Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing Science

Qualification stream:	Health Services Management, Education and Community Health
Qualification code:	0216X - HSM
NQF level:	6
Total credits:	360
SAQA ID:	5365
APS/AS:	20
Rules: This qualification consists of 30 modules with Health Services Management, Education and Community Health indicated as the MAJOR. 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. Some of the pre-requisites and/ or co-requisites outlined in this qualification may not apply as they do not form part of the curriculum. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer or laptop, printer and the internet.
Purpose statement: The purpose of this qualification is to help students to acquire skills, knowledge and experience to: solve problems in a professional communication context by working in a team and individually, manage administration, including financial administration, provide organisational support in a communications environment, and exercise ethical conduct, values and professionalism when dealing with clients. Qualifying students can therefore contribute to effective organisational communication and the quality of communication in the public and private spheres.
This qualification will be presented via distance learning mode.
Qualification offered until 2024, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification.

Who can register?

Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification.
Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.

How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.
Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

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Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level

ENN103F has been replaced by ENG1503, students who have already passed ENN103F may not register
ENG1503.

Module (Please click on the module to see further information)	Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
CMH1501 - Comprehensive Primary Health Care I
CMH1502 - Comprehensive Primary Health Care II
CMH1503 - Health and the Environment
ENG1503 - Academic Language and Literacy in English
HMA1501 - Planning and Organising in Health Services Management
HMA1502 - Leading and Control in Health Services Management
HSE1501 - Contextualisation of Health Sciences Education
HSE1502 - Principles of Health Sciences Education

Second level

PUB2604 pre-requisites are PUB1501 and PUB1601, however, these modules are not part of the
curriculum.

Module (Please click on the module to see further information)	Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
CMH2601 - Community Health Practical	Pre-requisite:CMH1501 & CMH1502 Co-requisite:CMH2602
CMH2602 - Health in Communities	Pre-requisite:CMH1501 & CMH1502
COM2603 - Intercultural, Development and Health Communication
HMA2601 - Human Resource Management in Health Services	Pre-requisite:HMA1501 & HMA1502
HMA2602 - Labour Relations in Health Services	Pre-requisite:HMA1501 & HMA1502
HMA2603 - Health Services Management Practical	Co-requisite:HMA2601 & HMA2602
HSE2601 - Education Management in Health Sciences	Pre-requisite:HSE1501 & HSE1502
HSE2602 - Teaching and Assessment in Health Sciences	Pre-requisite:HSE1501 & HSE1502
HSE2603 - Health Sciences Education: Practical	Co-requisite:HSE2601 & HSE2602
NUD2601 - Nursing Dynamics
PUB2604 - Welfare and Social Services	Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601
RSC2601 - Research in Social Sciences

Third level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information)	Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
CMH3701 - Basic Epidemiology in Health Sciences	Co-requisite:RSC2601
HMA3701 - Financial Management in Health Services	Pre-requisite:HMA2601 & HMA2602 Co-requisite:HMA2603
HMA3702 - Quality in Health Services Management	Pre-requisite:HMA2601 & HMA2602 Co-requisite:HMA2603
HMA3703 - Leadership in Health Services Management	Pre-requisite:HMA2601 & HMA2602 Co-requisite:HMA2603
HMA3704 - Contemporary issues in Health Services Management	Pre-requisite:HMA2601 & HMA2602 Co-requisite:HMA2603
HSE3701 - Cultural Diverse Education in Health Sciences	Pre-requisite:HSE2601 & HSE2602 Co-requisite:HSE2603
HSE3702 - Contemporary Trends in Health Sciences Education	Pre-requisite:HSE2601 & HSE2602 Co-requisite:HSE2603
HSE3703 - Developing Health Science Curricula: Foundations	Pre-requisite:HSE2601 & HSE2602 Co-requisite:HSE2603
HSE3704 - Developing Health Science Curricula: Principles and Process	Pre-requisite:HSE2601 & HSE2602 Co-requisite:HSE2603
HSE3705 - The Caring Ethic in Health Sciences	Pre-requisite:HSE2601 & HSE2602 Co-requisite:HSE2603