EIT Hawke's Bay

Study Options: Full-time, part-time Length: 2-5 years

Outcomes

The Master of Nursing incorporates the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science.

The overall aim of the programme is to enable students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in nursing and health science related to students individual scopes of practice, (eg child and family health, critical care nursing, disease management, elder health), through intensive academic study, including advanced independent work, advanced practice, and research.

Outline

The Master of Nursing is a two-year full-time equivalent postgraduate programme, characterised by advanced study in nursing and health science.

An applied, clinically-focused postgraduate programme characterised by advanced study in nursing and health sciences.  The Master of Nursing is awarded upon successful completion of five courses from the Master of Nursing Schedule, plus MN8.421 Research Design and Porcess, and either MN9.430 Independent Scholarly Project or MN8.440 Thesis.

The programme develops advanced knowledge and skills in nursing and health science related to students' individual scopes of practice through intensive academic study, including advanced independent work, advanced practice and research.

The Master of Nursing has been approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand as a "masters with a clinical focus, including the content for preparation for nurse prescribing".

Dates

February to November

Duration

Two-years full-time or equivalent part-time

Cost

	NZ Citizens/Residents
	$1125 per course
	International
	For more information see our International Section

Entry

	NZ Citizens/Residents
	A personal interview may be part of the application process. The normal requirement for entry is; An undergraduate degree in a health science with a B+ pass or better.  A minimum of two years clinical practice may be an advantage, or Where the applicant may have less than a B+ average in his/her undergraduate degree, s/he may be provisionally accepted into the Master of Nursing. Where an applicant does not hold an undergraduate degree in health science: The applicant shall provide evidence of having completed a relevant professional qualification, and Provide evidence of successful completion of a relevant qualification of study which is equivalent to those of first degree graduates, through the submission of a portfilio of evidence.
	International
	IELTS 6.5 Academic, with no sub-test score below 6.0

International

For more information see our International Section