Postgraduate Diploma in Health Care Management
Specific admission requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in health sciences, in economic and management sciences, or in social sciences on NQF level 7.
- Demonstrated academic ability and relevant workplace experience.
- You must also prove that you are adequately proficient in English and in writing for postgraduate academic studies and research.
Application procedure and closing date
Apply online at www.maties.com by 30 September of the previous year. Applications for prospective international students close on 31 August. You must submit a written motivation for entry into the programme as well as proof of your proficiency in English and in writing for postgraduate academic studies and research. Duration of programme
The programme extends over two years and is presented on a part-time basis.
Programme description
The purpose of the programme is to prepare you for advanced and specialised professional employment within the health system, and to develop your knowledge and skills in healthcare management at an advanced level in an applied work setting. The curriculum is based on workplace leadership and managerial roles. Assignments are practical and applied and include an applied professional assignment which resembles workplace experience and challenges in healthcare organisations. The postgraduate diploma provides a strong conceptual foundation for theoretically and methodologically grounded engagements with applied concerns regarding healthcare management and sets you up for professional work or further academic study. This programme is hosted by the Division of Health Systems and Public Health in the Department of Global Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The programme consists of a core set of modules, with a practical assignment by means of a health management report. Programme content
All modules are compulsory; 60 credits are prescribed for the first year, and a further 60 credits for the second year. The health management report will be incorporated into the second-year modules. Enquiries
Programme leader: Prof René English and Dr Juliet Nyasulu
Programme administrator: Mrs Candice de Mink
Tel: 021 938 9070
Email: cdemink@sun.ac.za MPhil Health Systems and Services Research
Specific admission requirements
- One of the following qualifications at NQF level 8:
- an MBChB or equivalent degree;
- a four-year professional bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline;
- a bachelor honours degree of this University or another recognised university;
- an honours degree in social sciences; or
- an equivalent qualification approved by Senate for this purpose.
- If you obtained your qualifications at non-South African institutions, these qualifications will be evaluated for comparability by the Postgraduate Office (Stellenbosch Campus) to determine if you are eligible to be considered for admission to the programme.
- Mathematics at National Senior Certificate (NSC) level, computer literacy and fluency in written and spoken English. If you, as an international candidate, are from a non-English speaking country, you must submit official documentary evidence with your application of your competence in English.
This may include, among other things: - the results of the IELTS test with a minimum IELTS score of 6,5;
- the results of the TOEFL test with a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based), preferably with a TWE score of 4,5; and/or
- proof and results of any English courses attended (e.g. English for Medical Students/Englisch für Mediziner.)
- You must demonstrate the necessary academic ability or equivalent professional experience. Application procedure and closing date Apply online at www.maties.com by 30 September of the previous year. Applications for prospective international students close on 31 August.
Duration of programme
The programme is presented on a part-time basis over a minimum period of two years.
Programme description
The MPhil in Health Systems is a multidisciplinary programme aimed at developing and building the professional capacity and leadership of role players in health systems while also contributing to knowledge generation in Africa. The programme is designed to accommodate full-time practitioners from a range of fields including social work, medicine, nursing, health economics, public health, health service management, policy-making and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The programme enhances the participant’s knowledge and skills in health systems strengthening and research, public health and practice.
The MPhil in Health Systems programme covers the following topics: governance, financial and delivery arrangements for healthcare and public health services, implementation of considerations for reforming or strengthening these arrangements, and broader economic, legal, political and social contexts in which these arrangements operate and are negotiated.
The programme comprises two tracks, allowing for a focused approach to health systems and services research (HSSR track) and health economic evaluation (HEE track). The purpose of the HSSR track is to capacitate participants to:
- understand the evidence-informed policy process;
- define and prioritise health and healthcare delivery problems;Medicine and Health Sciences 167
- select the best approaches to a problem, adapt these approaches sensitively to local contexts or develop new inventions, test the approaches in real world conditions, select the most successful ones for wider implementation, and smoothly integrate them into the health system to achieve an improvement of the problem and to reinforce rather than strain the abilities of the health system.
The purpose of the HEE track is to equip participants with skills to understand and evaluate the comparative costs and benefits of health system policies, strategies, and interventions to manage uncertainty and inform policy and decision-making using an evidence-based approach.
The teaching and learning strategy in each module is determined by the nature of the subject. Modules are presented within the framework of a student-centred approach with the purpose of stimulating critical thinking. The programme uses formal lectures, interactive learning, group sessions and e-learning. Independent learning is strongly encouraged. A research assignment is completed under the guidance of a supervisor. Programme content
The programme consists of modules with a total of 120 credits and a research assignment of 60 credits. You must complete ten modules of which eight are compulsory and two are elective modules. You may only take an elective module if you meet its prerequisites and if it does not clash on the timetable with a compulsory module. Elective modules are only presented if the requisite minimum number of candidates enrol. You must attend compulsory contact sessions and participate online in e-learning sessions. |
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