Overview

The Masters of Public Health (MPH) programme at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg has been designed to prepare graduates to be leaders in the field of public health and provide them with the skills and knowledge to identify and address local, national, regional and international public health issues.

Overview

The MPH Health Economics field of study will cover topics in economic evaluation and micro-economics as applied to health. Graduates of the MPH field of Health Economics will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to: undertake health economic evaluation applicable to the sub-Saharan African context; apply economic approaches to inform policy decisions on the efficient allocation of scarce resources and provide technical advice to policy-makers on the use of economic policy levers to modify health behaviours.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Orientation to Public Health
Health Measurement
Health and Society
Approaches to Population Health
Designing Effective Public Health Programs
Health Measurement
Health Care Financing

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Economics Health Education View 39 other Masters in Economics in South Africa

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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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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Written motivation by the applicant detailing reason for applying for the degree and how the program fits with their overall career goals - Motivation
Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae including a description of relevant research and work experience
Two referee reports - Referee Report
Certified copies of prior qualification(s).
Original transcripts of qualifications
Foreign Qualifications

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Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

24720 ZAR / year

≈ 24720 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

24720 ZAR / year

≈ 24720 ZAR / year

Additional Details

R74,160 – R82,460

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

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

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