Walter Sisulu Health Science Courses
DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES OFFERED BY FACULTY
Certificates
Higher Certificate in HIV & AIDS (awaiting approval from the Department of Higher Education
& Training as a new programme).
Higher Certificate in Health Informatics (awaiting approval from the Department of Higher
Education & Training as a new programme).
Bachelor Degrees
Bachelor of Nursing (Management, Education and Community) (B Cur MEetC) – (no intake of
1st years in 2010 as the programme is being phased out) Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion
Bachelor of Medical Clinical Practice
Bachelor of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics Bachelor of Medical Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
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)