Code | Faculty |
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10220084 | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Credits | Duration |
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Duration of study: 2 years |
For admission to the Postgraduate Diplomas in Tropical Medicine and Health, Occupational Medicine and Health, and Public Health Medicine, the MBChB degree or an equivalent qualification with a completed internship of at least one year, plus professional (work) experience (post-internship) of at least one year that is regarded as applicable by the Head of the Department of Public Health Medicine or the Chairperson of the School of Health Systems and Public Health, is required.
Registration as a special student in the Faculty in order to pass a status examination
NB:
In accordance with the criteria of the Senate of the University, the applications for admission of all such candidates must, apart from any Faculty requirements, also be submitted to the University Senate for approval.
All candidates accepted for postgraduate study (MPH or the Postgraduate Diplomas) must be in possession of a National Senior Certificate with admission for degree purposes.
Other selection criteria
(Each on a scale of one to five.)
A diploma is awarded with distinction to a student who has obtained a mark of at least 75% for the externally moderated assessment component as well as a simple (unweighted) average of at least 75% of all the marks for the other required modules for the relevant diploma; excluding PHM 870 Learning in public health 870.
Concurrent registration for two study programmes
Minimum credits: 52
Module content:
Special introduction to fundamentals in Executive Leadership in health
The emerging student will be taught the fundamentals in executive leadership in healthcare systems which will form the basic platform or foundation for understanding the challenges for application of leadership modalities at the different levels of healthcare service delivery in the public health service and how to begin to think and analyse how the principles of executive leadership at their level of appointment can improve health service delivery.
Module content:
Overview of key milestones and development in health promotion theory and practice, principles and strategies of health promotion; main social and behavioural theories relevant to health promotion; health promotion main models and health promotion programme planning.
Module content:
Practice training in health promotion settings including schools, health facilities, early childhood centres, etc.
Module content:
Development and implementation of a health communication programme, eg a radio discussion on a current health topic.
Module content:
Principles of nutrition science, factors influencing food choices and nutrition in the life cycle. Main nutrition challenges in public health and interventions to address these. Development and management of public health nutrition interventions as well as a practicum in one aspect of public health nutrition practise in local communities.
Minimum credits: 130
Module content:
Special introduction to fundamentals in Executive Leadership in health
The emerging student will be taught the fundamentals in executive leadership in healthcare systems which will form the basic platform or foundation for understanding the challenges for application of leadership modalities at the different levels of healthcare service delivery in the public health service and how to begin to think and analyse how the principles of executive leadership at their level of appointment can improve health service delivery.
Module content:
Overview of key milestones and development in health promotion theory and practice, principles and strategies of health promotion; main social and behavioural theories relevant to health promotion; health promotion main models and health promotion programme planning.
Module content:
Practice training in health promotion settings including schools, health facilities, early childhood centres, etc.
Module content:
Development and implementation of a health communication programme, eg a radio discussion on a current health topic.
Module content:
Principles of nutrition science, factors influencing food choices and nutrition in the life cycle. Main nutrition challenges in public health and interventions to address these. Development and management of public health nutrition interventions as well as a practicum in one aspect of public health nutrition practise in local communities.
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