Health Sciences Education

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education is aimed at all health practitioners who are involved in university-level health science education and teaching.

Overview

The Wits Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education (PGD HSE) is a key offering available to health science educators in their journey towards scholarly teaching.

The Diploma addresses theories of learning relevant to the health sciences and guides participants to reimagine their pedagogy, assessment strategies and course design in relation to their local context as well as national needs.

Diplomates who complete the course comment on its life-changing nature – where their attitudes and approaches to training students in the health sciences are exponentially enlightened.

Curriculum

The diploma consists of four modules:

  • Theories of teaching and learning
  • Teaching Methodologies for Health Science Education
  • Essentials of Assessment in Health Science Education
  • Curriculum Design for Health Science Education

Each module runs over eight weeks, utilising a blended format which requires approximately 30 hours of work per week.

The modules are closely facilitated, with a scheduled initiation and endpoint for each unit. Attendance in-person for 3 days for each module is mandatory as part of the learning experience.

All four modules are offered each year, however, there is an option to complete the diploma over a two-year period, engaging with two modules per year.

Entry Requirements

This programme is open to any person who has a four-year degree in one of the health science professions and who has at least two years teaching experience in the field.

Proficiency in English and basic computer literacy are also required.

Additional Entry Requirements:

Please complete and upload this document with your application

University Application Process

  • Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process.
  • Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
  • 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.

Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

International students, please check this section.

For more information, contact the Student Call Centre +27 (0)11 717 1888, or log a query at www.wits.ac.za/askwits.

University Fees and Funding

Click here to see the current average tuition fees. The Fees site also 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, click here. Please also check your School website for bursary opportunities. NRF bursaries: The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.