Health Sciences and Social Services - Curative Health
The purpose of this qualification is to develop a graduate to be competent in the knowledge, attitudes, insight, and skills required for diagnosing patients in the field of homoeopathy and formulating comprehensive treatment plans for health promotion under supervision. The qualifying graduate will be able to competently apply and integrate theoretical principles, evidence-based techniques, practical exposure, and appropriate skills under supervision. The programme of study will produce a well-rounded graduate who will be competent to compound, dispense, and prescribe homoeopathic medicines within that scope of practice. The graduate will be a team player capable of working in multidisciplinary teams to promote the profession.
Homoeopathy is a legally recognized profession within the South African healthcare provision. All homoeopaths are required to be registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA), under Act 63 of 1982, and such registration entitles the registered homoeopath to diagnose and treat any ailment in humans, and to supply and dispense applicable medicine. The current minimum qualification for registration with the AHPCSA is a Master's Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, or an MBChB (or its equivalent) and a 3-year part-time Postgraduate homoeopathic qualification [MFHom].
The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Homoeopathy is a professional Bachelor's Degree of 512 credits that represents a renewal of the existing National Diploma-Bachelor of Technology Degrees in light of the evident deficiencies of the existing programme, the imperatives and guidelines of the HEQSF, the needs of the profession and requirements of the AHPCSA, the vision and mission of the University, and international benchmarks [a medical degree with postgraduate homoeopathic training is the normal structure of international primary-contact homoeopathic programs, and is the basis upon which licensing is typically provided].
The offering of the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Homoeopathy (BHSc: Homoeopathy) program does not require any additional facilities over and above those already in existence for the offering of the National Diploma and the Bachelor of Technology degree. At present, there are no overt professional homeopathic employment opportunities for students who do not complete the entire 5-year Master Technology: Homoeopathy program. The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Homoeopathy is not envisaged as an ipso facto exit point.
The minimum qualification for registration to practice Homoeopathy is the MHSc: Homoeopathy, but the undergraduate curriculum is designed to comply with the restrictions of the HEQSF (which precludes direct entry from NSC to Master's), whilst allowing graduates of the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Homoeopathy a potential to find employment within adjunctive homoeopathic and medical fields and the health and wellness industry. Graduates would be equipped to work as medical and homoeopathic sales representatives, within the homoeopathic pharmaceutical industry and within such health and wellness facilities as health shops and wellness spas as well as be able to formulate treatment plans but under supervision. The successful completion of the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Homoeopathy does not allow for any form of practice as a professional homoeopath.
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