Study Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at The University of Auckland in New Zealand, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Our faculty has an international reputation for research and innovation, providing you with unrivalled access to various clinical environments. This Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) programme is accredited by the Australian Medical Council on behalf of the Medical Council of New Zealand. Entry into the MBChB is limited and competitive. You will be selected on the basis of academic merit, University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) performance and personal qualities exhibited during the admission interview (MMI). There are 257 domestic places available each year. Those who complete the Medical Programme are eligible to apply for provisional registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You might choose primary health care and work in general practice, or choose from a range of other specialist disciplines. Students interested in research may defer clinical MBChB studies after Part III and take a year pursuing a supervised research project of their choice to qualify for a BMedSc(Hons) degree before returning to complete their clinical training and graduating with both qualifications. 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 (6 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$79,627.37 (US$ 47,498) per year

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Year 2 onwards - NZ $86,561.00

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

March 2027

Venue

Grafton Campus

85 Park Road,

Grafton,

Auckland,

1023, North Island, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

Category One: First Year entry from the BHSc or BSc (Biomedical Science) only: First year applicants need to complete the eight required courses in the first year of either the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) or the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Science at the University of Auckland.

First Year BHSc courses: CHEM 110: Chemistry of the Living World, BIOSCI 107: Biology for Biomedical Science - Cellular Processes and Development, MEDSCI 142: Biology for Biomedical Science - Organ Systems, POPLHLTH 111: Population Health, POPLHLTH 101: Health Systems I, POPLHLTH 102: Health and Society, HLTHPSYC 122: Behaviour, Health and Development, General Education*

First Year BSc (Biomedical Science) courses: CHEM 110: Chemistry of the Living World, BIOSCI 107: Biology for Biomedical Science - Cellular Processes and Development, MEDSCI 142: Biology for Biomedical Science - Organ Systems, POPLHLTH 111: Population Health, BIOSCI 101: Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms, PHYSICS 160: Physics for the Life Sciences, BIOSCI 106: Foundations of Biochemistry, General Education*

*General Education excluding BIOSCI 100G, MEDSCI 100G, MEDSCI 101G, POPLHLTH 103G, POPLHLTH 104G.

Category Two: Graduate entry: applicants need to have completed a relevant degree on a full time basis at a recognised university. Your last year of full time study must be no more than five years prior to the year of application.

IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.0 and no bands below 5.5; TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 80 and a written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 60 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 169 and no bands below 162; (FCertEAP): Grade of C-; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 50 and no PTE Communicative score below 42; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 80.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.