Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Master of Medicine in Public Health Medicine is a structured Master of Medicine that trains medical doctors as specialists in public health medicine. It combines clinical registrar training with research and a minor dissertation, and carries 180 NQF credits at NQF level 9 (plan MM001PPH11).
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Public Health | Duration: Minimum of four years full-time, including research and the minor dissertation. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Coursework comprises MMed Public Health Medicine Part 1 (60 credits, assessed through selected courses in the Epidemiology track of the Master of Public Health, the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Leadership), Part 2 (60 credits) and a Public Health Medicine Minor Dissertation (60 credits), with supervised clinical training in Year 4. Progression requires passing the Part 1 examination within 24 months, an approved research topic within 30 months and an ethics-approved protocol within 36 months.
Master of Medicine (MMed) programmes, Faculty of Health Sciences: applicants must be graduates in medicine of UCT or a university recognised by Senate; must have completed the prescribed internship and community service (or an HPCSA-approved equivalent) and be registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a medical practitioner; and must have been appointed against an HPCSA-approved training number. Some disciplines add further admission requirements, and applicants who do not meet them are considered at the discretion of the head of the discipline.
Requirements published at program group level.
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.
The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
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