Master of Science in Medicine

The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide

1. Qualifiers with specialised knowledge, research skills and applied competence in Medical Science unities for continued personal and intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.
2. South Africa with significant numbers of responsible qualified people in Medical Science in order that the national leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activities is widened.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Access may be gained to the qualification through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

This qualification recognises; through the submission of portfolios of evidence, the formal/non-formal prior learning which learners bring to the learning situation.

Entry requirements

• Bachelor of Science Honours, Level 8 in a relevant field.
• Postgraduate Diploma, Level 8 in a relevant field.

1. Identify, analyse and solve problems.
2. Create appropriate responses to resolve contextual and/or abstract problems.
3. Collect, analyse and organise information in a meaningful way.
4. Handle work effectively.
5. Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.
6. Look at development on a system basis rather than as loose entities.
7. Communicate effectively.
8. Show a receptive and responsive attitude towards change in the scientific environment.
9. Conduct research independently.
10. Demonstrate highly specialised or technical and advanced research skills across medical physiology.
11. Demonstrate an understanding of specialised knowledge of medical physiology.
12. Plan, resource and manage projects.
13. Accept complete accountability for determining, achieving and evaluating personal and/or group output regarding the relationship between natural science and society.

• Solve problems by means of exploring and critically evaluating different situations.
• Solve problems by generating alternative strategies for dealing with those problems compile portfolios to relate learning gained from individual experience to knowledge encountered in an academic environment and vice versa.
• Compile portfolios to relate learning gained from individual experience to knowledge encountered in an academic environment and vice versa.
• Conduct seminars to communicate learning from experience and academic contexts to peers.
• Relate learning from experience and academic context to different contexts using present and future scenarios.
• Highly specialised scholastic or technical and advanced research skills across medical physiology are demonstrated.
• An understanding of specialised knowledge of medical physiology has been demonstrated.
• Appropriate responses to resolve contextual and/or abstract problems are created.
• Projects have been planned, resourced and managed.
• Complete accountability for determining achieved and evaluating personal and/or group output regarding the relationship between natural science and society is accepted.
• Complex problems are approached in an open-minded and innovated scientific manner.

Integrated Assessment

1. Continuous evaluation.
2. Case studies.
3. Portfolios.
4. Projects.
5. Simulations.
6. Work-place assessment.
7. Written, oral open book and practical examinations.
8. Practical assignments.
9. Panel evaluations.
10. Presentations.
11. Dissertation.
12. Publications in refereed scientific journals.