Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology

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).

The Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology (PGDipOMG) is also available through Distance Learning.

Note: This programme is only available to students living and studying within New Zealand.

For detailed information and selection criteria, please refer to the Postgraduate Programmes in Women's Health website.

Key dates

1 May

Applications open for PGDipOMG – Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology

1 November

Expected closing date for PGDipOMG. For confirmation of date please contact: admin.obgypostgrad@otago.ac.nz. Vacancies will be filled according to ranking (as per selection criteria), with a maximum of 40 PGDipOMG places.

Applications received after the closing date will be considered on a case-by-case basis dependent on available spaces in the programme and / or papers. For further information please contact: admin.obgypostgrad@otago.ac.nz

Postgraduate entrance requirements

Entrance requirements for postgraduate study vary by programme with most requiring a minimum bachelor-level qualification in the same field, and some having additional requirements such as relevant work experience and/or professional registration in New Zealand.

A postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma can usually be taken at any time after the completion of your bachelor's degree.

If you hold an honours degree or postgraduate diploma you may be able to eligible for master’s study by thesis only. In some cases if you hold a bachelor’s degree you may apply for a coursework master’s degree or for master’s study by coursework and thesis.

To study a PhD you usually require the completion of a master’s degree, or a first-class or upper second-class honours degree in the same area of study, or a related discipline, as your intended area of research.

Check the postgraduate students pages for specific information on the entrance requirements of the programme you are interested in.

IELTS (Academic module) (including IELTS Online) : Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0

TOEFL iBT : Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21 The University of Otago TOEFL institution code is 9483 (Please note we do not accept MyBest TOEFL scores)

Pearson Test of English ( PTE ) Academic : Overall score of 58 with no communicative skills score below 50

Duolingo English Test : Overall score of 120 (with no Individual Subscore below 95)