Master of Health Science in Health Science The University of Waikato - Hamilton Campus, New Zealand

This programme is designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced clinical practice and is also focused on developing leadership potential in nurses and other health professionals.

Why study the Master of Health Science?
 

Students who enroll in the Master of Health Science programme can choose from several specialty pathways including mental health, primary and rural healthcare, acute care, M?ori health, older person health and rehabilitation. They also have significant flexibility to choose papers aligned to other areas of interest, like child health, cancer care, death and dying.

From clinical mentors to academic supervisors, Waikato is invested in helping you to set yourself a professional development pathway through postgraduate study. We combine Waikato’s high academic standards with real healthcare settings and our programmes are unique and customisable.

M?ori and Pasifika nurses are also able to undertake study that supports and develops their clinical and cultural practice and leadership development using indigenous worldviews.

Major: Health Science
 

Health Science offers a variety of diverse specialised pathways for advanced clinical practice, providing tailored education and training to excel in various areas of healthcare delivery.

Why study Health Science?
 

At Waikato, our Health Science postgraduate qualifications offer  pathways for nurses and other health professionals into advanced
clinical practice, clinical leadership and management and professional leadership roles.

Students can opt to focus their studies on any of the following areas: Clinical, Registered Nurse Prescriber, Education, Gerontology, Leadership and Health Management, Maori, Pacific and Indigenous, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioner and Primary Care.

The Master of Health Science programme is designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced clinical practice and is also focused on developing leadership potential in nurses and other health professionals.