Polokwane (UK /ˌpɒləˈkwɑːnɪ/^[3]), meaning "Place of Safety" in Northern Sotho,^[4][5][6] is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former official name,^[7] Pietersburg. Polokwane is South Africa's largest urban centre north of Gauteng. It was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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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 formed the Turfloop and MEDUNSA campuses of the university, respectively. In 2015 the MEDUNSA campus split and became the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.^[2]

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The School of Health Sciences (SHS) at the Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Limpopo (UL) is one of the five Schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The School is situated at the Turfloop Campus of the University of Limpopo. The School offers five undergraduate programmes and two postgraduate programmes.

Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences [B.Sc. (Med. Sci.)] is a 4-year degree designed for students who wish to follow a career in medical research or laboratory scientists. And furthermore, the degree will enable students to meet the needs of Medical Scientists who are capable of working in both the public and private health sectors as health professionals in line with our mission “dedicated to train and develop medical scientists of a national and international standard and provide them with suitable scientific knowledge and skills through teaching, learning, active research and community engagement to meet the needs of our society.

The primary objectives for the programme is to provide a broad theoretical and practical background in the field of Medical Sciences, enable students to carry out independent medical research and to train as medical laboratory scientist.