Diploma in Health Sciences

Admission to UC with University Entrance (or equivalent) is required to enrol.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For information on the enrolment process, please see how to apply for undergraduate qualifications.

This programme is FREE under Targeted Training Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF). Visit tec.govt.nz for more information about TTAF and to see if you're eligible.

One or more courses or research may require vaccination

The government has announced new vaccination requirements for the health and education sectors. At UC, our programmes are strongly connected to our communities of practice. For many of our programmes, you will not be able to complete research or practice-oriented courses if you are not vaccinated. This is due to research/practice taking place in health centres and schools/kura where all employees and volunteers are required to be vaccinated.

For these courses you will be required to be vaccinated in line with the NZ Government regulations, and supply evidence of your vaccination status.

The DipHealSc is made up of 120 points, which includes six compulsory courses, and two optional courses in an area of choice.

You can begin your studies in either February or July, and can take one year full-time, or up to four years part-time to complete.

You may also choose to transfer any completed courses to the Bachelor of Health Sciences during study.

The Diploma in Health Sciences includes introductory courses in health promotion, and optional courses to focus your studies on a specific health area of interest.

See 'How do I plan my diploma?' above for an example degree structure diagram.

• Complete all of the compulsory courses
• Plus choose two courses from the optional list

This Diploma can be used as a pathway to the full Bachelor of Health Sciences degree.

UC also offers a wide range of Health Sciences postgraduate programmes.