DPH Public Health at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health is offered in the fields of Exposure and Health, Health Systems and Policy, and Social and Behaviour Change Communication. The Wits School of Public Health is a multi-disciplinary school producing skilled public health practitioners appropriately trained to address the range of public health needs and challenges within South African and African settings. The School promotes health through teaching, research and service.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Public Health | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: part-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Field of Exposure and Health; Year of Study I; COMH5061A Orientation to Public Health; COMH5024A Health Measurement; COMH5152A Health and Society; COMH5153A Approaches to Population Health 15; COMH5154A Designing Effective Public Health Programmes; COMH5034A - Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Health; Year of Study II; COMH5166A Exposure Induced Health Outcome; COMH5164A Exposure Scie

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor’s degree of at least four years duration in dental science, medicine, surgery, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, Bachelor of Science Honours with a minimum of a 65% average. A Bachelor of Arts or Sciences with honours in psychology or sociology, social work or other field of relevance to public health with a minimum of a 65% average. By special arrangement with the University. Your application must be accompanied by the following documents: Written motivation by the applicant detailing reason for applying for the degree and how the program fits with their overall career goals - Motivation 2025 Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae including a description of relevant research and work experience Two referee reports - Referee report 2025 Certified copies of prior qualification(s). Original transcripts of qualifications Foreign Qualifications: Evaluation from SAQA

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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