Programme: MPhil (Paediatric Oncology) (Coursework)

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Code Faculty Department
10250523 Faculty of Health Sciences Department: Paediatrics
Credits Duration NQF level
Minimum duration of study: 2 years Total credits: 180 NQF level:  09

Admission requirements

  1. Registration as a specialist in the base or one of the base specialities of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) against the relevant subspeciality
  2. Appointed against an HPCSA-approved training number

Examinations and pass requirements

  1. Submission of a satisfactory logbook of clinical cases prior to admission to writing the examination of the relevant College of Medicine.
  2. Successful completion of the examination of the relevant College of Medicine will constitute credit for the Part 1 of the relevant MPhil degree.
  3. Candidates who register for the relevant Part 2 of the MPhil degree and complete the required dissertation or approved equivalent such as a published paper or paper submitted for publication will be awarded the MPhil degree.

Pass with distinction

The degree will be conferred with distinction on candidates who obtain a mark of 75% or more for Part 2 (the dissertation). Part 1 will be awarded only as a Pass or Fail.

Core modules

Core modules


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