9, 240
2.0
Full-time for two years or part-time for three to five years
Starts February or July
Waitakere campus
Semester 1 2013: 25 February
- 28 June;
Semester 2 2013: 22 July
- 22 November Indicative fee NZ$6187 (Approximate fee only, find out more about the costs of study)
Programme summary
Gain the skills to advance your career with the Master of Health Science. Learn to integrate theory, experience and research into your professional practice.
Further your understanding of clinical issues, and your ability to accept professional responsibility in a rapidly changing clinical environment. You'll be encouraged to consider innovative approaches to problems within professional practice and leadership. Learn to integrate theory and experience into your professional practice, and improve your decision-making skills and ability to work independently.
Highlights
Advanced professional development for health professionals who want to take their career to the next level.
Soundly based on clinical practice.
Relevant and applicable to your career: you'll further your research skills through a research project that reflects your own area of interest and expertise.
Lecturers with considerable experience and expertise in the health sector.
Classes are a mixture of online and on-campus block courses to cater for students from out of Auckland.
Part-time study available.
Career opportunities
Academic or clinical educator
Clinical manager
Senior or advanced healthcare professional
Courses and timetables
The following courses are valid for 2013. The courses may be offered as part of the programme. Click on the course links below to see the course details and timetables.
Students must be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science or Master of Health Science programme to enrol in this course.
HEAL8024
Clinical and Professional Issues in Ultrasound
8
30 (0.25 EFTS)
Students must be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science programme or the Master of Health Science programme to enrol in this course.
Elective Courses
Course Code
Course Name
Level
Credits
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Level 8
HEAL8004
Negotiated Study
8
30 (0.25 EFTS)
Students must be admitted into the PGDipHSc or MHSc programmes to enrol in this course
HEAL8005
Clinical Management
8
30 (0.25 EFTS)
Students must be admitted into the PGDipHSc or MHSc programmes to enrol in this course
HEAL8012
Education for Clinical Practice
8
30 (0.25 EFTS)
Students must be admitted to either the PGCHSc, MHealthSci or PGDipHealthSci programme to enrol in this course.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet the general admission requirements and the English language requirements. Applicants may be interviewed.
General admission
Applicants must:
Have a recognised bachelors degree in a relevant discipline; or
Hold a professional qualification in a relevant discipline, recognised as being equivalent to at least a three-year bachelors degree.
Applicants who do not hold a relevant bachelors degree must also:
Have a B grade or higher in a level 7 bachelors degree course, or equivalent; and
Have a professional qualification; and
Provide evidence of clinical experience; and
Provide recommendations from their employer(s).
English language
Applicants must:
Have a minimum of eight NCEA credits in English at level 2, of which four must be in Reading and four in Writing, or equivalent; or
Have successfully completed studies at level 5 or higher in an English medium; or
Have a grade of 5 or better in New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate English, or equivalent; or
Have an overall IELTS band score (Academic) of no less than 7.5 (with no band score lower than 7.0), or a TOEFL score of no less than 575, or equivalent.
