University of the Western Cape Faculty of Communication and Health Science
The University of the Western Cape has an explicit commitment to the development of historically disadvantaged communities in South Africa from which it draws most its students. It aims to play a particular role in this development by making its education accessible to students from these communities.
The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences is a multi-disciplinary team committed to the promotion of a new vision of Health and Welfare Services. Both in the training and education it offers and in the professionals it produces it aims to advance the transformation of existing Health and Welfare Services in South Africa.
Departments
- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
- Department of Occupational Therapy
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Social Work
- The Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science (SRES)
Schools
- School of Public Health
- School of Natural Medicine
- School of Nursing
Units
- Interprofessional Education Unit
- HIV & AIDS Programme
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Sports Science and Development
Centres
School of Nursing Centre
Contact Us
Faculty of Community & Health Sciences Information Help Desk
Tele: (021) 959 – 2852
Fax: (021) 959 – 2755
e-mail: chshelpdesk@uwc.ac.za