UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO
Faculty of Health Sciences
Your career in health care begins at UL – be it Nursing, Optometry, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Public Health, Medicine – we have what you want
WHY CHOOSE HEALTH SCIENCES
Join the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Limpopo and become a leader in healthcare innovation. Our relevant programmes will equip you with the expertise to make a real difference. Be part of a dynamic community committed to excellence, research, and improving lives globally!
Remarkably, this is directly related to one of the University’s mission – specific support goals: strengthening and maintaining close collaboration with commerce, industry, government and local governments, and professions in order to produce suitably qualified and career-oriented graduates.
The Faculty strives to be a leader in teaching and learning, research and community engagement, delivering graduates who will positively impact on the health of those living in rural communities.
Also, it organises its education, research and service activities towards addressing the priority health and social care concerns of the community, region and the nation that it has a mandate to serve.
School of Health Care Sciences
The School of Health Care Sciences (SHCS) comprises five departments: Pharmacy, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Optometry, and Nursing Science.
School of Medicine
As one of the two schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences, the School of Medicine brings new dynamics to the medical fraternity as the first medical school in democratic South Africa.
We take pride in:
- Being socially accountable to the needs of the diverse populations of Limpopo, Gauteng and the North West Provinces, in which we are actively engaged
- Enhancing community-based service learning in which the role of the FHS students is meaningful co-structured
- Advocating for the improvement of their health services, environmental conditions and social milieu
- Conducting essential needs-based research that includes advocacy for improving their living conditions
- Fostering innovative and interactive teaching and learning systems within conducive learning and working environments through the use of modern electronic Learning Management Systems
- Designing a competency-based, shared curriculum framework that integrates workplace learning in communities with academic learning at the University.
FACULTY CONTACTS
University of Limpopo
Turfloop Campus, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga, 0727
Ground Floor, Old Q Block Building
Acting Executive Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences
Prof MA BopapeÂ
+27 (0) 15 268 2352
Email: mamare.bopape@ul.ac.za
Postgraduate Studies Support
Ms Tendani Ramalata (Research Administrative Officer)
+27 (0) 15 268 4801
Email: tendani.ramalata@ul.ac.za