Postgraduate Diploma of Health Science

Papers offered in the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences provide a specific focus on equity in health care for Maori, Pacific, mental health and addiction, primary and community health.

Combining Waikato's high academic standards with real healthcare settings, our programmes are unique and customisable. They have been developed to allow health professionals to better meet the needs of the people in the Midlands region.

Maori and Pasifika nurses are also able to undertake study that supports and develops their clinical and cultural practice and leadership development using indigenous worldviews.

Pathways
There are a number of different pathways you can select that will help to inform which papers you will take as part of your Postgraduate Diploma. The pathways allow flexibility in choosing courses which reflect your career development and aspirations:

• Clinical Pathway
• Education Pathway
• Gerontology pathway
• Leadership and Health Management pathway
• Maori, Pacific and Indigenous pathway
• Mental Health pathway
• Primary Care pathway
• Registered Nurse Prescriber pathway

All postgraduate programmes in health science can be taken part time or full time and we will work with you closely to make sure your programme of study is achievable alongside your other commitments, personal and work