Master of Spatial Analysis for Public Health

• UC has the top ranked research department in New Zealand for ‘other health studies’ (the most recent Tertiary Education Commission 2012 PBRF Assessment).
• UC is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for Geography, and in the top 200 for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2018).
• The only programme of its kind in Australasia.
• UC hosts both the GeoHealth Laboratory | Te Tai Whenua o te Hau Ora and UC has extensive research strengths and strategic partnerships in the field of geospatial technology, such as the Geospatial Research Institute.
• Scholarships for students in this master’s will be available through GeoHealth Laboratory and the Ministry of Health.
• Geospatial science, particularly from a public health focus, is recognised on Immigration NZ’s current Long-Term Skill Shortage List.

Normally the minimum requirement is a three-year bachelor’s degree from a New Zealand university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered to be equivalent. If you gained your qualifications overseas, these will need to be assessed to make sure they are of an equivalent standard.

You are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

The MSAPH contains 180 points of coursework, including a 60-point community project.

The master’s can be completed in 12-18 months full-time, and 24-36 months part-time.

The MSAPH includes seven compulsory courses, and a project over the summer at a workplace or with direct relevance to a community.

Students may go onto Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies in a large variety of related subjects, for example Geography.

Graduates with geospatial science and health analytical skills will find themselves well-suited to work as spatial analysts, health policy makers, GIS software developers, environmental health officers, statisticians and administrators in health research groups, DHBs, health ministries and other public health sector organisations.