144 Healthcare Degree Programs in South Africa

Bachelor of Pharmacy is a dynamic, information-driven, product and patient-orientated profession.

Planning to be in a management specialist role? Choose from a range of courses in the expanding and evolving fields of commerce such as Information Systems, Management studies, Organisational Psychology and much more. The purpose of these courses are to strengthen and deepen the students’ knowledge and to develop applied competence in analysing, interpreting and understanding technical and management principles and processes. Selecting semester courses in these disciplines prepare students to contribute their valuable skills and to have meaningful impact on commerce and organisations around the world. Join the Semester Study Abroad Programme today! Choose from a variety of bachelor and master’s courses, across a wide range of disciplines for international credit transfer.

Do you want to become a doctor, surgeon, or dentist? Are you an international student wanting to study medicine abroad? Study NCUK’s International Foundation Year and progress to a wide range of medical degrees at leading universities in the UK, Australia, Malta and the Caribbean.

This is a mid-level worker qualification within the Emergency Care profession. Successful completion leads to registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Paramedic. The programme recognizes the key competencies required by Paramedics who are able to work independently in a variety of prehospital emergency care contexts.

Our first-of-its-kind, completely online Master of Public Health programme aims to empower health professionals to analyse, strategise and offer solutions to public health challenges in South Africa and around the globe. You will study environmental health, occupational health and epidemiological threats and risks. Our curriculum is comparable with programmes offered at internationally accredited schools of public health but with a curriculum tailored to South African and sub-Saharan legislation, health imperatives and economic environment.

Study online, part-time or distance learning mode from UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah), Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban), Rwanda, Ghana, India etc. The one year MBA (Master of Business Administration) in Healthcare Management is a comprehensive programme designed for healthcare professionals who are looking forward to a great career in the health care industry. Post completion of the programme, the learners will be awarded a postgraduate diploma in healthcare management from Cambridge International Qualifications, UK and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Universidad Catolica de Murcia, UCAM. The students enrolling with MBA in Healthcare Management will undertake the core modules on International Human Resources, Strategic Change Management, Strategic Management and Leadership and Operations Management and specialized modules in Healthcare Management and Leadership and Healthcare Operations Management in Part 1, while in the second part the students will complete the module on Socio-Economic – Legal Environment and along with thesis work.

The purpose of the qualification is to develop a competent professional, who has a thorough knowledge and the skills required for the profession of Diagnostic Ultrasound and who has gained experience in applying such knowledge and skills in accredited workplaces. Successful completion of this qualification will entitle the student to register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Sonographer.

The MA (Clinical Psychology) program leads to registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Professional Board of Psychology of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). This full-time program encompasses the broad spectrum of Clinical Psychology. The program consists of a research component (completion of a minor dissertation) as well as attending workshops, contact sessions, and practical work.

The MA (Counselling Psychology) program leads to registration as a Counselling Psychologist with the Professional Board of Psychology of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). This full-time program encompasses the broad spectrum of Counselling Psychology. The program consists of a research component (completion of a minor dissertation) as well as attending workshops, contact sessions, and practical work.

The qualification serves as the foundational and core knowledge base to register as a Biokineticist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The acquisition of professional abilities such as competence, skills, values, and attitudes is fostered to enable the graduate to work as a health care professional. Competent and qualified Biokineticists are able to work in a variety of settings, including the public and private sector and in both urban and rural settings. Biokineticists primarily utilize their professional expertise in exercise testing and prescription, physical activity, and health education to enhance/promote health in general, and to prevent dysfunction, restore and maintain an individual’s functional ability, particularly in respect of orthopedic injuries and chronic diseases/conditions.

Our research function occupies a unique position in Africa. We have the largest number of clinical specialists on the continent, including many European and American certified specialists. Among other things, we investigate small animal and equine infectious diseases that commonly occur in Africa, as well as relevant anatomy, diseases and clinical conditions in African wildlife.

This Program provides integrated professional and advanced academic training equipping the student to function as a Clinical Psychologist and leads the student to be able to apply for an internship in Clinical Psychology and, thereafter, undergo a Professional Board Exam in Clinical Psychology. After successful completion of a Professional Board Exam, the student can then apply to the Professional Board for Psychology of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) for registration as a Clinical Psychologist. Such registration will be subject to any professional conditions and requirements stipulated by the Professional Board for Psychology and the HPCSA at the time of registration.

The purpose of this qualification is to develop an Emergency Care Practitioner competent in the clinical knowledge and skills required for the emergency medical care and medical rescue profession.

The purpose of the qualification is to produce professional podiatry graduates competent in the knowledge and skills required for managing and providing an integrated, holistic scientifically based podiatric health care service to all sectors of society. The qualification develops reflective, caring practitioners capable of integrating principles, theory, proven techniques, and relevant clinical skills in the delivery of a service focusing on the promotion of foot health, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of foot and lower limb related problems.

To provide students with the knowledge and skills to conduct independent research through advanced scientific problem-solving skills, and the application of critical and reflective thinking in the field of Environmental Health.

Study online, part-time or distance learning mode from UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah), Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban), Rwanda, Ghana, India etc. In any corporate business industry, or a public or government enterprise, one common and most important resource any professional deals with is the human resource. Profits drive organisations and people are the drivers of organisational performance and development, which leads to increased returns for any organisation. To drive people effectively towards their goals and objectives, understanding human psychology is a prerequisite; in fact, HR and Psychology are inseparable twins which help us to appreciate more intently the complex human behaviour which drives organisational performance. Westford University College in partnership with UCAM, Spain offers this unique combination of conducting an ‘MBA in HR & Organizational Psychology’ programme for all working professionals, and for others who want to understand and work in diverse multi-dimensional industry organisations. It will help you to recognize and realize that human resource is the Big Asset which will drive organizational behaviour and performance. Learning is a life-long process, join us in this quest for knowledge, which will open up your horizon and understanding into the psychology of the human resource brain.

Specialised training based on farm visits, discussions, seminars and case studies. Integration and application of knowledge so that health and production problems can be identified and solved on a herd basis, and health status and production effectiveness of pig herds can be raised within a wide spectrum of pig-farming systems.

The purpose of the Ph.D. (Health Sciences) is to promote the career advancement of students in the area of Health Sciences by enabling students to conduct independent, novel research within a specific discipline or in a multidisciplinary manner in Health Sciences that will contribute to the knowledge and practice in the area of Health Sciences.