Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The MPhil specialising in Health Humanities and the Arts is a 192-credit NQF level 9 programme in the Department of Anthropology, completed ordinarily with coursework in the first year and the dissertation in the following year.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: Anthropology | Duration: Minimum one year of registration (Faculty of Humanities master's rules). | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
A minor dissertation (96 credits), one compulsory course (Critical Health Humanities in Africa or Medical Anthropologies: Well-being in a precarious world, offered in alternating years) and at least three electives (minimum 72 credits) such as Anthropology of Disability and Debility and Multimodal and Visual Anthropology.
Programme: Honours degree or equivalent with a minimum 70% GPA in literature, public health, medicine, fine arts, philosophy and/or social sciences, or a relevant Honours degree with a background in creative and performing arts, sciences, health sciences or healing arts (writing sample and letter of motivation assessed by a selection committee). Acceptance is on the recommendation and at the discretion of the Head of Department. Faculty of Humanities master's rules (FM3): applicants must hold an Honours degree or equivalent, normally in the subject of study, from a recognised university; unless otherwise specified, an average of at least 60% in the Honours year is required. Master's by dissertation applicants submit a proposal for approval.
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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