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Bachelor of Health Science (Medical Imaging)

  • Bachelor

Interested in becoming a health professional with a career in medical radiation technology? This programme will develop your skills in diagnostic imaging through applied thinking and doing, so you can safely use radiation to obtain images for diagnostic use.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Intake Months
Jul
Domestic Fees
$7,500 per year
International Fees
$25,377 per year

About this course

Please note: Due to high application numbers, we have stopped accepting new applications for July 2024.

The Bachelor of Health Science (Medical Imaging) provides you with the clinical and theoretical knowledge to work as a registered medical imaging technologist (MIT). To safely obtain images using radiation for diagnostic use, you need a sound understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology, physics, and the medical radiation equipment and clinical techniques you will use in the industry. We'll help you develop these skills so you complete your degree confident and work-ready. You'll also get an introduction to more advanced imaging systems.

Highlights
  • At Unitec, we think the best way to learn is a mixture of thinking and doing. You'll spend over 2000 hours (in block periods of time) across all three years of your degree gaining clinical experience working in a radiology/x-ray department, as well as developing your medical knowledge so you can easily transition to the workplace. Our staff will help you find suitable clinical placements, which may be in Auckland, as well as other regional centres throughout New Zealand.
  • Accredited by the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board (MRTB).
  • Leads to industry registration: once you've completed this programme you can apply for registration with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board (MRTB).
  • This programme is an internationally recognised qualification.
  • Highly qualified teaching staff with extensive first-hand experience of clinical provision and discipline need.

Clinical placements

This programme includes over 2000 hours of work experience via clinical placements.

  • Year 1: 1 x 12-week block
  • Year 2: 2 x 10-week blocks
  • Year 3: 2 x 10-week blocks

Accommodation and travel are not included as part of your fees, therefore you'll need to cover all costs associated with these (if necessary) in order to attend the clinic to which you have been assigned.

Overseas Registration

Once you've graduated, you'll have the option of pursuing a career in New Zealand or overseas. If you want to work overseas as a qualified MIT, each country's registration body has its own system of determining eligibility. However, they all require hard copies of your course descriptors signed by the Academic Programme manager. There is an administration charge for requesting these. Please complete the request form below to initiate this process.

Medical Imaging Overseas Registration Form (PDF, 28KB)

Entry requirements

What you will need to study this programme.

Domestic students
Academic requirements

You must have completed at least one of the following:

  • NCEA entry requirements;
    • 14 credits at Level 3 or higher in each of two subjects taken from an approved subject list,
    • 14 credits at Level 3 or higher taken from no more than two additional domains on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework
    • 14 credits at Level 1 or higher in mathematics or pangarau on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework,
    • 8 credits at Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori (a minimum of four in reading and four in writing),

Note: A minimum of 12 of the 42 NCEA credits at level 3 must include English or a Literacy approved subject, Mathematics, and one Science subject (Physics preferred)

  • Have a grade of C or better in the New Zealand University Bursaries Examinations in each of English, Mathematics, and one Science subject;
And meet one of the English entry requirements;
  • University Entrance Literacy: 8 credits at Level 2 or above in English or Maori (4 in Reading, 4 in Writing); or
  • Evidence of English language proficiency as outlined in the NZQA Rules on the Unitec English Language Requirements for International Students Web-page.

Don't meet these Academic requirements?

  • If you don't meet the academic criteria, our Bridging Education Programmes and English Language programmes available can help you qualify. Apply online, and we'll be in touch about your next steps.
  • If you don't meet the above criteria, special or discretionary admission may apply; your eligibility will be determined at the interview.
Non-academic requirements
  1. Be at least 17 years old by the time the programme begins;
  2. Be able to participate in all clinical aspects of the programme;
  3. Complete a self-declaration of criminal convictions and medical conditions form;
  4. Consent to a Safety Check that meets the requirements of the Children Act 2014 (formerly known as the Vulnerable Children's Act), including:
    • Provide two forms of ID and evidence of any name changes;
    • Consent to a police vet check;
    • Provide the names of two referees whom Unitec or your placement provider can contact;
    • If required, participate in an interview;
    • If required, provide a chronological summary of your work history for the past 5 years and the name of any professional organisations, licensing authorities, and registration authorities that you have been or are a member of.

For more information, download the full programme regulations (PDF, 505KB).

International students Academic requirements

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age when they begin their studies, and they should meet the country-specific admission requirement or have completed one of the following:

And English entry requirements;

If English is not your first language, you will also need at least one of the following qualifications:

  • IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0 in speaking, reading, writing, and listening - we have an IELTS Preparation short course available, as well as an IELTS test center on-campus;
  • A TOEFL score of 575; or
  • University Entrance Literacy: 8 credits at Level 2 or above in English or Maori (4 in Reading, 4 in Writing); or
  • Evidence of English language proficiency as outlined in the NZQA Rules on the Unitec English Language Requirements for International Students Web-page.

Don't meet these Academic requirements?

  • If you don't meet the academic criteria, our Bridging Education Programmes and English Language programmes available can help you qualify. Apply online, and we'll be in touch about your next steps.
  • If you don't meet the above criteria, special or discretionary admission may apply; your eligibility will be determined at the interview.
Non-academic requirements
  1. Be at least 17 years old by the time the programme begins;
  2. Be able to participate in all clinical aspects of the programme;
  3. Complete a self-declaration of criminal convictions and medical conditions form;
  4. Consent to a Safety Check that meets the requirements of the Children Act 2014 (formerly known as the Vulnerable Children's Act), including:
    • Provide two forms of ID and evidence of any name changes;
    • Consent to a police vet check;
    • Provide the names of two referees whom Unitec or your placement provider can contact;
    • If required, participate in an interview;
    • If required, provide a chronological summary of your work history for the past 5 years and the names of any professional organisations, licensing authorities, and registration authorities you have been or are a member of.

For more information, download the full programme regulations (PDF, 505KB).

Study locations

Waitakere

Career pathways

- Medical imaging technologist (requires registration with MRTB)

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