Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Care at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

A 120-credit NQF level 8 diploma open to medical practitioners, nurses and paramedics, delivered with remote attendance and no face-to-face contact sessions.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care | Duration: 1 year (maximum 2 years if courses are repeated) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Six courses: Introduction to Postgraduate Studies (10), Research Literacy (15), Concepts of Emergency Care (20), Adult Emergency Care (30), Child Health for Emergency Care (30) and Leadership & Patient Safety in Emergency Care (15). Assessment is by assignments, skills sessions and oral and written examinations.

Career pathways

Doctors, nurses and paramedics working in emergency care.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum NQF level 7 degree, registration with a relevant professional body (such as the HPCSA or Nursing Council), medical English, at least one year of experience in an emergency care clinical setting, and a pass in a basic computer literacy examination set on shortlisting. Employer support is strongly encouraged. Applicants may be considered through Recognition of Prior Learning with a personal portfolio and critical-thinking assessments.

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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