Course details

Summary

This is an advanced, formal nationally-recognised qualification for health professionals who practice in the field of travel and migrant medicine. Because of the increasing complexity of international travel there is a requirement for a group of health practitioners to obtain special skills in this area.

Graduates of the programme will have specific skills to enable them to advise on, and if appropriate, practice safe, effective, and culturally sensitive travel and migrant medicine. The students may come from differing backgrounds (e.g. medical, nursing, pharmacy).

As a consequence of this multidisciplinary nature of the programme, the graduate will gain an appreciation of the different facets of travel medicine and will learn specific and individual skills with respect to their individual disciplines.

Structure of the Programme

The programme of study shall comprise papers to the value of 120 points; three core papers, GENA713, GENA 714 and GENA 719 shall be compulsory. The remaining paper shall be selected from GENA 720, HASC 417, PRHC 702.

With the approval of the Board of Studies in Primary Health Care, a candidate may substitute for up to 30 points an appropriate paper offered by another university or examining body.

With the approval of the Board of Studies in Primary Health Care, a candidate may be exempt from up to 15 points for work previously satisfactorily completed for a relevant course of study.

A candidate who has completed the requirements for the Postgraduate Certificate in Travel Medicine shall be exempted from those papers in the programme for the diploma which have been previously passed for the certificate.

Note: Students should normally enrol initially for the Postgraduate Certificate programme before proceeding to the diploma.

Entry criteria

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.
Every candidate shall

• have been admitted to a degree or diploma of a university, or
• hold an appropriate qualification approved by the Academic Board of the Otago Medical School, or
• have been admitted ad eundem statum as entitled to proceed to the diploma.

English Language Requirements: IELTS - Score of 6.5 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0); Internet-based TOEFL Score of 95 with a minimum writing score of 22.; Paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 587 (TWE 4.5); Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) – Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); APIEL Advanced Placement International English Language Examination - Grade 4 or higher; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 64 with no communicative skills score below 57; University of Otago Foundation Studies Ltd: Completion of 'English for Postgraduate Academic Purposes' with a grade of C or higher.