BA Health Sciences Education

 

Join over 250,000 international students from Europe, USA and the rest of the world.

 

 

MDC SA has developed a unique partnership with University of South Africa (UNISA) to offer locally supported distance education programmes specifically for working people.

 

 

UNISA – The “MEGA” University

 

The main partner of MDC SA for this programme is the highly regarded University of South Africa (UNISA) – classed as one of the 11 leading very large universities. Founded in 1873, UNISA gained its University Royal Charter in 1876. It became the world’s first completely Distance Education University in 1946.

 

 

MDC SA is delighted to work with UNISA in the development of this programme, and has an excellent reputation for the delivery of distance education to busy individuals.


Aim of the Programme

Health care for all can only be attained through education relevant to the needs and attributes of the different target groups catered for within the global health sciences environment. This programme has been designed to provide health sciences educators with the knowledge and skills to enhance the general level of health care workers to the benefit of the health care consumer.

 

 

Career Opportunities

 

Health sciences educators at universities, colleges and technikons; clinical tutors in health care settings; educational advisors and planners; educational consultants.

 

 

How it Works

 

The method of teaching this course is highly innovative. We call it “locally supported distance education” : learning through University supplied materials and MDC SA administration and resource centres. It is based on MDC SA “On-location” method of teaching which is so successful for postgraduate study here in the Middle East.

 

 

Locally Supported Distance Education

 

A specially designed study method based on Unisa’s extensive competence in distance education.

 

 

Advantages of Locally Supported Distance Education

·        Flexibility: you study at your own pace

·        Convenience: you study from home

·        Local administrative support: through MDC SA’s regional offices

·        On-line support: through Unisa’s Student on Line (SOL) system

·        Telephone and email support: from Unisa faculty

·        On-line library access: for the your all-important research materials (journals, books, papers, etc)

·        Textbook ordering facility: speedy service at reasonable prices for your books.

 

 

Minimum Duration of Studies

 

The degree cannot be completed in less than three years.

 

 

Course Structure

10 modules on 1st level
10 modules on 2nd level
10 modules on 3rd level

 

 

First Level

·        Health sciences education 1A (HSE101-L)

·        Health sciences education 1B (HSE102-M)

·        Teaching and learning 1 (GED102-U)

·        Teaching and learning 2 (GED202-X)

·        Education and technology (GED306-9)

plus any five of the following modules:

·        The anthropological study of culture in a multicultural context (APY101-E)

·        Culture as human resource in the African context (APY102-F)

·        World issues: geographical perspective (GGH102-R)

·        Professional information retrieval (INS101-U)

·        Information literacy (INS102-V)

·        Comparative religious studies: introduction to the religions of the world (RST121-U)

·        Introduction to sociology: sociatal structures and processes (SOC101-V)

·        Introductory demography (SOC103-X)

·        HIV/AIDS care and counselling (PYC206-B)

 

 

Second Level

·        Basic epidemiology (CMH209-C)

·          Health sciences education 2 (HSE201-P)

·        Clinical nursing science disciplines (HSE202-Q)

·        Health sciences education: practica (HSE213-T)

·        Teaching and Learning 3 (GED302-D)

·        Financial aspects pertaining to health services (HMA301-9)

·        Labour relations in health services (HMA302-A)

·        Nursing dynamics (NUD211-9)

·        Research in the Social Sciences (RSC201-H)

plus one of the following modules:

·        Anthropology and health-care (APY203-K)

·        Interpersonal communication (COM201-4)

·        Intercultural, development and health communication (COM204-8)

·        Human resources management (MNH202-C)

·        General management (MNG201-6)

·        Counselling skills (PYC204-9)

·        Sociology of population (SOC204-5)

 

 

Third Level

·        International approaches to health science education (HSE301-S)

·        Teaching and learning in a transcultural milieu (HSE302-T)

·        Theories applied to health sciences (HSE303-U)

·        The caring ethic in health sciences education (HSE304-V)

plus six of the following modules:

·        Applied anthropology and sociocultural change (APY302-M)

·        The adult: an educational perspective (GED301-3)

·        Interpersonal skills in diverse contexts (PYC305-D)

·        Work group dynamics and diversity (IOP309-5)

·        Forensic medicine (LCR403-T)

·        Medical law (LCR404-U)

·        Group dynamics (SOC306-B) 

 

 

 

Course Fees

 

Fees are payable to MDC SA in US Dollars. Each module is $290. The fees are subject to change from one academic year to the next.

 

 

Enquires can be addressed to:

 

Management Development Centre SA P.O. Box 26305

Manama, Bahrain

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Tel 00973 17216002

Fax 00973 17216007

e-mail: mdcsa@batelco.com.bh