From February EIT is offering a new Master of Health Science as a new postgraduate degree.

Delivered online, the degree requires 18 months of full-time study or three years part time.

Courses will provide blended and online learning opportunities and, in some cases, clinical fieldwork.  The programme is open to students nationwide. 

The degree is tailored to meet the needs of managers and health practitioners working for district health boards, primary health organisations, the fitness industry and sports organisations, as well as social workers, community care workers and allied health practitioners.

Courses are designed around knowledge and research relating to:

• health disparities and the needs of populations,
• ethical, legal and political dimensions of health policy and practice
• and interdisciplinary practice to improve health care.

More than 150 postgraduate students from across New Zealand are enrolled in EIT’s Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science and the Master of Nursing.