MPH Health Economics at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Master of Public Health in the field of Health Economics is a part-time degree. The Masters of Public Health (MPH) programme at Wits has been designed to prepare graduates to be leaders in the field of public health and provide them with the skills and knowledge to identify and address local, national, regional and international public health issues. The MPH Health Economics field of study will cover topics in economic evaluation and micro-economics as applied to health.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Public Health | Duration: 2-3 years | Study mode: part-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Part I COMH7100A Orientation to Public Health COMH7047A Health Measurement I COMH7221A Health and Society COMH7222A Approaches to Population Health COMH7223A Designing Effective Public Health Programs COMH7048A Health Measurement II COMH7287A Introduction to Health Economics Part II COMH7101A Management in Health and Health Services COMH7046A Research Methods COMH7017A Health Care Financing COMH72

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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. 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 for applicants who graduated from non- South

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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