Master of Nursing Science

The two-year (240 point) Master of Nursing Science will fast-track your masters qualification and eligibility to become a registered nurse in New Zealand. The programme has been designed to meet New Zealand's health workforce need for more nurses, without compromising on quality of training. For the first time at the University of Auckland, you can enter Nursing at masters level without a BNurs qualification. If you have a bachelor's degree in Health Science (BHSc) or Science (BSc) with courses in Physiology and Psychology, then consider all the possibilities a career in nursing can offer.

Requirement:

• 210 points: MAORIHTH 701, NURSING 742, 746, 780, 787, NURSPRAC 721, 722
  
  
• 30 points: NURSING 789 Research Project

Students will complete four semesters of the specified programme with concurrent clinical placements (minimum of 1,100 hours to meet Nursing Council of New Zealand requirements) in two years full time study:

• Year 1 - Semester 1 (total 60 points): NURSING 787 - Fundamentals of Nursing Care (30 points), NURSING 742 - Biological Science for Practice (30 points);
  Semester 2 (total 60 points): NURSPRAC 721 - Integrative Nursing Practice (45 Points), MAORIHTH 701 - Foundations of Maori Health (15 points)
  
• Year 2 - Semester 1 (total 60 points): NURSING 780 - Mental Health and Addictions Nursing (30 points), NURSING 746 - Evidence Based Nursing and Implementation (30 Points)
  Semester 2 (total 60 points): NURSPRAC 722 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice (30 points), NURSING 789 - Research project (30 points)