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Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science
Location
Study Options
Full-time, Part-time
Length
1 year, up to 4 years
Level
Level 8
Intro
This diploma is a one year full-time, or up to four years part-time, interdisciplinary programme providing qualified health professionals and health service managers with advanced practice knowledge and critical analysis skills.
You can enrol directly into this diploma or use it to further develop the knowledge and skills you gained while studying for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science. Upon graduation from this diploma you can choose to progress onto one of EIT’s masters programmes.
Outline
The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science offers a selection of courses designed to meet the needs of health practitioners, health sector managers and other professionals whose practice has a focus on health.
Each course consists of blended and online learning opportunities and in some cases clinical fieldwork. You will be expected to spend subsequent time in independent study, critical reflection, and field work in your place of study or place of work.
The programme is characterised by the option of advanced study with a specific health science endorsement, requiring a foundation of undergraduate knowledge and skills achieved through previous tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience. Some endorsement options are listed below.
- Elder Health
- Health Promotion
- Child & Family Health
- Mental Health
- Critical Care Nursing
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Human Lactation & Breastfeeding
- Primary Health Care
- Health Services Management
- Professional Supervision
- Diabetes Management
- Disease Management
Please feel free to make an appointment to discuss your study options. You can meet with our staff in person at our Hawke’s Bay campus, or simply give us call on 0800 22 55 348. And you’re most welcome to visit EIT to view our facilities at any time.
Career Opportunities & Outcomes
Future career pathways could include:
- Advanced professional practice within your specified discipline/endorsement area
- Health Service Management
- Health Promotion
- Primary Health Care
Dates
Generally February or July each year depending upon the courses selected.
Entry
Entry requirements
ENTRY CRITERIA
The normal requirement for entry is an undergraduate degree in a health science with a B pass or better.
Where the candidate’s undergraduate degree does not provide the basis of study at the level required for more advanced study, enrolment in transitional or undergraduate courses may be required before the candidate shall be admitted.
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 or programme of study which is equivalent to those of first degree graduates, through the submission of a portfolio of evidence.
A personal interview may be part of the application process.
English language entry requirement
All candidates, from countries where English is not the primary spoken language, require satisfactory achievement of tertiary studies in a country where English is the language of instruction or an IELTS score of at least 6.5 with no sub-test score lower than 6.0.
Entry with credit
Applicants may be admitted with credit transfer or recognition of prior learning. The Postgraduate Programmes Cluster Committee has discretion in the granting of academic credit.
Academic credit may be awarded as specified credit where there is a substantial match between previous learning and the course for which academic credit is sought; or unspecified credit where the learning is broadly relevant to, and at an equivalent level to, the course for which academic credit is sought.
Credit granted shall not be for course(s) completed as part of an undergraduate degree, nor shall credit be granted that exceeds one-half of the total programme credits.
A RPL/Entry with Credit application pack is available on enrolment. It is recommended that applications for RPL/Entry with credit are made as part of the initial application. This will assist in the academic advisement to students regarding the appropriate programme of study and course section. However, entry with credit cannot be processed until the candidate is enrolled.
For further information please contact:
Stacey Wong, Postgraduate Programmes Secretary ext 5407.
Special conditions
Nursing students must provide evidence of a current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
For nurses considering the Nurse Practitioner pathway, please seek guidance in regard to course choices before enrolling. You may contact the Postgraduate Programmes Coordinator through the School of Nursing.
Some courses will require students to be actively working in the specialty area of practice.
International entry requirements
ENTRY CRITERIA
ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Masters applicants will require an IELTS score of 6.5 in all bands, in one exam sitting.
Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science will require an IELTS score of 6.5 (Academic) with no score lower than 6.0, in one exam sitting.
Study Pathways
Interdisciplinary graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science may apply to progress on to the EIT Master of Health Science programme, and registered nurse graduates may apply to progress on to the EIT Master of Nursing programme.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science is approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand as an “advanced nursing practice programme”.