Careers in Health Sciences

What can you do with a Health Sciences qualification?

Nearly half of all people working in healthcare are involved in non-clinical roles.

Non-clinical roles can be incredibly rewarding with a number of opportunities for growth in your career. For example, you may start out as a health educator, and with further study and experience, you could move into a management role where you could have a hand in affecting policy and identifying, designing and evaluating initiatives to improve the health of populations.

Choosing a career in Health Sciences opens up a range of exciting opportunities in the health and social sectors, including but not limited to:

  • Policy analyst
  • Health service manager
  • Business development manager
  • Health economist
  • Health protection officer
  • Community addictions counsellor
  • Population nutrition specialist
  • Health promoter
  • Health researcher
  • Consultant

If this sounds like the career for you, check out our Bachelor of Health Sciences.

Other pathways to start your career in Health Sciences:

The Certificate in Health Sciences is a one-year certificate that prepares people of Māori and Pacific whakapapa/ancestry for tertiary study in the health profession.

There is also a range of scholarships and alternative entry schemes available. To find out if there is one for you, contact the Student Hubs.