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.

Undergraduate and Honors Qualifications

The university provides various undergraduate and honors qualifications, each with its own set of requirements and regulations.

• The Bachelor of Education Honours is a postgraduate qualification that prepares learners for research-based study in education.
• The qualification consists of 5 modules, including compulsory and elective modules.
• The program is presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Bachelor of Education Honours

Qualification Stream

The Bachelor of Education Honours has various streams, including Information Communication Technologies in Education.

• Qualification code: 90125 - ICT
• NQF level: 8
• Total credits: 120
• APS/AS: 60

Rules

• The Bachelor of Education Honours must be taken over two years.
• Students register for a specific stream according to their chosen field of study/discipline.
• The program consists of 5 modules:
  • Group A: Compulsory modules (all modules must be taken in year 1, except HREDU82)
    • RSE4801
    • HREDU82
    • One module in the chosen field of study and/or discipline
  • Group B: Two modules selected from a list of elective core modules

Purpose Statement

The Bachelor of Education Honours aims to prepare learners for research-based postgraduate study in education, consolidating and deepening their expertise in foundations of education and the use of these understandings in an integrated way to explore a range of educational issues related to their areas of significant combinations or stream.

Registration

Who Can Register

• Applicants (new applicants and Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online.
• Re-registering students may register for the 2026 academic year once the registration period opens.

How to Choose Modules

• Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that students need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.
• Co-requisite and pre-requisite modules must be taken into consideration when choosing modules.
• Students may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits/modules per academic year and/or semester.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Bachelor of Education Honours includes various modules, such as:

• HED4816 - Information Communication Technologies in Education
• HREDU82 - Research Project in Education
• RSE4801 - Research in Education
• Group B elective core modules, including:
  • HED4802 - Curriculum Studies
  • HED4804 - Philosophy in Education
  • HED4805 - South African History of Education
  • HED4806 - International and Comparative Education
  • HED4809 - Sociology of Education
  • HED4814 - Psychology of Education

Research Areas

The university has various research areas, including:

• Problem-solving research with relevance and impact
• People in research
• Research and innovation initiatives
• Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation
• Research support
• Research ethics

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

General Information

• The university has a range of facilities and services, including libraries, student support, and regional centers.
• The university has various partnerships and collaborations, both locally and internationally.
• The university has a strong focus on research and innovation, with various initiatives and programs in place to support research and development.