University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Health Scienes in Health Systems Sciences
The Bachelor of Health Scienes in Health Systems Sciences in Health Professions is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.
Program Length: 3 YEARS.
Subjects: 11.
Bachelor of Health Scienes in Health Systems Sciences offered by the University of the Witwatersrand
Study public health and the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences in the field of Health Systems Sciences is offered over three years of full-time study.The Health Systems Sciences degree covers the factors and processes that contribute to disease outbreak and control. It includes a combined Anatomy and Physiology module to help you to understand the underlying principles of health and disease.You will also gain a basic understanding of disease epidemiology, leading into courses dealing with public health, primary healthcare and health management, and health systems.You will gain biostatistics skills to help you to interpret data. These critical skills are in short supply in southern Africa.
CurriculumFirst yearSecond year
- Introduction to Medical Sciences I
- Chemistry I
- Physics I
- Health Systems
- Sciences
- System Dynamics for Health Sciences
Third year
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology II
- Health Systems Sciences II
- Public Health II
- Health Systems Sciences III
- Public Health III
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