Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The MSc in Nursing is offered by the Division of Nursing and Midwifery by coursework and minor dissertation or by full dissertation. The coursework route builds a base for critically examining nursing practice through the principles and methods of research and professional issues.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | Duration: Minimum two years full-time, maximum four years (coursework and dissertation route) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
The coursework route has Research Methods (15 credits), Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice (30), approved electives (53) and a 90-credit Nursing minor dissertation of up to 25 000 words. The dissertation route is a single 180-credit Nursing dissertation of up to 50 000 words; both require ethics approval before research begins.
By dissertation: a four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing with a minimum aggregate of 65% in the final year (or a recognised equivalent); SANC registration as a nurse and/or midwife if the dissertation has a clinical component; evidence of postgraduate-level research methodology study within the past three years; a concept paper within the Division's research focus areas; basic computer literacy and English literacy. By coursework and dissertation: a four-year degree in nursing or a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (NQF level 8) with a minimum aggregate of 65% in the final year, with SANC registration where the dissertation has a clinical component and an indicated research topic. Limited places are open through Recognition of Prior Learning to registered nurses or midwives with a four-year diploma in Nursing and Midwifery (preference for a 70% final-year average), who submit a portfolio, CV and reference letters and may be interviewed or required to complete prerequisite courses.
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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