MSc (Med) Forensic Medicine at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The MSc(Med) in Forensic Medicine is by research dissertation only. This can be done on a full-time or part-time basis. The general research fields offered at a Master's level in the Division of Forensic Medicine and Pathology are: forensic anthropology, forensic taphonomy, forensic entomology, forensic toxicology, forensic and investigative psychology, and general forensic science. Masters students may also participate in the Human Decedent Identification Unit in the Johannesburg Forensic Pathology Services Medico-legal Mortuary, by collecting and recording primary and secondary identifiers from active forensic cases to assist in the identification of individuals who have died as a result o

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Clinical Medicine | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Research only.

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Entry requirements

Any of the following may be admitted as a candidate: A graduate of the 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. A graduate who has been awarded any other qualification, the normal curriculum of which extends over not less than four years’ full-time study, of the University, who, in the opinion of the Senate, is sufficiently qualified to undertake the field of study proposed or research (or both), required for the qualification. 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, tha

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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