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Gain theoretical knowledge and research skills to prepare for community-focused careers in Health Promotion, Addiction Studies, Population Mental Health, and Pacific Health. This program offers Bachelor of Health Science graduates a fast track to earning a master's degree. No medical science background is required for admission. Depending on your chosen specialization, career opportunities span health services, government agencies, NGOs, and community organizations. Graduates' career paths vary by specialization: Addiction Studies can lead to leadership positions in justice systems and workplace programs, Health Promotion to policy development roles, Pacific Health to influential positions in community organizations, and Population Mental Health to designing innovative public health interventions. Please note: The University of Auckland doesn't facilitate graduate employment and cannot guarantee professional registration or job placement in New Zealand or internationally.
Taught 120 points: You must have completed one year of postgraduate study in a relevant discipline, following an undergraduate degree, at a recognised university (or similar institution). You will need a GPE of 5.0 or higher. Relevant disciplines include health sciences, nursing, pharmacy, public health or social work. Degrees that qualify you for registration as a health professional will also be considered.
Taught 180 points: You must have completed a relevant undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) with a GPE of 5.0 or higher.
Relevant degrees include:
Those that qualify you for registration as a health professional, or
Those in a discipline such as health sciences, nursing, pharmacy, public health or social work.
If you are applying for the Addiction Studies specialisation, you must be currently working therapeutically with clients that have addiction and/or mental health problems. Alternatively, you must be able to organise a structured/approved clinical placement with an addiction service provider.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.