眼科硕士

a. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) on the advice of the Academic Board of the Otago Medical School, which must be satisfied that the applicant has the ability and experience to proceed to the programme.

b. Every applicant shall

i. have been awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Basic Sciences, or

ii. hold an equivalent qualification approved by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences), and

iii. 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).

c. Every applicant shall be registered for medical practice in the country in which the programme is taught or have an exemption from this requirement from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).

English language requirements

• IELTS Academic - Score of 6.5 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0). IELTS Online is also accepted.
• Internet-based TOEFL - Score of 90 with a minimum writing score of 21
• Paper-based TOEFL - score of 587 (TWE 4.5)
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) & Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) - Minimum of 176
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 58 with no communicative skills score below 50.
• LanguageCert - International ESOL: C1 Expert (LRWS) with a high pass overall and no less than a pass in each skill OR C2 Mastery (LRWS) with a pass overall and no less than a pass in each skill
• NZCEL - NZCEL 5 Academic endorsement
• ELA pathway programmes - Successful completion of the English Pathway for Postgraduate Studies (EPPS) with a B Grade
• FCertEAP - Successful completion of the certificate with a B Grade