Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
A subspeciality training programme in which medical specialists become subspecialists in paediatric infectious diseases. Candidates usually write the relevant College of Medicine examination, which gives credit towards Part 1 of the MPhil; those who complete the Part 2 minor dissertation are awarded the degree. The programme carries 180 NQF credits at level 9.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | Duration: Two years of clinical training, one year of research and completion of the minor dissertation | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
The curriculum comprises PED7033W MPhil Paediatric Infectious Diseases Part 1 (120 credits) and PED7034W Paediatric Infectious Diseases Minor Dissertation (60 credits), together with MPhil Subspeciality Clinical Training in the second year (0 credits).
Subspeciality MPhil programmes (Faculty of Health Sciences): candidates must submit proof that, before starting training in the subspeciality, they have met all requirements for registration as a specialist in the base specialty (or one of the base specialties) listed for that subspeciality by the College of Medicine of South Africa, and must hold an HPCSA-approved training number. Foreign-qualified doctors hold limited HPCSA registration, renewed annually, and are not able to register as specialists in South Africa on completion of the MPhil (subspeciality).
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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