BHSc Honours Health Systems Science at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) Honours programme is designed for those interested in understanding and improving healthcare systems and administration. Our programme uses a systems-thinking and interdisciplinary approach to cultivate Health Systems Specialists. The BHSc Honours in Health Systems Science programme offers four streams: Health Analytics (Data Science), Health Entrepreneurship, Health Leadership, and Leading Health Systems Research (Managing research such as clinical trials within an organisation). We welcome applicants from a variety of undergraduate programmes, as solving health system challenges requires interdisciplinary thinking.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Clinical Medicine | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The programme comprises 10 subjects made up of the core curriculum and 2 electives. The core curriculum is Contemporary Health; Systems Health; Responsible Health; Innovative Health; Learning in the Workplace; Developing Health Systems Competencies; Research Methodology and the Research project. Each stream (Health Analytics, Health Entrepreneurship, Health Leadership and Leading Health Research)

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Application information

Entry requirements

This is an interdisciplinary programme that considers students from a variety of undergraduate programmes. These include Bachelor of Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, and Computer Science, Humanities and Law. Other qualifications at the NQF 7 level may also be considered. For Health Analytics, students must have achieved an average of 65% in Mathematics during their matriculation. Additionally, a minimum average of 65% is needed for applicants to this Honours course. Please note that meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee a place in this programme. As this is a blended learning programme you will need a laptop and access to a stable internet connection or data. You will also have to start the programme in the 1st week of January. Applications must include: Your curriculum vitae (CV) Letter of Motivation and Problem Statement Two refere

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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