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Bachelor of Audiology
KN-W-BPA
The purpose is to provide South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal in particular,
with skilled audiologists, to ensure effective, efficient and accessible hearing healthcare service delivery
in the public and private sectors, e.g. hospitals, special schools and private practice. Service delivery includes hearing assessments (infants to the elderly), specialised diagnostic testing, the fitting of hearing aids, hearing conservation programmes in industry, and therapeutic intervention with hearing impaired children and adults.
and treatment of speech sound system disorders, voice disorders, cleft palate and other cranio-facial disorders, fluency disorders, developmental language disorders, language learning disability, neurologically acquired communication disorders in children and adults, as well as individuals with specific disorders, e.g. cerebral palsy, autism and cognitive impairment.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
NSC-Deg with APS 30, English (HL/FAL), and LO at level 4, Mathematics and Life Sciences or Physical Sciences all at Level 3. Closing date: 30 September 2024. Only first to third choices will be considered.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
NSC-Deg with APS 30, English (HL/FAL) and LO at level 4, Mathematics and Life Sciences or Physical Sciences all at Level 3. Closing date: 30 September 2024. Only first to third choices will be considered.
Bachelor of Speech-Language Therapy
KN-W-BPB
Bachelor of Dental Therapy
KN-W-BDT
The programme aims to train dental professionals as part of the oral health team in order to play preventive, promotive, supportive, curative and rehabilitative roles in the public and private sectors. Students qualifying with the Bachelor of Dental Therapy degree can work in the public sector as well as in private practice, and can perform all functions within the scope of primary and secondary levels of prevention in dentistry. They do extractions, fillings, scaling and polishing, dental x-rays, local anaesthesia, health education and promotion, and are able to examine and diagnose common oral diseases.
The purpose is to provide South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal in particular, with skilled Speech-Language Therapists, to ensure effective, efficient and accessible speech- language pathology services in the
public and private sectors, e.g. hospitals, special schools and private practice. Service delivery includes assessment
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