Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) is a university in

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. Its current incarnation was formed on 1 January 2015. Previously it was known as ''Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA)'' and later as a campus of the

University of Limpopo The University of Limpopo is a university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). These previous institutions form ...

. It is named after South African

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leader Sefako Makgatho. Since its name-change, students have colloquially referred to the institution using the acronym of its current name ("SMU") in a similar fashion to manner in which they used the acronym "MEDUNSA" to refer to the institution prior to the change of name.

History

The Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA) was established in 1976 to provide medical education to black students, who were restricted from attending most medical schools in South Africa by the

Apartheid Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...

government, with a few exceptions at segregated non-white-only medical schools. The seat of the university is located at

Ga-Rankuwa Ga-Rankuwa is a large settlement located about 37 km north-west of Pretoria. Provincially it is in Gauteng province, but it used to fall in Bophuthatswana during the apartheid years, and under the North West province until the early 2000s. ...

. The name change from

MEDUNSA Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) is a university in Pretoria North, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Its current incarnation was formed on 1 January 2015. Previously it was known as ''Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA)' ...

to Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) was one of the causes of the riots in August 2014. From 2005 to 2015, the university was a campus of the

, but it was separated following a review of the merger. The launch on 14 April 2015 was attended by President Jacob Zuma and Minister of Higher Education

Blade Nzimande Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande (born 14 April 1958 in Edendale near Pietermaritzburg) is a South African politician, sociologist, philosopher, educator, anti-apartheid activist and Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology. H ...

, with the president delivering the keynote address.

Degree programmes

The following degree programmes are offered:

School of Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...

) (incl. ECP) Master of Medicine – MMed (in various specialisations) Master of Science in Clinical Psychology (MSc Clinical Psychology) Doctor of Medicine (MD in General Surgery) PhD (in various specialisations) Bachelor of Diagnostic Radiography (BRad Diag)

School of Oral Health

Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS) Master of Dentistry (MDent) (various specialisations) PhD in Dentistry Bachelor of Dental Therapy (BDT) Bachelor of Oral Hygiene (BOH)

School of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) PhD in Pharmacy (PharmD) Postgraduate Diploma (Hospital Pharmacy Management)

School of Health Care Sciences

Department of Nursing Sciences

Baccalaureus Curationis (BCur) (I et A) Bachelor of Nursing Science Honours (in various specialisations) Master of Nursing Science (in various specialisations) PhD in Nursing Sciences Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing Advanced Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing

Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics Masters of Science in Dietetics PhD in Dietetics

Department of Occupational Therapy

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Masters of Occupational Therapy PhD in Occupational Therapy

Department of Physiotherapy

Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy Master of Science in Physiotherapy (in various specialization) PhD in Physiotherapy

Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

School of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Science, majoring in: Chemistry, Computer Science, Physiology, Psychology, Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Statistics Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) 4 years Bachelor of Science Honours Masters of Science PhD.

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