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This postgraduate certificate enables you to undertake specialized health science courses across various disciplines. You can opt for a general curriculum or focus on a specific field. Designed for healthcare practitioners, this program facilitates specialization at an advanced academic level based on your chosen focus area. Please note the University of Auckland does not participate in graduate recruitment and cannot assure professional registration or job opportunities in New Zealand or elsewhere. Specifically, the Advanced Nursing specialization within the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences targets registered nurses looking to enhance their expertise. The curriculum provides fundamental competencies and theoretical foundations necessary for specialized advanced nursing roles, while also preparing students for research endeavors.
You must have completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) in a health-related discipline such as health sciences, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, or social work.
you must have current registration with the Nursing Council in New Zealand.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 with 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.