What will I learn?

The MD is a professional postgraduate doctorate involving advanced study and research. This research can directly investigate current clinical and practice issues. Completing this degree enables candidates to provide leadership in the profession through their advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The degree may be undertaken on or off campus and may report research that has been undertaken prior to enrolment for the degree if it hasnt been submitted as part of a previous degree or diploma. The research undertaken during your MD can be directly applied toward clinical and practice issues. Completing this degree enables candidates to provide leadership in the profession through their advancement and dissemination of knowledge. We advise that the University of Auckland is not involved in the employment of graduates and can make no guarantee of post-qualification registration or employment in New Zealand or any other country.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$50,740.80 (25,53,767) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

March 2025

Venue

Grafton Campus

Grafton, Auckland,

Grafton,

Auckland,

1023, North Island, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

MBChB

Evidence of significant research experience

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5 and no bands below 6.0
Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) - Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21
Paper-based TOEFL - Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21
C1 Advanced (previously - Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) - Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169
C2 Proficiency (previously - Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE)) - Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169
University of Auckland Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP) - Grade of B-
University of Auckland English Pathway for Postgraduate Studies (EPPS) - Grade of B-
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) - 85
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - ISE III with a pass in all 4 components
LanguageCert - International ESOL - C1 Expert (LRWS) with a high pass overall and no less than a pass in each skill OR C2 Mastery with a pass overall and no less than a pass in each skill
AEMG English for Academic Purposes Direct Entry Program (AEAP DEP) Final Exam - Overall score of 70% with no section below 65%
English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment - Assessment Level 3 overall and no skill below Level 2