Postgraduate Diploma in Infection Prevention and Control Nursing at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Infection Prevention and Control Nursing prepares registered professional nurses for advanced specialist practice in infection prevention and control across healthcare and community settings. Offered by the Department of Nursing Education in the Faculty of Health Sciences, this 120-credit programme equips students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical grounding to lead IPC programmes, conduct epidemiological surveillance, manage disease outbreaks, and contribute to antimicrobial stewardship within the South African health system. Teaching is highly participative, combining weekly seminars, blended learning through Moodle, simulation, and supervised clinical plac

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

What you will study

The programme requires students to complete 2 compulsory courses for a total of 120 credits. Within the 120 credits there is also a structured clinical practice requirement. Compulsory Courses: Scholarship and Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control Nursing (60 Credits) Specialist Practice of Infection Prevention and Control Nursing (60 Credits) Scholarship and Fundamentals of Infection P

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for specialist IPC roles across South Africa's public and private health sectors as IPC coordinators, antimicrobial stewardship leads, and outbreak response specialists with the programme articulating to a Master of Science in Nursing or Master of Public Health (NQF Level 9) for those pursuing research in healthcare-associated infections, epidemiology, or implementation scie

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Nursing (R174, R425), Diploma in Nursing (R425) or equivalent qualification at NQF Level 7, recognised by the South African Nursing Council (SANC). Current registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. Minimum two years' post-registration clinical nursing experience. Basic knowledge of infection prevention and control principles is assumed.

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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