University Of Cape Town Health Sciences

University Of Cape Town Health Sciences

University Of Cape Town Health Sciences

The University of Cape Town’s Health Sciences faculty is a highly renowned and prestigious institution that provides a vast array of undergraduate and graduate degrees in the subject of health sciences. The faculty is committed to offering top-notch instruction and training to students in healthcare, medicine, and allied professions.

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, and Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy are just a few of the undergraduate programs that the Health Sciences faculty offers. Students who complete these programs will have the fundamental information and abilities needed to work as highly qualified healthcare professionals.

A number of research centers and institutes at the University of Cape Town are devoted to expanding knowledge and understanding in healthcare and medicine, and the College of health sciences has a major concentration on research as well. The faculty is made up of a group of highly trained and experienced academics who are dedicated to giving students a challenging and exciting educational experience and who are actively engaged in research.

Students who are interested in pursuing a profession in healthcare or medicine and who are searching for a top-notch education that will equip them for success in their chosen sector should strongly consider the Health Sciences faculty at the University of Cape Town.

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Health Sciences: Undergraduate

Health Sciences: Postgraduate

The Health Sciences Faculty offers the following postgraduate degrees and diplomas:

Postgraduate diplomas
Addictions Care
Clinical Developmental Paediatrics
Clinical Hepatology
Clinical Paediatric Cardiology
Clinical Paediatric Critical Care
Clinical Paediatric Diabetes
Clinical Electrophysiology and Epilepsy
Clinical Paediatric Emergency Care
Clinical Paediatric Gastroenterology
Clinical Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
Clinical Paediatric Nephrology
Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy
Clinical Paediatric Pulmonology
Clinical Paediatric Rheumatology
Community and General Paediatrics
Community Eye Health
Disability Studies
Family Medicine
Health Economics
Health Management
Health Professional Education
Healthcare Technology and Management
Interdisciplinary Pain Management
Maternal and Child Health
Neonatology
Nursing, with specializations in

• Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Care
• Child Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing (Child)
• Nephrology Nursing
• Nursing Education (in abeyance)

Occupational Health
Pediatric Radiology
Palliative Medicine
Pesticide Risk Management
Psychotherapy
TB-HIV Management

Bachelor of Science Medicine (Honours) (BSc (Med)(Hons))
Applied Anatomy
Bioinformatics
Biokinetics
Biological Anthropology
Clinical Pharmacology
Dietetics
Exercise Science
Forensic Genetics
Human Genetics
Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Medical Biochemistry
Medical Cell Biology
Medical Physics
Physiology
Radiobiology
Structural Biology

Master of Medicine (Speciality Training) (MMed)
Anesthesia

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Clinical Pharmacology
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Medical Genetics
Medicine
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Paediatric Surgery
Paediatrics
Pathology (Anatomical)
Pathology (Clinical)
Pathology (Forensic)
Pathology (Haematological)
Pathology (Microbiological)
Pathology (Virological)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Psychiatry
Public Health Medicine
Radiation Oncology
Surgery
Urology

Master of Science (MSc)
by dissertation

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Doctor of Science in Medicine (DSc(Med))

Please note: for detailed information on these degrees and diplomas please consult the Health Sciences Faculty handbook.

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