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Postgraduate Programmes

Postgraduate Diploma Public Health (PPH01)

About the Programme

The programme is aimed at people who would like to make an impact in their communities and institutions regarding various public health issues.

This qualification is presented using online and distance learning system

Qualification code:

PPH01

NQF level:

8

Total credits:

120

 

Who can register? An applicant must have:

  1. An NQF level 7 three years bachelor’s degree in health-related sciences, or social sciences, or medical and laboratory sciences, or equivalent NQF level 7 bachelor’s degree.
  2. Average of 60% in the latest NQF 7 Academic transcript.
  • Fluency in written/spoken English language, computer-competence, and Internet skills.

 

For international students, the following additional requirements also apply:

  1. A certificate of evaluation of their qualifications by the South African Qualifications Authority stating the equivalence of their qualifications for admission and selection requirements for study purposes
  2. Proof of proficiency of the English language

 

Duration

One academic year

Curriculum

The curriculum is structured in such a way that it gives the student the necessary knowledge and skills to manage public health programmes in a variety of settings. To meet the needs of various groups the required course combinations are determined in such a way that they enable students to gain skills in a specific area of public health practice. Six courses are required for completion of the programme, these being:

Course Code

Course name

Credits

Semester

MPBA600

Public Health Research

40

1 and 2

Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce the postgraduate diploma students to research in the fields of public health.

MPBE601

Public Health Sector in South Africa

16

1

Purpose: This module focusses on delivering healthcare through the District Health System with the emphasis on understanding how to strengthen the primary healthcare through deploying human resources and applying the objectives of leadership and management practices.

MPBD601

Population Health Measurements

16

1

Purpose: This is an introductory module on health measurements, which is an overview of biostatistics and epidemiology. The module enables the students to learn the skills of basic analysis of quantitative data in health studies. It also covers the ability to explain and using quantitative tools in public health research.

MPBC602

Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion

16

2

Purpose: This is an introductory module which provides an overview of Health Education and Health Promotion, and how the two can be used to influence health outcomes.

MPBB602

Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation

16

2

Purpose: The module introduces the need, concept and principles of monitoring and evaluation for public health interventions, which provides overall strategies and activities of monitoring and evaluation as applied to a variety of public health practice.

MPBF602

The Environment and Health

16

2

Purpose: This module aims to introduce students to the basic principles and practices of environmental health. The course teaches students the basic concepts and definitions of environment health.

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