Overview

Key Facts

In keeping with the multidisciplinary nature of the field of public health, individuals in our MPH programme come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, including: health & health care; sciences & engineering; law; education; and social sciences & humanities. We aim to provide students from these diverse backgrounds with the knowledge and skills to help them contribute towards improving health and health care in South Africa and the region.

The Public Health programme at the University of Cape Town is an internationally-recognised degree, with our graduates going on to join the public health workforce across South Africa and around the world. In addition many of our students progress to the PhD programme in one of the academic divisions of the School of Public Health and Family Medicine, or move outside of UCT to pursue PhDs at leading academic institutions around the world.

The UCT MPH degree requires completion of coursework modules and a 'mini-dissertation'. The structure of the degree is highly flexible, and allows study on a full-time basis (with coursework completed during 12-18 months) or part-time (with coursework completed over 24-48 months). Currently we do not offer distance-based learning, and residence in Cape Town is required for the coursework component of the degree.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Health and Society

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Theory and Application of Economic Evaluation in Health Care

Microeconomics for the Health Sector

Gender and Health

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Disciplines

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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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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum admission requirement for a Master's degree is an Honours degree in the subject that the applicant wishes to pursue at Master's level. The relevant department or the Faculty Office (Postgraduate Administration unit) should be contacted to establish specific admission requirements.

Applicants for research Master's degrees are required to submit a research proposal with the application. Prospective applicants are advised to contact the relevant Department direct in this regard.

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

62530 ZAR / year

≈ 62530 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

32500 ZAR / year

≈ 32500 ZAR / year

Additional Details

International students must add the relevant Administrative Service Fee (ZAR 5300) /International Term fee to the cost of the typical fee.

Dissertation:R25680

Living costs

Cape Town

South Africa

9088 - 15529 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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