Health Sciences
Advanced Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
The extended curriculum version of the Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care adds a foundation year to the four-year degree and is offered full-time on the Bellville campus. It prepares emergency care practitioners.
Faculty: Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences | Department: Emergency Medical Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
The extended year covers anatomy, chemistry, physics, physiology, clinical practice and emergency medical care theory and practical. Later years add EMS operations, ethics and law, rescue principles and systems, diagnostics, extrication, hazmat and fire rescue, rope rescue, aquatic rescue, general pathology, pharmacology, research methodology, aeromedical rescue, disaster risk management and a research project.
Provincial and private emergency medical services, hospital groups, the South African National Defence Force and remote site services such as offshore oil rigs and mining.
Department of Emergency Medical Sciences, Bachelor Extended Curriculum Programme (NSC): Mathematics (4), Life Sciences (4), Physical Sciences (4), English (4); APS 30-34. Additional requirements: selection interview, physical and medical assessment, height and claustrophobia test and job shadowing; final selection considers overall performance. Applicants with AEA, CCA or ECT emergency care qualifications and experience are considered under Recognition of Prior Learning.
Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Closing date for bachelor's/bachelor of science programmes is 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens, with earlier dates for health programmes (30 June 2026 for Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Diagnostic Radiography, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy; 31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Opticianry).
The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.
Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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