The available Undergraduate Programme on offer is:

- BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - (Qual Code 60020)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please note that the requirements below are the specific admission requirements for Bachelor of Environmental Health Programme. The university has its own minimum admission requirements. 

For students with National Senior Certificate (NSC)

  • Minimum NSC statutory requirements for degree entry must be met.
  • An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 390.
  • NSC achievement rating of at least 50% for Mathematics.
  • NSC achievement rating of at least 50% for Physical Sciences.
  • NSC achievement rating of at least 50% for Life Sciences.
  • Admission is subject to Departmental selection.

For students with Senior Certificate

  • Student Performance Score (SPS) of 32.
  • Senior Certificate with matriculation endorsement.
  • Mathematics Higher Grade E or Standard Grade C.
  • Biology Higher Grade E or Standard Grade C.
  • Physical Science Higher Grade E or Standard Grade C.

SELECTION PROCESS

  • In the Department of Environmental Health the student selection process is managed by the Head of Department in consultation with academic staff in the department.
  • The first consideration in the selection process is academic merit.
  • Applicants must meet the Admission Requirements as stated in the Faculty of Health Sciences Prospectus for a particular year.
  • Where the admission quota is oversubscribed applicants are considered on the basis of ensuring equity of access and opportunities so as to give students the best chance of success in their pursuit of lifelong learning and diverse educational goals.
  • Where applicants have indicated a physical disability the Disability Unit will be consulted in determining whether the applicant will be able to satisfy the demands of training to be an Environmental Health Practitioner.
  • Applicants who do not meet the Admission Requirements may be considered only upon recommendation by CAAR.

APPLICABLE RULES

Community service

All South African health care students do a year of community service during the year following their final year of studying. The placement process is organised by the National Department of Health and usually takes place during the second half of each year. Our department plays a facilitation role between the Department of Health and each student.

Registration with HPCSA

All students that follow the Bachelor of Environmental Health degree must register with HPCSA via the Professional Board for Environmental Health Practitioners as Student Environmental Health Practitioners before 1 April of the year of first enrolment. The department of Environmental Health at the university will facilitate the registration process at the beginning of the academic year.

RE-ADMISSION RULES

In order to progress in the Bachelor of Environmental Health programme, a student needs to have accumulated a minimum number of credits at the end of each year of study as indicated in the table below. If that has not been achieved, the student may either be allowed to progress subject to certain conditions or be refused progression. In the event of refusal a student may lodge an appeal in terms of the prescribed Nelson Mandela University procedure.

  • In order to register for the 4th year in the Bachelor of Environmental Health the student must have successfully completed all NQ Level 5 and Level 6 modules and have done 95% of their practical hours for years 1-3.
  • For certain modules there are pre-requisites that need to be met, as well as two general requirements:
    • No student is allowed to register for any second- or third-year module with a practical component, if they are registered for any first-year module.
    • No student is allowed to register for a third-year module if they have any outstanding first-year modules.
For more information on this Programme please follow this link here

 

The available Postgraduate Programme on offer is:

- Master of Science in Environmental Health 

For more information on this Programme please follow this link here.

 

Kindly note that the: Master of Technology (Environmental Health - Qual Code 6175) last intake was in 2019 and the Doctor of Technology (Environmental Health - Qual Code 7175) intake is based on the last intake of the MTech 6175. 

Contact information
Mrs Thembela Festile
Secretary
Tel: 27 41 504 3523
Thembela.Festile@mandela.ac.za

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