Enrolling and studying in the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours)
Please note, the information on this page is specific to students entering Part II of the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) (BMIH) in 2025.
Please bookmark this page. You will need to come back to it multiple times.
Accepting your offer
If you receive an offer into the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) programme, don't forget to accept your offer by the deadline.
Enrolling into your courses
After you accept your place, you will need to enrol for both semesters of your academic year.
Semester One
Course | Title | Points |
---|---|---|
MEDSCI 201 | Human Structure and Function | 15 points |
MEDSCI 203 | Mechanisms of Disease | 15 points |
MEDSCI 205 | The Physiology of Human Organ System | 15 points |
MEDIMAGE 201 | Fundamentals of Medical Imaging | 15 points |
MEDIMAGE 199* | English Language Competency | 0 points |
Semester Two
Course | Title | Points |
---|---|---|
HLTHPSYCH 122 | Behaviour, Health and Development | 15 points |
MEDIMAGE 202 | Medical Imaging Science | 15 points |
MEDIMAGE 203 | Radiographic Imaging I | 15 points |
CLINIMAG 201 | Radiographic Clinical Practice I | 15 points |
*To complete this course students must attain a level of competency in the English language as determined by the School of Medical Sciences. This course must be completed prior to enrolling in Part III of the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) degree.
If you have completed any of these courses previously, for individual academic advice, please email fmhs@auckland.ac.nz.
How to enrol
If you want to know more about enrolling in your courses, please see:
Course credits
Completed study at the University of Auckland
If you've completed study at the University of Auckland, your courses will be reassigned by the University where appropriate.
You do not need to do anything and are not expected to pay any fees. This process will be completed around May 2025.
Completed study at another university
If you've completed your studies at a university other than the University of Auckland, you need to apply for an external credit transfer. This credit transfer will cover Part I of the Medical Imaging (Hons) programme.
To complete this process, you will need to complete the External Credit Transfer Application Form - Prior Study (AS-14).
Please note a fee of $85 will be charged for the credit transfer. The fee will be added to your account on Student Services Online (SSO).
For more information, please see External transfer of credit.
Fitness to practise and child safety
As a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Hons), please be aware that you must meet the fitness to practise requirements.
For more information about what fitness to practise means, and why you need to meet these requirements, please see:
Child safety
You must also pass a safety check that's required under the Children's Act 2014. You completed these requirements during the MMI process.
Immunisation requirements
As a Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Hons) student, you must be fully immunised to complete the requirements of the programme.
Important programme dates
The Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) has different dates to the University's semester dates. It's important that you read this information carefully to know when things are happening during the year.
Please add these dates to your personal diary or calendar.
During the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours), you must be available for all teaching and learning activities throughout your programme.
Orientation
As a new student, you are expected to attend the orientation for your clinical programme.
Faculty orientation
- Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025 (AM)
- Location: Grafton Campus Atrium
Programme orientation
- Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025 (PM)
- Location: 507-G007
To begin your studies, you must be in Auckland for the start of orientation.
The Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) is not offered online.
Orientation begins with a pōwhiri for all Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences students, before a Medical Imaging specific orientation in the afternoon.
Key things to know:
- You must go to your orientation for the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours)
- If you do not attend your orientation, your place in the programme will be forfeited and offered to another applicant on the waitlist
- You will learn more about key assessments and activities during the orientation
Semester dates
The Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) programme does not follow the standard semester dates.
You should add the dates mentioned below to your personal calendar.
Programme orientation | 25 February 2025 |
Semester One begins | 3 March 2025 |
Mid-semester break (includes Easter & ANZAC Day) | 14 April - 25 April 2025 |
Emcare: Basic life support workshop | 26 May 2025 |
King's Birthday | 2 June 2025 |
Matariki | 20 June 2025 |
Inter-semester break | 1 - 18 July 2025 |
Radiology orientation* | 7 - 11 July 2025 |
Māori Health Intensive* | 14 - 17 July 2025 |
Semester Two begins | 21 July 2025 |
Mid-semester break | 1 - 12 September 2025 |
HLTHPSYC 122 test | 11 September 2025 |
HLTHPSYC 122 catch up session | 24 October 2025 |
Labour Day | 27 October 2025 |
Semester Two ends | 17 November 2025 |
*Attendance is required at these teaching activities which take place during the University's standard inter-semester break.
HLTHPSYC 122 test
- Test: HLTHPSYC 122
- Location: TBC
- Date: 11 September 2025
- Time: 2.00 - 3.30pm
Clinical placement
You must attend and complete all your clinical placements. Your clinical placements are done throughout the semester.
For the duration of your programme, you will be assigned to a radiology clinical placement site. This will either be:
- A Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand hospital
- A radiology private practice
You will have the opportunity to let us know your preferred clinical placement. You will be advised of all the available clinical placements to help you identify your preferred placements.
Please note:
- While we will try, we cannot guarantee that you will be placed in your preferred clinical placement.
- There are limited clinical placements in Auckland. This means that some students will be assigned to clinical placements outside of Auckland even though this may not be identified as your preferred placement site.
- Whilst you're on clinical placement, the University does not cover living or travel costs to complete these placements.
- Depending on the size of the radiology private practice you are assigned to, you may be asked to rotate between different radiology centres. This is to ensure that you have access to a breadth of experience in radiology.
Requirements for clinical placement
To go on your clinical placement, you need your:
- Uniform - purchased by you from our supplier
- Electronic device/laptop. For more information, please see Information technology (IT) requirements - clinical programmes
- Name badge. This is different from your student campus card.
- Radiographic anatomical markers
You will receive more detailed information closer to clinical placements.
Information technology (IT) requirements
To study the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours), you must have access to a laptop (preferable) or desktop computer to complete your course requirements.
For more information, please see:
Māori Health Intensive
As a Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) student, you are required to participate in a Māori Health Intensive. This is a compulsory part of your programme.
For more information, please see:
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
As a Medical Imaging student, you are required to complete your BLS certification.
You will be completing this certification on 26 May 2025.
Please note that if you do not complete the BLS certification at this session, you will need to complete another approved BLS course at your own expense. This must be done before you can begin clinical placement.
Other useful information
Medical Imaging Students Association
Grassroots Rural Health Club
If you're particularly interested in working in rural health, you could join the Grassroots Rural Health Club.
There are a range of resources you can access as a Medical Imaging student. These are:
- Other clubs and societies
Disclaimer
Please make sure to read the disclaimer for joining the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) programme.
Additional questions
If you have additional questions enrolling into and studying the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) programme, please email medicalimaging@auckland.ac.nz.