CUHAS Admission Requirements For Masters Degree & PhD Programmes 2024/2025 - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS), bugando.ac.tz. CUHAS-Bugando, as a Constituent University College of SAUT, became operational in September 2003.
It was granted a Certificate of Interim Authority (CIA) on the 28th March 2002 and a Certificate of Provisional Registration (CPR) on 27th March 2003.
By 2005 the College was firmly established and accorded full registration status by the Tanzania Commission of Universities (TCU).
The Commission at its 53rd meetingapproved a request from SAUT to transform the College to a full-fledged university and granted CUHAS-Bugando a Certificate of Full Registration.
At its inception it was envisaged that it would be organized in faculties, institutes and directorates. In 2009/2010 it decided to go into a school mode and therefore established four schools:
The Weill Bugando School of Medicine (which replaces the Faculty of Medicine), A School of Pharmacy, the Archbishop Anthony Mayala School of Nursing, and a School of Public Health.
The new Schools had their first intake in the Academic Year 2010/2011.The Institute of Allied Health Sciences was established within the Bugando University of Health Sciences in 2006/2007.
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
The School of Graduate Studies is currently offering Master of Medicine (MMED) programmes in the clinical disciplines of
- Internal Medicine,
- Surgery,
- Obstetrics and
- Gynaecology,
- Anatomical Pathology,
- Paediatrics and
- Anaesthesiology.
The School also offers MPH and Master in Paediatric Nursing (Msc.PN) programmes,Master Of Science In Clinical Microbiology and Diagonistic Molecular Biology and PhD programmes in various specialities.
I. MMED Programmes
Minimum Entry requirement
A holder of MD degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning
Must have scored (during the undergraduate final examinations) a grade of B or Higher in the specialty he/she wants to specialize
Must have successfully completed internship and obtained a grade of B or Higher in the specialty he/she wants to study.
Must have completed at least one year working experience as a medical practitioner in a recognized hospital.
II. MPH Programmes Minimum Entry requirement
Holders of MD degree or its equivalent with a pass of B grade or above in Community Medicine and at least one year of working experience.
Holders of B. Sc. Nursing degree with a pass of B grade or above in Community Medicine and at least one year of working experience.
Holders of first degree in health related disciplines (Health officers, Environmental health, Pharmacy or Laboratory sciences) provided they passed with a lower second and have at least one year of working experience
Holders of Master Degree in health related disciplines with at least one year of working experience.
III. MSc.PN Program
Minimum Entry requirement
A GPA of at least 2.7 in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing education (BScNE) or Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Nursing (BScM) or Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BScMid) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing Management from a recognized University
Graduates from the other recognised Universities with at least a GPA of 2.7 in their first degrees mentioned above are eligible for selection when they have fulfilled the following criteria specified under item iii. and iv, below. Graduates mentioned in item i. above should have a minimum of 2 years work experience
Graduates should have a valid license to practice as registered nurses and midwives with the Tanzania Nurses and Midwives Council (TNMC) before their enrolment to the program
Entry Requirement for the MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Programmes
Holders of first degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences OR its equivalent with overall GPA not less than 2.7
Holders of first degree in health sciences with overall GPA not less than 2.7 or B grade for unclassified degrees provided they passed with at least B grade or above in MIcrobiology/Immuniology, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry or cell biology with at least 200hrs.
Holders of Bachelor of science degree in Biomedical Sciences (microbiology or molecular Biology or Immunology or parasitology or Bachelor in Laboratory Sciences) with an overall GPA not less than 2.7 provided they passed with at least B grade or above in Microbiology/Immunology, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry or Cell Biology.
Requirement for the PhD Programmes Registration
The prospective candidate must demonstrate the capacity to carry out research independently and ability to pursue the proposed study programme.
A candidate for admission for a PhD must be a holder of a relevant Master Degree (MSc, or MMED) of CUHAS-Bugando or any other recognized institution of higher learning within or outside Tanzania
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