The purpose of the programme is to qualify health professionals who, upon completion, will be empowered to analyse, strategise, and offer solutions to environmental and occupational health threats and risks faced by sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa. Outcomes include: (1) Contextualising public health within the region and relevant countries’ health systems, focusing on environmental and occupational health; (2) Conducting health risk assessments and managing these risks; (3) Developing relevant epidemiology and research methodologies for local and regional environmental and occupational health risks; (4) Understanding related health economies; (5) Unpacking environmental and occupational disasters locally and regionally as learning opportunities in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention; (6) Taking strategic decisions within the context of environmental and occupational health domains.

The purpose of this MEd in Educational Management programme is to enable students to develop the professional skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for competent school leaders and managers. Students will develop intellectual, theoretical and disciplinary knowledge of and insight into theories, concepts, and practices in educational leadership and management. The programme is aimed at emerging and practising educational leaders/managers in schools or administrative positions, and it focuses on the professionalisation of educational leadership and management practice, building capacity in educational management research, and preparing students for further postgraduate research.

The purpose of the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Simulation is to develop health profession educators skilled in integrating and applying clinical simulation theories and practices in teaching, learning, assessment, and research. The programme fosters problem-solving, critical and reflective thinking, and the ability to report on clinical simulation principles in ways that align with academic and disciplinary discourses, thereby preparing educators to effectively integrate simulation in their practices.

The purpose of the one-year Advanced Diploma in Real Estate (via distance education) is to develop the student’s knowledge of real estate. The programme comprises a focused curriculum to prepare the student for a career in real estate by synthesising market principles and applying valuation approaches. It provides a comprehensive understanding of real estate, offering a global and South African perspective, and emphasises competence, integrity, and ethics in a professional environment.

The purpose of the qualification is to develop learners with a wide range of vocational and industry-specific intellectual competencies, knowledge and practical skills. This will enable learners to critically explain and apply logistics and supply chain management principles, processes and procedures. The qualification provides a range of fundamental knowledge and competencies in business communication, information systems, project management, general management principles, and specific logistics and supply chain management principles, making it relevant and responsive to the needs of the South African logistics industry.