<p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style><span style="width:84px;height:54px"><img src="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CAviva%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_image004.jpg" height="54" width="84"></span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#333399" lang="EN-GB">School</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#333399" lang="EN-GB"> of Public Health</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#333399" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#333399" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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CAPE</span></p>
<h6 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span lang="EN-GB">Closing date: 3
September 2012</span></h6>
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<h1 style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:red" lang="EN-GB">STUDY
WHILE YOU WORK:<span style> </span>APPLICATIONS FOR 2013
OPEN</span></h1>
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<h1><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">M</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">ASTER<i style> </i>IN </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">P</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">UBLIC
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">H</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">EALTH</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"><span style> <span style> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">P</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">OSTGRADUATE
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">The
School of Public
Health of the University of the Western Cape,
South Africa
equips health professionals with the knowledge and skills to contribute to
transforming the health and welfare sectors in developing countries. Health
professionals can study while they work, and gain credits incrementally towards
a Master in Public Health or PG Diploma in Public Health. These flexible,
modular Programmes use text-based learning modules and some e-learning
opportunities as its learning media, with optional contact sessions in Cape Town in
February/March and June/July every year. </span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:red" lang="EN-GB">POSTGRADUATE
DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:red;letter-spacing:0pt"></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health is an
Honours level qualification (at NQF level 8). This one or two year programme
provides in-depth training for health and welfare managers, supervisors,
educators and researchers, and is appropriate for local, district, provincial
and national levels.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#1f497d">Curriculum:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">
<em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";color:black;font-style:normal">The curriculum is divided into dynamically
interacting themes divided into six compulsory modules; these relate to
critical competence areas in the practice of public health.</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#1f497d">Admission
requirements:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic""> Three or f</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">our year Diploma or
Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline, e.g. health sciences, social work,
and education, and three years relevant experience in the health or welfare
sector.</span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:red;letter-spacing:0pt">MASTER
IN PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:red" lang="EN-GB"></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">The
MPH aims to equip health professionals to:<span style>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">•
<span style> </span>Quantify and prioritise health
needs;</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">• <span style> </span>Design,
implement and evaluate Comprehensive Primary Health Care Programmes; </span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">•
<span style> </span>Manage District Health Systems. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic"">The
Programme is designed for a range of health and welfare professionals and
managers from middle to senior level, at district, provincial or national
levels, staff of NGO’s and academic research contexts. The Programme may be
taken over two to three years. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#1f497d">Curriculum:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">
The Programme is made up of eight coursework modules, six compulsory components
(which includes two research methodology modules) and two electives and a
mini-thesis.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#1f497d">Admission
requirements:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic""> A four year degree (Honours Degree) or its
equivalent in any discipline, or in exceptional cases, five years of relevant
experience assessed by the university through a Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) process. Preference will be given to candidates employed in the health,
welfare and education sectors with three years of relevant experience.</span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:red;letter-spacing:0pt">MASTER
IN PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH) - Full Thesis and PhD IN PUBLIC HEALTH</span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">A full-thesis research MPH and PHD in Public
Health are also offered. </span><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#1f497d"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#1f497d">To
find out more information and details of how to apply </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#1f497d">consult
our website at: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.uwc.ac.za/publichealth"><b style><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#1f497d">http://www.uwc.ac.za/publichealth</span></b></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#1f497d">or
contact Mrs Janine Kader <span style><a href="mailto:jkader@uwc.ac.za">jkader@uwc.ac.za</a>
/ <a href="mailto:soph-comm@uwc.ac.za">soph-comm@uwc.ac.za</a></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p>
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