University of Limpopo Medical Undergraduate Requirements
University of Limpopo Medical Undergraduate Requirements
University of Limpopo Medical Sciences Undergraduate Admission Requirements 2025
University of Limpopo Medical Sciences Undergraduate Requirements – See Details Below:
First year level
In first year level of B.Sc. (Med.Sci), students follow a standard biological science curriculum including English and introduction to Medical Sciences.
| Name of Module | Code |
Introduction to medical Sciences I and II | MMSI 011 and 012 |
Chemistry for Health Sciences I and II | SCHE011 and 012 |
Physics | SPHY011 and SPHY |
Biological Sciences for Health Sciences | SBIO011 |
Animal Biology | SZOO012 |
Introduction to Algebra and Statistics | SSMA012 |
English | HENG011 |
Second year level
In the second year level of B.Sc. (Med. Sci.), students study the following modules: Human Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Pathology and Human Physiology.
Third year level
In the third year level, students continue with Medical Biochemistry and introductory modules in Chemical Pathology, Medical Genetics, Haematology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology and Introduction to Research Methodology.
University of Limpopo Medical Undergraduate Requirements Fourth/final year level
In the fourth year of study, students choose one of the following modules: Chemical Pathology, Medical Genetics, Haematology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology and continue with Research Methodology focusing on statistical analyses (Biostatistics). Students are introduced to specialization, i.e. choose one of the above mentioned modules. Students are requested to carry out a research project, which includes preparation of a project proposal, data collection and analysis and then a written a project report. On completion a student can continue directly to M.Sc. (Medical Sciences) provided he/she has met the requirements of University of Limpopo.