Bachelor of Medical Science Honours in Medical Microbiology and Virology

Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods to render a service in the medical environment, having the necessary knowledge, skills, professional thinking, behaviour and attitudes to pursue their profession as scientists and educators in the many fields of Medical Microbiology/Virology.

Learners who register for this qualification can

• Learn from predominantly written material;
• Communicate what they have learnt comprehensively in the medium of instruction;
• Learn and take responsibility for their own progress;

NQF Level 6 in medical sciences.

The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this Qualification

Practical Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.

Foundational Competency

The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.

Reflective competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.

THE LEARNER WILL BE CAPABLE OF

• Performing microbiological and/or molecular biology laboratory techniques, understanding microbiologically related diseases, resistance development and pathological processes, utilising laboratory equipment, and conducting acceptable scientific research.

THE LEARNER WILL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic Medical Microbiological/Virological science, being sterilisation, classification of micro-organisms and infections, antimicrobial susceptibility and -resistance, immunology, cost-effective investigations and principles of research methods.
• Demonstrate the basic scientific skills to perform and interpret required specialised tests for routine diagnostic procedures as well as for research, present results in a scientifically acceptable way, assist in training of undergraduate students, and demonstrate basic computer skills;
• Demonstrate a positive approach to life-long learning and problem solving, ethics, continuing professional development and advancing scientific knowledge in the medical environment, and demonstrate an endurance and perseverance ability and an awareness of personal limitations.

Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in accordance with standards laid down by the University and Professional Board through:

• Informal evaluations -feedback, literature study and a project.
• Formal evaluation -practical projects, skills and practical presentations.
• Formal end evaluations -a theoretical (written) examination at the end of the year and a project presentation (written and oral).

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification

• Activity-based evaluation
• Formative evaluation
• Evaluation based on learning contexts that offer opportunities for co-operation (group work) and individual learning
• Theory and practice integrated
• Formal end evaluations
• Continuing, formal evaluations
• Continuing, informal evaluations

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that

• They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification
• They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied during the Learners activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

Assessments are

• To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to that the Foundational Competency is achieved
• To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results.