Overview

Become a registered nurse with unique skills to support and enhance Pacific health. Pacific ways of knowing and learning are woven throughout this programme giving you the practical healthcare skills and hands-on clinical experience to work within your community.

Smaller class sizes encourage a sense of family, aiga (Samoan), kopu tangata (Cook Islands), kāinga (Tongan), magafaoa (Niuean), matavuvale (Fijian) and kāiga (Tokelau, Tuvalu) and contributes to life-long connections.

Pacific leaders, communities and organisations work collaboratively with MIT to enable you to form relationships with those in the health sector.

When you graduate Nursing Pacific at Manukau Institute of Technology, you'll be ready to sit the Nursing Council of New Zealand State Examination and apply for registration as a registered nurse in New Zealand.

Career opportunities

A broad range of career options as a registered nurse with specialised skills in Pacific health care.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nursing with an in-patient focus
Nursing with a mental health focus
Professional practice
Nursing with a community focus
Hauora Mäori

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-02-17 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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79

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manukau, New Zealand

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 49 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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79

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

University entrance

NCEA Level 3

Three subjects - at Level 3 or above, made up of:
- 14 credits each, in three approved subjects.
Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:
- 5 credits in reading;
- 5 credits in writing.
Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of:
- Achievement standards – specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects; or
- Unit standards - package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required; and

A minimum of 12 credits at NQF Level 2 or higher from the subjects listed below:
- Biology;
- Chemistry;
- Physics;
- Science;

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29120 NZD / year

≈ 29120 NZD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

7700 NZD / year

≈ 7700 NZD / year

Funding

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