Programme outline
For registered health professionals wanting to extend their knowledge, advance their professional practice and develop enhanced leadership abilities to better meet the needs of populations within the Aotearoa New Zealand context. Students select one of the following endorsements:
- Pacific Health and Nursing
- Māori Health and Nursing
- Addiction
- Child/Youth Health
- Mental Health and Addiction
- Nursing
- Older Adult Health
- Palliative Care
- Perioperative
- Primary Health
- Paramedicine
Entry requirements
Domestic students
- Bachelor's degree of equivalent
- .Registered nurse, registered paramedic or associated with a relevant professional body.
- Currently practising in the specialty area.
International students
International or EAL: IELTS 6.5 in every band or OET equivalent.
Find your country's equivalent academic entry requirements here
*International fee displayed is for 1 year of study (equivalent to 120 credits) and does not include insurance and administration (approximately $924 per year of study).
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