The Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit (RTRU) of the University of Otago welcomes students from anywhere in the country. They are a distance learning unit to the following programmes:
- PGCertRehab
- PGDipRehab
- Masters in Health Sciences by thesis or dissertation
- PhD
They are also very happy for students enrolled in other New Zealand tertiary institutions to take just one of their papers and include that in an award they are doing elsewhere (with the approval of their ‘home’ institution). RTRU is also happy to consider crediting postgraduate study done elsewhere to their programmes.
Papers on offer In 2020 Semester 1 (March to June)
REHB701 Rehabilitation principles - addresses the core themes of rehabilitation and provides students with the tools to critique their own rehabilitation practices and develop innovations to local rehabilitation services. View paper information
REHB703 Musculoskeletal rehabilitation - develop a more in-depth understanding of rehabilitation of a range of musculoskeletal disorders. View paper information
REHB714 Personal and psychological factors in rehabilitation - examine psychological factors influencing rehabilitation by considering the "Personal Factors" component of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning Scheme. View paper information
Papers on offer in 2020 Semester 2 (July to October)
REHB712 Rethinking rehabilitation - Integration of the student’s reflections on their experience as clinician, consumer, funder/manager with research findings to evaluate contemporary and challenging rehabilitation process/outcome questions arising from their rehabilitation setting. View paper information
REHB704 Neurological rehabilitation - A rehabilitation perspective on the assessment and management of a range of neurological conditions. View paper information
REHB716 Rehabilitation with children - An investigation of theory, research and practice of inter-professional rehabilitation with children who have congenital or acquired health conditions in the context of family-centred practice. View paper information
REHB706 Work rehabilitation - Understanding the workplace, workers and employers and using modern management techniques to reduce worksite injury and promote early return to work. View paper information
And to help prospective students with planning ahead:
- Papers repeated in 2021: REHB701, REHB714, REHB712, REHB706
- Also offered in 2021: HASC701 Working in interprofessional teams, REHB707 – Rehabilitation for older adults
- Next offered in 2022: REHB703, REHB704, REHB716
