Dunedin,
New Zealand
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master of Health Sciences - Bioethics in Dunedin New Zealand | University of Otago
University of Otago
|
Dunedin New Zealand
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Research)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
NZD
47,556
(c. USD27,564.74)
Attendance
Full-time
The Master of Health Sciences (MHealSc) program offers advanced study opportunities in various health fields, along with research components (thesis, dissertation, or project) tailored to each student's specialization. Typically, students complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences (PGCertHealSc) and/or a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (PGDipHealSc) before entering the Master's program. Admission usually requires maintaining a B average in the Postgraduate Diploma.
Bioethics examines how biosciences and healthcare affect individuals, communities, animals, and the environment, both now and in the future. It helps determine appropriate responses to these impacts from personal, professional, and societal standpoints.
This program teaches you to analyze complex bioethical challenges from multiple viewpoints, providing the tools to make meaningful contributions in your professional environment and wider society.
Healthcare and scientific advancements bring significant ethical responsibilities. Through Bioethics, you'll develop the skills to address today's most critical ethical dilemmas in these fields.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).
Every applicant, except those falling under section 1(c), shall normally be required to satisfy all of the following:
be a graduate in a health-related field or possess an appropriate health professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary study,
have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences or equivalent with grades averaging B or better,
have completed 30 points of research methods at NZQF Level 8 with a grade (or average grade if more than one paper is used to complete the 30 points) of B+ or better, and
provide evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.
Applicants for admission where non-standard research methods requirements apply (i.e. for the Bioethics endorsement, or where a NZQF Level 9 research methods paper is required in the Masters' programme, or where an exemption from a research methods requirement has been granted, or in other approved exceptional circumstances) shall normally be required to satisfy all of the following:
be a graduate in a health-related field or possess an appropriate health professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary study,
have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences or equivalent with grades averaging B+ or better, and
provide evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.
IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21.
Every applicant, except those falling under section 1(c), shall normally be required to satisfy all of the following:
be a graduate in a health-related field or possess an appropriate health professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary study,
have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences or equivalent with grades averaging B or better,
have completed 30 points of research methods at NZQF Level 8 with a grade (or average grade if more than one paper is used to complete the 30 points) of B+ or better, and
provide evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.
Applicants for admission where non-standard research methods requirements apply (i.e. for the Bioethics endorsement, or where a NZQF Level 9 research methods paper is required in the Masters' programme, or where an exemption from a research methods requirement has been granted, or in other approved exceptional circumstances) shall normally be required to satisfy all of the following:
be a graduate in a health-related field or possess an appropriate health professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary study,
have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences or equivalent with grades averaging B+ or better, and
provide evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.
IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21.
Tuition
NZD
47,556