LoadingLoadingLoadingLoadingDual Master's Degree (2 Diplomas) — Conferred jointly with African Future University (AFU) & University of Cape Town Academic Alliance (UCT)
Université du Cap (Afrique du Sud)
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Equipping healthcare leaders to design resilient continental epidemiology response systems, mobile health architectures, and disease surveillance models. Students earn 2 independent accredited diplomas with a 60% / 40% international credit split. Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Health systems through Health systems; Quality and safety; Information in care; Health project; Health systems (MAS-605); Quality and safety (MAS-606), and finish on Quality and safety (MAS-606). Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm. Reading is a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. The artefact a marker expects is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Two official Master's diplomas conferred upon completion Field epidemiology datasets and mobile health tele-surveillance projects Mentorship from leading African public health researchers and WHO advisors Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| MAS-601 | Health systems Health systems (MAS-601) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
| 20 · 200 h |
| MAS-602 | Quality and safety Quality and safety (MAS-602) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
| 20 · 200 h |
| MAS-603 | Information in care Information in care (MAS-603) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
| 20 · 200 h |
| MAS581 | Analytical foundations of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award) Analytical foundations of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award) (MAS581) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
| 20 · 200 h |
| MAS582 | Evidence and research methods for Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award) Evidence and research methods for Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award) (MAS582) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 40 credits and 400 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
| 40 · 400 h |
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| MAS-604 | Health project Health project (MAS-604) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
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| MAS-606 | Quality and safety (MAS-606) Quality and safety (MAS-606) (MAS-606) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English / French. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
Recognised & Accredited
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| MAS-605 | Health systems (MAS-605) Health systems (MAS-605) (MAS-605) is a course on Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award). It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, pharmacy, or any other clinical profession.
| 20 · 200 h |
| 20 · 200 h |