Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Master of Philosophy in Community Paediatrics is a subspeciality programme that trains medical specialists to become subspecialists in community paediatrics. Candidates complete clinical training, the relevant College of Medicine examination (credited towards Part 1) and a 60-credit minor dissertation for the degree (plan MM193PED27).
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Paediatrics and Child Health | Duration: Two years full-time. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Part 1 is coursework (90 credits), Part 2 a portfolio of learning with workplace-based assessment of entrustable professional activities in an e-portfolio (45 credits), and Part 3 a research project, the minor dissertation (45 credits); 180 NQF credits at NQF level 9. Candidates attend face-to-face contact sessions and online activities and write the certificate examination of the College of Paediatricians of South Africa.
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 requirement: proof that all requirements for registration as a paediatric specialist with the HPCSA were met before starting, and appointment against an HPCSA-approved training number.
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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