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PGDCH Child Health at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health is offered in the fields of Community Paediatrics and Neurodevelopment over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.

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

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate Diplomas: 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 with Honours; Bachelor of Science with Honours. 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 the University, who, in the opinion of the Senate, is sufficiently qualified to undertake the field of study proposed. Contact School.

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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