Doctor of Midwifery–DMid 360 points Qualification regulations

1. Before enrolment, a candidate for the DMid degree shall have:

(a) completed an Honours or Master’s degree or postgraduate diploma with a minimum GPA of 5 (letter grade B), or other postgraduate qualification at an equivalent standard in a discipline relevant to midwifery; and

(b) provided evidence of appropriate and significant professional experience, normally of at least five years; and

(c) established to the satisfaction of the Associate Dean (Postgraduate Research) that they are capable of proceeding with the qualification.

2. The course of study for the DMid shall consist of at least 360 points comprising:

Part 1: HLTH 601, HLTH 602, HLTH 603, HLTH 604; and

Part 2: MIDW 691 Thesis

3. Initially a candidate shall be registered in Part 1 of the DMid.

4. Enrolment into Part 2 is conditional on a satisfactory completion of all assessments in Part 1 and acceptance into Part 2 by the Associate Dean (Research) on the advice of the Head of School.

5. Enrolment in Part 2 shall normally occur within 24 months of first enrolment in Part 1.

6. Except with the permission of the Dean, Wellington Faculty of Graduate Research (Dean FGR), the periods of enrolment (excluding any approved period(s) of suspension) in Parts 1 and 2 combined for a full-time candidate shall be a minimum of 36 months and a maximum of 48 months (or the part-time equivalents).

7. Extensions to the maximum period of enrolment may be granted by the Dean FGR on the recommendation of the relevant associate dean, and shall not usually exceed 12 months. Consideration of extensions shall take account of the candidate’s personal circumstances and the nature of the research project, and consent shall neither be unreasonably withheld nor given without good cause. All calculations shall exclude any periods of suspension.

8. In every year of enrolment regular reports on the progress of the candidate shall be completed and submitted to the associate dean. A candidate’s enrolment may be terminated if they fail to make satisfactory progress or if they do not meet the requirements of the examination process.

9. The associate dean may, on the application of the candidate or the supervisors at any time before the submission of the thesis approve the enrolment of the candidate in a subject for an appropriate Master’s degree instead of the degree of Doctor of Health where the regulations for such a Master’s degree provide that the degree may be taken by thesis and where the candidate does not already hold that degree in the same subject at the University. The candidate shall be deemed to have been enrolled in and to have followed a course of study for that Master’s degree for the appropriate minimum period, provided that the candidate has been enrolled for the degree of Doctor of Health for that period.