Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Programme Academic Co-ordinator or his or her nominee.
Every applicant shall normally either:
have satisfied all of the following:
be a graduate or possess an appropriate professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary study, and
have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health or equivalent with grades averaging B or better, and
have passed approved research methods papers worth 30 points, they must include a 15-point research methods paper, passed with a grade of B+ or better, relevant to the candidate's intended research design, and
provide evidence of ability for an advanced level of academic study.
or

have commenced vocational training for public health medicine and have satisfied all of the following:
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 Academic Board of the Otago Medical School, and
be registered for medical practice in New Zealand, and
have completed four approved papers, each with a grade of B+ or better.
IELTS: Score of 6.5 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0) TOEFL IBT: Score of 90 with a minimum writing score of 22 TOEFL PBT: score of 587 (TWE 4.5)