Study Health at UC

Fees funding available for selected Counselling, Health Sciences and Psychology courses in 2023 (check your eligibility)

Public health, psychology, social work, sport, geography, or youth development — UC Health is multi-disciplinary and incorporated into a variety of programmes.

Join our inspiring health graduates in helping to make positive and meaningful change in people’s lives, engaging with whānau, workplaces and communities.

Healthcare today is increasingly focused on population wellness, disease prevention, and delivering health services in the community. As a result, the health workforce has become more diverse and interdisciplinary, creating exciting new career opportunities.

Our range of qualifications provide a pathway to a number of careers including professional sports coaching, management and teaching (when combined with a second teaching subject and postgraduate qualification).

Our Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology was designed to meet market demand for registered psychologists specifically trained to work with children, adolescents and families.

The Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice (Nursing) and Bachelor of Nursing joint initiative between the University of Canterbury and Ara gives the opportunity for students who already hold a degree relevant to health sciences to gain two further qualifications in just two years.

UC's Master of Counselling is the only postgraduate Counselling programme in the South Island and takes a solution-focused approach. Graduates working in professional practice will enhance and promote the positive growth, wellbeing, and mental health of individuals, families and groups.

We have a wide range of highly regarded courses, qualifications and research opportunities in the fields of psychology, speech and language pathology, and audiology.

Social Work degrees combine academic courses with intensive skills development and internship experience in the field.

The Centre provides assessments and interventions on a short-term basis for children and families/whānau not currently receiving support from other agencies.

Our researchers are changing the world.