The Bachelor of Health Science is ideal if want to work in the health sector in a health professional role. You can study the standard pathway (without a major), or choose a specialisation or clinical area to major in.
You'll develop an understanding of general healthcare in your first year, and in years 2 and 3 you may do a clinical or industry placement depending on your major or specialisation.
Key features:
- You can include Māori heath papers
- There’s an emphasis on workplace experience in Years 2 and 3.
Entry Requirements
Minimum entry requirements
- University Entrance or equivalent
- Must be capable of meeting Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act) requirements and Vulnerable Children’s Act (VCA Act)
- Police clearance
- Applicants with two or more years of secondary and/or tertiary education outside New Zealand must meet IELTS requirements and may be interviewed.
Selection criteria
- Preference will be given to applicants with the highest level of academic achievement and/or evidence of accomplishments in the relevant field.
- Interview may be required
- Paramedicine: One subject from Classical Studies, Drama, English, Geography, Health Education, History, History of Art, Media Studies, Social Studies and one subject from Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Mathematics, Physics, Science or Calculus, Statistics.