Postgraduate Diploma in Community Eye Health at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

A NQF level 8 diploma on planning, implementing and managing an eye care programme for a service unit of roughly one million people (district, region or province) in the student's own country.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery | Duration: 1 academic year (12-week online period, 7 weeks on campus, then 20 weeks off-campus practical work) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Four courses totalling 130 credits: Community Eye Health for Eye Care (20), Eye Care and Health Systems (20), Management of Eye Care Programmes (20) and Implementation of Eye Care Programmes (70).

Career pathways

Eye care programme planners and managers in district, regional and provincial health services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An approved undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification from UCT or another university recognised by Senate. Where academic qualifications alone are not sufficient, a suitable Portfolio of Evidence may be accepted through Recognition of Prior Learning.

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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