Master of Clinical Practice (Nursing)

Duration

2 years

- stated in the official page's structured data, read 2026-08-16

Entry requirements

• All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University. Massey University entry requirements This is a selected entry qualification. This means as well as applying you will need to provide additional material as part of your application. To enter the Master of Clinical Practice (Nursing) you will: have been awarded or qualified for a bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification with a grade average of B over the highest 2 levels of courses meet the requirements for registration as a nurse in New Zealand as set down by the Nursing Council of New Zealand in terms of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 regarding good standing and fitness to registration. You will need to provide copies of all official academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University. Inherent requirements Inherent requirements are essential skills and attributes successful students will demonstrate to complete nursing courses while preserving the academic integrity of Massey University and New Zealand Nursing council’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes. Please read through this list of inherent qualities. Inherent requirements for nurses Documentation You will need to provide the following documents. These are to meet the requirements set down by the Nursing Council of New Zealand for registration as a nurse in New Zealand (in terms of your good character and fitness to be a nurse): a personal supporting statement of about 300 words explaining why you chose the Master of Clinical Practice (Nursing) and why you feel you would make a good nurse. list any personal characteristics you have that demonstrate your suitability include how you will manage intensified blended learning (distance learning, online self-directed learning, on-campus block courses, and labs and clinical placements) confirm that you are aware of the necessity of travelling and accommodating yourself on the Manawatu Massey campus 2-3 times a semester for a week at a time for block courses. a curriculum vitae of approximately 3 pages, which should include your academic and work history provide details of 2 character referees. Your referees must not be family or friends. An employer, manager or community representative would be ideal. We may request an additional referee. complete the vetting service request and consent form for a New Zealand Police check – a criminal record check under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 provide a current police certificate from any overseas countries you have lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years complete the Health and Disability Declaration an interview may be required. Once you have been accepted into the Master of Clinical Practice (Nursing) After successfully gaining a place in the Master of Clinical Practice (Nursing), you will need to complete the following tasks in order to be eligible for clinical placement (a compulsory part of the qualification): Meet the immunisation standards of practice for healthcare professionals in New Zealand. This includes, Hepatitis B, Varicella (Chicken pox), Measles, Pertussis (Whooping cough), Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID 19, and must be completed by 16 February. Further details will be sent to you on admission into the qualification. Hold a CPR First Aid Certificate (at a minimum). Must be completed by 16 February). Fill out a VCA 2014 Questionnaire- Vulnerable Children Act 2014 (VCA 2014) (provided at orientation). Sign a Professional Conduct and Confidentiality document (provided at orientation). Application closing date Applications close on 31 December for study commencing the following year. English language requirements You must demonstrate that you can communicate and comprehend English sufficiently to protect the health and safety of the public (section 16 (a) & (b) HPCA Act 2003). If English is not your first language you must provide your results in an Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test or an approved alternative English Language test. You must have achieved at least 7.0 across all bands with no band less than 7.0 (or equivalent score in an approved alternative English Language test) within the preceding 2 years. If English is not your first language and you experience communication difficulties in either theory, laboratory or clinical components of any nursing course within the qualification, you will be required to sit a further IELTS, or approved alternative English Language test, at your own expense. Failure to achieve a score of 7.0 (or equivalent) in one sitting, may result in being withdrawn from the qualification. Massey University does not accept any responsibility for student’s lack of achievement in a course due to lack of English proficiency. Massey University English language requirements