Entry requirements

You must have completed a relevant bachelor's degree, or an appropriate health professional qualification, with at least a B Grade Point Average.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences or use the admission requirements checker.

The government has announced new vaccination requirements for the health and education sectors. At UC, our programmes are strongly connected to our communities of practice. For many of our programmes, you will not be able to complete research or practice-oriented courses if you are not vaccinated. This is due to research/practice taking place in health centres and schools/kura where all employees and volunteers are required to be vaccinated.

For these courses you will be required to be vaccinated in line with the NZ Government regulations, and supply evidence of your vaccination status.

Enrolment into the Taha Hinengaro – Health and Wellbeing Practice endorsement will require a vaccine.

You can apply online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

Subjects and courses

You may study towards the PGDipHealSc unendorsed, or may choose from the following endorsement options:

• Environment and Health
• Health and Community
• Health Behaviour Change
• Health Information Management
• Health Leadership and Management
• Palliative Care
• Taha Hinengaro – Health and Wellbeing Practice

For the list of courses for required each endorsement, see the above subject pages or Schedule S to the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences.

Courses for the unendorsed pathway are listed in Schedule V to the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences.

Further study

UC offers a Master of Health Sciences (research-based degree) and a Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice (practice-based degree).

There is also a Doctor of Health Sciences and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Sciences.

Career opportunities

Many graduates continue to work within their health profession while others work in health-related fields, the social services, or local or central government.

• Read what other UC postgraduate students have gone on to achieve in their studies and careers in our student stories.
• Te Rōpū Rapuara | UC Careers can help you to achieve the career you want, connect with employers, or find a job.
• For research into career destinations by qualification, visit Te Pōkai Tara | Universities New Zealand website.
• Find out more about what can you do with a degree from UC.
• Come along to an upcoming information event for prospective postgraduate students.