutherford
Stephanie Cox