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Community Health is not offered as a major at undergraduate level.
Students must, with every registration for the BA (CUR), submit their Annual Practising Certificate (issued by the South African Nursing Council (SANC) or Nursing Authority in the relevant country), indicating registration as a general nurse and a midwife. Students who are not registered as a midwife may only register for BA (CUR)-HHS. Neither and enrolled nurse, nor an auxiliary nurse may register for this qualification.
| Comprehensive Primary Health Care I - CMH1501 |
| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 5 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Purpose: To equip the student with the knowledge of the broader concepts of health care systems within an international health related framework and the knowledge and skills to discuss the concepts and elements of comprehensive primary health care within the health system of South Africa and other developing countries. |
| Comprehensive Primary Health Care II - CMH1502 |
| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 5 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Purpose: To equip the student with knowledge and skills to function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning and implementing primary health care within a district-based primary health care approach. |
| Health and the Environment - CMH1503 |
| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 5 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Purpose: To enable students to identify and address environmental factors that could be detrimental to the physical, emotional and social health of people. |
| Community Health Practical - CMH2601 |
| Under Graduate Degree |
Year module |
NQF level: 6 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Pre-requisite: CMH1501 & CMH1502 |
Co-requisite: CMH2602 |
| Purpose: To guide students through experience and action learning opportunities that are relevant to the community health practice. |
| Health in Communities - CMH2602 |
| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 6 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Pre-requisite: CMH1501 & CMH1502 |
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| Purpose: To equip students to understand the dynamics of health in communities and the essential role of healthy families in promoting healthy communities. To equip students with the knowledge and skills to promote family health within existing ethical and legislative frameworks; taking into consideration the diverse African context. |
| Basic Epidemiology in Health Sciences - CMH3701 |
| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 7 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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Co-requisite: RSC2601 |
| Purpose: To equip students with higher cognitive skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. To promote a professional identity and integrity and mindful practice as these culminate in critical thinking and attitudinal change in the application of the theory of epidemiology in the health context. |