Entry Requirements

• Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion or
• A degree in health-related field honours level (NQF 8) or
• A degree in social sciences and/or humanities at honours level (NQF 8).

Duration of the Course

• 1 Year for applicants with a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion
• 2 Years for other applicants.

Admission/Selection Procedure

• Preference for admission to the programme will be given to applicants with:
• The minimum entry requirements
• Clearly identified career goals that are consistent with the anticipated training
• A strong academic record and academic preparation
• Written commitment for support (class attendance, tests, assignments, exams, for example) from the employer.
• A selected number of candidates will be short-listed for an interview, after which, recommendations for the final selection for admission will be made.
• The closing date for applications is 30 September each year.

Registration

• Students who are not fully registered with the University will not be admitted to write tests and examinations.

Summary of Courses

• Students who possess the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion will be credited for the courses they did in that course.
• All other students will be required to complete all the above modules.

Assessments/Tests/Examinations

• Assessment will be formative and summative.
• Each module will be assessed and needs to be passed, separately.
• Any student who without a valid reason with proof and/or without the permission of the programme coordinator/Head of Department, fails to present him/herself to a class test, practical, assessment will fail such test.
• Any student who does not turn up for the examination without prior arrangement with the programme coordinators and/or the Head of Department will fail the examination.
• In the event of unpreventable causes for default, a valid reason with documented proof will be required for admission into special/supplementary examinations.

Computation of Marks

• All marks shall be expressed as percentages.
• The assessment programme, its format as well as test dates shall be communicated to the students timeously each year.
• The year semester mark is the mark obtained during the formative assessments.
• The combined mark (final mark) in a prescribed course shall be computed from the arithmetic mean year mark obtained for that course and the examination mark.
• In line with the university rules for a degree, diploma, or certificate, a student who fails to obtain an exam pass.
• In a prescribed course, obtaining between 40 – 49%, but obtains a combined mark of not less than 45%  in it, maybe permitted by Senate to present himself for the supplementary examination.
• A student who gets a combined mark of less than 45% has failed and will be required to repeat that particular course/module.
• A student who gets less than 40% in the exam will be required to repeat that particular course/module regardless of their combined mark.

Supplementary Examinations

• Students who fail to obtain 40 – 49% during an examination and a combined mark of not less than 45% may be permitted by the senate to present for a supplementary examination.
• The final supplementary mark will be computed using the combined year/semester mark and supplementary examination.
• A student who fails the supplementary examination (obtaining less than 50%) will be required to repeat the course/module.

Exclusion

• A student who fails more than 50% of the prescribed modules for the year shall be excluded on the academic ground.
• Any student who fails a prescribed module after 2 attempts shall be excluded from the programme on academic grounds.
• Any student who fails to complete his Master's degree within the prescribed maximum period of registration (four years for full-time students, five years for part-time students) shall be excluded from the programme.