Master of Midwifery

Entry requirements

• IELTS7.5 overall

Prerequisites

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 Portfolio of publications 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 requirements and 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). This information is available by country on our Equivalent academic entry requirements page. 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 (see here for internation