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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MIDWIFERY (E9MW1Q)

Programme Duration 

  • Part-Time: 2 years
  • NQF Level 8, 120 Credits

Purpose

The purpose of Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery is to strengthen and deepen students’ knowledge and skills in the field of midwifery, required to undertake advanced reflection and development by means of critical thinking and clinical decision making, practice and research methods. The aim is to empower midwife specialists with key competencies i.e. knowledge, skills, attitudes and values. On completion of this programme, graduates will be able to register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) midwife specialists, entitling them to work independently within the multidisciplinary team to provide promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to individuals, families, groups, and communities.

Outcome

1. Apply competencies to practice as an independent midwife specialist in midwifery clinical area, public and private sector.
2. Articulate vertically to any relevant degree at NQF level 9, for an example: Master’s in midwifery.

Rules of Access and Admission Requirements

Students are admitted in accordance with the national prescribed admittance criteria as provided by the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF), and institutional policies which include the Academic Regulations Policy and the Policy on Admission and Selection of the University of Johannesburg. The latter policy states that academics involved in selection and admission “considers the need to redress past inequalities, aims to provide equity, quality and academic excellence. The UJ Academic Regulations Policy instructs academics to ensure that admission is subject to the student equity profile.

Minimum Admission Requirements

1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.174), alternatively.
2. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.425)
3. A Diploma in Nursing: General Nurse (R.171) with Advanced Diploma in Midwifery (R.1497).
4. Minimum of two (2) years’ experiences, inclusive of a year of community service, as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
5. Proof of registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
6. Proof of employment, detailing midwifery experience in years.
7. Approval from your Nursing Service Manager (NSM) to register for the programme and rotate through midwifery/maternity units.
8. The prospective student should remain employed at the institution where the permission has been granted by the NSM for the duration of the programme period.

Programme Selection Requirements

1. Signed agreement from NSM and/or preceptor to assist with the practical component.
2. Signed NSM agreement to move candidate to a clinical training facility approved and accredited by SANC for University of Johannesburg.
3. Minimum two (2) years midwifery clinical experience.
4. Professional indemnity.
5. Letter of permission from the clinical preceptor pledging the clinical academic support.

Curriculum
First Year

Module Name and Module Code

Semester One: Ethical Legal Professional Frameworks ELP8X01
Semester Two: Normal and Abnormal Pregnancy NAP8X01

Year Modules:

  • Clinical Practice in midwifery CPM8XY1
  • Research REN8XY1

Second Year

Module Name  and Module Code 

Semester One: Normal and Abnormal Labour NAL8X02

Semester Two:

  • Postnatal Care PSC8X02
  • The Neonate NEO8X02

Year Modules: 

  • Clinical Practice in Midwifery CPM8XY2

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING (ADULT)(E9IC1Q)

Programme Duration

  • Part-Time: 2 years
  • NQF Level 8, 130 Credits

Purpose

The purpose of Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (Adult) is to strengthen and deepen students’ knowledge and expertise in adult critical care as a specialty of the nursing profession. It is designed to develop the student’s skills based on current thinking, practice, and research methods in the field of adult critical care nursing. The aim is to empower the critical care nursing specialists with key competencies i.e.: knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. On completion of this programme, graduates will be able to register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as critical care nursing specialists, entitling them to work independently within the multidisciplinary team to undertake professional and highly skilled work in adult critical care. This includes prevention of diseases, injuries, complications, screening, appropriate management, and prompt referral of patients with specific and complex health problems in the adult critical care settings.

Outcome

1. Apply competencies to practice as an independent specialist in adult critical care setting, public and private sector.
2. Articulate vertically to any relevant degree at NQF level 9, for an example: Master’s in Medical and Surgical Nursing Science.

Rules of Access and Admission Requirements

Students are admitted in accordance with the national prescribed admittance criteria as provided by the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF), and institutional policies which include the Academic Regulations Policy and the Policy on Admission and Selection of the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The latter policy states that academics involved in selection and admission “considers the need to redress past inequalities, aims to provide equity, quality and academic excellence…” The UJ Academic Regulations Policy instructs academics to ensure that admission is subject to the student equity profile.

Minimum Admission Requirements

1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.174), alternatively
2. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.425)
3. A Diploma in Nursing: General Nurse (R.171) with Advanced Diploma in Midwifery (R.1497).
4. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience, (inclusive of a year of community service) after registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
5. A minimum of two (2) years of post-basic clinical experience in adult critical care.
6. Proof of current registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
7. Proof of employment, detailing adult critical care experience in years.
8. Approval from your Nursing Service Manager (NSM) to register for the programme and rotate through adult critical care health settings.
9. The prospective student should remain employed at the institution where the permission has been granted by the NSM for the duration of the programme period.

Programme Selection Requirements

1. Signed agreement from NSM and/or preceptor to assist with the practical component.
2. Signed NSM agreement to move candidate to a clinical training facility approved and accredited by SANC for University of Johannesburg.
3. Minimum of two (2) years of critical care nursing (adult) experience.
4. Professional indemnity.
5. Letter of permission from the clinical preceptor pledging the clinical academic support.

Curriculum

First year

Module Name and Module Code 
Semester One: Ethical Legal Professional Frameworks ELP8X01
Semester Two: Pulmonology and Specific Pulmonary Conditions PSP8X01

Year Modules

  • Clinical practice in adult critical care CPA8XY1
  • Research REN8XY1
  • Cardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery CCS8XY1

Second Year

Module Name and Module Code

Semester One: 

  • Nephrology NEP8X02
  • Neurology and Neurosurgery NNS8X02

Semester Two: 

  • General Surgery, Sepsis and Endocrinology SSE8X02

Year Modules

  • Clinical Practice in Adult Critical Care CPA8XY2

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EDUCATION (E9ED1Q)

Programme Duration

  • Part-Time: 2 years
  • NQF Level 8, 120 Credits

Purpose

The purpose of Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education is to strengthen and deepen students’ knowledge and skills in the field of nursing education. It is designed to develop student’s skills based on current thinking, practice, and research methods in the field of nursing education. The aim is to empower nursing education specialists with high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence to acquire the ability to relate knowledge to a range of contexts, to undertake professional and highly skilled teaching ability in nursing education. On completion of this programme, graduates will be able to register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as nursing education specialists, entitling them to work independently within the multidisciplinary team.

Outcome

1. Apply competencies to practice as an independent nursing education specialist in public and private sector.
2. Articulate vertically to any relevant degree at NQF Level 9, for an example: a master’s in nursing education.

Rules of Access and Admission Requirements

Students are admitted in accordance with the national prescribed admittance criteria as provided by the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF), and institutional policies which include the Academic Regulations Policy and the Policy on Admission and Selection of the University of Johannesburg. The latter policy states that academics involved in selection and admission “considers the need to redress past inequalities, aims to provide equity, quality and academic excellence…” The UJ Academic Regulations Policy instructs academics to ensure that admission is subject to the student equity profile.

Minimum Admission Requirements

1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.174), alternatively
2. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.425)
3. A Diploma in Nursing: General Nurse (R.171) with Advanced Diploma in Midwifery (R.1497).
4. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience, (inclusive of a year of community service), after registration by the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
5. Proof of registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
6. Approval from your Nursing Service Manager (NSM) to register for the programme.

POSTGRADAUTE DIPLOMA IN HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT (E9HS1Q)

Programme Duration 

  • Part-Time: 2 years
  • NQF Level 8, 130 Credits

Purpose

The purpose of Postgraduate Diploma in Health Services Management is to strengthen and deepen students’ knowledge and skills in the field of health services management. It is designed to develop student’s skills based on current thinking, practice, and research methods in the field of health services management. The aim is to empower health services management specialists with high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence to acquire the ability to relate knowledge to a range of contexts, to undertake professional and highly skilled teaching ability in health services management. On completion of this programme, graduates will be able to register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as health services management specialists, entitling them to work independently within the multidisciplinary team.

Outcome

  1. Apply competencies to practice as an independent health services management specialist in public and private sector.
  2. Articulate vertically to any relevant degree at NQF Level 9, for an example: a master’s in health services management.

Rules of Access and Admission Requirements

Students are admitted in accordance with the national prescribed admittance criteria as provided by the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF), and institutional policies which include the Academic Regulations Policy and the Policy on Admission and Selection of the University of Johannesburg. The latter policy states that academics involved in selection and admission “considers the need to redress past inequalities, aims to provide equity, quality and academic excellence…”  The UJ Academic Regulations Policy instructs academics to ensure that admission is subject to the student equity profile.

Minimum Admission Requirements

  1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.174), alternatively
  2. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.425)
  3. A Diploma in Nursing: General Nurse (R.171) with Advanced Diploma in Midwifery (R.1497).
  4. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience, (inclusive of a year of community service), after registration by the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
  5. Proof of registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
  6. Approval from your Nursing Service Manager (NSM) to register for the programme.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY CARE NURSING (E9PC1Q)

Programme Duration

  • Part-Time: 2 years
  • NQF Level 8, 132 Credits

Purpose

The purpose of Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing is to strengthen and deepen students’ knowledge and expertise in primary care nursing as a specialty of the nursing profession. It is designed to develop the student’s skills based on current thinking, practice, and research methods in the field of primary care nursing. The aim is to empower the primary care nursing specialists with key competencies i.e.: knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. On completion of this programme, graduates will be able to register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as primary care nursing specialists, entitling them to work independently within the multidisciplinary team to undertake professional and highly skilled work in primary nursing care. This includes prevention of diseases, injuries, complications, screening, appropriate management, and prompt referral of patients with specific and complex health problems in the primary nursing care settings.

Outcome

  1. Apply competencies to practice as an independent specialist in primary care nursing setting, public and private sector.
  2. Articulate vertically to any relevant degree at NQF level 9, for an example: Master’s in Primary Health Care.

Rules of Access and Admission Requirements

Students are admitted in accordance with the national prescribed admittance criteria as provided by the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF), and institutional policies which include the Academic Regulations Policy and the Policy on Admission and Selection of the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The latter policy states that academics involved in selection and admission “considers the need to redress past inequalities, aims to provide equity, quality and academic excellence…”  The UJ Academic Regulations Policy instructs academics to ensure that admission is subject to the student equity profile.

Minimum Admission Requirements

  1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.174), alternatively
  2. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (R.425)
  3. A Diploma in Nursing: General Nurse (R.171) with Advanced Diploma in Midwifery (R.1497).
  4. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience, (inclusive of a year of community service) after registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
  5. A minimum of two (2) years of post-basic clinical experience in Primary Health Care.
  6. Proof of current registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse or General Nurse and Midwife.
  7. Proof of employment, detailing primary health care experience in years.
  8. Approval from your Nursing Service Manager (NSM) to register for the programme and rotate through primary health care settings.
  9. The prospective student should remain employed at the institution where the permission has been granted by the NSM for the duration of the programme period.

Programme Selection Requirements

 Signed agreement from NSM and/or preceptor to assist with the practical component.

  1. Signed NSM agreement to move candidate to a clinical training facility approved and accredited by SANC for University of Johannesburg.
  2. Minimum of two (2) years of primary health care experience.
  3. Professional indemnity.
  4. Letter of permission from the clinical preceptor pledging the clinical academic support.