Who are these programmes for?
- Employees who may face stations where they have to deal with hazards or the consequence of hazard use (public bodies, legal forms, environmental officers, emergency services, etc)
- Scientists, engineers, and managers with responsibility for hazard assessment and management
- Students in such fields as health science, general science, law, engineering, planning, and economics
Eligibility
Both the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science (endorsed in Hazard Assessment and Management) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (endorsed in Hazard Assessment and Management) require students to:
- Be a graduate or holder of a professional qualification requiring at least three years' tertiary-level study, or
- Have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Board of Studies
Please contact the Programme Director if you would like to discuss your eligibility prior to enrolment.
Steps to enrolment
All students are encouraged to apply for entry to the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences (PGCertHealSc) endorsed in Hazard Assessment and Management in the first instance. The PGCertHealSc is equivalent to one full-time semester, but can be taken part-time.
Following successful completion of the Certificate, you can proceed to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (PGDipHealSc) endorsed in Hazard Assessment and Management.
This requires one further semester of full-time study (or part-time equivalent).
Step 1: Apply for admission to the PGCertHealSc (endorsed in Hazard Assessment and Management)
You can apply for admission at any time of the year.
Visit the University of Otago's PGCertHealSc page for details and a link to apply online.
Step 2: Enrol
Once your application has been approved, you will be provided with login details for the University's eVision enrolment portal.
You can then use eVision to enrol in your chosen papers.