Master of Health Practice (Child Health)

• HEAL848 Children in Context (15 points)

• HEAL816 Special Topic (15 points)
• HEAL823 Innovation in Primary Health Care (30 points)#
• HEAL824 Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (30 points)*#
• HEAL846 Management of Children with Acute Illness (30 points)*#
• HEAL847 Chronic Illness and Disability in Childhood (30 points)# (not offered in 2024)
• HEAL850 Neonatal Pathophysiology (30 points)#
• HEAL851 Developmental Assessment and Care of the Sick/Pre-term Neonate (15 points)#
• HEAL867 Child and Whanau Health and Wellbeing: The First 2000 Days (30 points)
• NURS804 Science for Advanced Practice (30 points)*
• PHMY801 Pharmacology Science (15 points)*
• PHMY802 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics (15 points)*

• HEAL811 Research Design and Methods (15 points)
• HEAL840 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (15 points)
• MAOH801 Maori Health Research Practice - Te Rangahau Hauora Maori (15 points)
• PUBH810 Pacific Health Research and Design (15 points)

• HEAL812 Health Professional Practice (15 points)
• HEAL813 Practice Reality (15 points) (Only offered in Semester 2)

• HEAL997 Practice Project (60 points)

• HEAL985 Child Health Practicum (45 points)#

• An approved course from the pathway (15 points)

* Recommended for those seeking registration as a Registered Nurse Prescriber or Nurse Practitioner
# Course has special requirements

This pathway focuses on the care of sick or pre-term neonates and is designed to advance the scholarly and professional knowledge of practitioners working in clinical practice settings which delivers care to pre-term or sick neonates e.g. NICU, SCBU.

The pathway supports practitioners for all advanced practice role including a pathway toward meeting the academic requirements of registration as a Nurse Practitioner.

• HEAL824 Advanced Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning (30 points)#
• HEAL848 Children in Context (15 points)
• HEAL850 Neonatal Pathophysiology (30 points)#
• HEAL851 Developmental Assessment and Care of the Sick/Pre-term Neonate (15 points)#

• HEAL811 Research Design and Methods (15 points)
• HEAL840 Critical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice (15 points)
• MAOH801 Maori Health Research Practice - Te Rangahau Hauora Maori (15 points)
• PUBH810 Pacific Health Research and Design (15 points)

• HEAL812 Health Professional Practice (15 points)
• HEAL813 Practice Reality (15 points) (Only offered in Semester 2)

• HEAL997 Practice Project (60 points)

• HEAL985 Child Health Practicum (45 points)#

• An approved course from the pathway (15 points)

# Course has special requirements