Auckland University of Technology
Master of Public Health
Build your expertise to address public health challenges both now and in the future, and research a topic of
your interest with the AUT Master of Public Health.
Develop advanced knowledge and skills to lead strategic changes in community and public health across
Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. You’ll build expertise in addressing the social, economic, cultural,
educational and environmental factors that shape individual and community wellbeing.
AUT’s Master of Public Health advances best practice in this challenging field. It's ideal if you’re passionate
about community wellbeing, tackling health inequities or influencing health policy and strategy. It’s also a good
fit if you’re already working in the field and need an advanced tertiary-level qualification.
2 years full-time / part-time available
DURATION
CAMPUS South Campus
3 Mar 2025
INTAKE 21 Jul 2025
IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with no band less than 6.0
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICENCY
Completed one of the following with a B average or higher:
SCORE NEEDED • Relevant bachelor’s degree
• Relevant graduate diploma
$44,792/year (for 120 points)
FEES ($43,600 tuition fees + $1,192 student services levy)
https://www.aut.ac.nz/study/study-options/health-sciences/courses/master-of-public-health
Eastern Institute Of Technology
Master of Health Science
The Master of Health Science is an 18 month full-time, 180 credit programme (part-time study options also
available) which provides the opportunity for interdisciplinary health professionals and health service
managers to advance their practice, knowledge and critical analysis skills in a flexible and engaging learning
environment.
The Health Science interdisciplinary and inter-professional courses are all offered in a blended manner, with
online learning supported by face-to-face workshops, tutorials or block courses.
The flexible delivery of this programme allows you to study at your pace, in your place, from locations
throughout New Zealand.
Courses are designed around knowledge and research relating to key threads of health issues to support the
development of advanced practice or understanding. The programme provides you with the opportunity to
investigate the improvement of health, reduction of health disparities and protection against global threats in
both a national and international context.
The multidisciplinary and inter-professional context of health science involves everyone sharing discussions
from their own experiences, enabling all practitioners to advance their knowledge of health treatment,
healthcare and prevention of disparities in a truly interdisciplinary sphere.
18 months full-time
DURATION
CAMPUS Hawke's Bay Campus International EIT Institute of Sport & Health
(EIT ISH) Auckland Campus
International Enrolments
INTAKE
Hawke’s Bay Auckland
campus: campus and
online:
• February • February
• July • April
• July
• October
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50
PROFICENCY
Academic Entry Requirements
SCORE NEEDED
The requirement for entry is an undergraduate degree in a health
science/health discipline with a B average or better.
Where an applicant does not hold an undergraduate degree in health
science, submissions with supporting professional evidence may be
considered.
$48,750
FEES
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Possible job and career opportunities can include:
• Health Services Manager
• Healthcare Assistant
• Health Educator/ Health Promotion Advisor
• Clinical Laboratory Assistant
• Community Health Support Worker
• Research Assistant
• Tertiary Education Tutors
The Health Science programmes have also been a pathway for:
• Health Educators
• Naturopaths
• Dental Technicians
• Sport Scientists
https://www.eit.ac.nz/programmes/master-of-health-science/
University of Otago
Master of Public Health (MPH)
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is a two-year full-time equivalent qualification that can be
completed either as postgraduate public health papers to the value of 120 points plus a 120 point thesis or
postgraduate public health papers to the value of 180 points plus a 60 point dissertation. The MPH is an
internationally recognised qualification in its field. It is taught in small classes, with an emphasis on multi-
disciplinary approaches. Students are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds in the health, social and allied
sciences, and many enrol on a part-time basis.
Graduates from the programme are equipped to work in a range of non-clinical fields in the health sector,
principally in planning and management and in the delivery of public health programmes.
2-year full-time
DURATION
CAMPUS Dunedin
February, April, July, September
INTAKE
Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICENCY
be a graduate with an average grade of at least B or possess an
SCORE NEEDED appropriate professional qualification requiring at least three years'
full-time tertiary study, acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Health Sciences); and
provide evidence of ability for advanced academic study.
49,458/YEAR
FEES
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