Course details

Summary

The Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice is a 180-point, professionally focused, coursework-based master's degree. This degree will appeal to those already employed in the health sector or those wishing to enter health-related employment, with students examining a range of significant issues in health sciences, and looking to improve their professional practice as a result.

MHealScProfPr students may either follow a general programme, or focus on a specialisation and receive their qualification endorsed in one of several areas:

• Environment and Health
• Health and Community
• Health Behaviour Change
• Health Information Management
• Nursing
• Palliative Care.

The Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice is a 180-point coursework-based master's and can be completed with or without an endorsement.

Subjects and courses

All students should complete:

HLTH 463 Whanau and Community Health and

HLTH 464 Research Approaches for Health.

Remaining points should be chosen from the Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice schedule for each endorsement. For the up-to-date schedule of courses for each endorsement, visit our University Regulations website. There is also more detailed information on the scope and structure of each endorsement on the College of Education, Health and Human Development web pages: Develop your own Research Pathway, Environment and Health, Health and Community, Health Behaviour Change, Health Information Management, Nursing, Palliative Care.

Further study

UC offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences.

Career opportunities

Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.

Entry criteria

There are a few pathways for entry available to students:

Relevant bachelor's degree or appropriate health professional qualification with good grades (normally a B average or better). Note: some conditions may be waived by the Dean if the candidate can show practical or professional experience.

This new master's is an ideal extension for those who have studied or are studying the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences or Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences.

Nursing and Health Sciences - UC offers a unique qualification combination in conjunction with Ara Institute of Canterbury (Ara) allowing graduates to gain two qualifications, a Bachelor of Nursing and a Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice, in just two years.

Other English language requirements: TOEFL PBT with a minimum score of 575 and TWE with a minimum score of 4.5; CCEL EAP Level 2 with a minimum B+ grade; CAE or CPE score of 176 with a minimum of 169 in reading, writing, listening and speaking; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE with an overall score of 64 and no PTE communicative skills score below 58.