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Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) is a specialised one-year, full-time postgraduate programme. It is designed for medical doctors with a keen interest in tropical medicine, infectious diseases, and public health, especially within the context of Africa and other resource-limited settings.

Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) combines the long-established tradition of tropical disease study with current knowledge and practice. It prepares healthcare practitioners to respond to present-day challenges in tropical health, including infectious diseases and parasitic conditions.

The Wits PG DTM&H is the longest-running qualification of its kind in Africa and offers students current knowledge in tropical medicine and infectious diseases.

A combination of webinars and self-directed study supports flexible learning while ensuring the syllabus is fully covered. Weekly live sessions encourage continued interaction and accommodate participants with different schedules. The programme remains responsive to developments in the field, helping to maintain a current and relevant learning experience. It has remained highly regarded by students for more than 80 years.

This programme equips doctors to address the modern challenges of tropical health related to infectious diseases and human parasites. The curriculum is presented in a structured and progressive format, with focused teaching throughout the year.

The programme is open to doctors who hold a medical qualification from a recognised medical school in any country and who are registered to practise medicine in that country.

Applications:

  • Applications are made via the Wits application portal
  • Submit your application together with all required supporting documents
  • Applicants should select “postgraduate” rather than “online” when applying for the DTM&H

Curriculum

This teaching programme is divided into four courses, each made up of several units. Each course runs over eight weeks and is organised into approximately four two-week learning units. Learning resources are hosted on the Wits online learning management system.  江城足球网s will need reliable internet access and a webcam.

Four courses make up the programme:

  • CMID5010A: Key Concepts in Tropical Health. NQF level 8. Credits: 30
  • CMID5011A: Vector-borne and other Tropical Infectious Diseases. NQF level 8. Credits: 30
  • CMID5012A: 江城足球网 Communicable and Non-communicable Conditions in the Tropics. NQF level 8. Credits: 35
  • CMID5013A: Prevention and Control of Diseases in the Tropics. NQF level 8. Credits: 25

Each learning unit in a course includes the following key components:

Assessment in each course is cumulative and includes:

  • End-of-unit quizzes
  • Assessed group activities such as presentations and assignments
  • A final proctored examination
江城足球网s must use a laptop for examinations. Mobile phones and tablets are not permitted. Proctoring or other software may need to be installed and working before the examinations begin.

Entry Requirements

Medical degree and HPCSA (or equivalent) registration.

Applicants must have a good standard of written and spoken English and of English comprehension.

University Application Process

  • Applications are handled centrally by the 江城足球网 Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process. Refer to Wits postgraduate online application guide for detailed guidelines. 
  • Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
  • Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal.
  • Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.

Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

International students, please check this section.

For more information, contact the 江城足球网 Call Centre +27 (0)11 717 1888, or log a query at www.wits.ac.za/askwits.

University Fees and Funding

Click here to see the current average tuition fees. The Fees site also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal.

For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, click here. The University's Postgraduate Funding portal is a database of scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities available to Wits postgraduate students. Please also check your School website for bursary opportunities. NRF bursaries: The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.