Academic requirements
-You must be a registered midwife and hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery with a B grade average, OR equivalent.
-Consideration for direct entry into the 180-credit Master’s programme will require presentation of a portfolio which demonstrates appropriate academic and personal skills. These include:
Completion of 60 credits of postgraduate study (or equivalent)
-Eligibility for cross-crediting of postgraduate level courses completed elsewhere
-Presentation of a comprehensive and well-structured research proposal
-Completed research projects or ongoing involvement in collaborative research projects which demonstrate understanding and facility with research processes
-Midwifery experience which could include an extensive practice history including project work undertaken during self- or institutional employment.
International equivalence
-To enter Otago Polytechnic’s undergraduate certificates, diplomas and degrees, you need to have achieved a secondary school qualification that is equivalent to New Zealand’s NCEA levels (National Certificate of Educational Achievement).
English Language requirements:
For New Zealand registered midwives:
If English is not your first language, you must provide:
-Overall Academic IELTS 7.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
-Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS
For International midwifery students who are not registered in New Zealand:
If English is not your first language, you must provide:
-Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years)
-Speaking band >/=7.0
-Listening band >/=7.0
-No individual band less than 6.0, OR
– Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS
