Master of Science in Global Health Ethics at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The MSc in Global Health Ethics is a two-year master's convened through the Ethics Lab in the Department of Medicine, covering ethics in global health, health research and emerging health technologies.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Medicine (Ethics Lab) | Duration: Two years, including research and completion of the dissertation | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Year 1 courses are Interrogating the Landscape of Global Health Ethics, Global Health and African Humanities, The Ethics of New and Emerging Health Technologies, and Methods and Practices of Global Health Research Ethics. Year 2 has Research with Underrepresented Communities, Special Topics in Health Research Ethics and a 60-credit Minor Dissertation, 180 NQF credits at level 9.

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Application information

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

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