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The School of Nursing and Public Health offers the following undergraduate qualification:
Bachelor of Nursing
KN-H-BN1
This Nursing degree is a four-year problem-based, community health- oriented programme that leads
to registration as a general nurse, psychiatric nurse, midwife and community health nurse.
Programmes in Medicine (MBChB) Offered at Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine
Since its inception in 1950, the School of Medicine has committed itself
to producing highly qualified and experienced medical practitioners dedicated to improving the quality
of life of South Africans. The MBChB programme at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine achieves this
using a mix of problem-based
learning, didactic lectures, clinical bedside teaching, rural attachments and research electives. The course is planned to ensure a high standard of education and training by stimulating and encouraging self-directed learning.
The School offers a six-year course leading to the registerable basic medical qualification, the degrees of Bachelor
of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB). After meeting the requirements prescribed by the Health Professions Council of South Africa, medical graduates of UKZN will be entitled
to register as medical practitioners
in terms of the Medical Dental and Supplementary Health Service ProfessionsAct1974 (Act56of1974).
Few fields offer a wider variety of career opportunities than the MBChB programme. Doctors’ professional
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
NSC-Deg, APS score of 30, with English at Level 4 (HL/FAL), Life Orientation at Level 4 (Life Orientation points are not included in the 30 point requirement) and Life Sciences at level 4 and Mathematics Literacy or Mathematics at Level 3. Closing date:
30 September 2024. Only first choice applications will be considered.
International applicants are required to produce the following:
• USAf evaluation; Only applicants with complete matriculation exemption will be considered;
• Letter from Foreign Workforce Management Programme (FWMP);
• SANC registration; and
• Identity document (Passport), study permit or refugee status.
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