Master of Health Sciences

MHealSc


Duration

2 years full-time

Entry times

Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)

Pathways

Pathways include:

  • Doctor of Health Sciences
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Duration

2 years full-time

Entry times

Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)

Pathways

Pathways include:

  • Doctor of Health Sciences
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Apply Now Got a Question? Check your eligibility

Download Brochure

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Overview

UC's Health Sciences qualifications give health professionals, non-clinical members of the health workforce, and others interested in the health sector or health issues the opportunity to examine critically a range of significant issues in health sciences, and where relevant to improve their professional practice.

The Master of Health Sciences allows you to put together a postgraduate programme of study across health-related disciplines, such as the functioning of the health system, from the management of health information, to health in communities. The increasing focus on prevention and lifestyle change provides enormous potential for a refocusing of health strategies and allied areas such as education, sport and recreation, and local government.

This gives you considerable flexibility, and the opportunity to plan a programme to suit your interests, current employment, or career goals, providing opportunities for interdisciplinary postgraduate study for students already working in health or related services who wish to extend their knowledge and skills, or recent graduates seeking employment in these sectors.

The Master of Health Sciences (MHealSc) is a research-inclusive qualification worth 240 points. You will be supervised by some world-leading researchers in Te Kura Mātai Hauora | School of Health Sciences.

You may either follow a general programme, or focus on a specialisation and receive your qualification endorsed in one of several areas:

UC also offers a coursework-only (180-point) Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice.

Contact us

See more information about our Health Sciences programmes.

For full requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Health Sciences.

For study planning help, contact our Student Advisor team.

For more information on facilities, resources, and staff, see Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health.

For more general information, email info@canterbury.ac.nz or freephone 0800 VARSITY (827 748).