Advanced Diploma in Public Health
Health Sciences and Social Services - Promotive Health and Developmental Services
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The Advanced Diploma in Public Health aims to address the shortage of trained professionals in the field by equipping learners with leadership skills, knowledge, and research capabilities. By utilizing problem-based learning, learners will stay abreast of current theories and practices to enhance public health development. Graduates will be able to conduct research, think critically, and take effective action to tackle public health issues.
Rationale:
The qualification serves as a stepping stone for learners to advance to higher levels of study and meet the demand for skilled Public Health Managers in both private and public sectors. It focuses on research training at the postgraduate level and offers knowledge in specific areas, theoretical approaches, and advanced methodologies. By emphasizing the re-engineering of Primary Health Care and strengthening health systems, the qualification aims to bolster middle management and leadership capacity in the health sector, contributing to the country's GDP.
Overall, the Advanced Diploma in Public Health will produce competent professionals who can drive service delivery, research, and management in the health care system, ultimately improving health service leadership and ensuring a balanced delivery of health services in South Africa.
Outcomes
- Think in a critical, reflective way and take effective action in addressing priority problems in public health strategic leadership and management.
- Conduct basic research and present the findings.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Application of integrated knowledge in the field of public health strategic leadership and management.
- Monitoring and evaluation of health systems to improve equity, access, and quality of health care services.
- Application of various strategies to identify health and public health problems.
- Understanding of key labour legislation impacting the South African employment relationship.
- Demonstration of the ability to lead and function effectively within group/team work.
- Display of leadership and management skills in evaluating public health studies.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Design, development, implementation, and evaluation of a programme within the health sector.
- Development and implementation of research projects, report writing, and presentation of research results in seminars and workshops.
- Engagement in dialogue and debates on current health policy issues.
Integrated Assessment:
- Application of the University's assessment policy to formative and summative assessments.
- Requirement of a minimum of 50% in each module's assessment.
- Assessment of research work in accordance with the University's policy.
- Formative assessment methods including assignments, tests, projects, presentations, debates, dialogue, and workshop activities.
- Conducting summative assessments at the end of each semester through the submission of a portfolio of evidence with no formal year-end examination.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Diploma
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 168
- SAQA Source
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