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The complexity of medical technology is increasing, demanding highly skilled engineering graduates to develop and maintain these systems. Launch your career in this dynamic sector with our Master of Medical Engineering program, which prepares students with the essential competencies, understanding, and specialized knowledge to excel in this critical industry. With more than 130 medical device companies based in Aotearoa New Zealand—many of which already hire our alumni—the expertise gained through our program can also create international career prospects. Our goal is to provide graduates with comprehensive technical, medical, ethical, regulatory, and business knowledge to make meaningful contributions to the field. Combining hands-on experience with academic rigor, our students often emerge prepared not only to meet industry needs locally and globally but also to drive innovation and expand the possibilities of existing medical technologies.
Taught 120 points
You must have completed a four-year Bachelors degree in engineering at a recognised university (or similar institution) that includes:
You will need a GPE of 4.0.
Alternatively, you must have completed one year of postgraduate study, following an undergraduate degree, in a relevant subject at a recognised university (or similar institution) with a GPE of 4.0.
Note: Relevant subjects include applied science, bioengineering, computer science, data science, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information technology, mechatronics, science, or technology.
Taught 180 points
You must have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject at a recognized university (or similar institution) with a GPE of 4.0.
Note: Relevant subjects include applied science, bioengineering, computer science, data science, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information technology, mechatronics, science, or technology.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands less than 6.0; 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.