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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
96483  Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences 
ORIGINATOR
Stellenbosch University 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Doctoral Degree  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Curative Health 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  360  Not Applicable  NQF Level 10  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
This qualification includes various specialisations. Please refer to "Notes" for details on the specialisations. 

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NOTES 
This qualification includes the following specialisations:
  • Doctor of Biochemistry
  • Doctor of Chemistry
  • Doctor of Medicine in Family Medicine
  • Doctor of Nutrition
  • Doctor of Occupational Therapy
  • Doctor of Ophthalmology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Anaestesiology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomical Pathology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Pathology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Pathology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Dermatology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Haematological Pathology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Health Science Rehabilitation
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Human Genetics
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Internal Medicine
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Microbiology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Physics
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Physiology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Virology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Morphological Sciences
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosurgery
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Medicine
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Orthopaedics
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Ortorhinolaryngology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Physiotherapy
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Psychiatry
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Radiological Diagnosis
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Radiotherapy and Radio Isotopes
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Surgery
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Thoracic Surgery
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Urology 

  • LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. Stellenbosch University 



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