Overview

The purpose of the Master in Public Health at University of Johannesburg is to qualify health professionals who at the end of the programme will have been empowered to analyse, strategise and offer solutions to challenges faced by Sub-Saharan countries including South Africa with respects to Environmental and Occupational threats and risks.

On completion of this programme students will be able to:

Contextualise Public Health within the region and relevant countries’ health systems, with specific focus on environmental and occupational health.

Conduct health risk assessments and to enumerate, understand, mitigate and manage these risks.

Develop relevant epidemiology and research methodologies for local, regional environmental and occupational health risks.

Unpack environmental and occupational disasters that have local and regional relevance as learning opportunities in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention situations.

Take strategic decisions within the context of environmental and occupational health domains.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Principle and Practice of Environmental Health

Environmental Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Research Methodologies

Health Promotion and Health Behaviour

Environmental Health Risk and Impact Assessment

Emerging National and Continental Environmental Health Challenges

African Health System, Health and Environmental Politics and Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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105

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Public Health

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Health-related qualification at NQF Level 8 such as Environmental Health, Public Health, MbChB, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Nursing, or other related equivalent qualification. Non-South African students need to apply to SAQA for verification of the equivalence of the entry qualification; AND
An average of 65% for the NQF Level 8 qualification;

Work experience

A minimum of five years’ work experience in the field of Public Health, Environmental Health, and/or Occupational Health and Safety, of which three years must be in a Management position.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

23686 ZAR / year

≈ 23686 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

23686 ZAR / year

≈ 23686 ZAR / year

Additional Details

The fees for the complete programme amount, average between R47 373.00 and R286,604.00. Fees may vary depending on the compositon of the master’s degree

Funding

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