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, Māori 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.
Māori and Pasifika nurses are also able to undertake study that supports and develops their clinical and cultural practice and leadership development using indigenous worldviews.
Registered nurses who enrol in this Masters’ programme may also choose to pursue endorsement as a Designated Nurse Prescriber or registration as a Nurse Practitioner. These are professionally accredited pathways leading to eligibility to apply for endorsement or registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in addition to an academic qualification.
*Nurse Practitioner and Designated Nurse Prescriber registration and endorsement are subject to Nursing Council approval.