MSc (Med) Child Health (Community Paediatrics) at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The MSc (Med) in Child Health is offered in a number of fields of study. This webpage provides further details on the Community Paediatrics option Transform maternal and child health through scientific and systems-based training. The MSc (Med) in Child Health offers a unique opportunity to develop advanced expertise in maternal, newborn, and child health — combining clinical insight with public health, policy, and research perspectives.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Clinical Medicine | Duration: 2 – 4 years | Study mode: part-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Modules Offered: Year 1 (Part 1) Introduction to Child Health (PAED7016A) Health Measurement I (COMH7047A) Child Health I (PAED7010A) Special Requirements for Research Methodology (FAHS1595A) Year 2 (Part 2) Child Health II (PAED7019A) Maternal Health (PAED7007A) Research Report (PAED7033A) and two of the following elective courses: Management in Health and Health Services (COMH7101A) The District

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Application information

Entry requirements

Any of the following may be admitted as a candidate: i) A graduate of any University who has been awarded one of the following degrees: Bachelor of Dental Science; Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; Bachelor of Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy; Bachelor of Pharmacy; Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy; Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours; Bachelor of Science Honours. ii) A graduate who has been awarded any other qualification the curriculum of which extends over a minimum of four years of full-time study, of any University, who, in the opinion of the Senate, is sufficiently qualified to undertake the field of study proposed. iii) Any other person, who has satisfied the Senate, by means of a written or oral test (or both), or by any other mode of assessment to be determined from time to time by the Senate, that s/he is sufficiently qualified to undertake th

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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