Programme Options

We suggest that you take your postgraduate programme in a step-wise fashion, starting with a certificate and then moving on to a diploma. This gives you flexibility to move straight to a diploma, the semester after finishing your certificate, or to have a break in study of up to a maximum of 4 years.

Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science

This 60 point (4 courses) postgraduate programme is only open to medical practitioners registered to practice in New Zealand and can include any masters level courses offered by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, with the exception of a few courses of 30 or more points that are restricted to specialisation certificates and diplomas.

A PG certificate may be taken part-time over a maximum of 2 years (4 semesters) at the rate of one 15 point course per semester. Study is expected to be continuous, although it is possible to apply for a suspension of study for one semester, thus extending the timeframe for completion to 5 semesters.

On successful completion of a PG certificate, it is possible to credit the 60 point certificate to a 120 points diploma within 4 years of completion of the certificate.

PAEDS 714 Emergency Paediatrics (online course)

POPLHLTH 709 Evidence for Best Practice (online course)

plus two of:

POPLHLTH 701 Research Methods in Health (online course)

POPLHLTH 721 Health Management (4 days on Tamaki Campus)

POPLHLTH 722 Health Care Organisation (4 days on Tamaki Campus)

POPLPRAC 702 Primary Mental Health (one two day block on Tamaki Campus)

POPLPRAC 743 Upper Limb and Spine (online course)

POPLPRAC 744 Lower Limb and Physiotherapy (online course)

This means you take one extra course over the three required for your training. Should you decide not to proceed with the fourth certificate course after completion of the three required for your college training, the certificate courses can be reassigned to Certificate of Proficiency courses, and you receive a certificate for each course completed instead of the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science.

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science and Master of Health Science

These programmes are open to general practitioners, accident and medical doctors, rural hospital doctors, who wish to expand their theoretical knowledge and clinical skills in urgent care.

If you have completed a PG Certificate in Medical Science/Health Science with the courses listed, and less than 5 years has passed since completion of the certificate, you just need to apply online for this diploma, and you will receive credit for the 60 points of certificate courses.

Please look at this link for courses for Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science

Interested in Masters Study in the future?

Completion of a postgraduate diploma with a grade average of B or higher can open the door to a 120 point Master of Health Science in future, with the option of a research portfolio or a 120 point thesis in a topic related to your clinical practice in this area.

Please look at this link for courses for Masters of Health Science

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