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Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences - CUHAS OSIM-SAS - 2025/2026
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NATURE: Course work and Dissertation
Entry Requirements:
i. Holder of MD degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning
ii. Must have at least a GPA of 2.7 during undergraduate training and a grade of B or higher in the specialty he/she wants to study.
iii. Must have successfully completed internship and obtained a grade of B or higher in the specialty he/she wants to study.
iv. Must have a valid license to practice as a registered medical practitioner with the Medical Council of Tanganyika (MCT) (or accredited equivalent authority outside Tanzania approved by MCT) before their enrolment to the program.
v. Must have completed at least one year of working experience as a medical practitioner.
NATURE: Course work and Dissertation
Entry Requirements:
i. Holder of MD degree or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning institution with a GPA of 2.7 and pass of B grade or above in Community Medicine.
ii. Holder of B.Sc Nursing degree with a GPA of 2.7 and pass of B grade or above in Community Medicine/Health or any other related subject and at least one year of working experience
iii. Holder of first degree in Health-related disciplines provided that have passed with a GPA of not less than 2.7 and have at least one year of working experience.
iv. Holder of master’s degree in health-related disciplines with at least one year of working experience.
v. All applicants must have a pass of B grade in one of the relevant subjects and at least a GPA of 2.7 during undergraduate training.
NATURE: Course work and Dissertation
Entry Requirements:
i. Holder of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), or Bachelor of Science inNursing Education (BScNE), or Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Nursing (BScM) or Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BScMid) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing Management from a recognized higher learning institution with a minimum GPA of 2.7
ii. Graduates mentioned in (i) above should have a minimum of 2 years work experience.
iii. Must have a valid license to practice as a registered nurse and midwife from Tanzania Nurses and Midwives Council (TNMC) or equivalent registering institution from the country of origin which is approved by TNMC.
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NATURE: Course work and Dissertation
Entry Requirements:
i. Holders of First degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences degree or its equivalent with overall GPA not less than 2.7.
ii. Holders of first degree in Health Sciences with overall GPA not less than 2.7 or at least B grade for unclassified degrees in Microbiology/Immunology or Molecular Biology or Biochemistry or Cell Biology with at least 200hrs notional hours.
iii. Holders of Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology,Molecular Biology, Immunology, Parasitology, Bachelor’s degree in LaboratorySciences) with overall GPA not less than 2.7.
NATURE: Course work and Dissertation
Entry Requirements:
i. Holders of first degree in Health Sciences (Medicine, Medical laboratory Sciences,Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nutrition, Veterinary, etc) with overall GPA notless than 2.7 or B grade for unclassified degrees. The candidate must have credit pass in Mathematics at undergraduate level and pass in Basic applied Mathematics(BAM)
ii. Holders of First degree in Statistics, Applied Statistics, Mathematics, Biometrics,or its equivalent with overall GPA not less than 2.7 or at least B grade for unclassified degrees.
iii. Holders of First degree in Medicine with overall GPA not less than 2.7 and with at least B in “Epidemiology and Biostatistics subjects”
iv. Holders of Health-related Masters with at least B grade for unclassified degrees or overall GPA not less than 2.7
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DURATION: 3-5 years.
NATURE: Thesis / Thesis and Coursework
Entry Requirements:
i. Holder of a relevant Master degree (MMed, MSc or M.Phil) from a recognized higher learning institution.
ii. A holder of MD or BVM/DVM under the special MD-PhD or BVM/DVM-PhD programs as stipulated in the CUHAS Guidelines for Higher Degrees (Available inthe CUHAS Prospectus).
iii. Must demonstrate the capacity to carry out research independently and ability to pursue the study programme.
Applicants must carefully read the information above before attempting to apply. All applications must be submitted through online system. Hardcopies will not beaccepted.
a) All certificates and transcripts must be scanned and uploaded as one pdf document.
b) All Academic Transcripts must indicate GPA from the respective Institution(Please contact your university to calculate GPA before submitting your application)
c) Applicants’ names must match with the names in the form four certificate
d) Applicants must upload full particulars of citizenship (including a copy of the birth certificate)
e) Updated Curriculum Vitae
f) Passport Size Photo
g) Certified copies of relevant certificates including form four certificate, form six certificates, practicing license, certificate and transcript of first degree, certificate and transcript of Masters (for PhD) applicants to be scanned as one pdf.
h) Verification letter of sponsorship (signed with an official stamp)
i) Applicants with foreign awards (form four, form six, first degree and Masters) must attach certificate of recognition from the relevant authority (NECTA & TCU)
j) A concept note with proposed supervisors, Updated CV for proposed supervisors for PhD applicants (Scan and submit CV for your PhD supervisors and yourself as one pdf document)
k) Applicants with different names in form four certificates, must attach Deed Poll as per Registration of Documents ACT (117) signed by the registrar ofTitles.
l) Applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee of Tanzania Shillings Fifty Thousand only (Tshs. 50,000/=) to the University through control number that will be generated online. Foreign applicants from outside of East Africa will pay application fee of USD 50 to USD account number 02J1054045500 - CRDB BANK (SWIFT CODE: CORUTZTZ) and submit evidence of payment to vc@bugando.ac.tz postgraduate@bugando.ac.tz for verification to acquire access of submitting application. Allpayments must be made through generated control number except for foreigners who cannot use control number.
m)Applicants must ascertain themselves that they possess the minimum entrance qualifications before they pay application fees as the fees will not be refunded under any circumstances.
• Fee Structure, and other instructions about our programmes are available in our web page www.bugando.ac.tz
• Follow this link osim.bugando.ac.tz/apply for guide of online application
• Deadline for receiving all applications for the first round (except PhD which is throughout the year), will strictly be on 20th April 2025 at
16:30pm.
Any applicant who will miss any of the mentioned attachments, will not be considered for selection.