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 Honours

The Bachelor of Education Honours is a postgraduate qualification that prepares learners for research-based study in education. It serves to consolidate and deepen a learner's 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.

Qualification Stream

• Sociology of Education
• Qualification code: 90125 - SOE
• NQF level: 8
• Total credits: 120
• SAQA ID:
• 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 (all modules must be taken in year 1, except HREDU82)
  1. RSE4801
  2. HREDU82
  3. One module in the chosen field of study and/or discipline
• Group B: Two modules selected Students register up to four modules in the first year among which should be RSE4801 AND the core module from the stream, as well as at least one module from Group B. A student has to pass RSE4801 and the core module according to the stream to be admitted to the fifth module, HREDU82, in the second year.

Purpose Statement

The Bachelor of Education Honours will prepare learners for research-based postgraduate study in Education. It serves to consolidate and deepen a learner's 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. This qualification demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence.

Curriculum

The curriculum for this qualification includes:

• Group A: Compulsory modules
  • HED4809 - Sociology of Education
  • HREDU82 - Research Project in Education (pre-requisite: RSE4801)
  • RSE4801 - Research in Education (co-requisite: ICH4801 or PSE4801 or CSP4801 or HED4802 or HED4803 or HED4804 or HED4805 or HED4806 or HED4807 or HED4808 or HED4809 or HED4810 or HED4811 or HED4812 or HED4813 or HED4814 or HED4815 or HED4816 or HED4817 or HED4818)
• Group B: Elective Core Modules (choose any 2)
  • HED4802 - Curriculum Studies
  • HED4804 - Philosophy in Education
  • HED4805 - South African History of Education
  • HED4806 - International and Comparative Education
  • HED4814 - Psychology of Education

Registration

Applicants (new applicants & 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.

Choosing Modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

• Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously.
• Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

Examination Timetable and Transitional Arrangements

Information on the examination timetable and transitional arrangements is available.

Research Areas

The university offers research opportunities in various areas, including education, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.

Colleges and Qualifications

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

Each college offers various qualifications, including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as short learning programs.