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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Underwater Medicine

The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Underwater Medicine in Health Professions is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Underwater Medicine offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Science Honours (BScHons) programme consists of coursework and a research assignment, which is offered on a full-time basis over one year.

Programme content

Basic Underwater Medicine (30)

Advanced Underwater Medicine (20)

Operational Underwater Medicine (30)

Research Methodology (10)

Research Assignment (30)

Assessment and examination
You write examinations only on the modules that you have completed. If you complete the entire programme, your final mark will be calculated on the basis of:

• the successful completion of the examinations in each module (20% of final mark);
• three written three-hour closed-book examination papers (50% of final mark);
• an oral examination of at least 30 minutes (15% of final mark); and
• a research project demonstrating competence in basic research methodology (15% of final mark).