Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs, including undergraduate and honors qualifications, master's and doctoral degrees, and short learning programs.

Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training

This qualification is designed to develop qualified classroom teachers who can demonstrate focused knowledge and skills in the teaching of particular specializations. The program requires a specific depth of knowledge, specialization, and practical skills, as well as workplace experience, to enable successful students to enter the teaching profession.

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this qualification is to foster self-reflexivity and self-understanding among prospective teachers, develop the professional disposition and self-identity of students as teachers, and promote and develop the disposition and competences to organize learning among a diverse range of learners in diverse contexts.

Rules

• This BEd degree is offered with different streams/school subject combinations.
• Each combination is structured for a specific teaching field, and students need to follow one of these.
• Students may only offer one of these combinations unless the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) approves the offering of a second BEd degree in a different school subject combination.
• A student who has successfully completed this qualification will be able to teach from Grades 7 to 12 in the school subject combination selected.
• Teaching Practice is a compulsory component in this program and must be taken according to specific criteria every year.

Curriculum

The curriculum for this qualification includes a range of modules, including:

• Group A: Compulsory modules, such as Being a Professional Teacher, Linear Algebra I, and Descriptive Statistics and Probability.
• Group B: Language modules, such as Afrikaans, English, and African languages.
• Group C: Language of Communicative Competence modules, such as Afrikaans for beginners and Applied African Language Communicative Competence.

Registration

Applicants may only register if they have received an offer of placement from the university and have accepted the offer online. Re-registering students may register for the academic year once the registration period opens.

Colleges

The university has several colleges, including:

• College of Accounting Sciences
• College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• College of Economic and Management Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Human Sciences
• College of Law
• College of Science, Engineering, and Technology
• College of Graduate Studies

Research

The university is committed to problem-solving research with relevance and impact. The research focus areas include:

• People in research
• Research and innovation initiatives
• Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer, and Commercialisation
• Research support
• Research ethics

Alumni

The university has a strong alumni network, with opportunities for alumni to stay connected and involved. Alumni benefits include access to the university's library and career services.

Library

The university's library provides a range of resources and services to support student learning and research.

News and Media

The university publishes a range of news and media, including news articles, publications, and media releases.