Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBChB

at University of Auckland

Programme structure

• The MBChB is a six-year programme including Year One (Part I) of the Bachelor of Health Sciences or the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science (105 points).
• In Year One (Part I) one 15-point course  is required from the General Education Schedule approved for this degree.
• In Year Two (Part II) you are required to complete a core course that focuses on the basic medical and health sciences while being introduced to professional and clinical aspects of medical practice (120 points).
• In Year Three (Part III) you have two core courses: Medical Humanities and a course focussing on human health and illness (120 points).
• In Year Four (Part IV) you learn predominantly in hospital and community environments, with rotating study in a number of disciplines for 35 to 42 weeks of the year (120 points).

• In Year Five (Part V) you may apply to study on the year-long regional-rural programme (Pūkawakawa) based in Whangarei and small surrounding rural environments in Northland. You are required to complete a five-week elective (120 points).
• In Year Six (Part VI) you complete an 8-week Elective. You are strongly encouraged to complete this overseas. In this year there is also the opportunity to undertake an 11-week Research Project (120 points).
• All six years must be passed in their entirety before you are permitted to graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB).

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

Interview Ranking

If eligible, you will be ranked for interview invitation. This ranking will be based on your grades in the four core courses (in bold above): BIOSCI 107, CHEM 110, MEDSCI 142, and POPLHLTH 111. If your final grades are not available at the time of interview ranking, an interim grade (highest possible) will be temporarily assigned. Official final results will be used for the final selection. 

Final Selection Ranking

Applicants will be offered admission to the programme according to the rank order until the available places in the category are filled. Interviewed applicants’ final ranking is based on a weighting of the following components:

• GPA for four core courses: 60%
• UCAT ANZ Final Score: 15%
• Multi Mini Interview: 25%
   

2022 fees

Domestic students
NZ$7,402.80 – $16,456.80

International students
NZ$79,648

Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Amounts shown are indicative only. In addition to the tuition fees, there is a Student Services Fee of $8.16 per point, estimated at $979.20 for full-time study (120 points). Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

Where could this programme take you?

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.