Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professional Education at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

A 120-credit NQF level 8 diploma for health professionals who teach, facilitate or supervise in academic or healthcare settings.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Health Sciences Education | Duration: Minimum 1 year, maximum 5 years (three on-campus blocks of up to one week) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses Learning Theories in Health Professional Education, Learning and Teaching Practice and Assessment in Health Professional Education (30 credits each) plus an integrated assessment, and one elective from Curriculum Development and Course Design, Academic Literacy for Health Professional Education, Technology Assisted Learning and Teaching, or Research Methods in Health Professional Education (30 credits each).

Career pathways

Educators, facilitators and clinical supervisors in health professions education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An approved qualification in a health sciences or related profession, registration with a relevant professional body where appropriate, teaching, facilitating, tutoring or clinical supervision experience, English proficiency, computer literacy and reliable computer and internet access. Applicants with health certificates or diplomas below HEQSF level 7 and teaching experience may apply through Recognition of Prior Learning with a portfolio. Six months of teaching experience in healthcare is strongly recommended. A letter of employer support for block attendance is submitted where applicable.

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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