Master of Health – MHlth
Wellington, New Zealand
DURATION
12 up to 18 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Jul 2025
TUITION FEES
NZD 35,750 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Full programme fee NZ$53600
Key Summary
Introduction
Build on your experience, broaden your knowledge, and become a leader with a postgraduate qualification in health.
Take your degree and experience to the next level and gain advanced knowledge of complex healthcare systems and current issues in health.
Prepare for a career in health and wellbeing or build on your existing background. Choose to study health without a specialisation, or select from one of seven specialist areas:
- Health Leadership and Management
- Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery
- Health Promotion
- Midwifery
- Nursing
- Professional Practice
- Workplace Health and Safety (accredited by IOSH).
Develop the theoretical and practical skills required to meet the demand for skilled staff in the health sector.
To qualify for entry, you’ll need a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, and for some subjects, you’ll normally be a registered health professional in that area. The path you take will depend on your previous academic achievements and your professional goals.
Workload
As a guide, for each course you take at the University you should allocate around 10 hours per point for self-directed study, research, assessments, and attendance at lectures and workshops. For example, a 30-point course will be made up of around 300 hours of study.
If you’re studying full-time, you can expect a workload of 40 hours of study time a week for much of the year. Part-time students doing one course per trimester will need to allocate approximately 20 hours of study a week. Make sure you take this into account if you are working full-time.
Study while you work
We'll make it easy for you to learn while you're working, helping you integrate academic life with work and family through our flexible delivery models that allow you to learn at home or on campus.
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Scholarships and Funding
You can apply for a postgraduate scholarship offered by the University to help fund your studies.
Curriculum
What you’ll study
The 180-point Master of Health can be completed in one year of full-time study (three trimesters) or up to four years of part-time study.
Depending on your courses and specialisation, you’ll complete your course through online learning, face-to-face block lectures and workshops, research projects, and practicums.
Part 1
In the first part of your qualification, you’ll take one of two core courses that will help you to develop your research skills within a health context.
You’ll explore topics that best support your area of professional interest, including healthcare management, promotion, and practice.
If you choose to specialise, you’ll need to include courses that are key to your specialisation.
You can also credit Part 1 of your Master of Health Psychology to a Master of Health
Part 2
In part two you’ll complete your degree and explore your specialisation further, with either a relevant research project or a professional project that demonstrates an advanced knowledge of your field of professional practice.
Specialisations
You can choose to complete your Master of Health or Postgraduate Diploma in Health with or without a specialisation. The Postgraduate Certificate in Health must be completed with a specialisation.
The specialisations available are:
- Health Leadership and Management
- Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery
- Health Promotion
- Midwifery
- Nursing
- Professional Practice
- Workplace Health and Safety (accredited by IOSH).
Studying as an International Student
The Midwifery, Nursing, and Professional Practice specialisations may not be suitable for international students due to the qualifications required as prerequisites.
Career Opportunities
Develop expertise in health services, health policy and strategy, social health and population health, and contribute to the promotion of health and well-being.
The demand for qualified professionals in the health sector is growing, across all health services as well as health policy and strategy. Exponential social and technological change requires an ability to understand and solve problems as well as advocate for the well-being of diverse groups, particularly Māori and Pasifika. This could be in the context of areas such as social policy, research, innovation and entrepreneurship or education.