Program Overview

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Higher Education)

The broad aim of the Diploma is to provide academics with a relevant teaching qualification in line with international trends.

Overview

The PGDipE(HE) in the field of Higher Education is designed to foster a scholarly and professional approach to university teaching, assessment, and curriculum design. The PGDipE(HE) will provide lecturers with the opportunity to gain an accredited qualification that is comparable to those offered at top universities globally. It will contribute to enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in the university.

The PGDipE(HE) is offered in contact mode, modelling eLearning practices, and with support provided by faculty/school mentors through a structured mentorship programme. It will be presented part-time over two years, with classes held during university terms. There will be some flexibility in completion time requirements.

Specific Aims

The specific aims of the PGDipE(HE) are to assist academics to:

• Strengthen their roles in teaching, assessment, and course design
• Update and extend their working theories and practices as educators
• Deepen engagement with the university as a rapidly changing site of research and scholarship

Curriculum

The PGDipE(HE) is a formal 120-credit qualification at HEQSF level 8 (the same level as an Honours degree), consisting of four courses:

• Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (core course)
• Curriculum Design and Development in Higher Education (core course)
• Assessment in Higher Education (core course)
• New Directions in Higher Education: Research-based project or choice of suitable elective

Course Assessment

Course assessment will be based on work-based portfolios, reflection, and application tasks.

Entry Requirements

Who should apply: Wits staff members who are graduates in any field, who hold at least a three or four-year Bachelors degree, and who have concurrent or previous relevant teaching experience, are welcome to apply.

Required Documents

Please apply and include:

• R200 application fee
• Your CV
• A letter of motivation
• Certified copies of academic records and degree certificates
• SAQA certificate for international qualifications

University Application Process

Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment.

Selection Process

Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.

University Fees and Funding

The Fees site provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, please refer to the University's Postgraduate Funding portal.

Funding Opportunities

The University's Postgraduate Funding portal is a database of scholarships, bursaries, and other funding opportunities available to Wits postgraduate students. The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies.

Programme Details

• Faculty: Humanities
• School: Wits School of Education
• Qualification: PGDipE(HE)
• Duration: 2 years part-time
• Study Mode: Part-time
• Closing Date: 30 November
• Course Coordinator: Laura Dison