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The University of Auckland

Medical and Health Sciences

Medical and Health Sciences

Find a programme to match your passion

At Mātauranga Hauora, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, we are dedicated to helping you reach your potential and build the foundations for a successful career. Choose from a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Medicine, Nursing, Medical Imaging, Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, Optometry, Population Health and a variety of Science disciplines.

Faculty highlights

Leaders in research

We host four transdisciplinary University Research Centres, a Centre for Research Excellence and numerous Faculty Research Centres.              

Top 100 in the world

We are ranked 93 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Life Sciences & Medicine.

Student stories

Thiraphop, Thailand

Thiraphop was drawn to the Bachelor of Health Sciences for its non-clinical and multidisciplinary nature and preparing for a career in addiction.

Shreya, India

A love for medical research brought Shreya to the University of Auckland to pursue a two year Master of Biomedical Science research programme.

Sopanhala, Cambodia

As a first year student in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science programme, Sopanhala is working hard to gain entry into our highly competitive Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme for a career in medicine.

Sopanhala, Cambodia

As a first year student in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science programme, Sopanhala is working hard to gain entry into our highly competitive Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme for a career in medicine.

Programmes

Undergraduate programmes - 7 programmes

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Subjects

  • Population Health

Duration

3 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Bachelor of Nursing

Duration

3 years

Intake

Semester One

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Duration

6 years

Intake

Semester One

Bachelor of Optometry

Duration

5 years

Intake

Semester One

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Duration

4 years

Intake

Semester One

Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours)

Duration

4 years

Intake

Semester One

Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)

Duration

1 year

Intake

Semester One

Postgraduate programmes - 13 programmes

Master of Audiology

Duration

2 years

Intake

Semester One

Master of Biomedical Science

Duration

1 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Clinical Education

Duration

1 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Clinical Pharmacy

Subjects

  • Health Management
  • Health Informatics
  • Clinical Quality & Safety

Duration

1 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Health Leadership

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Health Practice

Subjects

  • Addiction Studies
  • Infant
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Health Psychology

Duration

2 years

Intake

Semester One

Master of Health Sciences

Subjects

  • Health Sciences
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Duration

1 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Nursing

Duration

1 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One, 

Semester Two

Master of Nursing Science

Duration

2 years

Intake

January (early start)

Master of Paediatrics

Duration

1 or 1.5 years, part-time available

1 or 1.5 years, 

part-time available

Intake

Flexible (Part-time)

Master of Public Health

Duration

1 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One, 

Semester Two

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Duration

3 - 4 years

Intake

Any time