Program Overview

Health Sciences Education

The Masters in Health Sciences Education is suitable for health practitioners who aspire to leadership in the scholarship of university-level health science education.

Overview

Following the introduction to health science education offered by the postgraduate diploma, participants in the masters programme critically engage with relevant issues relating to curriculum philosophy and design, theory and practice of assessment and scholarship of teaching and learning. Through guided reflective practice, the programme takes a humanistic approach in empowering participants to develop research capacity in health science education and progress as scholarly teachers.

Curriculum

The Masters programme consists of the following modules:

• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Health Sciences
• Qualitative and Quantitative Research in health science education
• Evidence-informed Decision Making
• Educational Strategies for the Clinical Sciences
• Curriculum Philosophy and Design in the Health Sciences
• Theory and Practice of Assessment in the Health sciences
• Research project

Entry Requirements

This programme is open to any person who has a four-year degree in one of the health science professions or an equivalent Honours level degree. Applicants should be currently involved in university-level health science education and have at least two years teaching experience in the field. Proficiency in English and basic computer literacy are also required.

University Application Process

Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre. Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal. Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.

University Fees and Funding

The Fees site provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal. For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, the University's Postgraduate Funding portal is a database of scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities available to Wits postgraduate students.

Programme Details

• Programme Code: MCA18
• Faculty: Health Sciences
• School: Centre for Health Science Education
• Qualification: MHSE
• Duration: 2 years
• Study Mode: Part-time
• Closing Date: 30 September