| Code | Faculty |
|---|---|
| 10220002 | Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Credits | Duration |
|---|---|
| Minimum duration of study: 2 years | Total credits: 120 |
A curriculum comprises prescribed modules and/or a research report compiled in conjunction with the head of department or Chairperson of the School. Details regarding the curriculum and syllabuses are published in a brochure which is available on request from the relevant department or School.
Students may, with the approval of the Head of the Department of Public Health Medicine or the Chairperson of the School of Health Systems and Public Health, register simultaneously for Part I and Part II of a diploma which extends over two academic years.
Candidates will be required to first register as a special student in the Faculty, in order to pass in a status examination, in the following instances:
NB:
Registration as a special student in the Faculty in order to pass a status examination
NB:
In accordance with the criteria of the Senate of the University, the applications for admission of all such candidates must, apart from any Faculty requirements, also be submitted to the University Senate for approval.
All candidates accepted for postgraduate study (MPH or the Postgraduate Diplomas) must be in possession of a National Senior Certificate with admission for degree purposes.
Other selection criteria
(Each on a scale of one to five.)
Students must attend all lectures and practical classes to the satisfaction of the head of department or the Chairperson of the School before they will be admitted to the examinations. Written, oral and/or practical examinations must be passed in all the modules. All diploma programme summative assessments will be externally moderated.
The minimum pass mark for prescribed modules and the summative assessment is 50%.
Only with the approval of the Chairperson of the School, on the recommendation of the relevant head of department, will a student be allowed to continue his or her studies after having failed two modules (or the same module twice).
A second examination in a module (including the diploma-specific summative assessment) is arranged in conjunction with the relevant head of department.
A diploma is awarded with distinction to a student who has obtained a mark of at least 75% for the externally moderated assessment component as well as a simple (unweighted) average of at least 75% of all the marks for the other required modules for the relevant diploma; excluding PHM 870 Learning in public health 870.
Concurrent registration for two study programmes
Minimum credits: 120
Module content:
Executive/Emerging Leadership
Participants will be required to write up a project which can consist of a Strategic Plan for Leadership at the workplace which they will be required to implement and monitor over a period of 6 months and then write up the strengths and weaknesses of whether this plan made a difference and to what extent they have been able to influence and change the approach of decision-making at their workplaces. A report from supervisors will be required and the project will include a literature review and a detailed analysis of what was achieved, what value-added difference the project made at the workplace, what were the sustainability factors built into the plan and how it had improved service delivery. The health leadership strategies that arise out of the project will be discussed and how its broader application can be implemented towards transforming healthcare delivery at district or hospital level.
Module content:
Special introduction to fundamentals in Executive Leadership in health
The emerging student will be taught the fundamentals in executive leadership in healthcare systems which will form the basic platform or foundation for understanding the challenges for application of leadership modalities at the different levels of healthcare service delivery in the public health service and how to begin to think and analyse how the principles of executive leadership at their level of appointment can improve health service delivery.
Module content:
Principles of nutrition science, factors influencing food choices and nutrition in the life cycle. Main nutrition challenges in public health and interventions to address these. Development and management of public health nutrition interventions as well as a practicum in one aspect of public health nutrition practise in local communities.
Module content:
This is an introductory module on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) designed to provide students with knowledge, attitudes and skills regarding M&E frameworks, health information and data systems and indicators, evaluation designs, development of M&E plans, data collection, processing and use and feedback of M&E results, within the context of health systems strengthening. At the end of the module the student should be able to define M&E concepts in the context of health systems strengthening; describe M&E frameworks; design an M&E plan; understand health information systems and data collection, processing and understand how M&E results can be used for health systems strengthening.
Module content:
Development and implementation of a health communication programme, eg a radio discussion on a current health topic.
Module content:
Overview of key milestones and development in health promotion theory and practice, principles and strategies of health promotion; main social and behavioural theories relevant to health promotion; health promotion main models and health promotion programme planning.
Minimum credits: 120
Module content:
Executive/Emerging Leadership
Participants will be required to write up a project which can consist of a Strategic Plan for Leadership at the workplace which they will be required to implement and monitor over a period of 6 months and then write up the strengths and weaknesses of whether this plan made a difference and to what extent they have been able to influence and change the approach of decision-making at their workplaces. A report from supervisors will be required and the project will include a literature review and a detailed analysis of what was achieved, what value-added difference the project made at the workplace, what were the sustainability factors built into the plan and how it had improved service delivery. The health leadership strategies that arise out of the project will be discussed and how its broader application can be implemented towards transforming healthcare delivery at district or hospital level.
Module content:
Special introduction to fundamentals in Executive Leadership in health
The emerging student will be taught the fundamentals in executive leadership in healthcare systems which will form the basic platform or foundation for understanding the challenges for application of leadership modalities at the different levels of healthcare service delivery in the public health service and how to begin to think and analyse how the principles of executive leadership at their level of appointment can improve health service delivery.
Module content:
Principles of nutrition science, factors influencing food choices and nutrition in the life cycle. Main nutrition challenges in public health and interventions to address these. Development and management of public health nutrition interventions as well as a practicum in one aspect of public health nutrition practise in local communities.
Module content:
This is an introductory module on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) designed to provide students with knowledge, attitudes and skills regarding M&E frameworks, health information and data systems and indicators, evaluation designs, development of M&E plans, data collection, processing and use and feedback of M&E results, within the context of health systems strengthening. At the end of the module the student should be able to define M&E concepts in the context of health systems strengthening; describe M&E frameworks; design an M&E plan; understand health information systems and data collection, processing and understand how M&E results can be used for health systems strengthening.
Module content:
Development and implementation of a health communication programme, eg a radio discussion on a current health topic.
Module content:
Overview of key milestones and development in health promotion theory and practice, principles and strategies of health promotion; main social and behavioural theories relevant to health promotion; health promotion main models and health promotion programme planning.
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