The purpose of Nelson Mandela University’s MBChB programme is to train caring, competent and committed medical doctors who will work as members of inter- professional teams, to practice comprehensive primary health care in holistic and culturally sensitive ways. The programme focuses on training students to provide preventive, promotive, therapeutic and rehabilitative health services and will develop medical doctors who are able and willing to serve and improve the health of individuals, families and communities in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of the Eastern Cape in particular, and South Africa as a whole. To be allowed to register as a doctor (medical practitioner), a student must obtain the MBChB degree, followed by a two-year internship, and one year of community service. It is essential that students who enter the programme are prepared for, and suited to, the training which aims to produce graduates who are primary health care-oriented practitioners. Closing date for applications: A date will be stipulated by which applications will close in the year prior to registration. Only a limited number of students are selected annually for the first year of study of the MBChB and meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee a place. Selection guidelines that consider academic and non-academic merit are approved annually by the Medical Programme Selection Committee.

This programme is offered for students wishing to major in accounting, auditing, taxation and management accounting. The accounting programme is intended for students who do not wish to qualify as Chartered Accountants, but who may wish to join the other professional institutes such as the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners and the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) and yet wish to include accountancy subjects as majors in their degree.

This programme for BSc studies provides alternative university access to students who have the potential to succeed, but do not meet the minimum admission requirements for the mainstream programme. The purpose of the programme is to integrate additional academic support and skills development with mainstream courses in order to prepare the student for successful completion of the BSc degree.