University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Faculty of Health Sciences
Wits University is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa - a vibrant, leading commercial city on the African continent. The history of Wits is linked with mining, academic excellence, and with political and civic activism. Over the years, the University of the Witwatersrand became internationally recognised for academic excellence and extensive research activities. The country's first dental hospital and school was established by the University. It was also a local first in the field of physio- and occupational therapy and the first South African institution to open a clinic for the treatment of speech defects. The first blood transfusion service in the Union of South Africa was started by Wits medical students; the Medical School undertook the first clinical survey of childbirth in African tribal conditions. The University's scholars have also greatly advanced the theory of human origin and evolution. And there are many more such examples.
University of KwaZulu-Natal: College of Health Sciences
Vision: A progressive, caring, ethical and socially responsive College underpinned by the principles of universal healthcare and excellent scholarship. Mission: To be a socially responsive college providing a holistic experience of excellence in health professions education, research, innovation, entrepreneurship, community and stakeholder engagement and health services. Culture: We are a caring college, that advocates for social justice and excellence.
University of Stellenbosch: Faculty of Health Sciences
Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) has been synonymous with excellence in medical and health sciences education and research in South Africa since 1956. Situated at the feet of Cape Town's Tygerberg Hills, we aspire to be a vital community of students, learners, teachers, researchers and staff committed to becoming the leading health sciences faculty in Africa. The FMHS is one of 10 faculties at Stellenbosch University and home to 15 academic departments, which in turn hosts 18 centres, bureaus and institutes. Our undergraduate academic offering includes degrees in Dietetics, Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), Nursing and Midwifery, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy. We offer a variety of Honours degrees and more than 90 Masters and Doctoral programmes in a variety of disciplines, including Sport Science. We aim to develop future health professionals who, through innovation and leadership, will promote health, prevent disease and provide optimal healthcare.
North-West University: Faculty of Health Sciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University directs its programmes and activities towards the pursuit of relevant knowledge and innovation in health sciences in order to promote and improve the health of the population of South Africa, Africa and the world via education, research, services and community involvement.
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Faculty of Health Sciences
The Faculty of Health at the University of Venda educates clinicians, professionals and researchers to be leaders in the ever changing sectors of health sciences. With a focus on innovative education methods, the Faculty is continuously evolving with the environment and producing high quality, work ready graduates and leading health research. Our range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs use innovative education methods to ensure that you graduate straight into an exciting and successful career in health or sport.
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
In developing a vision for the university, the institution acknowledges a number of critical aspects which give the institution its identity. These include a focus on excellence in teaching and learning, developing research and innovation, combining clinical practice and community service and focus on a broad range of fields in the health sciences. The university also has a critical role in contributing to the transformation of the health sciences sector in South Africa while at the same time making a meaningful contribution to the needs of the community it serves and South Africa as a whole. With these components in mind, the institution has adopted as its vision the following: Transforming health services through excellence and innovation
University of Limpopo: Faculty of Health Sciences
Through its offerings in the Schools of Medicine and Health Care Sciences, the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) supports academic endeavours that seek to strengthen the advancement of Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) as an important national imperative. Interestingly, this is directly related to one of the University's mission-specific support goals, which is to strengthen and maintain close collaboration with commerce, industry, government and local governments, and professions in producing suitably qualified and well-equipped career-oriented graduates. In this context, and in the midst of a widespread COVID-19 pandemic, the two schools have inherently adapted their training and expanded their solution-driven academic offerings in order to support World Health Organization calls for the betterment of lives, particularly in developing countries such as South Africa. As a result, the FHS continues to support SET recognition through a variety of engagements, including but not limited to participation in research niche areas and collaborative medical sciences research.
University of Pretoria: Faculty of Health sciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences has a long and proud tradition of excellence in the education of health care professionals. Driven by cutting edge research in the creation of teaching and learning in line with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) in order to graduate a new generation of health care professionals. Students who join the Faculty receive a rich and varied hands-on clinical experience in a range of hospital, clinic and community settings thus becoming a productive part of society and communities with long term positive impact. Students are trained by 600 academic staff members located in four schools, namely Dentistry, Healthcare Sciences, Health Systems and Public Health, and Medicine. Training is in partnership with the Gauteng Health Department in Steve Biko Academic, Kalafong, Mamelodi, Tembisa, Pretoria West, Tshwane District and Weskoppies Hospitals and Mpumalanga’s Witbank Hospital and its community.
University of cape town: Faculty of Health Sciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences is actively committed to transformation. We believe that the University’s and specifically our Faculty’s student and staff complement must more closely reflect the demographics of the population of our country. Our curriculum and research must address our collective heritage, environment, and developmental needs, in a manner that prioritises indigenous knowledge and issues of local relevance. Our institutional culture must celebrate our rich history, diversity, and talent in an affirming and inclusive manner, by respecting and dignifying our staff and students, and in particular, those who have been, and continue to be, marginalised. And, our environment should be representative, welcoming and accommodating to allow the co-construction of a space within which we can all find a sense of belonging and fulfilment.
University of the Free State: faculty of Health sciences
The University of the Free State (UFS) has a proud history as one of the oldest, most respected institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in Bloemfontein in 1904 as the Grey University College, with six students in the Humanities. Today it is a multi-campus institution, with two diverse campuses in Bloemfontein and one in Qwaqwa in the scenic Eastern Free State, accommodating more than 40 000 students in its seven faculties, with an increasing number of international students and associates, and an ever-widening scope of active involvement in and contribution to its surrounding communities.
University of Johannesburg: Faculty of Health Sciences
Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the university is alive down to its African roots, and well-prepared for its role in actualizing the potential that higher education holds for the continent’s development.
Nelson Mandela University: Faculty of Health Sciences
Our vision is to develop exceptional fit-for-purpose health, social and related professionals for South Africa through transformative and innovative education, underpinned by relevant world-class research. Our mission is to strive for excellence in higher education by: Being a leading academic partner in strengthening health and social systems to become more equitable and responsive across all the services they offer; Innovating to further quality education and health, social work and sport to ensure relevant, capable and compassionate professionals for South Africa; Advancing research to support innovation, strengthen practice and inform policy; and Inspiring graduates to become visionary leaders in their workplaces, communities and professions.
rhodes University: Faculty of Pharmacy
Formal courses leading to a degree in Pharmacy at Rhodes University were first offered in 1956 in what was to become the Department of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Science at Rhodes University. The Department grew to become the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Faculty of Science and in 1980 was established as a Faculty of Pharmacy in its own right when the number of students studying pharmacy exceeded those studying science. The Faculty of Pharmacy is currently the only Faculty of Pharmacy in South Africa. Interestingly the University has had a much longer association with Pharmacy in South Africa and it was at a meeting of the then South African Pharmacy Board in January 1929 in Cape Town that Rhodes University College was recognised as an institution where courses of training and study for the Preliminary Scientific Examination for Pharmacy could be attended.
University of Fort hare: faculty of health sciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Fort Hare is a vibrant and intellectually challenging academic space run by a team of capable administrators and academics. The Faculty thrives because of the committed, focused, and dedicated staff who are enthusiastic about the academic enterprise and in particular clinical training. The Faculty of Health Sciences is part of a multilateral agreement with the Department of Health to host our clinical training platform at the East London Resources Centre for our students to be part of this exciting program together with students from Lilitha College and Walter Sisulu University. We have teaching and research collaborations nationally, regionally and internationally. The diversity that exists in our Faculty is a microcosm of a larger society: this is very important for our students who will step out to a world that is endowed with colourful diversity in terms of race, nationality, (dis)ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, creed, language, culture, class etc. We are confident that our student’s exposure to diversity in their classrooms and in practice, in their young adulthood, will benefit them and their future- employers enormously.
University of the western cape: Faculty of Community & Health Sciences
The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (CHS) is an internationally recognised faculty for community-based, interdisciplinary education and research in the health, well-being and social justice fraternity. It has a long history of focusing on promoting equity and community development in its education programmes and training of professionals, and is involved in partnerships with service providers and communities in urban, as well as rural areas within South Africa and other African countries. Our faculty offers a unique opportunity for career opportunities at both undergraduate and postgraduate studies in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, dietetics and nutrition, psychology, social work, sport, recreation and exercise science, complementary health sciences (Chinese medicine and acupuncture, Unani Tibb, phytotherapy, and naturopathy) and in public health.
cape peninsula University of technology: faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences
The Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences offers a variety of undergraduate and post graduate programmes acknowledged both nationally and internationally as being of a high quality. The faculty consists of seven departments as indicated below and our dedicated academic staff will ensure that you reach your full potential and ultimately, achieve your career goals.
central University of technology, free state: Faculty of Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences
The Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences consists of four departments, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Clinical Sciences, the Department of Health Sciences, and the Department of Life Sciences. The faculty offers tuition in Environmental Health, Agricultural Management, and various health-related disciplines, including Clinical Technology, Radiography, Biomedical Technology, Dental Assisting, and Somatology, with specialist fields at an undergraduate and postgraduate level in most of these disciplines.
tshwane University of technology: faculty of science
durban University of technology: Faculty of Health Sciences
The Faculty of Health offers a wide range of programmes for health professionals and is able to cater for most students interested in the health and well-being of communities. Our sleek facilities include a state-of-the-art dental technology laboratory, and fully functional homeopathy, chiropractic, somatology, radiography, primary health and community nursing clinics to serve our communities. A modern environmental health laboratory, a computerised physiology laboratory, and two human anatomy laboratories compare favourably with the best facilities in South Africa. Emergency Medical Care and Rescue students use all the equipment necessary for training in efficient, high technology emergency and rescue situations under expert guidance. The Department of Child and Youth Development are partners in community projects which help children at risk.
vaal University of technology: faculty of applied & computer sciences
Our programmes are underpinned by research informed evidence drawn from the work of our own staff and industry. Our qualifications are also informed by the experience of dedicated academic staff so that what you learn relates to real situations. Our graduates can be found in almost all walks of industrial, community, professional and business life. We are committed to ensuring that you have a satisfying experience studying in this Science faculty. We also want to encourage a lifelong love of ideas, discovery and learning, your ability to work independently and in collaboration with others. We are committed to intellectual integrity and curiosity.
walter sisulu University: Faculty Of Medicine & Health Sciences
The faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is located at the Nelson Mandela Drive Campus, Mthatha. The new medical school faculty and administrative buildings are at Sissons Street, Fort Gale (next to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital). The faculty is comprised of the School of Medicine with 11 academic departments as well as the departments of Nursing, Public Health and Rehabilitation Medicine. The faculty offers six undergraduate programs in the following categories: Bachelor of Health Sciences in Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics, Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Medicine in Clinical Practise, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion. Graduate opportunities in the health sector exist both in public and private sectors including medical orthotics and prosthetics practitioner, clinician scientists in physiological sciences and biochemistry, clinical associate, medical practitioner, professional nurse and health promotion practitioners. Broadly, the subject combination should include a Home Language, English, Mathematics, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences.
mangosuthu University of technology: Faculty of natural Sciences
Our Faculty of Natural Sciences is dedicated to exploring the wonders of the natural world through a diverse range of departments. With programmes in Agriculture, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Community Extension, Environmental Health, Information and Communication Technology, and Nature Conservation, the faculty offers comprehensive education and research opportunities in various scientific disciplines.
university of south africa
Located at the southern tip of Africa, Unisa takes pride in its identity and has the interests of the continent at heart. Through its teaching and learning, relevant research and innovation, and community engagement initiatives, the university acknowledges its African roots and acts on the needs of South Africa and the continent. Curricular change in the interests of asserting Africa-centred knowledge systems and research reforms are but some of the initiatives aimed at advancing transformation and the decolonisation of scholarship.
University of zululand: Faculty of Health Sciences
A leading comprehensive African university that thrives on quality and fosters collaborative and innovative cultures with its rural and urban campuses. Producing globally competitive graduates relevant to the development needs of the country, and; engage with society for the betterment of all. Embrace the rich tapestry of African wisdom and knowledge at the University of Zululand. Here, we celebrate the diversity of thought, fostering a vibrant community that values the essence of Ubuntu. Join UNIZULU on a journey where African perspectives shape the future. Your journey with us is not just an education; it’s a celebration of African thought, a symphony of ideas that resonate far beyond our borders. Unleash your potential, embrace your roots, and let your academic adventure begin!