Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Master of Philosophy in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a subspeciality programme that trains medical specialists to become subspecialists in child and adolescent psychiatry. Candidates complete clinical training, the relevant College of Medicine examination (credited towards Part 1) and a 60-credit minor dissertation for the degree (plan MM167PRY02).
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Psychiatry and Mental Health | Duration: Two years of registration; psychiatrists must spend at least 12 months of the time in full-time training. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Courses are MPhil Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Part 1 (120 credits) and a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Minor Dissertation (60 credits), with subspeciality clinical training in Year 2; 180 NQF credits at NQF level 9. HPCSA subspeciality registration requires the Certificate in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry examination of the College of Medicine of South Africa (written paper, clinical and oral examination).
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) subspeciality programmes, Faculty of Health Sciences: applicants must show that, before starting subspeciality training, they have met all requirements for registration as a specialist in the relevant base speciality, and must have been appointed against an HPCSA-approved training number. Foreign-qualified doctors hold limited HPCSA registration, renewed annually, and may not be able to complete all training and examination requirements in the time allowed. Programme-specific requirements: a Master of Medicine (MMed) in Psychiatry of UCT or another recognised university, or a qualification recognised by Senate as equivalent (such as the Fellowship in Psychiatry of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa); and six months of supervised training in child and adolescent psychiatry at MMed level, or approved equivalent experience.
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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