Walter Sisulu University Faculty of Health Sciences Courses or Programmes Offered

HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

BCur (Basic)

Nelson Mandela Drive

• Senior Certificate: Matriculation Exemption
• Conditional Exemption or Mature Age Exemption if candidate is 23 years old in the year of registration
• English HG-E/SG-D; Biology HG-E/SG-D; Physical Science E HG or D SG
• (E SG will be considered if one of the above subjects is D HG)
• NSC (Degree): Achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) in English at First Additional Language Level
• 5 (60-69%) in isiXhosa at a Home or First Additional Language level
• 4 (50-59%) in Mathematical Literacy or 3 (40-49%) in Mathematics
• 4 (50-59%) in Life Sciences
• 4 (50-59%) in Physical Science
• 4 (50-59%) in Information Technology
• 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
• All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.

BSc Health Promotion (Allied Health Professions)

Nelson Mandela Drive

• Senior Certificate: Full Exemption with an overall C aggregate symbol (or higher) at first attempt with:
  • English HG-D/SG-C; Physical Science HG-D/SG-C; Mathematics HG-D/SG-C; Biology HG-D/SG-C
  • NSC (Degree): Achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) in English at First Additional Language Level
  • 4 (50-59%) in isiXhosa both at Home or First Additional Language level
  • 3 (40-49%) in Mathematical Literacy
  • 4 (50-59%) in Life Sciences
  • 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
  • 4 (50-59%) in Physical Science
  • 4 (50-59%) in Agricultural Science
• All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.

Bachelor of Medical Clinical Practice (Medicine)

Nelson Mandela Drive

• Senior Certificate: Matriculation Exemption or Conditional Exemption or Mature Age Exemption
• NSC (Degree): Minimum achievement rating of:
  • 4 (50-59%) in English at a Home Language or First Additional Language
  • 4 (50-59%) in Mathematics
  • 5 (60-69%) in Physical Science
  • 5 (60-69%) in Life Sciences
  • 4 (50-59%) in isiXhosa
  • 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
• All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.

Bachelor of Social Work (Allied Health Professions)

Nelson Mandela Drive

• Senior Certificate:
• NSC (Degree): Achievement rating of:
  • 4 (50-59%) in English
  • 4 (50-59%) in isiXhosa or any other additional Language
  • 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
  • 4 (50-59%) in Life Sciences
  • 4 (50-59%) in Physical Science
  • 3 (40-49%) in Mathematical Literacy
• All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.

HEALTH SCIENCES POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMMES

Postgraduate diploma

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion
Postgraduate Diploma in Chemical Pathology
Advanced Diploma in District Health Management and Leadership
– offered jointly with other universities in the Eastern Cape with enrolment centred at Fort Hare but through the Department of Health
Advanced Diploma in Nursing
Advanced Diploma in Infection Control
– awaiting approval from the Department of Higher Education & Training as a new programme
Honours

Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in
• Physiological Science
• Biochemistry
• Medical Microbiology
Bachelor of Nursing Honours
Masters of Social Work
Master in Nursing
Master of Public Health
Master of Science in
• Health Promotion
• Biochemistry
• Physiological Science
• Chemical Pathology
• Medical Microbiology
Master in Public Health
Master of Medicine in
• Anaesthesiology
• Anatomical Pathology
Community Medicine
• Family Medicine
• General Surgery
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Paediatrics and Child Health
• Paediatric Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiology
Doctoral

Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences
Doctor of Medicine (for Honorary Degrees)