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University of Otago Courses

Graduate Certificate

Dunedin
Healthcare systems are increasingly dependent on data, technology and digital solutions, while at the same time consumers expect to use personalised digital technologies to enhance their own individual health and well-being.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to approval of the Programme's Academic Co-ordinator (or nominee).
  2. Every applicant shall either
    1. be a graduate in a relevant field, or
    2. hold a relevant professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary level study.
  3. Every applicant shall present evidence of ability for advanced-level academic study.

Graduate Diploma

Dunedin
Healthcare systems are increasingly dependent on data, technology and digital solutions, while at the same time consumers expect to use personalised digital technologies to enhance their own individual health and well-being.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to approval of the Programme's Academic Co-ordinator (or nominee).
  2. Every applicant shall either
    1. be a graduate in a relevant field, or
    2. hold a relevant professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary level study.
  3. Every applicant shall present evidence of ability for advanced-level academic study.

Masters (Coursework)

Dunedin
The Master of Archaeological Practice (MArchP) is an applied, professional qualification - linking theory with practice - that aims to develop our future leaders' knowledge and experience in archaeological heritage management.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
  2. Every applicant shall normally
    1. be a graduate with an ordinary bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology or comparable major, and have an average grade of at least B+ in the 300-level papers for the degree, or
    2. be a graduate with a Masters degree in a relevant discipline acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities), or
    3. have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).

Non-Award

Dunedin
The window to your body's health. Oral health affects everyone every day - and normally most people don't think about it. Good oral health allows you to speak, smile, kiss, smell, taste, and chew with self-assurance.
Entry Requirements

Entry is competitive. To be admitted to the programme, applicants must be eligible to attend university, and should have attained a satisfactory standard in NCEA Level 3 biology or a recognised equivalent.

Online applications can be made to the Health Sciences Admissions Office website from early August, and close on 15 September of the year preceding enrolment. Late applications may be considered.

Non-Award

Dunedin
Step into the light. Theatre explores and represents human experience and imagination in a dynamic, immediate and relevant way.

Masters (Coursework)

Dunedin
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a practical, studio-based degree designed to enable students to attain a high level of professional mastery, craft and practical skill, through the presentation of both a creative art-work (or art-works) and a written component (exegesis).
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities)
  2. Every applicant must either:
    1. be a graduate, normally in a relevant field, or
    2. have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities)
  3. In considering an applicant's qualifications, regard will be had to the detail of the course of study followed to gain the qualification, as well as the applicant's performance in the programme.

Graduate Diploma

Dunedin
Dunedin is a UNESCO City of Literature, supports an International Science Festival, and is the wildlife capital of New Zealand, with colonies of seals, albatross and penguins all within the city's boundaries.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Sciences), on the advice of the Head of the Department of Science Communication.
  2. Every applicant shall either
    1. have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science; or
    2. have alternative qualifications acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).

Graduate Certificate

Dunedin
The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Science (PGCertAppSc) allows students to begin postgraduate study with a 60 point qualification from which they can later proceed to a Postgraduate Diploma or Master's degree. This option allows students to maintain employment while gaining qualifications.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Science).

  2. Every applicant must either
    1. be a graduate, or
    2. have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
  3. In considering an applicant's qualifications, regard will be had to the detail of the course of study followed to gain the qualification, as well as the applicant's performance in the programme.

Masters (Coursework)

Dunedin
The Master of Social Work (MSW) degree is an advanced specialist qualification, requiring at least two years of full-time study or its equivalent in part-time study.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
  2. Every applicant shall

    1. possess an approved professional social services qualification that entitles them to registration with the New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board, or international equivalent, and
    2. have at least two years' proven competence working in the social welfare field, and
    3. present evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.

Note: Applicants who are not graduates or who have not achieved grades averaging B or better will normally be expected to enrol for a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Welfare or Diploma for Graduates or for approved papers for Certificate of Proficiency.

Masters (Coursework)

Dunedin
The aim of the Master of Chaplaincy (MChap) degree is to enhance chaplaincy in a whole range of contemporary settings, through engagement with current scholarship into the practice of chaplaincy.
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
  2. Every applicant must either
    1. be a graduate and normally have achieved an average of B+ in the 300-level papers of his or her degree programme, or
    2. have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).

Graduate Diploma

Dunedin
The University of Otago offers several papers in obstetrics and gynaecology designed for family planning trainees, midwives, general practitioners, continuing medical education registrants and candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology (PGDipOMG).
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) (see Note 1).
  2. Every applicant shall have been admitted to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of a university in New Zealand or hold an equivalent medical qualification approved by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).
  3. Every applicant shall be registered for medical practice in the country in which the programme is taught.

Bachelor (Honours)

Dunedin
Entry Requirements
  1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) on the advice of the Faculty of Dentistry.
  2. Applicants must be current candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery in the Fourth Year of the programme.
  3. To be considered for admission to the programme, applicants must have passed the Fourth Year course for the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery with a grade average of at least A-.
  4. Eligible applicants will be ranked according to their Fourth Year grade averages and the number of students admitted to the Honours programme will be determined annually and shall not be more than 10 per cent of the graduating class.