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Health Sciences subject finder
| Subject | Recommended school subjects |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | Biology Chemistry |
| Biochemistry | Biology Chemistry |
| Biomedical Sciences | Chemistry PE |
| Community Health Care | Chemistry Health Language-rich* PE Sciences Statistics |
| Dental Technology | Refer to specific entrance requirements Physics |
| Dentistry | Refer to subject recommendations for Health Sciences First Year |
| Drugs and Human Health | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Functional Human Biology | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Genetics | Biology Chemistry Statistics |
| Health Sciences First Year | Calculus or Statistics Chemistry Language-rich* PE Physics |
| Infection and Immunity | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Māori Health | Chemistry Health Language-rich* PE Sciences Statistics |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Refer to subject recommendations for Health Sciences First Year |
| Medicine | Refer to subject recommendations for Health Sciences First Year |
| Microbiology | Biology Chemistry |
| Molecular Basis of Health and Disease | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Neuroscience | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Nutrition and Metabolism in Human Health | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Oral Health | Refer to specific entrance requirements |
| Pacific and Global Health | Chemistry Health Language-rich* PE Sciences Statistics |
| Pharmacology | Biology Chemistry |
| Pharmacy | Refer to subject recommendations for Health Sciences First Year |
| Physiology | Biology Chemistry Physics |
| Physiotherapy | Refer to subject recommendations for Health Sciences First Year |
| Public Health | Chemistry Health Language-rich* PE Sciences Statistics |
| Radiation Therapy | Refer to specific entrance requirements |
| Reproduction, Genetics and Development | Biology Chemistry Physics |
* The language-rich category includes reading, research, and written communication-based subjects such as Classics, English, History, and History of Art, etc.
