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Rules and Syllabuses

Humanities -Education2020

Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates offered in theFaculty of Humanities - Educationfor the 2020 Academic Year

Official address

The Faculty RegistrarFaculty of HumanitiesUniversity of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgPrivate Bag 3Wits, 2050

[email protected]

(+27)011 717 3018

All correspondence should be addressed, as far as is possible, directly to the relevant person or school.

This handbook is a series of 8 handbooks produced by the Communications Publications Unit, Wits University in 2019.

University Rules and Syllabuses for

www.wits.ac.za/education

Contents

General Rules for the Faculty of Humanities - EducationIntroduction 8G1 Definitions 8G2 Powers of the University 10G3 Application of Rules 11G4 Admission 11

4.1 Application for admission 114.2 Medicalfitness 114.3 Discretion of the Senate to admit 114.4 ProficiencyinEnglish 114.5 Facultyorqualification-specificrequirements 124.6 Certificateofgoodconduct 124.7 Credits and exemptions 124.8 Creditsforpreviousstudy 134.9 Admissiontoanundergraduatediploma,certificate,licentiateorother qualification 134.10 Admissiontothedegreeofbachelor 134.11 Admissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoahigherqualification 154.12 Admission of occasional students 164.13 Admissionofstudy–abroad/internationaloccasionalstudents 164.14 Admission–previouslyexcludedstudents 17

G5 Registration 175.1 Registrationandrenewalofregistration 175.2 Concurrentregistrationatotherinstitutionsorfacultiesorforother qualifications 175.3 Registrationasastudentpriortoregistrationforaqualification 175.4 Lateregistration 175.5 Registrationfortwelvemonthsforseniordoctorate 185.6 Cancellationofregistrationduetoillhealth 185.7 Cancellationofregistrationasaresultofunsatisfactoryperformance/progress 185.8 Changeofregistration 195.9 Cancellationofregistrationbystudent 195.10 Refusalofpermissiontoregister 19

G6 Attendance 196.1 Statutoryminimumattendance 196.2 Failure to attend 206.3 Outsidework,visits,tours,fieldwork,vacationemployment,non-examined courses 206.4 Exemptionfromattendance 206.5 Attendancerequirementforstudentsforqualification 206.6 Limitationontheactivityofastudentforreasonsofillhealth 20

G7 Curricula 217.1 Senate approval of curriculum 217.2 Condonationofbreachofrules 217.3 Restriction on choice of courses 217.4 Special curricula 217.5 Changeofrulesduringastudent’sregistration 227.6 Study-abroadcomponent/foreignelectives 227.7 Credits 22

7.8 Minimumrequirementsofstudy 227.9 Withdrawalof,orrefusaltograntcreditsand/orexemptions 227.10 Sub-minimumrule 23

G8RequirementsforAwardofQualification 23G9 Degree of Master 23

9.1 General 239.2 Theprogrammeofmasterproceedingbyresearch 239.3 Programmebyresearchandcoursework 239.4 Conditionsfortheconfermentofthedegreeofmasterbyresearch 249.5 Supervisionoffull-timemembersofstaff 249.6 AbstractandstyleofDissertationorResearchReport 249.7 Copies of Dissertation or Research Report 249.8 Formal declaration 249.9 Acknowledgementofconfermentofdegreeifmaterialispublished 259.10 Completionofallrequirementsforthedegreeofmaster 25

G10 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2510.1 FulfilmentofrequirementsforconfermentofthedegreeofDoctorof Philosophy 2510.2 Supervisionoffull-timemembersofstaff 2510.3 Copies of thesis 25

G11 Senior Doctorate 2611.1 Conditionsfortheconfermentofthedegree 2611.2 Noticeofintentiontoapplyforcandidature 26

G12 Conversionofcandidatureforhigherqualifications 2612.1 General 2612.2 Conversionfromaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterbyresearchto aprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy 2612.3 Conversionfromaprogrammeleadingtoadegreeofmasterbycoursework andResearchReporttoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterby research 27

G13 Assessment 2813.1 General 28

13.2 Examiners 28

13.3 Eligibilityforassessment 29

13.4 Additional oral or other form of assessment 29

13.5 Supplementaryassessments 29

13.6 Deferred assessments 29

13.7 Re-assessment 30

13.8 Absencefromassessment 30

G14 Academic Progression 3014.1 Completionofcoursesprescribedforpreviousyearofstudy 30

14.2 Standardrequiredtoproceed 30

14.3 Prerequisitenon-creditbearingcourses 30

14.4 Specialcurriculaforstudentswhocannotproceedtothenextyearofstudy 30

14.5 Re-attendancerequirementforstudentswhocannotproceedtothenext yearofstudy 31

G15 Results 3115.1 Publicationofresults 31

15.2 Non-publicationofresults 31

G16 Confermentofqualification 3116.1 Congregation 31

16.2 Issuingofacertificate 31

16.3 Endorsementofcertificate 31

16.4 Non-confermentofqualification 31

16.5 Permissiontocompletequalificationbyobtainingcreditselsewhere 32

G17 ConfermentofQualificationwithDistinction 32G18 Honorary Degrees 32G19 Intellectual Property 32G20 Ethical Clearance 33

JointStatutesoftheUniversitiesintheRepublicofSouthAfrica 33

Senate Rules for the Faculty of Humanities - Education1 Application of Rules 362 UNDERGRADUATE 36

2.1 ProfessionalDegrees 36

2.1.1 BachelorofEducationinFoundationPhaseTeaching 372.1.2 BachelorofEducationinIntermediatePhaseTeaching 422.1.3 BachelorofEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducation andTrainingTeaching 47

2.2 SupplementaryExaminations 63

2.3 ExemptionfromCourses 63

2.4 AcademicProgression 63

2.5 Minimumrequirementsofstudy 63

2.6 AwardwithDistinction 63

2.6.1 Fortheunalignedcurriculum: 632.6.2 Forthealignedcurriculum: 64

2.7 AdditionalrequirementsfortheDegree 64

2.7.1 Teachingexperience 642.7.2 Languagerequirement 642.7.3 IT Competence 64

2.8 Endorsementoncertificate 64

2.9 Declaration rules 65

2.9.1 Declaration at commencement of studies 652.9.2 Declarationbygraduate 65

2.3 Advanced Diplomas 66

2.3.1AdvancedDiplomainTechnicalandVocationalTeaching 662.3.2 AdvancedDiplomainSchoolLeadershipandManagement (SubjecttoSAQAregistration) 67

3 POSTGRADUATE 683.1 PostgraduateCertificateinEducation(PGCE) 68

3.1.1 Admission Rules 683.1.2 Restrictions on admission 683.1.3 CoursePrerequisites 693.1.4 Curricula 713.1.5 Credit rules 763.1.6 RepeatingCourses 763.1.7 Completion Rules 773.1.8 ConditionsforAwardofcertificate 773.1.9 AdditionalrequirementsfortheAward 77

3.2 PostgraduateDiplomas 77

3.2.1 PostgraduateDiplomainEducation 773.2.2 PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofHigherEducation 803.2.3 PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofDigitalEducation andOnlineTeaching 803.3 DegreeofBachelorofEducationHonours 813.3.1 Admission Rules 813.3.2 Curricula 81

3.4 DegreesofMasterofEducation 87

3.4.1 MasterofEducationbyCourseWorkandResearchReport 883.4.2 MasterofEducationinthefieldofEducationalPsychology 913.4.3 MasterofEducationbyResearch 91

3.5 DegreesofDoctor 94

3.5.1 Admission Rules 943.5.2 ConditionsfortheDegreeof: 953.5.3 Curricula 963.5.4 Completion Rules 963.5.5 AwardwithDistinction 97

Outcomes for the Faculty of Humanities - Education4.1 DegreesofBachelor 98

4.1.1 BachelorofEducationinFoundationPhaseTeaching 984.1.2 BachelorofEducationinIntermediatePhaseTeaching 994.1.3 BachelorofEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationand Training 99

4.2 DegreesofBachelorwithHonours 100

4.2.1 BachelorofEducationwithHonours 1004.3 DegreesofMaster 101

4.3.1MasterofEducation 1014.4 DoctoralDegrees 102

4.4.1DoctorofPhilosophy 1024.5 SeniorDoctoralDegrees 102

4.5.1DoctorofEducation 1024.6 Diplomas 102

4.6.1 Advanced Diploma 1024.6.2 PostgraduateDiploma 103

Syllabuses for the Faculty of Humanities - Education 104-156

HIERARCHY OF ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE

ACTS createthepowersand

responsibilitiesofentitiesbylaw.HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, ACT 101 OF 1997

PROCEDURES

SENATE’S RULES FOR FACULTIES OFTHE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY STANDING ORDERS

SCHOOL STANDING ORDERS

STATUTES

define how andwhat theUniversity does togive expression to the provisions of the Act,andfurtherincludesfeaturesthatareparticulartoWits,forexample,notall universities have a role for the Convocation.

POLICIES define a plan of actiondeterminedbyCouncil.

REGULATIONSaresubordinatetoActsandtheydefineorders

and authoritative direction. REGULATIONS are a set of directions

onhowRULESshouldbeputintoeffect.

RULES

aremadebyCouncilforallareasofoperationother than academic matters. Senate approves academic RULES,whichareendorsedbyCouncil.ARULEdefinestheprincipletowhichactionorprocedureconforms.RULESsetoutwhatmayormaynotbedonewithinaparticularareaofadministration.TheseRulesarereviewedandpublishedintheUniversityCalendareachyear.

PROCEDURES set out the practical steps necessarytorealisetheobjectorpurposeofRulesandRegulations.

Standingordersexpandonrulesand/orpoliciesandgovern themanner inwhich all businessshallbeconducted.Standingordersareasetofinstructionsonhowtocarryoutatask.

Senate’s rules for facultiesof theuniversityaresubordinatetotheGeneralRules.TheseRules are reviewed and published in theUniversityCalendareachyear.

ThesestandingordersarerecommendedbytheSchooltotheFacultyBoardforapproval.

ThesestandingordersarerecommendedbyFacultyBoardtoSenateforapproval.

POLICIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

SENATE STANDINGORDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

‘UniversityCommunity’meansallstudentsandemployeesof the University, persons officially associated with theUniversity, formerstudentsandalumniat theUniversity,aswellasinvitees,visitorsandguests.

Set out the preferred manner in which you carry out aprocess/proceduresorcourseofaction.

UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY

CODES OF CONDUCT

GUIDELINES

MeansUniversity’spolicies,rules,regulations,procedures,standingorders,codesofconductandguidelinesasmaybeamendedfromtimetotime.

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IntroductionTherulescontainedinthissectionaretheGeneralRulesoftheUniversityandapplytoallstudents. There arealsospecificrulesforeachFaculty,whicharesubordinatetotheGeneralRules.GeneralRulesaredefinedby‘RuleG’andapplytoallstudents.

OnregisteringatthisUniversity,thestudentbearstheresponsibilityofensuringthats/heisfamiliarwiththerulesapplicabletoher/hisregistration.Ignoranceoftheseruleswillnotbeacceptedasanexcuse.

AllRulesandSyllabusesareavailableonline.Limitedcopiesarealsoavailableinprintformat.

Allwordsappearinginitalicshavebeendefined.Whereinformationispresentedintheshadedboxes,itisintendedasexplanatoryonly.

G1 Definitions1.1 Academic yearmeanstheperioddeterminedbytheSenatefromtimetotimeforanyparticular

yearofstudyforanyparticularqualification.

1.2 Admissionmeansentrytoacourse or qualificationunlessitisindicatedotherwise.

1.3 Any university or any other universitymeansanyuniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthepurpose under consideration.

1.4 Applicantmeansapersonwhohassubmittedanapplicationinhard-copyorelectronicformattobecomeastudent of the University.

1.5 Assessment means the process of judging learning andmay have both a formative and/orsummative nature.

1.6 Auxiliary pass(alsoreferredtoasancillarypassorcondonedpass,unlessthecontraryappearsinthefacultyrules)meansaspecialtypeofcondonationofafailingmarktoapasswhennosupplementaryassessmentisoffered,sothatthecoursewillbeincludedasacredittowardsthequalificationbutthestudentmaynotproceedtoahigherlevelcourseinthatsubject.

1.7 Candidate/Postgraduate student (see Rule G1.22) means a student registered for a higher qualification(seeRuleG1.15).

1.8 Corequisite courseisacoursewhichmustbetakenwithanothercourseandisarequirementfor credit in the other course.

1.9 Coursemeans a componentof teachingand learningactivity,whichmay run for anentireacademicyearoraportionthereof,thatisrecognisedinanyofthefacultyrulesasacomponentofaqualification.

1.10 Creditmeans the recognition that isobtainedwhena student passes such assessments and complieswithsuchconditionsastheSenatemayimposeforthecompletionofeachcourse. A credittowardsaqualificationmaybegrantedtoastudent in respect of a creditobtainedfromanotherinstitutionrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposeorfromanotherfacultywithintheUniversity.

GENERAL RULESFOR THE FACULTY OF

HUMANITIES - EDUCATION

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The plural includes the singular where the sense so suggests.

1.11 Curriculum means a courseorcombinationofcoursesleadingtoaqualification.

1.12 Dissertationisthetermreservedforanextendedpieceofwrittenworkthatmakesacontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgethatmayincorporatecreativeworkorpublicationsintegraltotheargument,andissubmittedinfulfilmentoftherequirementsforadegreeofmasterbyresearch.

1.13 Examination and re-examination mean a formal, compulsory, summative, scheduledassessment.

1.14 Exemption from a course means that the Senate has deemed a student tohave a sufficientunderstandingofthesubjectmatterofthatcoursetowarrantthestudent nothavingtocompletethe course. An exemption is not a creditbutallowsthestudenttoproceedtothesubsequentlevel in a particular course.Thefullnumberofcreditsrequiredforaqualification is not affected bythegrantingofanexemption.

1.15 Higher qualification means a qualification which requires at least the attainment of a firstdegree,orequivalentrecognisedbytheSenate,atentrylevelandincludesadegreeofBachelorwithHonours.

1.16 Joint and/or Dual degrees mean a postgraduatedegree(MastersandPhD),jointlyofferedbythe Universityandanexternalnon-SouthAfricanpartnerinstitution,recognisedbytheSenate. Joint degree:acandidateshallreceiveasingleco-brandeddegreecertificaterepresentingworkcompleted at the University and a partner institution. Dual degree:acandidate shall receive adegreecertificatefromeachofthepartnerinstitutions,representingworkcompletedattheUniversityandapartnerinstitutionrespectively.

1.17 MatriculationmeanstheformalrecognitionbyUmalusipriorto2008intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofastudenttoenterauniversity.

Umalusiisacouncilforqualityassuranceinthecertificationofqualificationsinthegeneraleducationand training band (Grades 0 to 9) and the further education and training band (Grades 10 to 12).

1.18 National Senior Certificate (NSC)meanstheformalrecognitionbyUmalusifrom2008intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofa studenttoenterauniversity.

1.19 National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)] meanstheformalrecognitionbyUmalusifrom2009intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofavocationalstudenttoenterauniversity.

1.20 NQF credits are credits recognised by theHigher EducationQualifications Sub-Framework(HEQSF)asameasureofthevolumeoflearningrequiredforaqualification,qualifiedasthenumberofnotionalstudyhoursrequiredforachievingthelearningoutcomesspecifiedforaqualification.

1.21 Occasional studentmeansapersonwho is registeredat theUniversity foranycourse/s for non-qualificationpurposes.AnoccasionalstudentisdeemedtobeastudentasdefinedinRuleG1.31 for all other purposes.

1.22 Postgraduate student/Candidate means a studentwhoisregisteredforahigher qualification (seeRuleG1.7).

1.23 Prerequisite courseisacourseforwhichcreditmustbeobtainedbeforebeingabletoregisterforthesubsequentcourse.

1.24 Programme is a course or set of courses or postgraduate research which may lead to aqualification.

1.25 Qualification includes any degree, diploma, certificate, licentiate, or any other educationalattainmentthatisofferedbytheUniversityasstipulatedinitslistofqualifications.

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1.26 Recognition of prior learning means the taking into account of the previous learning andexperience of the applicant by the Senate either for purposes of admission and/or for thegrantingofexemption or full or partial credittowardsoneormorecourses.

1.27 Research Report is the term reserved for the written document which forms the researchcomponentofadegreeofmasterbycourseworkandresearchandwhichmayincludecreativeworkorpublicationsintegraltotheargument.

1.28 Semester is half an academic year.

1.29 Senateisdefinedinsection1asreadwithsection28oftheHigherEducationAct101of1997andisthebodywhichgovernsthepoliciesandproceduresinrespectoftheteaching,learning,research and academic functions of the University. The SenatemaydelegateitspowersexceptwhereexpresslyprohibitedfromdoingsobytheUniversityStatute.

In many cases the powers of the Senate are, for practical purposes, delegated to and exercised by the deansofthefacultiesor,inspecificinstancestheirnominee/s.

1.30 Short course is a certified teaching and learning activity of less than 1200 notional studyhourswhichdoesnot,ordoesnotdirectly,carrycredittowardsaqualification.Withspecialpermission of the Senate,shortcoursesmaycarrycredittowardsaqualification. A short course student is not deemed to be a student as defined in RuleG1.31 but is still subject to theUniversityrules,policiesandprocedures.

1.31 Studentmeansapersonregisteredfull-timeorpart-timeattheUniversity for a qualification.

1.32 Study-abroad component means that part of a curriculumleadingtoaqualificationwhichastudent hasbeengrantedpermissionbytheSenatetocompleteataninstitutionrecognisedbythe Senateforthispurpose,inacountryotherthanSouthAfrica.

1.33 Teaching blockisaquarterofanacademic year.

1.34 Thesis is the term reserved for an extendedpieceofwriting basedon research thatmakesanoriginalandsignificantcontributiontoknowledgethatmayincorporatecreativeworkorpublicationsintegraltotheoverallargument,andissubmittedinfulfilmentoftherequirementsforadoctorofphilosophyqualification.

1.35 University means the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, unless the contextindicatesotherwise.

G2 Powers of the University2.1 The University has the power in terms of its Statute to confer, in any faculty, the degrees

ofbachelor,masteranddoctor,aswellas tograntadiploma,certificate, licentiateorotherqualificationtoanypersonwhohassatisfiedsuchrequirementsasmaybeprescribed.

2.2 No qualification,otherthananhonorarydegree,maybeconferredbytheUniversityuponanypersonwhohasnotattendedtheUniversity as a student forsuchperiod,andsatisfiedsuchotherrequirements,asmaybeprescribed.

2.3 The University may confer, without attendance or examination, an honorary degree ofmasterordoctor, inany faculty,uponanypersonwhohas rendereddistinguished servicesintheadvancementofarts,science,jurisprudenceorotherbranchesoflearning,orwhohasotherwiserenderedherselforhimselfworthyofsuchaqualification.TheUniversity has the powerintermsofsection79(8)ofitsStatutetowithdrawtheconfermentofanyqualification.

2.4 The University provideshigher education ator above level5of theNationalQualificationFrameworkascontemplatedintheNationalQualificationsFrameworkAct,ActNo67of2008.

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2.5 The University has the power in terms of its Statute and theHigher EducationAct 101 of1997 to determine the admissionpolicy,theentrancerequirementsinrespectofitscurricula,thenumberofstudents whomaybeadmitted foraparticularcurriculum or course and the manneroftheirselectionandtheminimumrequirementsforthereadmissiontoacurriculum leadingtoaqualificationinafacultyoftheUniversity. The Universityhasthepowertorefusereadmission to a studentwhofailstosatisfysuchminimumrequirementsforreadmission.

2.6 The Universityreservestherightnottoofferaparticularcourse or qualificationnotwithstandingthat such course or qualificationappearsintherulesofafaculty.

G3 Application of Rules3.1 Theserulesapplytoallstudents whoregisterforthefirsttimein2020andtoallstudentswho

wereregisteredbefore2020unless forcompellingreasonstheSenatedeterminesotherwiseinaparticularcase,inwhicheventsuchastudentmayproceedintermsoftherulesunderwhichs/hewaslastregistered,orintermsofamendmentstotheserules,orintermsofaspecialcurriculumlaiddownforher/himbythe SenatesubjecttotheprovisionsofRuleG7.

3.2 Wherearightofappealorreviewexistsanystudent,whoisthesubjectofanadversedecisionmustbe informedby thememberof the academicor administrative staffwhoconveys thedecisionofthatrightandoftheproceduretobefollowed.

G4 Admission

4.1 Application for admissionApersonwhowishestobeadmittedasastudent of the Universitymustapplyinhard-copyorelectronicformatontheUniversity’sapplicationformsubmittingevidenceofher/hisacademicandgeneralqualifications.Inthecaseofapplicationforadmission to a programmeleadingtoahigherqualification the applicantmayberequiredtoindicatethelineofresearchs/hewishesto pursue.

4.2 MedicalfitnessIn respect of certain courses or qualifications an applicantmaybe required todemonstratementaland/orphysicalfitnessandmaynotbeadmittedtosuchcourse or qualificationifs/hedoes not so demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Senate.

4.3 Discretion of the Senate to admitNotwithstanding anything contained in the Rules regarding theminimum requirements foradmission,theSenate mayongoodcauseadmitorrefusetoadmitanystudenttoanyyearofstudy.

4.4 ProficiencyinEnglish4.4.1 All applicants for admission (with theexceptionof thosereferred to inRuleG4.4.2) toany

curriculumleadingtoaqualificationmusthavepassedEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguage(highergrade)atmatriculationorpassedEnglishhomelanguageorfirstadditionallanguageintheNSCorNC(V)oratalevelconsideredequivalentbytheSenateordeemedtobeequivalentbylegislation.

4.4.2 Immigrantsoflessthanfiveyears’residenceinSouthAfricawhohavepassedEnglishatthestandard grade atmatriculation or who have passed English in theNSC orNC(V)will beconsidered for admission.

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4.4.3 NotwithstandingRuleG4.4.1andRuleG4.4.2,theSenaterecognisestheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem (IELTS)withaminimum test scoreof seven (7)or theCambridgeEnglish Language Assessment (CAE) with a minimum of 185 points to be proficient foradmission. Inexceptionalcases, theTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage (TOEFL)mayberecognisedbytheUniversitywithaminimumtestscoreof600foradmission.

ApassinEnglishattheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE),theInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(IGCSE),ortheGeneralCertificateofEducation(GCE)Ordinarylevel is considered equivalent to a pass in English at NSC or NC(V) level or at the higher grade at matriculation level.

4.5 Facultyorqualification-specificrequirementsInadditiontosatisfyingtheminimumadmission requirementsofthe University,anapplicant mustsatisfyanyadditionalrequirementsofthefacultytowhichs/heseeksadmission.

4.6 CertificateofgoodconductA studentwhowasregisteredatanyotheruniversity,mustuponapplicationforadmission to this University,submitacertificateofgoodconductandanacademictranscriptissuedbythatuniversityorthoseuniversities,whichsatisfiestheSenatethats/heisapersonofgoodstanding.

4.7 Credits and exemptions4.7.1 Credits

The Senatemaygrantastudent credit in a course or coursesonceonly,ifs/hehascompleted:

a) anequivalentcourseofferedunderadifferentcurriculum,forthesamequalification in the University;

b) thesameorequivalentcourse offered for another qualification in the University provided thattherequiredattendanceperiodattheUniversityhasbeensatisfiedintermsofRuleG6.1; or

c) anequivalentcourseofferedinanotheruniversityorinstitutionrecognisedforthispurposebytheSenateprovidedthattheprovisionsofRuleG4.8andRuleG7.9areobserved.

d) anequivalentshortcourse at this University recognisedforthispurposebytheSenate in termsofRuleG1.30butsuchshortcourses shall not constitute more than 50 percent of the creditstowardsaqualification.

Such creditsareacknowledgedaspart fulfilmentof therequirementsforaqualification and withpermissionoftheSenate these coursesmaycarrycredittowardsaqualificationbutshallnot constitute more than 50 percent of the creditstowardsaqualification.

4.7.2 Exemptions

Onadmission and subject toRuleG7.9 theSenatemaygrant a student exemption from a course or part of a courseofferedbytheUniversitywhereithasdeemedastudent to have a sufficientunderstandingofthesubjectmattertowarrantthestudentnothavingtocompletethecourse or part of the course. An exemption is not a creditbutallowsthestudent to proceed to thesubsequentyearofstudyinaparticularcourse.Thefullnumberofcreditsrequiredforaqualificationisnotaffectedbythegrantingofanexemption.

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4.8 Credits for previous study4.8.1 An applicantmaybeadmittedtoanycurriculumleadingtoaqualification and this University

mayaccept,asfaraspracticable,certificatesofproficiency(credits)issuedbyanotheruniversityorinstitutionandperiodsofstudyasamatriculated studentatanotheruniversityorinstitution,providedthat:

a) theperiodsofattendanceat thisandanyother institutionare togethernot less than thecompletedperiodprescribedbythisUniversity for that qualification;

b) s/hehasatthisUniversity:

i) in the case of a first qualification for which the period of attendance is three orfour academic years, attended for at least two academic years and has attended and completed at least half of the total number ofNQF credits prescribed for thequalificationincludingthefinalyearcourse/coursesinher/hismajorsubject;or

ii) inthecaseofafirstqualificationforwhichtheperiodofattendanceismorethanfouryears,attendedforat leasthalf therequiredperiodofattendanceandcompletedatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthequalification; or

iii) inthecaseofanyotherdegreeofbachelorofferedafterafirstdegree,attendedforatleast twoacademic years,except for thedegreeofBachelorofEducation(BEd), forwhich theperiodof attendancemaybeoneacademic year, andhas attendedandcompletedatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofNQFcreditsprescribedforthedegree.

iv) inthecaseofanypostgraduatedegree,attendedandcompletedatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthedegree.

c) s/heappliesforsuchcredit duringorbeforetheendofthefirstregistrationperiod.

4.8.2 A studentmaybegrantedentry toaqualification if s/hehascompletedadiplomawithaminimumdurationofthreeyearsatthisUniversityoranotherinstitutionrecognisedbytheSenate for this purpose. To allow for such entry into another qualificationUmalusimusthavegrantedcompleteorconditionalexemptionfromthematriculation examination or must have formally recognised the capacityof theNSCorNC(V) student to enter auniversity.Such exemption or formal recognition by Umalusi must have been backdated to thecommencementoftheyearinwhichcreditforsuchdiplomawasfirstearned.CreditstowardssuchadiplomamaybeacceptedaspartoftherequirementsforaqualificationofferedbytheUniversity provided that the studentcomplieswithRuleG4.8.1(a),(b)i–iiiand(c)above.

4.9 Admissiontoanundergraduatediploma,certificate,licentiateorotherqualificationThe Senatemay,byresolution,determinethestandardforadmissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoanundergraduatediploma,certificate,licentiateorotherundergraduatequalification other thanadegree.Differentstandardsmaybesetforthedifferentqualifications.

4.10 Admission to the degree of bachelor4.10.1 NationalSeniorCertificate/NationalCertificate(Vocational)/Matriculation

Theminimumrequirementforadmissiontoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloris:

a) a National Senior Certificate (NSC) withtheformalrecognitionbyUmalusiintermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofaapplicanttoenterauniversityforthedegreeofbachelor;

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b) a National Certificate (Vocational) – NC(V) withtheformalrecognitionbyUmalusifrom2009intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofavocationalapplicanttoenterauniversityforthedegreeofbachelor;

c) matriculation in the form of a university entrance examination or a matriculation endorsement fromUmalusi or the granting of complete or conditionalmatriculation exemptionbytheMatriculationBoardofUniversitiesSouthAfrica(USAf).

ThedateofvalidityoftheNSC,NC(V),matriculationcertificate,matriculationendorsement,orcertificateofexemptionfromthematriculationexaminationmustprecede2Apriloftheacademic year forwhichadmission issought,notwithstanding that thecertificatemaybeissued at a later date.

4.10.2 CertificateofconditionalexemptiononrecommendationoftheSenate

CertificateofconditionalexemptiononrecommendationoftheSenate:

An applicantmustbeissuedacertificateofconditionalexemptionbyMatriculationBoardofUSAf if that applicant,intheopinionoftheSenatehasdemonstrated,inaselectionprocessapproved by the Senate, that s/he is suitable for admission to the University. Where the Senatecertifiesthattheholderofacertificateofconditionalexemption issued in terms of this paragraphhascompletedthenormalrequirementsofthecurriculumforthefirstyearofstudyof anyqualification, theMatriculationBoardofUSAfmust issue a certificateof completeexemption toher/him,datedfromthefirstdayinJanuaryoftheyearinwhichthefirstdegreecreditwasobtained.Anapplicantmayberegisteredforacourseunderthisruleonlyifplacesareavailableforthatcourse.InthecaseofanapplicantwhohasnotqualifiedwithanNSCorNC(V)forentrytoauniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.

4.10.3 Certificateofordinaryconditionalexemption

An applicant who has been issued a conditional exemption from the matriculation examination andwho has one outstanding requirement for complete exemptionmay beadmitted to aprogramme leading to thedegreeofbachelorprovided that s/he fulfils thatoutstandingrequirementinthefirstyearofstudyasprescribedbytheMatriculationBoardofUSAf. In the case of an applicantwhohasnotqualifiedwithanNSCorNC(V)forentrytoauniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.

4.10.4 Mature age conditional exemption

An applicantwhohasbeenissuedamatureageconditionalexemptionfromthematriculation examinationbyvirtueofbeingover theageof23yearsor45years,as thecasemaybe,maybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloronconditions/hefulfilsthe requirements of the undergraduate qualification within the period stipulated by thefaculty concerned. Such fulfilment entitles theapplicant to complete exemption from the matriculation examination.

For the purposes of mature age conditional exemption the USAf (ex Matriculation Board of USAf) distinguishes between applicants aged 23 to 44 years and applicants of 45 years or more. Further details regarding mature age conditional exemption are available from the Matriculation Board.

In the case of an applicant who has not qualifiedwith anNSC or NC(V) for entry to auniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.

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4.10.5 Holder of a three-year diploma

An applicant who has passed school Grade 12, but who did not obtain amatriculation exemption,anNSCoranNC(V) toenteruniversity,andwhohascompletedathree-yeardiplomafromauniversity,universityoftechnology,teachers’trainingcollege,nursingcollegeorafranchisedorassociatedtechnicalorcommunitycollegerecognisedbytheSenate for this purposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloronconditionthats/hefulfilstherequirementsoftheundergraduatequalificationwithintheperiodstipulatedbythefacultyconcerned.Suchfulfilmententitlestheapplicant to complete exemption from matriculation,theNSCortheNC(V).

4.10.6 Immigrant conditional exemption

SubjecttoRuleG4.4,apersonwhohasresidedinSouthAfricaforlessthanfiveyearsandwhohasbeenissuedwithaconditionalmatriculationexemptionbyreasonofnothavingpassedasecondlanguageathighergradeintheschool-leavingexaminationataSouthAfricanschool,maybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbachelor,onconditionthats/hecompletesasecondlanguagecourseathighergradeorNSCorNC(V)oruniversitylevelwithintheperiodstipulatedbythefacultyconcerned.Thequalificationcannotbeawardeduntilthisconditionhasbeenfulfilled.

4.10.7 Foreign conditional exemption

An applicant from a foreign countrywho has been issued a conditional exemption fromthe matriculation examination by theMatriculation Board ofUSAfmay be admitted to aprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloronconditionthats/hefulfilstherequirementsoftheundergraduatequalificationwithintheperiodstipulatedbythefacultyconcerned.Suchfulfilmententitlestheapplicant to complete exemption from the matriculation examination. Inthecaseofaforeignapplicant whohasnotqualifiedwithanNSCorNC(V)forentrytoauniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.

4.11 Admission to a programme leading to a higher qualification

4.11.1 Generalrequirementforadmissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoahigherqualification

For admissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoahigher qualification the Senatemustbesatisfiedthat the candidateisqualifiedatanappropriatestandardtoundertaketheproposedlineofstudyorresearchorboth.

4.11.2 Admission to a programme leading to a degree of bachelor with honours

SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,agraduateinanareaofstudywhichtheSenate considers appropriate ofthisoranotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbachelorwithhonours.However,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,theSenatemayadmitapersonwhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelor,andinsuchacasethedegreeofbachelorwithhonourswillnotbemadeuntiltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelorhavebeensatisfied.

4.11.3 Admissiontoapostgraduatediplomaorcertificate

SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,agraduateinanareaofstudywhichtheSenate considers appropriate ofthisoranotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtoapostgraduatediplomaorcertificate.However,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,theSenatemayadmitasastudentapersonwhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelor,andinsuchacasetheawardofthepostgraduatediplomaorcertificatewillnotbemadeuntiltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelorhavebeensatisfied.

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4.11.4 Admission to a programme leading to the degree of master

SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,agraduateofthisoranotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenate for thispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterifs/heholdsaqualificationinafieldconsideredbytheSenatetobeappropriateandwhichcannormallyonlybetakenovernotlessthanfouryearsoffull-timestudy;orifs/heholdsmorethanonequalificationbothorallofwhichareconsideredbytheSenatetobeinanappropriatefield,andforwhichthecombinednumberofyearsoffull-timestudyisnotlessthanfouryears.The Senate mayrequireanapplicantforregistrationforaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmastertoattendsuchcoursesorpasssuchexaminations,oralorwrittenorboth,asitdeemsnecessarybeforeadmittingher/himasacandidate for the qualification.

4.11.5 Admission to a programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,aholderofadegreeofmasterinanappropriatefieldfromthisoranyotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.

4.11.6 Overriding criteria for admission to a programme leading to the award of a higher qualification

NotwithstandingthecriteriaspecifiedinRuleG4.11.2toRuleG4.11.5above,apersonwhohas demonstrated a level of competence to the Senate’ssatisfactionbyvirtueofexamplesofresearch,writings, experience, professional standing or reputation or other attainments orqualificationsinthedisciplineorcognatefieldmaybeadmittedasacandidatetoahigherqualification.

4.11.7 Admission to candidature for a senior doctorate

Anypersonmaybeadmittedasacandidate forthedegreeofdoctoriftheSenateissatisfied,afterconsultingwithanadhoccommitteeofthefacultyboardconcernedwhichhasbeenconvenedtoperusethepublishedworksubmitted, that,onthefaceof it,acaseexists foradmittingthecandidate.

Thefollowingqualificationsareseniordoctorates:

Doctor of Architecture, Doctor of Commerce, Doctor of Economic Science, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Music, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science in Architecture, Doctor of Science in Building, Doctor of Science in Business Administration, Doctor of Science in Dentistry, Doctor of Science in Engineering, Doctor of Science in Medicine, Doctor of Science in Quantity Surveying, Doctor of Science in Town and Regional Planning, Doctor of Town and Regional Planning.

4.12 Admission of occasional studentsAperson,whethermatriculatedornot,maybepermittedbytheSenate toregisterforcourses outside a recognised curriculum subject to such requirements and conditions asmay bedeterminedbytheSenate.However,anysuchcoursesmaynotsubsequentlybegrantedascredits towardsadegreeunlessthestudenthadmatriculatedbeforecommencingthem.Astudentseekingcredittowardsaqualification in respect of a coursetakenfornon-qualificationpurposes at this University oranotherinstitutionmustsatisfythe Senatethat:

a)s/heiseligibleforadmission to the curriculumleadingtothequalification; and

b)thevalidityofthecredit/s has not lapsed.

4.13 Admissionofstudy–abroad/internationaloccasionalstudentsStudents of an institution recognised by the Senate for this purposemay be admitted tocoursesfornon-qualificationpurposes.

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Where an exchange agreement with such an institution exists fees may be waived on the basis of reciprocity.

4.14 Admission – previously excluded studentsThe Senatemay in exceptional circumstances consider the application of a studentwhowas previously excluded from theUniversity, for having failed to satisfy the minimumundergraduate degree requirements and exceeding the maximum time (N+2) for thecompletionofthedegree.Insuchacasethestudentwillhavetodemonstratethatifs/heisreadmitted,s/hewillbeabletosucceedandcompletethedegree.

G5 RegistrationThe last day for registration differs among faculties and programmes. It is the responsibility of the studenttofindoutfromtherelevantfacultyofficewhenthelastdayofregistrationisforher/hisprogramme and to register on or before that date.

5.1 Registration and renewal of registrationExceptwiththepermissionoftheSenatenopersonmayattendanycourse or proceed as a candidateforanyqualificationunlesss/heisregisteredasastudent of the University at the materialtime.RegistrationisrenewableannuallyoronsuchshorterperiodastheSenatemaydetermine.

Normally,anannualperiodofregistrationisfromthedateofregistrationinaparticularyearuntil the lastdayof registration in thefirstquarterof the subsequent year in the relevantfaculty.

Astudentwhoregisters inthefirstsemester forfirstsemesteror fullyearcourse(s)maywiththepermission of Senate substitute such course(s) with an equivalent course(s) provided that they do so withinthefirsttwoweeksofthefirstsemester.

Astudentwhoregistersinthefirstsemesterforacourse(s)thatcommencesinthesecondsemestermay with the permission of Senate substitute such course(s) with an equivalent course(s) provided thattheydosowithinthefirsttwoweeksofthesecondsemester.

5.2 Concurrent registration at other institutions or faculties orforotherqualificationsApersonwhoisregisteredasastudentforanyqualificationmaynotberegisteredasastudent foranyotherqualification oratanyotherfacultyof theUniversityoratanyothertertiaryeducationinstitutionexceptwiththeapprovaloftheSenatenormallygiveninadvance.SuchapprovalwillonlybegrantedincircumstancesconsideredexceptionalbytheSenate.

5.3 Registration as a student prior to registration for a qualificationThe Senatemaypermitor requireaperson,beforebeingregistered foraqualification, toregisterasanoccasionalstudent and attend courses for such period and pass assessments at theprescribedstandardinsuchcourses as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.

5.4 Late registrationLateregistration,forwhichafeemaybecharged,maybepermittedbytheSenateonlyinexceptional circumstances.

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5.5 Registration for twelve months for senior doctorateA candidateforaseniordoctoratemustberegisteredasastudent of the University for at least twelvemonthsbeforethequalificationmaybeconferred.

5.6 Cancellation of registration due to ill health5.6.1 An applicant for registration in thefirstorany subsequentyearof studymaybe required

tosatisfy theVice-Chancellor thats/heisphysicallyandmentallyfit tocarryout theworkinvolvedinthatoranysubsequentyearofstudy,andmayforthispurposeberequiredtopresentherself/himselffor,andsubmitto,anymedicalexaminationthattheVice-Chancellormayrequireinher/hiscase.

5.6.2 TheVice-Chancellormaysuspendtheregistrationofanystudentifs/heissatisfiedthatthisstepiswarrantedbecauseof thestudent’sphysicalormental illhealth.AnappealagainstsuchsuspensionmaybemadetotheCouncil.

5.6.3 TheCouncilmaycanceltheregistrationofanystudentbecauseofher/hisphysicalormentalillhealthifitissatisfiedaftergivingthestudentaproperopportunitytomakerepresentations(asdefined in theAdministrationof JusticeAmendmentAct53of2002), that this step iswarranted.

5.7 Cancellation of registration as a result of unsatisfactory performance/progress

5.7.1 The Senatemaycanceltheregistrationofanundergraduatestudent in one or more of the coursesforwhichthatstudent isregisteredinthatyear,ifintheopinionoftheSenate the student’sprogressisunsatisfactoryoriftheacademicachievementofthestudent is such that s/hewillnotattheendoftheyearobtaincredit in such course or courses. For this rule to beinvoked,theHeadofSchoolmustensurethecriteriahavebeenpublishedinadvancebywhichprogressand/oracademicachievementwillbejudgedasthecasemaybe.AnappealagainstsuchcancellationmaybemadeinthefirstinstancetotherelevantHeadofSchool.If theHeadofSchool isunwilling toreverseher/hisoriginaldecision,s/heshall forthwithplace the student’srepresentationsandhis/herownwrittencommentsbeforetheDeanforadecision.Inexceptionalcases,theDeanmaysetupanappealcommitteecomposedoftwoseniorfacultymembers(onefromtheschoolconcerned)nominatedbyher/him.Thedecisionof theDeanor theappealcommittee,as thecasemaybe,shallbefinal.FeeimplicationsassociatedwiththecancellationofregistrationsareoutlinedintheScheduleofFeesbooks.

5.7.2 The Senatemaycanceltheregistrationofanundergraduatestudent in the qualification for whichthatstudentisregisteredinthatyearandintheopinionoftheSenate the student’s progressisunsatisfactoryorthestudenthasnotmettheconditionsthatwasstipulatedforher/hisreadmissioninthatyearofstudy.

5.7.3 The Senatemaycanceltheregistrationofapostgraduatestudentregisteredforaprogrammeby research if ahigherdegreescommittee (orequivalent),on the recommendationof therelevant supervisor(s) and head of school, has considered the research proposal and/orothermilestonesoftheresearchofthatstudentandhasjudgedtheresearchproposalortheprogresstowardsthemilestonestobeacademicallyunsatisfactoryor,inmaterialaspects,incomplete.Thehigherdegreescommitteemayappointapanelcomprisingonememberofthehigherdegreescommittee,therelevantsupervisorandtherelevantHeadofSchoolforthepurposeofadvisingthehigherdegreescommittee.ReasonsmustbegivenwhensuchregistrationiscancelledandanappealagainstsuchcancellationmaybemadetotheDeanoftheFaculty,whowillthenproposemembershipofanadhoccommitteetoreviewthecase.Thethree-personadhoccommitteewillbechairedbytheDean.TheChairpersonof thehigherdegreescommittee;theHeadofSchooland/ortheSupervisor(orequivalent);maybein attendance.

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Iftheadhoccommitteedoesnotpermitrenewalofregistration,thestudenthastherighttosubmita furtherappeal to theDeputyVice-Chancellor (DVC):ResearchwhomayconsultwiththeDean.ThedecisionoftheDVC:ResearchactingonbehalfoftheCouncil,shallbefinal.Fee implicationsassociatedwith thecancellationof registrationsareoutlined in theScheduleofFeesbook.

5.7.4 TheprocesssetoutinRuleG5.7.3willalsoapplytoapostgraduatestudentregisteredforaprogrammewhichincludescoursework.

5.8 Change of registrationIn exceptional circumstances,where a first-year student is adjudged by the Senate to bemaking inadequateprogressand thecriteriabywhich such judgment ismadehavebeenpublishedintermsofRuleG5.7,thestudentmaybepermittedorrequiredtoalterher/hisregistrationtoaspecialcurriculum for the same qualification.

5.9 Cancellation of registration by student5.9.1 Dateofcancellationofregistrationforaqualification

Unless in exceptional circumstances the Senateotherwisedetermines,a student whocancelsher/his registration foraqualification less than one month prior to the commencement of thefinalexamination sessioninwhichtheassessment for that qualificationareheld,willbedeemed to have failed in all the coursesforwhichs/hewasregisteredinthatyear,exceptforthose courseswhichs/hehasalreadycompleted.

5.9.2 Date of cancellation of registration in a particular course

Unless the Senate otherwise determines, a student may not cancel her/his registrationfor a particular course less thanonemonthprior to the commencementdateof thefinalexaminationsessioninwhichtheassessment for that course is held.

5.10 Refusal of permission to registerA studentwhofailstocompletea course mayberefusedpermissionbytheSenatetoregisteragainforthat course if admission to the courseislimitedorifs/hehasregisteredmorethanonce for that course.

G6 Attendance6.1 Statutory minimum attendance

In terms of Joint Statute 16 the minimum period of attendance –

(i)foranydegreeofbacheloristhreeacademicyears.

(ii)forthedegreeofbachelorwithhonoursis:

1) oneacademicyearprovidedthestudenthascompletedadegreeofbachelorrecognisedbytheSenate; or

2) where the programme leading to the degree of bachelor with honours is takensimultaneously with the programme leading to the degree of bachelor, at least oneacademicyearinadditiontotheminimumperiodprescribedforthedegreeofbachelorconcerned,providedthattheSenatemayinacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,

reducetheminimumperiodofattendanceinrespectofadegreeofhonoursinBachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,orofBachelorofCommercetoatotalofthreeacademicyears.

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6.2 Failure to attendAny student registered for any course who fails to fulfil the attendance requirementsprescribedbythefacultyforthatcoursemayberefusedpermissionbytheSenate to present herself/himselfforassessmentinthatcourse.

6.3 Outsidework,visits,tours,fieldwork,vacationemployment, non-examined coursesTherequirementsforanyqualification or course mayincludesuchworkorattendancewhetherwithinoroutsidetheUniversityandduringtheacademicyearand/orvacationperiodsastheSenatemayprescribe.Astudentisrequiredtoperformsatisfactorilyalldutiesrequiredofher/himinthisconnection.Failuretocomplywiththeserequirementsmayresultinthestudent beingrefusedpermissionbytheSenatetopresentherself/himselfforassessment,toregisterforthesubsequentyearofstudyoranyparticularyearofstudythereafterorineligibilityforthe conferment of the qualification.

6.4 Exemption from attendanceIn exceptional circumstances where it is deemed appropriate, the Senate may excuse astudentfromattendingallorpartofacourse.

6.5 AttendancerequirementforstudentsforqualificationAny student forwhomattendance is not otherwiseprescribedby the rules is required toattend at the UniversityforsuchperiodandinsuchmannerasmaybedeterminedbytheSenate. The Senatemaywaivethisrequirementinexceptionalcircumstances.

6.6 Limitation on the activity of a student for reasons of ill health

6.6.1 TheVice-Chancellor isentitledto investigate thephysicalormentalhealthofanystudent where s/he considers it necessary in the interest of the student or in the interests of the University,tothatendmayrequirethestudent toobtainamedicalreportfromortosubmittoexaminationbyasuitablyqualifiedmedicalpractitionerorpsychologistacceptabletotheVice-Chancellor.TheUniversityisresponsibleforanycostsincurredinthecourseofsuchinvestigation.

6.6.2 WhenevertheVice-Chancellorhasreasonablegroundstobelievethatastudent isormaybecomeadanger toherself/himself or to anyotherperson,ormaycausedamage to anypremises occupied or under the control of the University,ormaydisruptanyoftheactivitiesor functions of the University,s/hemayplacelimitationsonthepresenceoractivitiesofthatstudent on University premises and the studentisrequiredtoobservethoselimitations.

Without prejudice to her/his general powers under this rule, the Vice- Chancellor mayprohibitthestudentfrom–

a) enteringtheprecinctsof,oranyspecifiedpartoftheUniversityincludingaUniversity residence;and/or

b) attendingany lectureoranyspecified lectures, laboratory,orotherclassesoractivitywhetheracademicorotherwise.

Any action takenunder this rulemust be reported to thenextmeetingofCouncil or theExecutiveCommitteeofCouncil.

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6.6.3 UnlessintheopinionoftheVice-Chancellortheurgencyofthecaseortheconditionofthestudent concernedmakes it inappropriateor impractical todo so, theVice-Chancellororanyotherofficerof theUniversitydesignatedby theVice-Chancellor,must interview thestudentconcernedbeforeanyactionistakenunderRuleG6.6.2aboveandaffordher/himareasonableopportunitytobeheard.

6.6.4 Any limitation imposedona studentunderRuleG6.6.2above remains in forceuntil theVice-Chancellorissatisfiedthatitisnolongernecessary.However,thestudent concerned is entitledatanytimetomakerepresentationstotheVice-ChancellorortoapplytotheCounciltoreviewanylimitationsimposedunderRuleG6.6.2above.

6.6.5 TheCouncilmay,atanytime,investigatethematterandhavingconsideredanyrepresentationsthatmayhavebeenmadebytheVice-Chancellororthestudentconcerned,mayconfirm,alterorsetasideanylimitationimposedunderG6.6.2above.

G7 Curricula7.1 Senate approval of curriculum

Apersonmaynotbe registered foracurriculum leading toaqualification inanyyearofstudyuntilher/hiscurriculumforthatyearhasbeenapprovedbytheSenate. An approved curriculummayonlybeamendedwiththeconsentoftheSenate.

7.2 Condonation of breach of rulesThe Senatemay,withretrospectiveeffect,condoneanybreachofthefacultyrulesgoverninga curriculum if it is satisfied that thestudentconcernedwasnotat faultandwouldsufferunduehardshipifthebreachwerenotcondoned.

7.3 Restriction on choice of coursesIn terms of RuleG2.6wherever the rules for aqualification provide for the selection of coursesbyastudent,suchselectionmaybelimitedbythetimetableofclasses,arestrictiononthenumberofstudents toberegisteredforaparticularcourseorinsufficientresources.

7.4 Special curriculaThe Senatemayapproveaspecialcognatelyconsonantcurriculum for a student:

a) whereitconsidersitnecessaryforthatstudent to proceed on a curriculum whichextendsbeyond theminimumperiodof full-timestudy.Themaximumperiodofextension isstipulatedinthefacultyrules;or

b) where it considers it necessary for that student to proceed on foundation and/oradditional courseswhichdonotcontributecreditstowardsaqualification; or

c) whohasbeengrantedcredits or exemptions in terms of Rule G4.7; or

d) who has interrupted her/his studies at theUniversity prior to a change in the rulesgoverningthecurriculum or qualification forwhichs/hewasregisteredortowhomnocurriculumiscurrentlyapplicable;or

e) who has been permitted to proceed to a subsequent year of study without havingobtainedcredit for all the courses prescribedforthepreviousyearofstudy;or

f) whohas, incircumstancesconsideredby theSenate tobeexceptional,beenable togivesatisfactoryevidenceofher/hisqualifications to proceed to a second or third level course inasubject;or

g) who, in theopinionof the Senate, suffersorhas sufferedadisadvantagebecauseofillnessorphysicaldisabilityorbecauseofsomeothergoodandsufficientcause;or

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h) whohas, incircumstancesconsideredby theSenate tobeexceptional,beenable togivesatisfactoryevidenceofher/hisabilitytocompletethefirstcourseinasubjectbypart-timestudy;or

i) inanyothercircumstanceswhichitconsidersacademicallydesirableornecessary.Thegrantingofaspecialcurriculum hasbeendelegatedbytheSenatetotheDeanofeachfaculty, or to the nominee/s of theDean, in instanceswhere theDean reports suchnomination/sandtheperiodforwhicheachsuchpersonwillexercisethisresponsibility,totheFacultyBoard.

7.5 Change of rules during a student’s registrationIf therulesgoverninga qualificationarechanged,astudentwhoregisteredunder theoldrulesandwhohasobtainedsufficientcredits toenableher/himtoproceedtothenextyearofstudyintermsofthoserules,mayproceedontheold curriculumunlesss/heelectstoproceedonthenewcurriculum.Howeverwherethereare,intheopinionoftheSenate,compellingreasonsfordoingso,whichmayincludefailureinoneormorecourses,orwhereastudent doesnotregister for thenextyearofstudyintheensuingacademicyearorwhereather/hisrequest,astudentispermittedbytheSenatetoregisterintheensuingyearonaspecialcurriculum,that studentmayberequiredbytheSenatetoproceedonnewrulesoroninterimrules or on a special curriculumlaiddownforher/himbytheSenate.

7.6 Study-abroadcomponent/foreignelectivesAregisteredstudentwhocompletesastudy-abroad componentapprovedbytheSenateor,aspartofaninstitutionalexchangeagreement,completesappropriatecredits at an institution whichisrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposeinacountryotherthanSouthAfrica,earnscreditsasdefinedintherequirementsforthequalification.

7.7 CreditsSubject to the rulespertaining toaparticularqualification andany special restrictionsoncreditsintherules,astudentobtainscreditinanycoursethats/hesuccessfullycompletes.However,evenifastudentobtainssuchcredit,s/hemayberefusedpermissiontorenewher/hisregistrationifs/hefailstocomplywiththeminimumrequirementsofstudyprescribed.

7.8 Minimum requirements of study7.8.1 A studentwhodoesnotmeettheminimumrequirementsofstudymayberefusedpermission

bytheSenatetorenewher/hisregistration.If,however,astudent ispermittedtorenewher/hisregistrationafterhavingfailedtosatisfytheminimumrequirementsofstudy,s/hemayberequiredtosatisfyfurtherconditionsastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.

The minimum requirements of study prescribed for students are set out in the faculty rules.

7.8.2 Saveinexceptionalcircumstances,astudentwhofailstomeettheminimumrequirementsofstudyafters/hehasreachedorexceededthemaximumtime(N+2)forthecompletionofthedegreeshallnotbepermittedbySenatetorenewher/hisstudywiththeUniversity.

Rule 7.8.2 will only apply to undergraduate programmes

7.9 Withdrawalof,orrefusaltograntcreditsand/orexemptionsThe Senatemaywithdrawor refuse to grantcredits and/orexemptions if, in the opinionof the Senate, thetimewhichhaselapsedbetweenobtainingthecredit or exemption and completion of the other requirements for the award of a qualification is excessive or is excessiveinviewofthenatureofthesubject.

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Unless otherwise stipulated by the Dean of the Faculty, the shelf life of a course is four years.

7.10 Sub-minimum ruleUnlessspecifiedotherwiseinacourseoutline,astudent willnotbeallowedtoobtaincredit for a courseunlesss/heachieves:

a) afinalmarkofatleast50percentforthatcourse; and

b) asub-minimumof35percentineachofthecomponentsofthatcourseaswellasinthesummative assessment for that course.

Suchasub-minimumcriterionappliesonlytocomponentswhichcontribute25percentormoretowardsacourse,unlessspecifiedotherwiseinthecourse outline.

Summativeassessmentinthisinstanceisassessmentthatregulatestheprogressionofstudents byawardingmarksattheconclusionofacourse.

G8RequirementsforAwardofQualificationInadditiontotherequirementsofadmission,registration,attendanceandassessmentapplicabletothequalificationforwhichastudentisregistered,such studentmustmeettherequirementsfortheawardof the qualificationbyobtainingcredit in the coursessetineachacademicyearand/orconductingresearchapprovedbytheSenate andsatisfyingsuchfurtherrequirementsasmaybeprescribedbythe Senateandwhicharesetoutinthefacultyrules.

G9 Degree of Master

9.1 GeneralThe Senatemayrequireacandidateforthedegreeofmasterasaconditionoftheconfermentofthedegreetoattendsuchcourses or pass such examinations(writtenororal)asitdeemsnecessarybeforeconferringthe qualification.

9.2 The programme of master proceeding by research Whereappropriateafacultymayofferaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterby:

a) advancedstudyandresearchnormallyundertheguidanceofasupervisor/sappointedbytheSenate; or

b) attendance,completionofacurriculumapprovedby theSenateandsubmissionofatopicapprovedbytheSenate.

9.3 ProgrammebyresearchandcourseworkWhere appropriate a facultymay offer a programme leading to the degree ofmaster byresearchandcourseworkby:

a) attendance, completion of a curriculum approved by the Senate and submission ofcourseworkandResearch ReportonanapprovedtopicbytheSenate;or

b) attendance and completion of an approved curriculum.

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9.4 Conditions for the conferment of the degree of master by researchA personwho is admitted as a candidate for a degree ofmaster by researchmust, afterconsultationwithherorhissupervisorifthereisone,presentfortheapprovaloftheSenate a dissertationonasubjectapprovedbytheSenate. The dissertationmust,intheopinionoftheSenate,constitutebothanapplicationofthemethodsofresearchandacontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthesubjectchosen.

Consistent with the definition of a dissertation in Rule G1.12, a dissertation will be anextendedpieceofwrittenworkwhichmayincorporatecreativeworkorpublications.

The terms Dissertation and Research Report are defined in Rule G1. Further conditions for theconferment of the degree of master are set out in the faculty rules and the Senate Standing Orders for Higher Degrees.

9.5 Supervision of full-time members of staffIn circumstances considered by it to be exceptional the Senate may dispense with therequirement for supervision in the case of a candidate who holds an appointment as amemberofthefull-timeacademicstaffoftheUniversity and has held such appointment for suchperiodasislaiddowninthefacultyrules.InsuchacasetheSenate must appoint an internal and external examiner.

9.6 Abstract and style of Dissertation or Research ReportThe Dissertation or Research ReportprescribedbytheSenatemustincludeanabstractandconformas faraspossible to thestyle, lengthandformatrecommendedin theauthorisedstyleguideobtainablefromfacultyoffices.

9.7 Copies of Dissertation or Research ReportA candidate for thedegreeofmastermust submit at least twoboundcopies, two furtherunboundcopiesandanelectronicversionofher/hisdissertation or Research Report. The boundcopiesmustbeinaformthat,intheopinionoftheSenate,issuitableforsubmissiontotheexaminers.Furtherboundcopiesmayberequiredintermsofindividualfacultyrules.Priortograduation,twofinal,correctedcopiesofthedissertation or Research Report must besubmitted inaprinted formataswellasafinal,correctedcopyinelectronic formatasrequiredby theUniversity archivist.Thecandidatemust attest that theelectronic copy isidenticaltotheprintedcopy.

9.8 Formal declarationTogetherwith her/hisdissertation or Research Report, a candidatemust submit a formaldeclarationstatingwhether–

a) itisher/hisownunaidedworkor,ifs/hehasbeenassisted,whatassistances/hehasreceived;

b) thesubstanceoranypartof ithasbeensubmittedinthepastorisbeingoris tobesubmittedforaqualificationatanyotheruniversity;

c) the information used in the dissertation or Research Reporthasbeenobtainedbyher/himwhileemployedby,orworkingunder theaegisof, anypersonororganisationother than the University.

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9.9 Acknowledgementofconfermentofdegreeifmaterialis published A candidateuponwhomadegreeofmasterhasbeenconferredbytheUniversityandwhosubsequentlypublishesorrepublishesher/hisdissertation or Research Report inwholeorinpart,must indicateon the titlepageor in theprefaceor, if this isnotappropriate, inafootnote,thatsuchDissertation or Research Report hasbeenapprovedforthatqualification bytheUniversity.

9.10 Completion of all requirements for the degree of masterUnless the Senatehasgrantedanextensionoftime,acandidatewhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterincludingsubmissionofaResearch Report,ifs/heisrequiredtosubmitone,bythedatestipulatedinthefacultyrulesisdeemedtohavefailed.If the Senategrantsher/himsuchextensions/heisrequiredtoregisterforthenewacademicyear.

G10 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

10.1 Fulfilmentofrequirementsforconfermentofthedegree of Doctor of PhilosophyWhen the research is completed a candidate must:

a) present for the approval of the Senate a thesis, the research for which is normallyconductedundertheguidanceofasupervisor/s,whichmustconstituteintheopinionof the Senateasubstantialcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthesubjectchosen,andwhichmustbesatisfactoryasregardsliterarypresentation;

The termthesis isdefined inRuleG1.34.Furtherconditions for theconfermentof thedegreeofDoctor of Philosophy are set out in the faculty rules and the Senate Standing Orders for Higher Degrees.

b) furnishanabstractwitheachcopyofthethesis;

c) if required by theSenate, present herself/himself for suchassessment, or such otherrequirementsastheSenatemaydetermineinrespectofthesubjectofher/histhesis.

10.2 Supervision of full-time members of staffIn circumstances considered by it to be exceptional, the Senate may dispense with therequirement for supervision in the case of a candidate who holds an appointment as amemberofthefull-timeacademicstaffoftheUniversity and has held such appointment for suchperiodasislaiddowninthefacultyrules.Insuchacase,theSenate must appoint one internalandtwoexternalexaminers.

10.3 Copies of thesisUnlessthefacultyrulesforthequalificationrequireotherwise,acandidateforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophymustsubmitthreeboundcopies,twofurtherunboundcopiesandanelectronicversionofher/histhesis.Theboundcopiesmustbeinaformthat,intheopinionof the Senate,issuitableforsubmissiontotheexaminers.

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Prior tograduation, twofinal, correctedcopiesof the thesis andanyotherworkmustbesubmittedinaprintedformataswellasafinal,correctedcopyinelectronicformatasrequiredbytheUniversity archivist. The candidatemustattestthattheelectroniccopyisidenticaltotheprintedcopy.

Therulesrelatingtoformaldeclaration(RuleG9.8),acknowledgementofconfermentofthequalification,(RuleG9.9)andcompletionofallrequirementsforthedegreeofmaster(RuleG9.10),applywiththeappropriatechanges.

G9.7,G10.3:Acandidateforahigherdegreeisnotentitledtothereturnofsuchcopies.

G11 Senior Doctorate

11.1 Conditions for the conferment of the degreeA candidate for a senior doctorate must present for the approval of the Senate at least five copies of original published work, or original work accepted for publication, in afieldapprovedby the Senate. Suchworkmust, in theopinionof theSenate, constitute adistinguishedcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthatfield.

11.2 Notice of intention to apply for candidatureA candidatemustgivenoticeinwritingtotheRegistrarofher/hisintentiontopresentherself/himself as a candidate for the qualification, submitting at the same time the title and anoutlineoftheproposedsubmission.

G12Conversionofcandidatureforhigherqualifications12.1 General

Wheretherequirementsforahigherqualificationallow,acandidatemaybepermittedorrequiredbySenate under conditionsprescribedby it to converther/his candidature fromonehigherqualificationtoanotherwithintheperiodofregistration.Specialconditionsforconversionarespecifiedinthefacultyrules.

The conditions for conversion are generally applicable for existing programmes and qualificationsprior to2009, fornewprogrammes or qualifications, i.e. thosewhichhavenotexistedbefore2009,theconditionsforconversionaresubjecttoSenate discretion. On confermentofaconvertedhigherqualification,thetranscriptwillbeendorsedtoreflecttheconversion.

ConditionsforconversionmaychangeinlightoftheHigherEducationQualificationsSub-Framework.

12.2 Conversion from a programme leading to the degree of master by research to a programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophya) A person who has been admitted as a candidate for the degree of master may, in

exceptional circumstances, at her/his request and on the recommendation of thesupervisorandoftheHeadoftheSchoolconcerned,onthebasisofworktowardsthedissertationbeallowed,bypermissionoftheSenate,toproceedinsteadtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmastershallNOTbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his–

i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy;

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ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophycancelledintermsRuleG5.7;orfailingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.

b) A person who has completed the requirements for the degree of master, at her/hisrequest and on the recommendation of theHead of the School concerned,may bepermitted by the Senate not to have the qualification conferred on her/him, but toconduct,fornotlessthanoneacademicyearoffurtherfull-timestudy,ornotlessthantwo academic years of further part-time study, additional research for the degree ofDoctor of Philosophy,which shall be a significant extensionof the research alreadycompletedbyher/him:Providedthattheperiodofadditionalresearchmaybewaivedorreducedinacaseconsideredbythe Senatetobeexceptional.ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmastershallNOTbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his–

i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy;

or

ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophycancelledintermsRule G5.7; or

iii)failingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.

c) Apersonwhoispermittedtochangeher/hiscandidatureintermsof(a)or(b)abovewillbedeemedtohavebeenadmittedtocandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyat the date of her/his admission to candidature for the degree ofmaster, or at suchlater date as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase,butwillbesubject,inallotherrespects,totherulesforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyandsuchotherconditionsas the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.

12.3 Conversion from a programme leading to a degree ofmasterbycourseworkandResearchReporttoaprogramme leading to the degree of master by researcha) Apersonwhohasbeenadmittedasacandidateforthedegreeofmasterbycoursework

and Research Reportmay,inexceptionalcircumstances,ather/hisrequestandontherecommendationof thesupervisorandof theHeadof theSchoolconcerned,on thebasisofworktowardstheResearch Reportbeallowed,bypermissionoftheSenate,toproceedinsteadtothedegreeofmasterbyresearch.ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkandResearch ReportshallNOTbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his-

i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch;or

ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchcancelledintermsRule G5.7; or

iii)failingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch.

b) Apersonwhohascompletedtherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkand Research Report,ather/hisrequestandontherecommendationoftheHeadoftheSchoolconcerned,maybepermittedbytheSenatenottohavethedegreeconferredonher/him,buttoconduct,fornotlessthanoneacademicyearoffurtherfull-timestudy,ornotlessthantwoacademicyearsoffurtherpart-timestudy,additionalresearchforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch,whichshallbeasignificantextensionoftheresearchalreadycompletedbyher/him:Providedthattheperiodofadditionalresearchmaybewaived or reduced in a case considered by the Senate to be exceptional. ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkandResearch Reportshallbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his–

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i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch;or

ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchcancelledintermsRule G5.7; or

iii)failingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch.

c) Apersonwhoispermittedtochangeher/hiscandidatureintermsof(a)or(b)abovewillbedeemedtohavebeenadmittedtocandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchatthedateofher/hisadmissiontocandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkandResearch Report,oratsuchlaterdateastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase,butwillbesubject,inallotherrespects,totherulesforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchandsuch other conditions as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.

G13 Assessment

13.1 GeneralAn assessment maybewritten,practical,electronic,clinicalororal,inprojectorassignmentformorbeanyotherpieceofworkoranycombinationthereofasmaybespecifiedbytheSenate,providedthatastudent’s overall assessment does not consist of an oral assessment alone,exceptifexpresslydeterminedasappropriatebytheSenate.Suchdeterminationmaynotbedelegated.Inallcasestheevaluationmustbeinaformthatissuitableforobjectiveassessment by an internalmoderatoror external examiner. In each case the Schoolmustmakecleartheextentandnatureoftheworktobeassessedandthecriteriatobeused.

13.2 Examiners13.2.1 At least one examiner for each coursemustbeamemberoftheacademicstaffoftheUniversity

whohastaughtthestudents in the course under assessmentunlessitisimpracticableinanyinstancebecauseofthedeath,dismissal,resignation,absence,illnessorotherincapacityofthememberofstaffconcerned,orforsomereasondeemedbytheSenatetobesufficient.

13.2.2 At least 50 percent of the assessmentsthatcontributetothefinalmarksforeverycourse willbe internallymoderated and/or externally examined, provided that at least 30 percent ofeverycourseisexternallyexamined.

13.2.3 Aninternalmoderatorisnormallyamemberoftheacademicstaffwhomaybefromthesamedepartmentorschoolorfromanotherdepartmentorschoolbutwhohasnotbeeninvolvedatallinteachingthe courseduringtherelevantacademic year.UnlessotherwiseimpracticableorwiththeapprovaloftheDean,aninternalmoderatorshouldnotbeappointedtoexaminethe same courseformorethanthreeconsecutiveyears.

13.2.4 Anexternal examiner is normally appointed fromoutside theUniversity, preferably fromanother university, or in the case of professional disciplines, from among experiencedmembers of the professions. In exceptional caseswhere these options are impracticable,amemberoftheacademicstaffmay,withthepermissionoftheDean,beappointedasanexternalexaminerbutonlyifs/hehasnotbeeninvolvedatallinteachingthecourse duringthe relevant academic year.UnlessotherwiseimpracticableorwiththeapprovaloftheDeananexternalexaminershouldnotbeappointed toexaminethesamecourse for more than threeconsecutiveyears.ThereshouldbenoreciprocitybetweenexternalexaminersfromthisandotherinstitutionssaveincircumstanceswhichtheSenate deems exceptional.

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13.3 Eligibility for assessmentA studentmaybedisqualifiedfrompresentingherself/himselfforanyassessment ifs/hehasnotsatisfiedsuchrequirements,includingsatisfactoryparticipationintheworkoftheclass,asmaybeprescribedbytheSenate.

These requirements include, but are not limited to: attendance, assignments completed, tutorialsparticipatedin,practicalexperiments,clinicalwork,fieldworkandoutsidework.It is incumbenton each student to ascertain from the head of school what is required to qualify for presentation forassessmentforeachcourse.Disqualificationincludesbeingrefusedpermissiontocompleteanassessmentorreceivingnomarksforsuchassessment.

13.4 Additional oral or other form of assessmentThe Senatemay require a student to present herself/himself for an oral or other form ofassessmentif,onthemarksobtainedbyher/himafterprescribedassessment/s,s/heis,intheopinion of the Senate,ontheborderlineofthepassmarkorthemarkrequiredforaparticularclass,asdefinedinthefacultyorschoolstandingorders.Insuchaneventthemarksobtainedin such oral assessment are reported to the Senateinadditiontothemarksobtainedintheprescribedassessment/s.TheSenatemustthendeterminethemarktobeallocated.

13.5 Supplementary assessmentsA student whohasfailedacoursemaybepermittedbytheSenatetopresentherself/himselfforasupplementaryassessmentwheresuchassessmentispermittedbytherulesofthefacultywhichteachesandexaminesthecourse,unlessotherwiseagreedbythefacultiesconcerned.SupplementaryassessmentsmayonlybedeferredincircumstancesconsideredbytheSenate tobeexceptional.

A supplementary assessment fee may be charged.

13.6 Deferred assessments13.6.1 Studentsapplyingforadeferredexaminationmustdosowithinthree(3)workingdaysafter

the date of the examination.

13.6.2 IftheDeanofthefacultyissatisfiedthatthereissufficientreason,s/hemaypermitastudent todeferher/hisassessment/s.TheDeanwillrequirethestudenttosubmitsuchevidencetosupporther/hiscaseastheDeanconsidersnecessary.

ADeanwho permits a student to present herself/himself for a deferred assessment mayrequireher/him todosoat such timeandsubject tosuchconditionsass/heconsidersfitand,inparticular,mayrequirethestudent todeferortorepeat(asthecasemaybe)someorallher/hisassessments (or some or all the assessments thats/hehasnotfailed)intheyearinrespectofwhichher/hisapplicationislodged.

13.6.3 A studentwhodoesnotpresentherself/himselfforadeferredassessment is not entitled or permitted to have the assessment further deferred unless there are, in the opinion of theSenate,exceptionalgroundsforpermittingher/himtodoso.

13.6.4 Unless in the opinion of the Senate,exceptionalcircumstancesexist,adeferred assessment:

a)inthefirstsemester,mustbecompletednotlaterthanthefirstweekofthethirdteaching block;

b)inthesecond semester,mustbecompletedbeforethecommencementofthefollowingacademic year.

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13.7 Re-assessmentWhere a student has presented herself/himself for assessment and before the results orprovisionalorunconfirmedresultsofsuchassessmentarepublished,theDeanofthefaculty,afterdueconsiderationoftherelevantfactors,maypermitastudent tositforre-assessment if at the time of the assessmentowingtoillnessorher/hismentalstate,thestudentwasunabletobringher/hisjudgmentproperlytobearonwhethertoapplyforadeferredassessmentintermsofRuleG13.6.1aboveandiftheDeanconsidersthatthestudent wouldsufferhardshiptoanexceptionaldegreeweres/henotallowedtodoso.

13.8 Absence from assessmentUnless the Senate is satisfied that therewasgoodand sufficient reason, a studentwho isabsentfromanassessment,inacourseforwhich,inaccordancewiththerelevantcurriculum,s/heisrequired,permittedorentitledtopresentherself/himself,failsthatcourse.

G14 Academic Progression

14.1 Completion of courses prescribed for previous year of studyExceptasprovidedintherulesforanyqualificationorbypermissionoftheSenate,astudent maynotbeadmittedtoayearofstudyuntils/hehascompletedthecoursesprescribedforanyprecedingyearofstudyandsatisfiedsuchfurtherrequirements,ifany,asareprescribedbytherules.

14.2 Standard required to proceedA studentmaynotincludeinher/hiscurriculumanycourseatasubsequentlevelunlesss/he has attained in that courseattheprecedinglevelsuchstandardasisconsideredbytheSenatetowarranther/hisadmissiontothe course atthesubsequentlevelandhassatisfiedtheprerequisitesforthatcourseasdeterminedbytheSenate from time to time.

14.3 Prerequisite non-credit bearing coursesWhere a studentisrequiredtoattendacoursewhichdoesnotconstituteacredittowardsthequalificationforwhichs/heisregisteredortoperformanyotherrequirementprescribedforanyparticularyearofstudyforanyqualification,her/himfailuretoattendsuchcourse or to performsuchotherrequirementmayresultinher/himbeingrefusedpermissionbytheSenate toregisterforthesubsequentyearofstudyoranyparticularyearofstudythereafter.

14.4 Special curricula for students who cannot proceed to the next year of studyA studentwhohasobtainedcredit in some of the coursesprescribedforanyyearofstudybutwhomaynotintermsoftherulesproceedtothefollowingyearofstudyandwhohasnotbeenexcludedintermsofthefacultyrulesforprogression,maybepermittedorrequiredbythe Senate to proceed on a special curriculum. In addition to the coursesbeingrepeatedthestudentmaybepermittedtoincludeinher/hiscurriculum a course or coursesprescribedforthenextyearofstudyand/orsuchcourseasmayenrichthecontentofher/hiscurriculum.

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14.5 Re-attendance requirement for students who cannot proceed to the next year of studyA studentwhoisnotpermittedbytheSenatetoproceedtothesubsequentyearofstudyortoincludeinher/hiscurriculumforthefollowingacademicyearafurthercourse inasubjectinwhichs/hehasobtainedcredit,mayberequiredbytheSenatetore-attendandperformto the satisfaction of the Senatetheworkoftheclassprescribedforsucharepeatedcourse,failingwhichs/hemayberefusedpermissiontoregisterforthesubsequentyearofstudyoranyparticularyearofstudythereafter.

G15 Results

15.1 Publication of resultsThe finalmark obtained by a student in a course may be published either byway of apercentagemarkorasaresultdecisionexceptwheretheSenatehas, in thecaseofsomesupplementaryassessments,ruledotherwise.

15.2 Non-publication of resultsThefinalmarksobtainedbyastudentwillnotbepublishedandaqualificationwillnotbeconferred on a studentunlessanduntil–

a) s/hehaspaidalloutstanding fees, levies,disbursements,finesandanyothermonieslawfullyowingtotheUniversity;

b) anydisciplinaryproceedings,pendingorincomplete,havebeencompleted;and

c) therehasbeencompliancewithanyordermadeagainstthestudentasaconsequenceofanydisciplinaryproceedings.

G16Confermentofqualification

16.1 CongregationQualificationsmustbeconferredbytheUniversityatameetingoftheCongregationoftheUniversity convened for this purpose.

16.2 IssuingofacertificateDegreesareconferredandDiplomasaregrantedataUniversityGraduationceremony.Adegreeordiplomacertificatewillnotbeissuedtoastudent/candidatepriortoher/hisnameappearingintheofficialgraduationprogramme.

16.3 EndorsementofcertificateWhere a qualification is conferred or granted in a specific field, option or branch, theSenatemaydeterminethatthecertificateattestingtosuchconfermentorgrantingwillbearastatementspecifyingthatfield,optionorbranch.TheSenatemaydeterminethatwhereapersonwhohasbeengrantedsuchacertificatehas satisfied the requirements foranotherfield,optionorbranch,theoriginalcertificatebeendorsedtoreflectthisfact.

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a) the studenthaspaidalloutstandingfees,levies,disbursements,finesandanyothermonieslawfullyowingtotheUniversity;

b) anydisciplinaryproceedings,pendingorincomplete,havebeencompleted;

c) anyordermadeagainst thestudentasaconsequenceofanydisciplinaryproceedingshasbeencompliedwith;and

d) inthecaseoftheconversionfromonehigherqualificationtoanothers/hehassurrenderedthecertificateinrespectoftheformerhigherqualification.Wheresuchsurrenderisimpossiblethe Senatemaypermittheconfermentofthequalification.

16.5 Permissiontocompletequalificationbyobtainingcredits elsewhereThe Senatemay,ifitconsidersfit,permitastudentwhohasonlyoneortwo,or,inacaseconsideredby it tobe exceptional, threecourses or suchnumberofcourses as does not exceed30percentofthetotalnumberofprescribedcourses outstandingforaqualification andwhosatisfiestheSenatethat,byreasonofachangeofresidence,orforsomeothergoodandsufficientcause,s/heisunabletocontinueattendingattheUniversity,tocompletesuchcourse or coursesatanotheruniversityorataninstitutionrecognisedforthispurposebytheSenatewithinoroutsidetheRepublicofSouthAfrica.

The policy of the faculties on this issue is set out in the standing orders of each faculty.

G17ConfermentofQualificationwithDistinctionThe qualification is awardedwithdistinctionorwithdistinction in aparticularcourse to a studentwhohasobtainedthestandardlaiddownbytheSenate for that purpose.

G18 Honorary Degrees18.1 AproposaltoconferanhonorarydegreemaybemadeeitherbyamemberoftheCouncilor

of the Senateandmustbesecondedbyanothermemberofeitherofthesestructures.

18.2 TheproposalmustbecommunicatedinwritingtotheUniversityRegistrar.

18.3 Theproposalmustbeaccompaniedbyastatementsettingoutthereasonsformakingit.

18.4 AresolutiontoconferanhonorarydegreemustbepassedintheCouncilandintheSenatebyanabsolutemajorityofthemembersofeachstructurevotingbysecretpostalballot.

18.5 Apersonwhositsonbothstructuresisentitledtovoteineachelection.

G19 Intellectual PropertyStudents are advised to refer to the University Policy on Intellectual Property.

19.1 Anyowner’srighttointellectualpropertyinanythesis,dissertation, Research ReportoranyotherworkisnormallysubjecttotherightoftheUniversitytomakeareproductionofitorpartsofitinanymediumforapersonorinstitutionrequiringitforstudyorresearch,providedthatnotmorethanonecopyissuppliedtothatpersonorinstitution.

19.2 Where research includes a patentable invention, theUniversity may keep the researchconfidentialforareasonableperiodifspecificallyrequestedtodoso.

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19.3 Whereconfidentialityhasbeenagreed in advance theUniversitymust keep the researchconfidentialfortheperiodagreed.

19.4 Subjectto19.2and19.3theUniversitymaydistributeabstractsorsummariesofanythesis,dissertation,Research ReportoranyotherworkforpublicationinindexingandbibliographicperiodicalsconsideredbytheUniversitytobeappropriate.

G20 Ethical ClearanceStudentswhoproposetoconductresearchofanykindonhumanoranimalsubjectsmustapplyforethical clearance from the appropriate University’s EthicsCommittee/s

Joint Statutes of the Universities in the Republic of South AfricaSection 74(6) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 states that the joint statutes and joint regulations and rules made in terms of the Universities Act, 1995 (Act 61 of 1955), continue to exist until the date contemplated in that Act. The only provisions of the Joint Statutes remaining in force are:

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SubjecttotheprovisionsofanActorofthisstatute,nouniversitymay,notwithstandinganythingtothecontraryinitsstatute,admitacandidatetothedegreeofbachelorunlesshehas–

a) registeredasamatriculatedstudent[oranNSCorNC(V)student]1;

b) passedsuchexaminations2ortestsandcompliedwithsuchconditionsastheUniversitymayimpose for thecompletionofeachcourse ineachacademicyearof study in thesubjectsoffered for thedegree:Provided thatno recognition for thepurposesofadegreeshallbegiventoanycoursecompletedinanysubjectinanyacademicyearofstudyunlessthedateofvalidityofhismatriculationcertificateorcertificateofexemptionfromthematriculationexamination[orNSCorNC(V)]precedes2Apriloftheacademicyearinwhichsuchcoursewascompleted;

c) completedsubsequenttothedateofvalidityofthematriculationcertificate[ortheNSCorNC(V)]orofthecertificateoffullexemptionfromthematriculationexaminationissuedbytheMatriculationBoard[ofHigherEducationSouthAfrica(HESA)]thefollowingminimumperiodofattendancerecognisedforsuchdegree:ProvidedthatinthecaseofastudentoftheUniversityofSouthAfricatheterm‘attendance’shallmean‘registration’–

i)forthedegreeofBachelorofEducation(BEd)orBachelorofPhysicalEducation(BEdPh)–

1)twoacademicyearswheres/hehasobtainedpriortothisperiodofattendanceadegreeofBachelorofArtsorScienceoranotherdegreeacceptedbytheSenateoftheUniversityasequivalentthereto;or

2)oneacademicyearwheres/hehasobtainedpriortothisperiodofattendanceeitheranapprovedfour-yearbachelor’sdegreeoranapprovedthree-yearbachelor’sdegreeandalsoanapproveddiplomaorcertificateineducation;

ii)forthehonour’sdegreeofbachelor–

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2)wherethehonoursdegreeofbacheloristakensimultaneouslywiththebachelor’sdegree,atleastoneacademicyearinadditiontotheminimumperiodprescribedforthebachelor’sdegreeconcerned:Providedthatauniversitymay,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,reducetheminimumperiodofattendanceinrespectofanhonoursdegreeofBachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,orofBachelorofCommercetoatotalofthreeacademicyears.

3) for the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) two academic years after the date ofcompletion of a bachelor’s degree forwhich theminimumperiod of attendance is threeacademicyears;oroneacademicyearafterthecompletionofabachelor’sdegreeforwhichtheminimumperiodofattendanceisfouracademicyears;

4)foranyotherbachelor’sdegree:threeacademicyears.

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Astudentwhowasregisteredatauniversity,must,uponapplicationforadmissiontoanotheruniversity,submit a certificate of conduct at the first mentioned university which, subject to section 11 of theUniversitiesAct,isacceptabletotheSenateoftheuniversitytowhichadmissionissought.

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1) Subjecttotheprovisionsofsubparagraph(2),theSenateofauniversitymayacceptaspartoftheattendanceofastudentforadmissiontoadegreeofbachelor,otherthanaoneyearhonoursdegree of bachelor, of that university, periods of attendance as a registeredmatriculatedstudentatanyotheruniversityorinstitution,andmayaccept,asfaraspracticable,certificatesof proficiency in any subject issued by such other university or such other institution:Providedthattheforegoingshallalsoapplyinthecaseofperiodsofattendanceandsubjectspassedfordiplomaswithaminimumdurationofthreeyearswhichhavesuccessfullybeencompleted at a university or another institution and on account of which the Board hasgranted full or conditional exemption from thematriculation examination [or theNSCorNC(V)examination],backdatedtothecommencementoftheyearinwhichcreditforsuchdiplomawasfirstearned;andprovidedfurtherthattheprovisionsofsubparagraph(2)shallalsoapplytosuchdiplomascompletedatthesameuniversityasthatatwhichthestudentconcernedistobeadmittedtoadegreeofbachelor.

2) Acandidateshallnotbeadmittedtoanordinarydegreeofbachelorintermsofsub-paragraph(1)unless–

a)hisperiodsofattendancearetogethernotlessthanthecompletedperiodprescribedforadmissiontosuchdegree;

b)heattendedattheuniversitythatconfersthedegreecoursesprescribedbythatuniversity–

i)foradegreeforwhichtheperiodofattendanceisthreeacademicyears,foratleasttwoacademicyears:Providedthathehasattendedasaregisteredstudentforthatdegreeatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthedegree,or

3) Acandidateshallnotbeadmittedtoanordinarydegreeofbachelorintermsofsub-paragraph(1)unless–

a)hisperiodsofattendancearetogethernotlessthanthecompletedperiodprescribedforadmissiontosuchdegree;

b)heattendedattheuniversitythatconfersthedegreecoursesprescribedbythatuniversity–

i)foradegreeforwhichtheperiodofattendanceisthreeacademicyears,foratleasttwoacademicyears:Providedthathehasattendedasaregisteredstudentforthatdegreeatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthedegree,or

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ii) foranyotherdegreeofbachelor,at least twoacademicyears,except for thedegreeofBachelor of Education (BEd), or Bachelor of Physical Education (BEdPh), or Bachelor ofPhilosophy(BPhil),forwhichtheperiodofattendancemaybeoneacademicyear.

4) The Senate of a universitymay recognise for admission to a one-year honours degree ofbachelorattheuniversity,coursescompletedforaone-yearhonoursdegreeofbacheloratanyotheruniversity:Providedthatatleasthalfofthecoursesrequiredforthedegreeshallbe attended andpassed at the university granting the degree and that the total periodofattendanceisnotlessthanoneyear.

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1Informationinsquarebracketsisinsertedforexplanatorypurposes.

2ThiswordisusedinaccordancewiththedefinitioninRuleG1.13

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TheseRulesaresubordinatetoandshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeGeneralRules.TheRulesfordegreesanddiplomaspublishedherearesubjecttochange.TheyreflecttheRulesandRegulationsoftheUniversityasat31July2019butmaybeamendedpriortothecommencementofthe2020academic year.

Definitions

Course levels: courses are offered at four levels, 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000. The course levels are definedbytheSenateaccordingtoitsdeterminationofthedifficultyofthecourse.Themostdifficultareclassifiedasbeingatthe3000and4000level,theleastdifficultatthe1000levelandtheothersatthe2000level.Thelevels1000,2000,3000and4000aredenotedbynumeralsI,II,IIIandIVrespectively.

Corequisite course is a prerequisitewhichmaybetakenconcurrentlywithanothercourseandwhicharequirementisforcreditinthatothercourse.

Prerequisite course is a coursewhichmustbepassedbeforeregistrationforasubsequentcourse.

ForfurtherdefinitionsseeRule*G1andRule*G2.

1 Application of RulesSeeRule*G3

2 UNDERGRADUATE 2.1 Professional DegreesQualificationName Programme Code NQF

CreditsNQF Exit Level

BachelorofEducationinFoundationPhaseTeaching(BEd:FoundationPhaseTeaching)

HFA00 480 7

BachelorofEducationinIntermediatePhaseTeaching(BEd:IntermediatePhaseTeaching)

HFA01 480 7

BachelorofEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTrainingTeaching(BEd:SeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTraining)

HFA02 480 7

BachelorofEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTrainingTeaching(BEd:SeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTraining)((Part-time(PT))

HFA03 48 7

SENATE RULESFOR THE FACULTY OF

HUMANITIES - EDUCATION

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Progression Rules for Bachelor of Education Curricula

Year of Study (YOS) Minimum requirements for returning student to avoid exclusion

To be promoted on a special curriculum

To proceed into the next year of study

YOS 1 72 96 120

YOS1(Repeat) 120 120 120

YOS 2 180 216 240

YOS2(Repeat) 240 240 240

YOS 3 300 336 360

YOS3(Repeat) 360 360 360

YOS 4 408 N/A 480(toqualify)

2.1.1 Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching2.1.1.1 Admission Rules

a) Matriculationrequirements:

The normal requirement for admission is matriculation with exemption. However, withpermission of the SenateandintermsofRule*G4.10.2,anapplicantmaybeconsideredforadmissionprovidedthats/hehaspassedtheSeniorCertificateexaminationwithaminimumofthreesubjects(includingEnglish)intheHigherGradeandhas,inaddition,demonstrated,inaselectionprocessapprovedbytheSenate,thats/heissuitableforadmission.

b) NationalSeniorCertificateandNationalCertificate(Vocational)Requirements:

ApassinEnglishFirstLanguagewithatleastlevel5attheNSClevelorapassinEnglishFirstAdditionalLanguagewithatleastlevel5attheNSClevel.A50%passinMathematicsattheNSClevelora60%passforMathsLiteracyattheNSClevel.Teacherswhoareinpossessionofarecognisedcertificateordiplomaineducationmaybeadmittedwithapossibilityoftransferof creditsforcognatepreviousstudies.

c) Admission into courses

Admission into courses is governed by the course corequisite and prerequisite rules under pointd).

d) Prerequisite Courses

ExceptwhenpermittedbytheSenate,astudentmaynotregisterforthecoursesinlistAunlesss/hehascredit or exemption in the course in list B. See the course prerequisitetablesforthecurriculuminwhichyouareenrolling.

2.1.1.2 Curriculum

Length of curriculum

The curriculum extends over not less than four academic yearsoffull-timestudyorsixyearsofpart-timestudy.

The curriculum offered by the University must meet the provisions, set out in the revised Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (Government Gazette no. 38487, February2015). The degree comprises a minimum of 480 credits, in accordance with the Higher Education QualificationsSub-Framework(HEQSF)andthepolicyreferredtoabove.

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Curriculum for Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching

ProgrammeCode:HFA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAFPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

YearofStudyI

i)

EDUC1248A EducationIA 6 5

EDUC1249A EducationIB 18 6

EDUC1252A Childhood Studies I 24 6

EDUC1250A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersI 12 6

EDUC1251A LiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersI 12 6

EDUC1261A TeachingExperienceIA 6 5

EDUC1262A TeachingExperienceIB 6 6

EDUC1311A BeingaFoundationPhaseTeacherA 6 5

EDUC1312A BeingaFoundationPhaseTeacherB 6 6

EDUC1255A Arts for Teachers 12 6

(ii)Selectoneofthefollowingcoursessubjecttothefollowingconditions:a)ForstudentswhoareunabletodemonstrateexistingcompetenceinICT

EDUC1260A ICTLiteracy 12 5

For studentstowhomadoesnotapply,selectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

iii)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction:

EDUC1263A AdditionalTeachingExperienceI 0 6

YearofStudyII

i)

EDUC2230A EducationII 24 6

EDUC2233A Childhood Studies II 24 6

EDUC2238A TeachingExperienceII 12 6

EDUC2231A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersII 12 6

EDUC2232A LiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersII 12 6

(ii)selectoneofthefollowingcourses,takingnoteoftheprerequisiterequirements:

EDUC1267A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1268A Sesotho I 24 6

EDUC1313A IsiZuluAdditionalLanguageI* 24 6

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ProgrammeCode:HFA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAFPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1314A SesothoAdditionalLanguageI 24 6

EDUC1264A SouthAfricanSignLanguageI 24 6

*ProvidedthatthisAdditionalLanguagewasnottakenfortheNational Senior CertificateorequivalentMatriculation qualification, and provided that the student is not a home language speaker of thisAdditional Language. If the student hasproficiency inboth languages the student must choose the languagetheyhavetheleastliteracycompetencein.

For studentswhohavenotyetcompletedtherequirednumberofelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowingcourses

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1258A School-basedSupport 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

EDUC1264A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

12 5

EDUC1265A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence)* 12 5

EDUC1266A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence)** 12 5

**ProvidedthatthislanguagewasnottakenfortheNational Senior CertificateorequivalentMatriculationqualification.Itmayalsonotbetakenbystudentswhoselect:

iiv)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction:

EDUC2239A AdditionalTeachingExperienceII 0 6

YearofStudyIII

i)

EDUC3117A EducationIII 24 7

EDUC3116A Childhood Studies III 24 7

EDUC3132A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIII 12 7

EDUC3129A LiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachersIII 12 7

EDUC3142A TeachingExperienceIIIA 18 6

EDUC3143A TeachingExperienceIIIB 6 7

ii)Selectoneofthefollowingcourse:

EDUC3169A isiZuluAdditionalLanguageII 24 6

EDUC2235A SesothoAdditionalLanguageII 24 6

EDUC2260A isiZulu II 24 6

EDUC2261A Sesotho II 24 6

EDUC2236A SouthAfricanSignLanguageII 24 6

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ProgrammeCode:HFA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAFPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

iii)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction:

EDUC3115A AdditionalTeachingExperienceIII 0 7

iv)Forstudentswhohavenotyetcompletedtherequirednumberofelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowingcourses:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1258A School Based Support 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

YearofStudyIV

i)

EDUC4212A EducationIV 24 7

EDUC4211A Childhood Studies IV 24 7

EDUC4227A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIV 12 7

EDUC4224A LiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachersIV 12 7

EDUC4232A TeachingExperienceIVA 12 7

EDUC4233A TeachingExperienceIVB 12 7

EDUC4272A TeachingAdditionalLanguageforPrimarySchoolTeachers IV

12 7

EDUC4210A BeingaTeacher 12 7

ii)Forstudentswhohavenotyetcompletedtherequirednumberofelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1258A School-Basedsupport 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

2.1.1.3 Course Corequisites and Prerequisites

Course B. Prerequisites

EDUC3167AEducationIIIandEDUC4260A/EDUC4237AEducationIV

EDUC1248AEducationIA,EDUC1249AEducationIBandEDUC2230AEducationII

EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers I

50%inMathematicsor65%inMathematicalLiteracyatNSClevel

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Course B. Prerequisites

EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers II

EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers I

EDUC3131AMathematicsforFoundationPhaseTeachers III

EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers II

EDUC4226AMathematicsforFoundationPhaseTeachers IV

EDUC3131AMathematicsforFoundationPhaseTeachers III

EDUC2232ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachers II

EDUC1251ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachers I

EDUC2236ASouthAfricanSignLanguageII EDUC1264ASouthAfricanSignLanguageI

EDUC3129ALiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachers III

EDUC2232ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachers II

EDUC4224ALiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachers IV

EDUC3129ALiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachers III

EDUC2233AChildhoodStudiesII EDUC1252AChildhoodStudiesI

EDUC3116AChildhoodStudiesIII EDUC2233AChildhoodStudiesII

EDUC4211AChildhoodStudiesIV EDUC3116AChildhoodStudiesIII

EDUC3169AisiZuluAdditionalLanguageII EDUC1313AisiZuluAdditionalLanguageI

EDUC2235ASesothoAdditionalLanguageII EDUC1314ASesothoAdditionalLanguageI

EDUC1264ASouthAfricanSignLanguageI EDUC1272ASouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)orbypermissionofthe Senate

EDUC1313AisiZuluAdditionalLanguageI EDUC1265AisiZulu(ConversationalCompetence)orbypermissionoftheSenate

EDUC1314ASesothoAdditionalLanguageI EDUC1266ASesotho(ConversationalCompetence)orbypermissionoftheSenate

2.1.1.4 Progression Rules

Inordertoprogresstothesucceedingyearofstudyastudentmusthaveobtainedthefollowingnumberof credits:

FirstYearofStudy:

72 credits (including 12 credits for EDUC1261A Teaching Experience IA, EDUC1262A TeachingExperienceIBand24creditsEDUC1252AChildhoodStudiesI).

FirstYearofStudy(repeat):

120 credits (including 12 credits for EDUC1261A Teaching Experience IA, EDUC1262A TeachingExperienceIBand48creditsobtainedacrossEducation,EDUC1252AChildhoodStudiesI,EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIand/orEDUC1251ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersI).

SecondYearofStudy:

180 credits(including24creditsforEDUC2238ATeachingExperienceIIand24creditsforEDUC2233AChildhood Studies II, EDUC2231AMathematics for Primary School Teachers II and/or EDUC2232ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersII).

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SecondYearofStudy(repeat):

240 credits(including24creditsforEDUC2238ATeachingExperienceIIand48creditsobtainedacrossEducation,EDUC2233AChildhoodStudiesII,EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIIand/orEDUC2232ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersII).

ThirdYearofStudy:

300 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC3142A Teaching Experience IIIA, EDUC3143A TeachingExperience IIIB and 24 credits for EDUC3117A Education III, EDUC3116A Childhood Studies III,EDUC3132A Mathematics for Primary School Teachers III and/or EDUC3129A Literacy for PrimarySchoolTeachersIII).

ThirdYearofStudy(repeat):

360 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC3142A Teaching Experience IIIA, EDUC3143A TeachingExperienceIIIBand48creditsobtainedacrossEducation,EDUC3116AChildhoodStudiesIII,EDUC3132AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIIIand/orEDUC3129ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersIIIand/orEDUC3169AisiZuluAdditionalLanguageIIorEDUC3121ASesothoFirstAdditionalLanguageIII).

FourthYearofStudy:

408 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC4232A Teaching Experience IVA, EDUC4233A TeachingExperienceIVBand24creditsobtainedacrossEducation,EDUC4211AChildhoodStudiesIV,EDUC4227AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIVand/orEDUC4224ALiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachersIVand/orEDUC3169AisiZuluAdditionalLanguageIIorEDUC3121ASesothoFirstAdditionalLanguageIII)

2.1.1.5 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

2.1.2 Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching2.1.2.1 Admission Rules

a) Matriculationrequirements:

The normal requirement for admission is matriculation with exemption. However, withpermission of the SenateandintermsofRule*G4.10.2,anapplicantmaybeconsideredforadmissionprovidedthats/hehaspassedtheSeniorCertificateexaminationwithaminimumofthreesubjects(includingEnglish)intheHigherGradeandhas,inaddition,demonstrated,inaselectionprocessapprovedbytheSenate,thats/heissuitableforadmission.

b) NationalSeniorCertificateandNationalCertificate(Vocational)Requirements:

ApassinEnglishFirstLanguagewithatleastlevel5attheNSClevelorapassinEnglishFirstAdditionalLanguagewithatleastlevel5attheNSClevel.A50%passinMathematicsattheNSClevelora60%passforMathsLiteracyattheNSClevel.Teacherswhoareinpossessionofarecognisedcertificateordiplomaineducationmaybeadmittedwithapossibilityoftransferof creditsforcognatepreviousstudies.

c) Admission into courses

Admission into courses is governed by the course corequisite and prerequisite rules under pointd).

d) Prerequisite Courses

ExceptwhenpermittedbytheSenate,astudentmaynotregisterforthecoursesinlistAunlesss/hehascredit or exemption in the course in list B. See the course prerequisitetablesforthecurriculuminwhichyouareenrolling.

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2.1.2.2 Curriculum

Curriculum for Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching

ProgrammeCode:HFA01 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAIPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

YearofStudyI

i)

EDUC1248A EducationIA 6 5

EDUC1249A EducationIB 18 6

EDUC1250A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersI 12 6

EDUC1251A LiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersI 12 6

EDUC1261A TeachingExperienceIA 6 5

EDUC1262A TeachingExperienceIB 6 6

EDUC1269A BecomingaTeacherA 6 5

EDUC1270A BecomingaTeacherB 6 6

(ii)Selectoneofthefollowingcourses:

EDUC1274A Natural Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1275A Social Sciences I 24 6

Andoneofthefollowingcourses:

EDUC1276A EnglishI 24 6

EDUC1267A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1268A Sesotho I 24 6

(iii)Selectthefollowingcoursessubjecttothefollowingconditions:

a)ForstudentswhoareunabletodemonstrateexistingConversationalCompetenceinSesotho,isiZuluorSouthAfricanSignLanguage,chooseoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1265A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1266A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1272A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

b)ForstudentswhoareunabletodemonstrateexistingcompetenceinICT

EDUC1260A ICTLiteracy 12 5

c)ifa)andb)donotapplyselectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

iv)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction:

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ProgrammeCode:HFA01 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAIPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1263A AdditionalTeachingExperienceI 0 6

YearofStudyII

i)

EDUC2230A EducationII 24 6

EDUC2238A TeachingExperienceII 12 6

EDUC2231A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersII 12 6

IfnotselectedinYearofStudyI(ii)above:

EDUC1276A EnglishI 24 6

IfEnglishIwasselectedinYearofStudyI(ii)abovethenselectoneof:

EDUC1267A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1313A isiZuluAdditionalLanguageI 24 6

EDUC1268A Sesotho I 24 6

EDUC1314A SesothoAdditionalLanguageI 24 6

EDUC1264A SouthAfricanSignLanguageI 24 6

ii)SelectthecoursenotcompletedunderYearofStudyI(i)above

EDUC1274A Natural Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1275A Social Sciences I 24 6

iii)SelectthepedagogycoursesthatcorrespondtothesubjectofthecoursesselectedinYearofStudyI(ii)above:

EDUC2244A TeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)A 6 6

EDUC2245A TeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)B 6 7

Or

EDUC2242A TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)A 6 6

EDUC2243A TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)B 6 7

For studentswhohavenotyetcompletedtherequirednumberofelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowingcourses

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

v)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction:

EDUC2239A AdditionalTeachingExperienceII 0 6

YearofStudyIII

i)

EDUC3117A EducationIII 24 7

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ProgrammeCode:HFA01 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAIPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC3132A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIII 24 7

EDUC3139A TeachingHomeLanguageintheIntermediatePhaseIII 24 7

EDUC3142A TeachingExperienceIIIA 18 6

EDUC3143A TeachingExperienceIIIB 6 7

(ii)SelectthepedagogycoursesthatcorrespondtothesubjectofthecourseselectedinYearofStudyII(ii)above:

EDUC2244A TeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)A 6 6

EDUC2245A TeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)B 6 7

Or

EDUC2242A TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)A 6 6

EDUC2243A TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)B 6 7

iii)Forstudentswhohavenotyetcompletedtwoelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1258A School-basedsupport 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandThroughArt 12 5

EDUCI317A LearninginandThroughDrama 12 5

iv)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction:

EDUC3115A AdditionalTeachingExperienceIII 0 7

YearofStudyIV

i)

EDUC4212A EducationIV 24 7

EDUC4227A MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIV 24 7

EDUC4272A Teaching Additional Languages for Primary SchoolTeachers IV

12 7

EDUC4210A BeingaTeacher 12 7

EDUC4223A LifeSkillsII:Personal,SocialandPhysicalWellbeing 12 6

EDUC4232A TeachingExperienceIVA 12 7

EDUC4233A TeachingExperienceIVB 12 7

EDUC1315A EconomicsandFinancialLiteracy 12 5

ii)Forstudentswhohavenotyetcompletedtwoelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1258A School-basedsupport 12 5

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ProgrammeCode:HFA01 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAIPHT20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandThroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandThroughDrama 12 5

2.1.2.3 Course Corequisites and Prerequisites

A. Course B. Prerequisites

EDUC3117AEducationIIIandEDUC4212AEducationIV

EDUC1248AEducationIA,EDUC1249AEducationIBandEDUC2230AEducationII

EDUC1267AisiZuluI Passof60%inisiZulu(homelanguageorfirstadditionallanguage)atNSCormatriclevelorbypermission of the Senate

EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers I

50%inMathematicsor60%inMathematicalLiteracyatNSClevel

EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers II

EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers I

MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIII EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers II

EDUC4227AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers IV

EDUC3132AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachers III

EDUC1264ASouthAfricanSignLanguageI EDUC1272ASouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)orbypermissionofthe Senate

EDUC1313AisiZuluAdditionalLanguageI EDUC1265AisiZulu(ConversationalCompetence)orbypermissionoftheSenate

EDUC1314ASesothoAdditionalLanguageI EDUC1266ASesotho(ConversationalCompetence)orevidenceofpriorconversationalcompetence in isiZulu

EDUC1268ASesothoI Passof60%inSesotho(HLorFAL)atNSCormatriclevelorbypermissionoftheSenate.

EDUC2244ATeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)AandEDUC2245ATeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)B

EDUC1274ANaturalSciencesI

EDUC2242ATeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)AandEDUC2243ATeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)B

EDUC1275ASocialSciencesI

2.1.2.4 Progression Rules

FirstYearofStudy:

72 credits (including 12 credits for EDUC1261A Teaching Experience 1A, EDUC1262A TeachingExperience1Band24creditsobtainedfromateachingsubject,EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIorEDUC1251ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersI).

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FirstYearofStudy(repeat):

120 credits (including 12 credits for EDUC1261A Teaching Experience 1A, EDUC1262A TeachingExperience 1B and48credits obtained fromEDUC1248A Education IA and EDUC1249A EducationIB,EDUC1251ALiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersI,EDUC1250AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIorasubjectspecialisation).

SecondYearofStudy:

180 credits (including24 creditsforEDUC2238ATeachingExperienceIIand24creditsobtainedfromateachingsubject,EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeacherIIand/ora24creditlanguagecourse).

SecondYearofStudy(repeat):

240 credits(including24 creditsforEDUC2238ATeachingExperienceIIand48creditsobtainedfromEDUC2230AEducationII,ateachingsubject,EDUC2231AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeacherIIand/ora24creditlanguagecourse).

ThirdYearofStudy:

300 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC3142A Teaching Experience IIIA, EDUC3143A TeachingExperienceIIIBand24creditsobtainedfromEDUC3132AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIIIorEDUC3139ATeachingHomeLanguageintheIntermediatePhase).

ThirdYearofStudy(repeat):

360 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC3142A Teaching Experience IIIA, EDUC3143A TeachingExperienceIIIBand48creditsobtainedfromEDUC3117AEducationIII,EDUC3132AMathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersIIIorEDUC3139ATeachingHomeLanguageintheIntermediatePhase).

FourthYearofStudy:

408 credits (including 72 credits for EDUC4232A Teaching Experience IVA, EDUC4233A TeachingExperienceIVBand24creditsobtainedfromEDUC4212AEducationIV,EDUC4225AMathematicsorEDUC4272ATeachingAdditionalLanguagesforPrimarySchoolTeachersIV

2.1.2.5 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

2.1.3 Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching2.1.3.1 Admission Rules

a) Matriculationrequirements:

The normal requirement for admission is matriculation with exemption. However, withpermission of the SenateandintermsofRule*G4.10.2,anapplicantmaybeconsideredforadmissionprovidedthats/hehaspassedtheSeniorCertificateexamination(includingEnglish)intheHigherGradeandhas,inaddition,demonstrated,inaselectionprocessapprovedbytheSenate,thats/heissuitableforadmission.

b) NationalSeniorCertificateandNationalCertificate(Vocational)Requirements:

Apass in English First Languagewith at least 5 at theNSC level or a pass in English FirstAdditional Languagewith at least 5 at theNSC level. Teacherswhoare inpossessionof arecognisedcertificateordiplomaineducationmaybeadmittedwithapossibilityoftransferofcreditsforcognatepreviousstudies.

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c) Admission into courses

Admission into courses is governed by the course corequisite and prerequisite rules under pointd).

d) Prerequisite Courses

ExceptwhenpermittedbytheSenate,astudentmaynotregisterforthecourses in list A unless s/hehascredit or exemption for the course in list B. See the course prerequisitetablesforthecurriculuminwhichyouareenrolling.

2.1.3.2 Curriculum

Curriculum for Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching

ProgrammeCode:HFA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

YearofStudyI

i)

EDUC1248A EducationIA 6 5

EDUC1249A EducationIB 18 6

EDUC1261A TeachingExperienceIA 6 5

EDUC1262A TeachingExperienceIB 6 6

EDUC1280A LiteracyforLiteracyforSeniorPhaseandFETTeachers 12 6

EDUC1269A BecomingaTeacherA 6 5

EDUC1270A BecomingaTeacherB 6 6

(ii)Selecttwoofthefollowingcourses:

EDUC1274A Natural Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1275A Social Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1276A EnglishI 24 6

EDUC1267A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1268A Sesotho I 24 6

EDUC1277A Mathematics I 24 6

EDUC1279A TechnologyI 24 6

EDUC1278A InformationTechnologyI 24 6

EDUC1287A Life Orientation I 24 6

(iii)Selectoneofthefollowingcoursessubjecttothefollowingconditions:

a)AstudentwhohasnotdemonstratedtheirICTcompetency:

EDUC1260A ICTLiteracy 12 5

b)Forstudentstowhoma)doesnotapply,oneofthefollowingcourses:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

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ProgrammeCode:HFA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandThroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandThroughDrama 12 5

iv)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstructiononly

EDUC1263A AdditionalTeachingExperienceI 0 6

YearofStudyII

i)

EDUC2230A EducationII 24 6

EDUC2238A TeachingExperienceII 12 6

EDUC2266A LifeSkillsforTeachers 12 6

ii)SelectthelevelIIcourses of the coursesselectedinYearofStudyI(ii)above:

EDUC2263A Natural Sciences II 24 6

EDUC2264A Social Sciences II 24 6

EDUC2259A EnglishII 24 6

EDUC2260A isiZulu II 24 6

EDUC2261A Sesotho II 24 6

EDUC2258A Mathematics II 24 6

EDUC2262A TechnologyII 24 6

EDUC2265A InformationTechnologyII 24 6

EDUC2269A Life Orientation II 24 6

iii)SelectacourseinSeniorPhasepedagogyAandBcorrespondingtoonecoursetakeninYearofStudyII(ii)above:

EDUC2302A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2303A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2248A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2249A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2252A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2253A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2256A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2257A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2267A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2268A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2254A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2255A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

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ProgrammeCode:HFA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC2246A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2247A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2240A TeachingInformationTechnologyI(FET)A 6 6

EDUC2241A TeachingInformationTechnologyI(FET)B 6 7

iv)Selectoneofthefollowingcoursessubjecttothefollowingconditions:

a)AstudentwhodoesnothaveanindigenousAfricanlanguage(excludingAfrikaans)ontheirMatricorNational Senior Certificate and cannot demonstrate conversational competence; and did not complete a coursefromYearofStudyI(iii)b)above,mustselectoneof:

EDUC1265A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1266A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1272A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

12 5

v)Forstudentstowhoma)doesnotapply,oneof:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

vi)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction

EDUC2239A AdditionalTeachingExperienceII 0 6

YearofStudyIII

i)

EDUC3117A EducationIII 24 7

EDUC3142A TeachingExperienceIIIA 18 6

EDUC3143A TeachingExperienceIIIB 6 7

ii)Subjecttotheprerequisiterules,selecttwolevelIIIcoursesfrom:

EDUC3126AEDUC3127A

Life Sciences IIIA or Life Sciences IIIB

2424

7

EDUC3135AEDUC3136A

PhysicalSciencesIIIAorPhysicalSciencesIIIB

2424

7

EDUC3122A GeographyIII 24 7

EDUC3123A HistoryIII 24 7

EDUC3119A EnglishIII 24 7

EDUC3125A isiZulu III 24 7

EDUC3138A Sesotho III 24 7

EDUC3030A Mathematics III 24 7

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ProgrammeCode:HFA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC3118A EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIII 24 7

EDUC3134A MechanicalTechnologyIII 24 7

EDUC3124A InformationTechnologyIII 24 7

EDUC3150A Life Orientation III 24 7

iii)SelectacourseinFurtherEducationandTrainingpedagogycorrespondingtoacourse selected in YearofStudyIII(ii)above:

EDUC4262A TeachingLifeSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4263A TeachingPhysicalSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4264A TeachingGeography(FET) 12 7

EDUC4265A TeachingHistory(FET) 12 7

EDUC4266A TeachingEnglish(FET) 12 7

EDUC4267A TeachingisiZulu(FET) 12 7

EDUC4268A TeachingSesotho(FET) 12 7

EDUC4269A TeachingMathematics(FET) 12 7

EDUC4270A TeachingEngineeringGraphicsandDesign(FET) 12 7

EDUC4234A TeachingMechanicalTechnology(FET) 12 7

EDUC4271A TeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET) 12 7

EDUC4236A TeachingLifeOrientation(FET) 12 7

iv)SelectanothercourseinaSeniorPhasepedagogycorrespondingtotheothercoursetakeninYearofStudy(ii)above:

EDUC2302A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2303A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 6

EDUC2248A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2249A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2252A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2253A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)B 6 6

EDUC2256A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2257A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2267A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2268A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B 6 6

EDUC2254A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2255A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)B 6 6

EDUC2246A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2247A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)B 6 6

EDUC2272A TeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET) 12 6

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ProgrammeCode:HFA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC2270A TeachingLifeOrientation(SeniorPhase) 12 6

v)Forstudentswhohavenotyetcompletedtwoelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1258A School-basedsupport 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

vi)Selectthiscourseonlybyschoolinstruction

EDUC3115A AdditionalTeachingExperienceIII 0 0

YearofStudyIV

i)

EDUC4212A EducationIV 24 7

EDUC4210A BeingaTeacher 12 7

EDUC4232A TeachingExperienceIVA 12 7

EDUC4233A TeachingExperienceIVB 12 7

(ii)Subjecttotheprerequisiterules,selectonelevelIVcoursefrom:

EDUC4221A Life Sciences IV 24 7

EDUC4229A PhysicalSciencesIV 24 7

EDUC4217A GeographyIV 24 7

EDUC4218A HistoryIV 24 7

EDUC4214A EnglishIV 24 7

EDUC4220A isiZulu IV 24 7

EDUC4230A Sesotho IV 24 7

EDUC4225A Mathematics IV 24 7

EDUC4213A EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIV 24 7

EDUC4228A MechanicalTechnologyIV 24 7

EDUC4219A InformationTechnologyIV 24 7

(iii)Selectonecoursefromthefollowingoptions:

a)AsecondcoursefromYearofStudyIV(ii)aboveor

b)AthirdcoursefromYearofStudyIII(ii)aboveor

c)Oneofthefollowingcoursessubjecttotheprerequisiterules:

EDUC1276A EnglishI 24 6

EDUC1267A isiZulu I 24 6

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ProgrammeCode:HFA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET20 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1264A SouthAfricanSignLanguageI 24 6

EDUC1268A Sesotho I 24 6

(iv)SelectacourseinFurtherEducationandTrainingphasepedagogycorrespondingtothecourse selectedinYearofStudyIV(iii)above:

EDUC4262A TeachingLifeSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4263A TeachingPhysicalSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4264A TeachingGeography(FET) 12 7

EDUC4265A TeachingHistory(FET) 12 7

EDUC4266A TeachingEnglish(FET) 12 7

EDUC4267A TeachingisiZulu(FET) 12 7

EDUC4268A TeachingSesotho(FET) 12 7

EDUC4269A TeachingMathematics(FET) 12 7

EDUC4270A TeachingEngineeringGraphicsandDesign(FET) 12 7

EDUC4234A TeachingMechanicalTechnology(FET) 12 7

EDUC4271A TeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET) 12 7

EDUC4236A TeachingLifeOrientation(FET) 12 7

v)Forstudentswhohavenotyetcompletedtwoelectiveoptions,selectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1257A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1256A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1259A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

EDUC1258A School-basedsupport 12 5

EDUC1316A LearninginandthroughArt 12 5

EDUC1317A LearninginandthroughDrama 12 5

Curriculum for Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (Part-time)

ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

Dependinguponstudentuptakenotallelectivecoursesorteachingsubjectsmaybeofferedinasix-yearcycle.

YearofStudyI

i)

EDUC1288A EducationI:PsychologyinEducation 16 6

EDUC1289A TeachingExperienceIA 6 5

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ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1290A TeachingExperienceIB 6 6

EDUC1291A LiteracyforSeniorPhaseandFETTeachers 12 6

EDUC1292A BecomingaTeacherA 6 5

EDUC1293A BecomingaTeacherB 6 6

(ii)Selectoneofthefollowingcourses:

EDUC1294A Natural Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1295A Social Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1296A EnglishI 24 6

EDUC1297A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1298A Sesotho I 24 6

EDUC1299A Mathematics I 24 6

EDUC1300A TechnologyI 24 6

EDUC1301A InformationTechnologyI 24 6

(iii)AstudentwhohasnotdemonstratedtheirICTcompetency:

EDUC1303A ICTLiteracy 12 5

YearofStudyII

i)

EDUC2273A EducationIIA:SociologyinEducation 16 6

EDUC2274A TeachingExperienceII 12 6

EDUC2275A LifeSkillsforTeachers 12 6

ii)SelectthelevelIIcourseofthecourseselectedinYearofStudyI(ii)above:

EDUC2276A Natural Sciences II 24 6

EDUC2277A Social Sciences II 24 6

EDUC2278A EnglishII 24 6

EDUC2279A isiZulu II 24 6

EDUC2280A Sesotho II 24 6

EDUC2281A Mathematics II 24 6

EDUC2282A TechnologyII 24 6

EDUC2283A InformationTechnologyII 24 6

iii)SelectcoursesAandBinSeniorPhasepedagogycorrespondingtothecoursetakeninYearofStudyII(ii)above:

EDUC2285A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2286A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2287A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

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ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC2288A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2289A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2290A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2291A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2292A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2293A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2294A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2295A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2296A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2297A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2298A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

YearofStudyIII

i)

EDUC2299A EducationIIB:PhilosophyinEducation 16 6

EDUC3151A TeachingExperienceIIIA 12 6

ii)Subjecttotheprerequisiterules,selectthelevelIIIcoursesnottakenpreviously:

EDUC3152AEDUC3153A

Life Sciences IIIA or Life Sciences IIIB

2424

7

EDUC3154AEDUC3155A

PhysicalSciencesIIIAorPhysicalSciencesIIIB

2424

7

EDUC3156A GeographyIII 24 7

EDUC3157A HistoryIII 24 7

EDUC3158A EnglishIII 24 7

EDUC3159A isiZulu III 24 7

EDUC3160A Sesotho III 24 7

EDUC3161A Mathematics III 24 7

EDUC3162A EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIII 24 7

EDUC3163A MechanicalTechnologyIII 24 7

EDUC3164A InformationTechnologyIII 24 7

iii)SelectaFurtherEducationandTrainingcourseofpedagogycorrespondingtothecourse selected inYearofStudyIII(ii)above:

EDUC4240A TeachingLifeSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4241A TeachingPhysicalSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4242A TeachingGeography(FET) 12 7

EDUC4243A TeachingHistory(FET) 12 7

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ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC4244A TeachingEnglish(FET) 12 7

EDUC4245A TeachingisiZulu(FET) 12 7

EDUC4246A TeachingSesotho(FET) 12 7

EDUC4247A TeachingMathematics(FET) 12 7

EDUC4248A TeachingEngineeringGraphicsandDesign(FET) 12 7

EDUC4249A TeachingMechanicalTechnology(FET) 12 7

EDUC4250A TeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET) 12 7

(iv)SelectoneofthefollowingcoursesnotselectedinYearofStudyI(ii):

EDUC1294A Natural Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1295A Social Sciences I 24 6

EDUC1296A EnglishI 24 6

EDUC1297A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1298A Sesotho I 24 6

EDUC1299A Mathematics I 24 6

EDUC1300A TechnologyI 24 6

EDUC1301A InformationTechnologyI 24 6

EDUC1302A Life Orientation I 24 6

YearofStudyIV

(i)

EDUC3167A EducationIII:CurriculumandPedagogy 16 7

EDUC3168A TeachingExperienceIIIB 12 6

(ii)Subjecttotheprerequisiterules,selectonelevelIVcourse,selectedinYearofStudyIII(iv):

EDUC4251A Life Sciences IV 24 7

EDUC4252A PhysicalSciencesIV 24 7

EDUC4253A GeographyIV 24 7

EDUC4254A HistoryIV 24 7

EDUC4255A EnglishIV 24 7

EDUC4256A isiZulu IV 24 7

EDUC4257A Sesotho IV 24 7

EDUC4258A Mathematics IV 24 7

EDUC4259A EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIV 24 7

EDUC4228A MechanicalTechnologyIV 24 7

EDUC4219A InformationTechnologyIV 24 7

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ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

iii)Subjecttotheprerequisiterules,selectthelevelIIcoursesfrom:

EDUC2276A Natural Sciences II 24 6

EDUC2277A Social Sciences II 24 6

EDUC2278A EnglishII 24 6

EDUC2279A isiZulu II 24 6

EDUC2280A Sesotho II 24 6

EDUC2281A Mathematics II 24 6

EDUC2282A TechnologyII 24 6

EDUC2283A InformationTechnologyII 24 6

EDUC2284A Life Orientation II 24 6

iv)SelectthecoursesAandBintheSeniorPhasepedagogycorrespondingtothecoursetakeninYearofStudyIV(iii)above:

EDUC2285A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2286A TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2287A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2288A TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2289A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2290A TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2291A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2292A TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2293A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2294A TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2295A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2296A TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2297A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)A 6 6

EDUC2298A TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)B 6 7

EDUC2300A TeachingLifeOrientation(SeniorPhase) 12 6

YearofStudyV

i)

EDUC4260A EducationIVA:AssessmentandInclusiveEducation 16 7

EDUC4261A TeachingExperienceIVA 12 7

ii)Subjecttotheprerequisiterules,selectthelevelIIIcoursesselectedinYearofStudyIV(iii):

EDUC3152AEDUC3153A

Life Sciences IIIA or Life Sciences IIIB

2424

7

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ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC3154AEDUC3155A

PhysicalSciencesIIIAorPhysicalSciencesIIIB

2424

7

EDUC3156A GeographyIII 24 7

EDUC3157A HistoryIII 24 7

EDUC3158A EnglishIII 24 7

EDUC3159A isiZulu III 24 7

EDUC3160A Sesotho III 24 7

EDUC3161A Mathematics III 24 7

EDUC3162A EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIII 24 7

EDUC3163A MechanicalTechnologyIII 24 7

EDUC3164A InformationTechnologyIII 24 7

EDUC3165A Life Orientation III 24 7

iii)SelectaFurtherEducationandTrainingcourseofpedagogycorrespondingtoacourse selected in YearofStudyIII(ii)above:

EDUC4240A TeachingLifeSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4241A TeachingPhysicalSciences(FET) 12 7

EDUC4242A TeachingGeography(FET) 12 7

EDUC4243A TeachingHistory(FET) 12 7

EDUC4244A TeachingEnglish(FET) 12 7

EDUC4245A TeachingisiZulu(FET) 12 7

EDUC4246A TeachingSesotho(FET) 12 7

EDUC4247A TeachingMathematics(FET) 12 7

EDUC4248A TeachingEngineeringGraphicsandDesign(FET) 12 7

EDUC4249A TeachingMechanicalTechnology(FET) 12 7

EDUC4250A TeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET) 12 7

EDUC4236A TeachingLifeOrientation(FET) 12 7

iv)Choosethefirstelectivecoursetobetakena)AstudentwhodoesnothaveanindigenousAfricanlanguage(excludingAfrikaans)ontheirMatricorNationalSeniorCertificateandwhocannotdemonstrateconversationalcompetenceinaninterview,mustselectoneof:

EDUC1304A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1305A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1306A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

12 5

b)AstudentwhohascompletedtheICTliteracycourse,isexemptedfromcompletinganelectiveineitherthe5thor6thyearofstudy.

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ProgrammeCode:HFA03 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPASPFET21 NQFCredits:480

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

c)Forstudentsforwhoma)doesnotapply,oneof:

EDUC1307A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1308A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1309A School-basedsupport 12 5

EDUC1310A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

YearofStudyVI

i)

EDUC4237A EducationIVB:History,PolicyandLawinEducation 16 7

EDUC4238A TeachingExperienceIVB 12 7

EDUC4239A BeingaTeacher 12 7

(ii)Selectonecoursefromthefollowingoptions:

a)AsecondcoursefromYearofStudyIV(ii)aboveor

b)AthirdcoursefromYearofStudyIII(ii)aboveor

c)Oneofthefollowing:

EDUC1296A EnglishI 24 6

EDUC1297A isiZulu I 24 6

EDUC1298A Sesotho I 24 6

iii)Choosethesecondelectivecoursetobetakena)AstudentwhodoesnothaveanindigenousAfricanlanguage(excludingAfrikaans)ontheirMatricorNationalSeniorCertificate,mustselectoneof:

EDUC1304A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1305A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC1306A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

12 5

b)AstudentwhohascompletedtheICTliteracycourse,isexemptedfromdoinganelectiveeitherinthe 5th or 6thyearofstudy.

c)Astudenttowhoma)doesnotapply,mustselectoneofthefollowing:

EDUC1307A FunwithChoir 12 5

EDUC1308A PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools 12 5

EDUC1309A School-basedsupport 12 5

EDUC1310A FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship 12 5

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2.1.3.3 Course Corequisites and Prerequisites

A. Course B. Prerequisites

EDUC3167AEducationIIIandEDUC4260A/EDUC4237AEducationIV

EDUC1248A/EDUC1228AEducationIA,EDUC1249A/EDUC1228AEducationIBandEDUC2230AEducationII

EDUC3162AEngineeringGraphicsandDesignIII EDUC2262A/EDUC2282ATechnologyII

EDUC4259AEngineeringGraphicsandDesignIV EDUC3162AEngineeringGraphicsandDesignIII

EDUC2259A/EDUC2278AEnglishII

EDUC1276A/EDUC1296AEnglishI

EDUC3158AEnglishIII EDUC2259A/EDUC2278AEnglishII

EDUC4255AEnglishIV EDUC3158AEnglishIII

EDUC3156AGeographyIII EDUC2264A/EDUC2277ASocialSciencesII

EDUC4253AGeographyIV EDUC3156AGeographyIII

EDUC3157AHistoryIII EDUC2264A/EDUC2277ASocialSciencesII

EDUC4254AHistoryIV EDUC3157AHistoryIII

EDUC1278A/EDUC1301AInformationTechnologyI

Passof50%inMathematicsatNCSlevelorHigherGradeatMatriclevel

EDUC2265A/EDUC2283AInformationTechnologyII

EDUC1278A/EDUC1301AInformationTechnologyI

EDUC3164AInformationTechnologyIII EDUC2265A/EDUC2283AInformationTechnologyII

EDUC4219AInformationTechnologyIV EDUC3164AInformationTechnologyIII

EDUC1267A/EDUC1297AIsiZuluI Passof60%inIsiZulu(HLorFAL)atNSCorHigherGradeatmatric

EDUC2260A/EDUC2279AIsiZuluII EDUC1267A/EDUC1297AIsiZuluI

EDUC3159AIsiZuluIII EDUC2260A/EDUC2279AIsiZuluII

EDUC4256AIsiZuluIV EDUC3159AIsiZuluIII

EDUC3152ALifeSciencesIIIAorEDUC3153ALife Sciences IIIB

EDUC2263A/EDUC2276ANaturalSciencesII

EDUC4251ALifeSciencesIV EDUC3152ALifeSciencesIIIAorEDUC3153ALife Sciences IIIB

EDUC1277A/EDUC1299AMathematicsI Passof65%forMathematicsatNSClevelorHigherGradeatmatric

EDUC2258A/EDUC2281AMathematicsII EDUC1277A/EDUC1299AMathematicsI

EDUC3161AMathematicsIII EDUC2258A/EDUC2281AMathematicsII

EDUC4258AMathematicsIV EDUC3161AMathematicsIII

EDUC3163AMechanicalTechnologyIII EDUC2262A/EDUC2282ATechnologyII

EDUC4228AMechanicalTechnologyIV EDUC2262A/EDUC2282ATechnologyII

EDUC1274A/EDUC1294ANaturalSciencesI Apassof60%inLifeScienceorPhysicalScienceatNSCorHigherGradeatmatric

EDUC2263A/EDUC2276ANaturalSciencesII EDUC1274A/EDUC1294ANaturalSciencesI

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A. Course B. Prerequisites

EDUC3154APhysicalSciencesIIIAorEDUC3155APhysicalSciencesIIIB

EDUC2263A/EDUC2276ANaturalSciencesII

EDUC4252APhysicalSciencesIV EDUC3154APhysicalSciencesIIIAorEDUC3155APhysicalSciencesIIIB

EDUC1268A/EDUC1298ASesothoI Passof60%inSesotho(HLorFAL)atNSCorHigherGradeatmatric

EDUC2261A/EDUC2280ASesothoII EDUC1268ASesothoI

EDUC3160ASesothoIII EDUC2261A/EDUC2280ASesothoII

EDUC4257ASesothoIV EDUC3160ASesothoIII

EDUC1275ASocialSciencesI Passof60%inGeographyorHistoryatNSCorHigherGradeatmatric

EDUC2264A/EDUC2277ASocialSciencesII EDUC1275A/EDUC1295ASocialSciencesI

EDUC4248ATeachingEngineeringGraphicsandDesign(FET)

EDUC2262A/EDUC2282ATechnologyII

EDUC4244ATeachingEnglish(FET) EDUC2259A/EDUC2278AEnglishII

EDUC4242ATeachingGeography(FET) EDUC2264A/EDUC2277ASocialSciencesII

EDUC4243ATeachingHistory(FET) EDUC2264A/EDUC2277ASocialSciencesII

EDUC4271A/EDUC4250ATeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET)

EDUC1278A/EDUC1301AInformationTechnologyI

EDUC4271A/EDUC4250ATeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET)

EDUC2265A/EDUC2283AInformationTechnologyIIandEDUC4271A/EDUC4250ATeachingInformationTechnologyII

EDUC4245ATeachingisiZulu(FET) EDUC2260A/EDUC2279AisiZuluII

EDUC2252A/EDUC2289ATeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2253A/EDUC2290ATeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1276A/EDUC1296AEnglishI

EDUC2256A/EDUC2291ATeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2257A/EDUC2292ATeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1267A/EDUC1297AisiZuluI

EDUC2267A/EDUC2293ATeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2268A/EDUC2294ATeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1268A/EDUC1298ASesothoI

EDUC4240ATeachingLifeSciences(FET) EDUC2263A/EDUC2276NaturalSciencesII

EDUC2254A/EDUC2295ATeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2255A/EDUC2296ATeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1277A/EDUC1299AMathematicsI

EDUC4247ATeachingMathematics(FET) EDUC2258A/EDUC2281AMathematicsII

EDUC4249ATeachingMechanicalTechnology(FET)

EDUC2262A/EDUC2282ATechnologyII

EDUC2302ATeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2303ATeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1274A/EDUC2276ANaturalSciencesI

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A. Course B. Prerequisites

EDUC4241ATeachingPhysicalSciences(FET) EDUC2263A/EDUC2276NaturalSciencesII

EDUC4246ATeachingSesotho(FET) EDUC2261A/EDUC2280ASesothoII

EDUC2248A/EDUC2287ATeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2249A/EDUC2288ATeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1275A/EDUC1295ASocial Sciences I

EDUC2246A/EDUC2297ATeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)AandEDUC2247A/EDUC2298ATeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)B

EDUC1279A/EDUC1300ATechnologyI

EDUC1279A/EDUC1300ATechnologyI

Passof60%inatleastonetechnologyorientatedsubjectsatNSCorHigherGradeatmatric

EDUC2262A/EDUC2282ATechnologyII

EDUC1279A/EDUC1300ATechnologyI

EDUC1287ALifeOrientationI Passof60%inLifeOrientationatNSClevel

2.1.3.4 Progression Rules

In order to progress to the succeeding year of study a student must have obtained the minimum number ofcreditsaslistedbelow:

FirstYearofStudy:

72 credits (including 12 credits for EDUC1261A/EDUC1289A Teaching Experience IA, EDUC1262A/EDUC1290ATeachingExperienceIBand24creditsobtainedfromateachingsubjectatfirstyearlevel).

FirstYearofStudy(repeat):

120 credits (including12credits forEDUC1261A/EDUC1289ATeachingExperienceIA,EDUC1262A/EDUC1290ATeachingExperienceIBand48creditsobtainedfromEDUC1248A/EDUC1288AEducationIA,EDUC1249A/EDUC1288AEducationIBandsubjectspecialisationsatfirstyearlevel).

SecondYearofStudy:

180 credits (including24credits forEDUC2238A/EDUC2274ATeachingExperience IIand24credits obtainedfromateachingsubjectatsecondyearlevel).

SecondYearofStudy(repeat):

240 credits (including24credits forEDUC2238A/EDUC2274ATeachingExperience IIand48credits obtainedfromEDUC2230A/EDUC2273A/EDUC2299AEducationIIandsubjectspecialisationsatsecondyearlevel).

ThirdYearofStudy:

300 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC3151A Teaching Experience IIIA, EDUC3168A TeachingExperienceIIIBand24creditsobtainedfromateachingsubjectatthirdyearlevel).

ThirdYearofStudy(repeat):

360 credits (including 48 credits for EDUC3151A Teaching Experience IIIA, EDUC3168A TeachingExperience IIIBand48creditsobtained fromEDUC3167AEducation III and subject specialisationsatthirdyearlevel).

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FourthYearofStudy:

408 credits(including72creditsforEDUC4261ATeachingExperienceIVAandEDUC4238ATeachingExperienceIVBand24creditsobtainedfromEDUC4260AEducationIVAandEDUC4237AEducationIVBorateachingsubjectatfourthyearlevel).

2.1.3.5 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

2.2 Supplementary ExaminationsA studentinanyyearofstudywhohasfailedtocompletenomorethanthreecoursesprescribedforthatparticularyearofstudy,butwhohasobtainedcredit for all the coursesprescribedforanyprecedingyearofstudy,maybepermittedbytheSenatetopresenther/himselfforasupplementaryexaminationinoneor more of coursess/hehasfailed,providedthats/hehasobtainedinsuchcourse or courses the minimum standarddeterminedbytheSenate for this purpose.

2.3 Exemption from Courses The Senatemayinexceptionalcircumstancesexemptastudentfromacoursesifs/hehasobtainedcredit in a courseatthisoranotheruniversitywhichintheopinionoftheSenate is the same as or similar content.

2.4 Academic ProgressionExceptwhenpermittedbytheSenate,astudentmaynotbeadmittedto:

a) Thesecondyearofstudyunlesss/hehasgainedcredit for at least seven courses(includingthe courseinTeachingExperience)prescribedforthefirstyearofstudy;

b) thethirdyearofstudyunlesss/hehasgainedcredit for all the coursesprescribedforthefirst yearofstudyandatleastsevencourses(includingthecourseinTeachingExperience) prescribedforthesecondyearofstudy;

c) Thefinalyearofstudyunlesss/hehasgainedcredit in all the coursesprescribedforthefirst threeyearsofstudy.

2.5 Minimum requirements of studyTheminimumrequirementsofstudyprescribedforstudentsaresetoutbelow.Astudentwhodoesnotmeet theminimum requirements of studymaybe refusedpermissionby theSenate to renewher/hisregistration.Ifhowever,astudentispermittedtorenewher/hisregistrationafterhavingfailedtosatisfytheminimumrequirementsofstudys/hemayberequiredtosatisfysuchfurtherconditionsastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.

2.6 Award with Distinction2.6.1 Fortheunalignedcurriculum:a) Unless the Senateotherwisedetermines,astudentmusthavecompletedallyearsofstudy forthedegreeofBachelorofEducationatthisUniversity and must have completed in the minimumperiodofstudynamely,fouryearsfull-timeforthatdegree.

b) In the case of a studentwhohascompletedcoursesatanotheruniversityortertiaryinstitution, thefirstandsecondyearcoursesmayberecognisedforthepurposesofobtainingthedegree ofBachelorofEducation.

c) Thefollowingcriteriashallbeappliedtodeterminewhetherastudentshallbeawardedthe degreewithdistinction:

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i) A studentmusthaveatleastobtainedafirstclasspass(75%orabove)inTeachingExperience IVAorTeachingExperienceIVB;

ii) A studentmusthaveobtainedatleastafirstclasspass(75%orabove)inthirdandfourth yearcourses to a total of 72 credits.Thisexcludesanyelectivecourses; and

iii) A studentmusthaveobtainedatleastanuppersecondclasspass(70%-74%)inanyother thirdandfourthyearcourses to a total of 24 credits.Thisexcludesanyelectivecourses.

2.6.2 Forthealignedcurriculum:Unless the Senate otherwise determines, a candidatemust have completed all years of study for thedegreeofBachelorofEducationatthisUniversity and must have completed in the minimum period of studynamely,fouryears(full-time)forthatdegree.

The followingcriteriashallbeapplied todeterminewhetheracandidateshallbeawardedthedegreewithdistinction:

a) A candidatemusthaveobtainedafirstclasspass(75%orabove)inTeachingExperienceIVA orTeachingExperienceIVB.

b) A candidatemusthaveobtainedafirstclasspass(75%orabove)inthirdandfourthyear courses*toatotalof72credits.

c) A candidatemusthaveobtainedanuppersecondclasspass(70%-74%)inanyotherthird andfourthyearcourses*toatotalof24credits.

*Excluding credits obtained for elective endorsement or enrichment courses.

2.7 Additional requirements for the Degree2.7.1 Teaching experience2.7.1.1 Forendorsementinaschoolphaseorphases,astudentmustsatisfactorilycompleteTeaching Experienceintheselectedphaseorphasesforaminimumdurationaslaiddownbythe Senate for that purpose.

2.7.1.2 A studentwhoisrepeatingayearofstudywillberequiredtoparticipateinadditional teachingexperienceduringtheyearofrepeat.

2.7.2 Language requirementA student’scompetencetouse,asamediumofinstruction,Englishand,unlessotherwisepermittedbythe Senate,atleastoneotherofficialSouthAfricanlanguageoranotherlanguageapprovedbytheSenate shallbereflectedasanendorsementonthedegreecertificate.

2.7.3 IT CompetenceA student’s competence in Information Technology for education purposes shall be reflected as anendorsementonthedegreecertificate.

2.8 EndorsementoncertificateIntermsofRule*G16.2,thecertificatewillbeendorsedtotheeffectthatthestudenthasqualifiedasaFoundationphaseteacher,asIntermediatephaseteacheroraSecondaryphaseandFurtherEducationandTrainingteacher.

Note:Theterm“teacher”,asusedintheseRulesisinterchangeablewiththeterm“educator”.

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2.9 Declaration rules2.9.1 Declaration at commencement of studiesPriortothecommencementoftheteachingpracticeinthefirstyearofstudyastudentwillberequiredtosubscribetothefollowingdeclarationfromthecodeofconductoftheSouthAfricanCouncilofEducators:

‘As a student of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, I do solemnly declare that:

I acknowledge the noble calling of the education profession to educate and train the learners of our country;

I acknowledge that the attitude, dedication, self-discipline, ideals, training and conduct of the teaching profession determines the quality of education in this country;

I acknowledge, and will uphold and promote basic human rights, as embodied in the Constitution of South Africa;

I commit myself therefore to do all within my power, in the exercising of my professional duties, to act in accordance with the ideals of my profession, as expressed in this Code and to act in a proper and becoming way such that my behaviour does not bring the teaching profession into disrepute.

2.9.2 Declaration by graduatePriortobeingadmittedtothedegreeastudentwillberequiredtosubscribetothefollowingdeclaration:

‘As a grad and in Education of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, I do solemnly declare that:

I acknowledge the great responsibility I now assume for the education and well-being of all persons entrusted to my care;

I will strive to foster and protect the needs of learners, and to help them develop as individuals, and as members of their communities;

I will, through my example and my teaching, encourage learners to value knowledge and skills, to exercise sound judgement, and to develop humane values and attitudes;

I will seek to develop in learners independence of thought, feeling and action that does not infringe on the rights of others;

I will not permit consideration of gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, religion, politics, social standing, or physical or mental ability to prejudice my dealings with any learner;

I promise never to insult the dignity, nor to harm nor abuse, any learner in my care, nor will I condone any such action instigated by others;

I will use with discretion and fidelity any information that I may obtain in the course of my duties concerning learners or their parents, guardians and families;

I will be loyal to my school and my colleagues, and I will contribute to the best of my ability to the full life of the institution I serve and I will, by accepting the rights and duties of an educator, do all in my power to uphold the honour and dignity of my profession.

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2.3 Advanced DiplomasQualificationname Programme Code NQF

CreditsNQF Exit Level

Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching

HUA50 120 7

Advanced Diploma in School Leadership and Management

HUAXX 120 7

Length of curriculum

The advanced diploma shall extend over one academic yearoffull-timestudyortwoacademic years of part-timestudy.

Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedbelowinordertocompletethequalification.

2.3.1 Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching 2.3.1.1 Admission Rules

Admission as a studentfortheAdvancedDiplomainTechnicalandVocationalTeachingisatthediscretionof the Senate.Anapplicantmustatleasthave:

a) An appropriate 360 creditdiplomaorbachelor’sdegree,thatislinkedtoteachingspecialisationsrelevanttotheTVETcontext;

b) ASeniorCertificatewithanendorsementoraSchoolLeavingCertificate;and

c) AproficiencyinEnglishtothesatisfactionoftheSenate,withaminimumof60%forEnglishatGrade12orhavingpassedthepreviousqualificationthroughthemediumofEnglish.

2.3.1.2 Curriculum

ProgrammeCode:HUA50 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HUAPDEXXX NQFCredits:120

Course code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC1318A EducationStudies 24 7

EDUC1319A ManagementwithTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

16 7

EDUC1322A TechnicalandVocationalEducationStudies 34 7

EDUC1321A Teaching,LearningandResearchinginTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

7 7

EDUC1320A TeachingPractice 24 7

EDUC1323A LecturerIndustryExperience 8 7

ii)Selectoneofthefollowingelectives:

EDUC1325A Curriculumstudies:CivilEngineeringandBuildingConstruction

7 7

EDUC1324A Curriculumstudies:ElectricalInfrastructureConstruction 7 7

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ProgrammeCode:HUA50 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HUAPDEXXX NQFCredits:120

Course code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC1326A Curriculumstudies:EngineeringandRelatedDesign 7 7

EDUC1327A CurriculumStudies:InformationTechnologyandCommunication Science

7 7

EDUC1328A Curriculumstudies:Mathematics 7 7

EDUC1329A CurriculumStudies:PhysicalSciences 7 7

2.3.2 Advanced Diploma in School Leadership and Management (Subject to SAQA registration)

2.3.2.1 Admission Rules

Admission is at the discretion of the Senate.Thefollowingareeligibleforadmission:

a) Applicants musthaveatleastthreeyears’experienceinaschoolleadershippositionandhavebeenappointedatapostatlevel2orhigher;and

b) Oneofthefollowing:

i) Afour-yearBachelorofEducationdegreeoraformerfour-yearHigherDiplomainEducation.

ii) Ageneral360creditdegreeordiplomawitheitheraPostgraduateCertificateinEducationoraone-yearHigherDiplomainEducation(Postgraduate).

iii) AnAdvancedCertificateinEducationwithathree-yeardiplomaorathree-yearcertificatein education.

2.3.2.2 Curriculum

ProgrammeCode:HUAXX NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HUAPDEXXX NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUCXXXXX WorkingwithandfortheSchoolSystem 30 7

EDUCXXXXX Leadingandmanagingpeopleandchange 30 7

EDUCXXXXX LeadingandManagingtheSchoolasanOrganisation 30 7

EDUCXXXXX LeadingandManagingTeachingandLearning 30 7

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3 POSTGRADUATE

3.1 PostgraduateCertificateinEducation(PGCE)QualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit

LevelNQF Credits

PostgraduateCertificateinEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTrainingTeaching(PGCE)

HXA00 7 120

PostgraduateCertificateinEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTrainingTeaching(PGCE)[(Part-time(PT)]

HXA02 7 120

3.1.1 Admission Rules Admissionshallberestrictedtoapplicantswhohavesatisfiedalltherequirementsforabachelor’sdegree atthisoranotheruniversity,whichincludescreditsinaschoolteachingsubjectatGeneralEducationandTraining(SeniorPhaseGrades7-9)level(GET)andFurtherEducationandTrainingPhase(Grades10–12)level(FET).ThePGCEmaynotbetakenbyBEdgraduates.

3.1.2 Restrictions on admission

a) UnlessotherwisepermittedbytheSenate,acandidateshallnotbeadmittedasastudent for the qualification unless the candidatehasobtainedcredit inher/hisqualification for the followingcourses:

i) At leastoneapprovedFET teachingsubjectatNQFlevel7withcoursesextendingoveroneyearateachofthelevels1000,2000and3000.Exception:Mathematics,PhysicsandChemistry–atlevels1000and2000,atNQFlevel6.

ii) A level 2000 course or two level 1000 courses extending over at least one year in anapprovedseniorphaseteachingsubjectatNQFlevel6.

b) The Senatemayadmit as acandidate apersonwhohasnot satisfied all the requirements fora bachelor’s degreebut in such a case, thePostgraduateCertificate in Education shall not beawardeduntiltherequirementsforthebachelor’sdegreehavebeensatisfied.

c) Unlessotherwiseprovidedforintherules,anapplicantwhohasbeenadmittedasacandidate forthecertificateunderparagraph(b)ofthisruleshallnotqualifyforthePGCEunlesss/hehasobtainedcreditatlevel3000intheapprovedFETteachingsubject(atlevel2000inthecaseofMathematics, Chemistry and Physics), even if all the other requirements for the award of thecertificatehavebeensatisfied.

d) A candidate entering the PGCE and selecting multidisciplinary subjects must have sufficientdisciplinarylearninginappropriateacademicfieldsfortheirteachingspecialisations.Iftheydidnotcoversufficientdisciplinarysubjectmatterintheirdegree,theywillberequiredtostudyandacompleteadditionalsubject-orientedcoursepriortoorconcurrentlywiththeirPGCEbeforethequalificationisawarded.

e) A candidateshallberequiredtosatisfytheSenateastocompetenceintheknowledgebaseoftheFETandGETteachingsubjectandmayberequiredbytheSenatetocompleteasubjectcompetencytest.Failuretobeassessedascompetentinthesubjectknowledgewillbarthecandidate from commencingTeachingExperienceuntilsuchtimeasthecandidatecandemonstratethats/heiscompetentinthesubjectknowledge.

f) A candidate’s competence to use English, as amedium of instruction, and another languageapprovedbytheSenateforclassroomcommunicationshallbereflectedasanendorsementonthecertificate.

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g) ITCompetence:Acandidate’scompetenceinInformationTechnologyforeducationalpurposesshallbereflectedasanendorsementonthedegreecertificate.

h) Approved university subjects, Further Education and Training (FET) and Senior Phase subjectmethodologiesandlearningareas.TheUniversityoffersPGCEstudiesinparticularFETandSeniorPhaseteachingsubjects.ApplicantswishingtotakeFETandSeniorPhaseteachingsubjectsnotlisted in the tablesbelowwill need to apply toother institutions, as approvedby theSenate. ApplicantswillbeallowedcertaincombinationsofFETandSeniorPhasecourses.CertainFETandsenior Phase coursesarecomplementaryandmustbetakentogether:

i) FET: Accounting or Business Studies or Economics with Senior Phase: Economic andManagementSciences

ii) FET:DramaticArtsorVisualArtsorMusicwithSeniorPhase:ArtsandCulture

iii) FET:EnglishwithSeniorPhaselanguages(English)

iv) FET:MathematicswithSeniorPhase:Mathematics

v) FET:LifeOrientationwithSeniorPhase:LifeOrientation

vi) FET:PhysicalScienceswithSeniorPhase:NaturalSciences

vii) FET:HistorywithSeniorPhaseSocialSciences

viii) FET:GeographywithSeniorPhase:NaturalSciencesorSocialSciences

ix) FET:LifeScienceswithSeniorPhase:NaturalSciencesorMathematics

x) FET:EnglishoranotherFETsubjectwithSeniorPhase languages (Sesotho, isiZuluorSASignLanguage

3.1.3 Course PrerequisitesTable 1 Approved University courses for admission into FET teaching subjects

FET teaching subject Approved and corresponding university courses

Course Code Course name

EDUC5178A/EDUC5244AAccounting

AccountingIII;FinancialAccountingIII;ManagementAccountingandAuditingIII

EDUC5179A/EDUC5245ABusinessStudies

BusinessManagementIIIorBusinessmanagementIplusoneofHumanResourcesIII/MarketingManagementIII

EDUC5180A/EDUC5246ADramaticArts

SpeechTrainingandDramaticArtIII(SpeechandDrama,DramaandDramaticArt)

EDUC5181A/EDUC5247AEconomics

EconomicsIII

EDUC5211A/EDUC5248AEnglish EnglishLanguageandLiteratureorEnglishIandoneofAppliedEnglishLanguageStudiesIII,AfricanLiteratureIII,LinguisticsIII,LiteraryTheoryIIIandCommunicationandMedia Studies III

EDUC5182A/EDUC5249AGeography

GeographyIII

EDUC5183A/EDUC5250AHistory HistoryIII

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FET teaching subject Approved and corresponding university courses

Course Code Course name

EDUC5184A/EDUC5251ALife Sciences

BiologicalSciencesIIIortwoofthefollowing,onetolevelIIIandtheothertolevel1,Biochemistry,Microbiology,Physiology,Biology,Zoology,Ecology,EnvironmentalSciencesGeneralBiology(orequivalent)Botany.

EDUC5124A/EDUC5252ALife Orientation

PsychologyIII,orPsychologyIandatleastoneofthefollowingmajors:SociologyIII,PhilosophyIII,PoliticalScienceIII,HumanMovementStudiesIII,AnthropologyIII;SocialWorkIII;LawandhumanRightsIII

EDUC5137A/EDUC5253AMathematics Mathematics II or Applied Mathematics II and Statistics; Computational and Applied Mathematics II

MUSC5062A/EDUC5254AMusic HarmonyIII;MusicalFormIII;MusicinHistoryandSocietyIII;MusicPracticalIII

EDUC5187A/EDUC5255APhysicalSciences

AcombinationofPhysicsIandChemistryIIorPhysicsIIandChemistryorBiochemistry3,Chemistry1andPhysics1.

FINA5021A/EDUC5256AVisual Arts

FineArtsIIIArtPracticalIIIorDesignorGraphicArtIII;HistoryofArtIII

Table 2 Approved University courses for admission into a second (optional) Senior Phase (GET) teaching subject specialisation

GET teaching subject Approved University courses (at least 24 credits at NQF Level 6)

Course Code Course name

EDUC5188A/EDUC5219AArts and Culture

SpeechTrainingandDramaticArtandDramarelatedcourselistedintable1MusicandMusicrelatedcourseslistedintable1ArtandArtrelatedcourseslistedintable1

EDUC5189A/EDUC5220AEconomicsandManagementSciences

Twocoursesinanyofthefollowing:Accounting;BusinessEconomics;BusinessManagement;CommercialLaw;Economics;MercantileLaw;IndustrialSociology;IndustrialPsychology

EDUC5162A/EDUC5221ALanguages(English) EnglishIIOREnglishIplusoneofthefollowing:AppliedEnglishLanguageStudiesII;DramaII;African Literature II; Journalism II; media Studies II;LinguisticsII

EDUC5164A/EDUC5224ALanguages(Sesotho) Sesotho II

EDUC5165A/EDUC5225ALanguages(isiZulu) isiZulu II

EDUC5163A/EDUC5223ALanguages(SASignLanguage)

SouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL)II

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GET teaching subject Approved University courses (at least 24 credits at NQF Level 6)

Course Code Course name

EDUC5090A/EDUC5222ALife Orientation

PsychologyIIORPsychologyIplusoneofthefollowing:AnthropologyII;HumanMovementSciencesII;LawII;PhilosophyII;PoliticalScienceII;PhysicalEducationII;ReligionStudiesII;SociologyII;SocialWorkII

EDUC5191A/EDUC5226ASocial Sciences

HistoryIandGeographyI

EDUC5108A/EDUC5228AMathematics

Twocoursesinanyofthefollowing:MathematicsI; Applied Mathematics I; Statistics I; Computer Science I

EDUC5192A/EDUC5227ANatural Sciences

Atleasttwoofthefollowingcourses:PhysicsI;ChemistryI;GeographyI;EnvironmentalSciencesI;BiologicalSciencesI(orsimilarcourses)

3.1.4 Curricula 3.1.4.1 Length of curriculum

The curriculumforthecertificateshallextendoveroneacademic yearoffull-timestudyortwoacademic yearsofpart-timestudy.

3.1.4.2 Curriculum

CurriculumforPostgraduateCertificateinEducation(PGCE)

ProgrammeCode:HXA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAPGC50 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC5177A TheoryofEducation 40 7

ii)SelectonecourseinthesubjectmethodologyintheassociatedFETteachingsubjectindicatedinthelistbelow:

EDUC5178A Accounting 24 7

EDUC5179A Business Studies 24 7

EDUC5180A Dramatic Arts 24 7

EDUC5181A Economics 24 7

EDUC5211A English(FET) 24 7

EDUC5182A Geography 24 7

EDUC5183A History 24 7

EDUC5274A InformationTechnology 24 7

EDUC5184A Life Sciences 24 7

EDUC5185A LifeOrientation(FET) 24 7

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ProgrammeCode:HXA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAPGC50 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC5186A Mathematics(FET) 24 7

MUSC5062A Music 24 7

EDUC5187A PhysicalSciences 24 7

FINA5021A Visual Arts 24 7

EDUC5166A isiZulu 24 7

EDUC5167A Sesotho 24 7

iii)Selectonecourseofthesubjectmethodologycoursesintheassociatedseniorphaseteachingsubjectindicatedinthelistbelow:

EDUC5188A Arts and Culture 24 7

EDUC5189A EconomicsandManagementSciences 24 7

EDUC5162A Languages(English) 24 7

EDUC5190A LifeOrientation(SeniorPhase) 24 7

EDUC5163A Languages(SouthAfricanSignLanguage) 24 7

EDUC5164A Languages(Sesotho) 24 7

EDUC5165A Languages(isiZulu) 24 7

EDUC5191A Social Sciences 24 7

EDUC5192A Natural Sciences 24 7

EDUC5193A Mathematics(SeniorPhase) 24 7

EDUC5276A ComputerApplicationTechnology 24 7

iv)SelectonecourseinteachingexperienceintheassociatedFETsubjectselectedinii)subjectmethodology,fromthelistindicatedbelow:

EDUC5194A AccountingTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5195A BusinessStudiesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5196A DramaticArtsTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5197A EconomicsTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5198A EnglishTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5168A isiZuluTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5169A SesothoTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5199A GeographyTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5200A HistoryTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5201A LifeSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5202A LifeOrientation(FET)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5203A Mathematics(FET)TeachingExperience 16 7

MUSC5063A MusicTeachingExperience(FirstInstrument) 16 7

EDUC5204A PhysicalSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

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ProgrammeCode:HXA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAPGC50 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

FINA5022A VisualArtsTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5275A InformationTechnologyTeachingExperience 16 7

v)SelectonecourseinteachingexperienceintheassociatedSeniorPhasesubjectselectediniii)subjectmethodology,fromthelistindicatedbelow:

EDUC5205A ArtsandCultureTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5277A ComputerApplicationTechnologyTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5206A EconomicandManagementSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5170A Languages(English)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5207A LifeOrientation(SeniorPhase)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5208A SocialSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5209A Mathematics(SeniorPhase)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5210A NaturalSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5171A Languages(Sesotho)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5172A Languages(isiZulu)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5173A Languages(SouthAfricanSignLanguageSeniorPhase)TeachingExperience 16 7

vi)Thecandidatemustapplyforexemptionandprovidedocumentaryproofofexistingcompetenceincomputerliteracyforexemptiontobegrantedfromthecourse or parts thereof.

EDUC5161A ICTliteracy 12 5

vii)Selectonecoursefromthelistbelow,unlessthecandidate applies for exemption and provides documentaryproofofexistingcompetenceinanindigenousAfricanlanguage(excludingAfrikaans)orSouthAfricanSignLanguageandisgrantedexemptionfromthecourse or parts thereof.

EDUC5174A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC5175A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC5176A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

Optional courses:AsecondSeniorPhaseSubjectMethodologyandTeachingExperienceinanapprovedteachingsubject,butdoesnotcontributetowardsthecreditsrequiredforthePGCEqualification.

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3.1.4.3 Curriculum (Part-time)

ProgrammeCode:HXA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAPGC51 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

YearofStudyI

i)

EDUC5218A TheoryofEducationA 20 7

ii)Selectonecourseinsubjectmethodologycoursesintheassociatedseniorphaseteachingsubjectindicatedinthelistbelow:

EDUC5219A Arts and Culture 24 7

EDUC5276A ComputerApplicationTechnology 24 7

EDUC5220A EconomicsandManagementSciences 24 7

EDUC5221A Languages(English) 24 7

EDUC5222A LifeOrientation(SeniorPhase) 24 7

EDUC5223A Languages(SouthAfricanSignLanguage) 24 7

EDUC5224A Languages(Sesotho) 24 7

EDUC5225A Languages(isiZulu) 24 7

EDUC5226A Social Sciences 24 7

EDUC5227A Natural Sciences 24 7

EDUC5228A Mathematics(SeniorPhase) 24 7

iii)SelectonecourseinteachingexperienceintheassociatedSeniorPhasesubjectselectedinii)subjectmethodology,fromthelistindicatedbelow:

EDUC5230A EconomicandManagementSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5231A Languages(English)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5232A LifeOrientation(SeniorPhase)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5233A SocialSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5234A Mathematics(SeniorPhase)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5235A NaturalSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5236A Languages(Sesotho)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5237A Languages(isiZulu)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5238A Languages(SouthAfricanSignLanguageSeniorPhase)TeachingExperience 16 7

iv)AcourseinICTliteracyunlessthecandidateappliesforexemptionbyprovidingdocumentaryproofofexistingcompetenceincomputerliteracyandisgrantedexemptionfromthecourseorpartsthereof.

EDUC5239A ICTliteracy 12 5

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ProgrammeCode:HXA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAPGC51 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

v)If thecandidateobtainsexemptioniniv) ICTliteracy,thecandidatemayopttoselectonecourse fromthelistbelowineither thefirstorsecondyearof thePGCE.AstudentwhodoesnothaveanindigenousAfricanlanguage(excludingAfrikaans)ontheirMatricorNationalSeniorCertificate,mustselectoneof:

EDUC5240A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC5241A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC5242A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

YearofStudyII

i)

EDUC5243A TheoryofEducationB 20 7

ii)SelectonecourseinsubjectmethodologyintheassociatedFETteachingsubjectindicatedinthelistbelow:

EDUC5244A Accounting 24 7

EDUC5245A Business Studies 24 7

EDUC5246A Dramatic Arts 24 7

EDUC5247A Economics 24 7

EDUC5248A English(FET) 24 7

EDUC5249A Geography 24 7

EDUC5250A History 24 7

EDUC5251A Life Sciences 24 7

EDUC5252A LifeOrientation(FET) 24 7

EDUC5253A Mathematics(FET) 24 7

EDUC5254A Music 24 7

EDUC5255A PhysicalSciences 24 7

EDUC5256A Visual Arts 24 7

EDUC5257A isiZulu(FET) 24 7

EDUC5258A Sesotho(FET) 24 7

EDUC5274A InformationTechnology 24 7

iii)SelectonecourseinteachingexperienceintheassociatedFETsubjectselectedinii)subjectmethodology,fromthelistindicatedbelow:

EDUC5259A AccountingTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5260A BusinessStudiesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5261A DramaticArtsTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5262A EconomicsTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5263A EnglishTeachingExperience 16 7

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ProgrammeCode:HXA02 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:HPAPGC51 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC5264A isiZuluTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5265A SesothoTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5266A GeographyTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5267A HistoryTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5268A LifeSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5269A LifeOrientation(FET)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5270A Mathematics(FET)TeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5271A MusicTeachingExperience(FirstInstrument) 16 7

EDUC5272A PhysicalSciencesTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5273A VisualArtsTeachingExperience 16 7

EDUC5275A InformationTechnologyTeachingExperience 16 7

iv)Ifnottakeninthefirstyearofstudy,selectonecoursefromthelistbelow,unlessthecandidate appliesforexemptionandprovidesdocumentaryproofofexistingcompetenceinanindigenousAfricanlanguage(excludingAfrikaans)orSouthAfricanSignLanguageandisgrantedexemptionfromthe course or parts thereof.

EDUC5240A isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC5241A Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence) 12 5

EDUC5242A SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

12 5

3.1.4.4 Progression Rules (PT)

Inordertoprogresstothesucceedingyearofstudyastudentmusthaveobtainedtheminimumnumberof creditsaslistedbelow:

FirstYearofStudy:

30 credits obtained in courses, excluding credits obtained for ICT literacy and the language taken atconversational competence level.

FirstYearofStudy(repeat):

60 credits obtained in courses, excluding credits obtained for ICT literacy and the language taken atconversational competence level.

3.1.5 Credit rulesExemption

The Senatemayinexceptionalcircumstancesexemptacandidatefromnomorethantwocourses listed in the curriculumaboveifs/hehasobtainedcredit in a courseatthisoranotheruniversitywhichintheopinion of the Senate is the same as or similar to one of these courses.

3.1.6 Repeating Coursesa) UnlessotherwisepermittedbytheSenate,acandidatewillnotbere-admittedtoacourse for whichs/hehastwiceregisteredandfailedtocomplete.

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b) A candidatewhohasobtainedcredit in course/sbutwhohasfailedoneormorecourses in TeachingExperiencewillberequiredtoappealtotheFacultyofHumanitiesforreadmission tothePGCE.

3.1.7 Completion RulesStudentsmustcompletethefullcurriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

3.1.8 ConditionsforAwardofcertificateA candidate who has obtained credit in the prescribed courses and has attained a pass in TeachingExperience,andhas satisfiedsuchother requirementsasmaybestipulated in thecurriculum shallbequalifiedforthecertificate.

3.1.9 Additional requirements for the AwardLanguageRequirement:

A student’scompetencetouse,asamediumofinstruction,English,andunlessotherwisepermittedbythe Senate,atleastoneotherofficialSouthAfricanlanguageoranotherlanguageapprovedbytheSenate shallbereflectedasanendorsementonthecertificate.

IT Competence

A student’s competence in Information Technology, for education purposes shall be reflected as anendorsement on the qualificationcertificate.

3.2 Postgraduate DiplomasQualificationName Programme Code NQF

CreditsNQF Exit Level

PostgraduateDiplomainEducation HXA01 120 8

PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofHigherEducation

HXA05 120 8

PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofDigitalEducationandOnlineTeaching

HXA01 120 8

Length of curriculum

Thediplomaextendsovernotlessthanoneyearoffull-timestudyortwoyearsofpart-timestudy.

3.2.1 Postgraduate Diploma in Education3.2.1.1 Admission

AnyofthefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheSenate as a candidateforthediploma,providedthats/hehasattainedinthequalifyingexaminationsuponwhichher/hiscandidatureisbased,suchstandardasthe Senatemayrequireforthepurpose,orthats/hesubmitsevidenceofpostgraduateworkofastandardconsideredsatisfactorybytheSenate.

a) An applicantholdingaBachelorofEducationwithHonoursoraBachelorofEducationDegreeunderrulespertainingbefore2001,oftheUniversity;

b) AgraduateofthisoranotheruniversitywhointheopinionoftheSenate holds a qualification equivalenttotheDegreeofBachelorofEducationwithHonoursofthisUniversity;

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c) An applicantwhohas been accepted by virtue of having completed at another university orinstitution such examinations as are, in the opinion of the Senate, equivalent to, or higherthan,theexaminationsprescribedfortheBachelorofEducationwithHonoursoraBachelorofEducationDegreeunderrulespertainingbefore2001,oftheUniversity;

d) An applicantotherthanagraduatewhohasinanyothermannersatisfiedtheSenatethats/he

e) An applicantwhoholdsanotherDegreeofthisoranyotheruniversity,theshortestcurriculum for whichextendsoveratleastfouryearsoffull-timestudy.

f) InthefieldofDeafEducationanapplicantwhoholdsaBachelorofHonoursdegreeofthisoranother universitywithinthefieldofDeafEducationandDeafStudies,orequivalentasapprovedby therelevantuniversity Senate, theshortestcurriculum forwhichextendsoverat least fouryearsof full-time studyandhaspreviousorconcurrent relevant teachingexperiencewithinaDeafEducationcontext.

3.2.1.2 Curriculum

ProgrammeCode:HXA01 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HFAPDE5 NQFCredits:120

Course code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC5082A Society,StateandSchooling 24 8

ii)Selectfourcourses:

EDUC5080A PsychologyandPedagogy 24 8

EDUC5059A DevelopmentalPsychology 24 8

EDUC5057A Curriculum Development 24 8

EDUC5055A CurriculumEvaluationandResearch 24 8

EDUC5075A IssuesinEducationalPolicy 24 8

EDUC5076A IssuesinHistoryofEducation 24 8

EDUC5073A Issues in Curriculum 24 8

EDUC5081A ResearchDesign 24 8

EDUC5065A EducationinDevelopingCountries 24 8

EDUC5079A PrimarySources 24 8

EDUC5051A AimsandConceptionsofEducation 24 8

EDUC5061A EducationandEpistemology 24 8

EDUC5063A EducationandtheSocialOrderMathematicsEducation 24 8

EDUC5126A StudiesinPedagogy 24 8

EDUC5112A IssuesinEducationalLeadershipandManagement 24 8

EDUC5086A StudiesinEducationalPolicy 24 8

EDUC5089A ManagingEducationalChange 24 8

EDUC5067A HeritageEducationinPractice 24 8

EDUC5069A IssuesinAppliedEducationEconomicsandPlanningPart I 24 8

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ProgrammeCode:HXA01 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HFAPDE5 NQFCredits:120

Course code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC5012A IssuesinAppliedEducationEconomicsandPlanningPart II 24 8

EDUC5084A StudiesinEducationalFinance 24 8

EDUC5088A StudiesinEducationalInformationManagement,MonitoringandEvaluation 24 8

EDUC5113A StudiesintheFieldofEducationalTechnology 24 8

EDUC5114A TheDesignandDevelopmentofOnlineLearning 24 8

EDUC5118A ScholarshipsofTeachingandLearninginHigherEducation 24 8

EDUC5121A SchoolEthics 24 8

EDUC5120A TeachingCriticalThinkingandEthicalDecision-making 24 8

EDUC5119A Introduction to Philosophical Topics 24 8

EDUC5117A ThinkingSchoolsandCommunication 24 8

EDUC5112A ThinkingthroughText 24 8

EDUC5123A QuantitativeDataAnalysisforEducationSpecialists 24 8

EDUC5081A ResearchDesign 24 8

EDUC5126A StudiesinPedagogy 24 8

EDUC5127A LeadershipandManagementofTeachingandLearning 24 8

EDUC5128A LearningandTeachingofMathematics 24 8

EDUC5129A AssessmentinSchoolingandinHigherEducation 24 8

EDUC5130A In and Out of School Literacies 24 8

Note:thefullrangeofcoursesmaynotbeofferedeveryyear.

ProgrammeCode:HXA01 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HFADEAF50 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

InthefieldofDeafEducation

EDUC5214A TheoriesandPolicieswithintheDeafEducationContext 30 8

EDUC5217A Psychology,IdentityandSocio-EmotionalDevelopmentoftheDeafandHardofHearingLearner 30 8

EDUC5215A Pedagogy,PraxisandResearchwithintheContextofEducatingDeafandHardofHearingLearners 30 8

EDUC5216A CurriculumandAssessmentintheEducationofDeafandHardofHearingLearners 30 8

3.2.1.3 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

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3.2.2 PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofHigher Education 3.2.2.1 Admission Rules

Admission is at the discretion of the Senate.Thefollowingareeligibleforadmission:

An applicantwhoholdsaBachelor’sdegreeofthisoranother university,orequivalentasapprovedbythe relevant university Senate,theshortestcurriculumforwhichextendsoveratleastthreeyearsoffull-timestudyandhaspreviousorconcurrentrelevantteachingexperienceataHigherEducationInstitution.

3.2.2.2 Curriculum

BypermissionoftheSenate a candidatemayregisterforanalternativecourseofferedbytheSchoolifitisdeemedsuitableforthepurposesoftheprogramme.

ProgrammeCode:HXA05 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAPDE51 NQFCredits:120

Course code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC5150A CurriculumDesignandDevelopmentinHigherEducation 30 8

EDUC5153A AssessmentinHigherEducation 30 8

EDUC5154A LearningandTeachinginHigherEducation 30 8

EDUC5155A NewDirectionsinHigherEducation 30 8

3.2.2.3 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

3.2.3 PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofDigital Education and Online Teaching3.2.3.1 Admission Rules

Admission is at the discretion of the Senate.Thefollowingareeligibleforadmission:

An applicantwhoholdsanappropriateNQF7teachingqualification from an accredited Institution of HigherEducationcappedbyaPGCEor

ApprovedAdvancedDiplomainEducationandTrainingNQF7OR

ABachelor’sdegreeinInformationSystems,ComputerScience,InformaticsorSoftwareEngineeringwithworkexperienceindesigningeducationmaterials[AssessmentofpriorlearningwithinthecontextoftheNationalQualificationsFramework(NQF)Act67of2008].

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3.2.3.2 Curriculum

Curriculum for Postgraduate Diploma in Education In the field of Digital Education and OnlineTeachings.

ProgrammeCode:HXA01 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAPDO52 NQFCredits:120

Course code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC5279A TeachingwithTechnology 30 8

EDUC5278A InstructionalDesign 30 8

EDUC5280A e-AssessmentinEducation 30 8

EDUC5281A NewDirectioninDigitalLearning 30 8

3.2.3.3 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

3.3 Degree of Bachelor of Education Honours

QualificationName Programme Code NQF Credits

NQF Exit Level

BachelorofEducationHonours(BEdHons) HHA00 120 8

3.3.1 Admission RulesAdmission is at the discretion of the Senate.Thefollowingareeligibleforadmission:

Inthegeneralfield:

a) A holder of a qualification of this or another universityrecognisedbytheSenate for this purpose;

or

b) An applicantwhoseSeniorCertificatehasanendorsementorNationalSeniorCertificateorwhoholds a qualificationwhichintheopinionoftheSenateisequivalenttosuchendorsementandwhohassatisfiedalltherequirementsofafour-yeardiplomaineducationobtainedatauniversityapprovedbytheSenateforthispurposeoracollegewhichisinaschemeofassociationwithauniversityapprovedbytheSenate.

or

c) An applicantwhohasamatriculationendorsementoraNationalSeniorCertificateandwhohassatisfiedalltherequirementsofathree-yeardiplomaineducation,andaminimumofthreeyears’experienceinthefieldofeducation,andwhopresentsaportfolioofworkdemonstratingher/hislevelofknowledgeandexperienceinthefieldofeducation,whichisacceptabletotheSenate.

3.3.2 Curricula3.3.2.1 Length of curriculum

The curriculumextendsoveroneyearoffull-timestudyortwoyearsofpart-timestudy.

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3.3.2.2 Full-time curriculum

CurriculumforBachelorofEducationHonours(BEdHons)

ProgrammeCode:HHA00 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAEHO40 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC4196A ResearchDesign 0 8

EDUC4193A ResearchProject 30 8

EDUC4129A EducationalTheoryResearchandEnquiry1 25 8

ii)Selectonecoursefromthelistbelow:

EDUC4130A EducationalTheoryResearchandEnquiry2

25 8

EDUC4202A IssuesinMathematicsEducationResearch 25 8

EDUC4205A KeyIssuesinScienceEducationResearch 25 8

EDUC4201A LanguageandLiteracyTheoriesandPractices 25 8

iii)Selecttwocoursesfromthelistbelow:

EDUC4110A Curriculum Issues 1 20 8

EDUC4111A Curriculum Issues 2 20 8

EDUC4037A SchoolingIdentitiesandHumanRightsEducation 20 8

EDUC4003A DemocracyinEducation 20 8

EDUC4029A Life Orientation 20 8

EDUC4177A EarlyLiteracy 20 8

EDUC4126A MathematicsandtheYoungChild 20 8

EDUC4011A EducationalPoliciesandChange 20 8

EDUC4104A Leadership,ManagementandOrganisationalDevelopmentinEducation 20 8

EDUC4032A OnlineTeachingandLearning 20 8

EDUC4127A Development of Online Materials 20 8

EDUC4015A InclusiveEducationLearningSupport1 20 8

EDUC4016A InclusiveEducationLearningSupport2 20 8

EDUC4182A ParadigmsandMethodsinAppliedLanguageStudies 20 8

EDUC4185A TeachingMaterials:Principles,PracticesandDesign 20 8

EDUC4030A MathematicsEducation1 20 8

EDUC4031A MathematicsEducation2 20 8

EDUC4038A ScienceEducation1 20 8

EDUC4039A ScienceEducation2 20 8

EDUC4090A ChildDevelopmentandSchoolLearning 20 8

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ProgrammeCode:HHA00 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAEHO40 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC4107A Language,LiteracyandCommunication 20 8

EDUC4170A PsychologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4114A ArtsEducation1 20 8

EDUC4115A ArtsEducation2 20 8

EDUC4165A DeafEducation1 20 8

EDUC4166A DeafEducation2 20 8

EDUC4273A isiZuluinEducation 20 8

EDUC4125A ContemporaryIssuesinChildhoodEducation 20 8

EDUC4128A IssuesinHistoryEducation 20 8

EDUC4169A EpistemologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4167A EthicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4109A IssuesinPrimaryEducation1 20 8

EDUC4108A IssuesinPrimaryEducation2 20 8

EDUC4168A SociologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4174A VisualLiteracyandtheRoleofMediainEducation 20 8

EDUC4173A RethinkingLiteratureinEducation 20 8

EDUC4175A Writing:TheoryandPraxisinEducation 20 8

EDUC4186A In-and-out-of-SchoolLiteracies 20 8

EDUC4179A LanguageandAssessment 20 8

EDUC4199A TechnicalVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET) 20 8

EDUC4200A IssuesinEnglishEducation 20 8

EDUC4203A MathematicsandMathematicalThinking 20 8

EDUC4204A MathematicsandMathematicalThinkingII 20 8

EDUC4206A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI 20 8

EDUC4207A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsII 20 8

EDUC4208A LifeSciencesforEducatorsI 20 8

EDUC4209A LifeSciencesforEducatorsII 20 8

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3.3.2.3 Part-time curriculum

CurriculumforBachelorofEducationHonours(BEdHons)

ProgrammeCode:HHA00 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAEHO40 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC4129A EducationalTheoryResearchandEnquiry1

25 8

EDUC4196A ResearchDesign 0 8

ii)Selectonecourseinthefirstyearofregistration:

EDUC4202A IssuesinMathematicsEducationResearch 25 8

EDUC4205A KeyIssuesinScienceEducationResearch 25 8

EDUC4201A LanguageandLiteracyTheoriesandPractices 25 8

EDUC4130A EducationalTheoryResearchandEnquiry2 25 8

iii)Selecttwocoursesfromthelistbelowinthesecondyearofregistration:

EDUC4110A Curriculum Issues 1 20 8

EDUC4111A Curriculum Issues 2 20 8

EDUC4037A SchoolingIdentitiesandHumanRightsEducation 20 8

EDUC4003A DemocracyinEducation 20 8

EDUC4029A Life Orientation 20 8

EDUC4177A EarlyLiteracy 20 8

EDUC4126A MathematicsandtheYoungChild 20 8

EDUC4011A EducationalPoliciesandChange 20 8

EDUC4104A Leadership,ManagementandOrganisationalDevelopmentinEducation 20 8

EDUC4032A OnlineTeachingandLearning 20 8

EDUC4127A Development of Online Materials 20 8

EDUC4015A InclusiveEducationLearningSupport1 20 8

EDUC4016A InclusiveEducationLearningSupport2 20 8

EDUC4182A ParadigmsandMethodsinAppliedLanguageStudies 20 8

EDUC4185A TeachingMaterials:Principles,PracticesandDesign 20 8

EDUC4030A MathematicsEducation1 20 8

EDUC4031A MathematicsEducation2 20 8

EDUC4038A ScienceEducation1 20 8

EDUC4039A ScienceEducation2 20 8

EDUC4090A ChildDevelopmentandSchoolLearning 20 8

EDUC4170A PsychologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

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ProgrammeCode:HHA00 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAEHO40 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC4114A ArtsEducation1 20 8

EDUC4115A ArtsEducation2 20 8

EDUC4165A DeafEducation1 20 8

EDUC4273A isiZuluinEducation 20 8

EDUC4166A DeafEducation2 20 8

EDUC4125A ContemporaryIssuesinChildhoodEducation 20 8

EDUC4128A IssuesinHistoryEducation 20 8

EDUC4169A EpistemologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4167A EthicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4109A IssuesinPrimaryEducation1 20 8

EDUC4108A IssuesinPrimaryEducation2 20 8

EDUC4168A SociologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4174A VisualLiteracyandtheRoleofMediainEducation 20 8

EDUC4173A RethinkingLiteratureinEducation 20 8

EDUC4175A Writing:TheoryandPraxisinEducation 20 8

EDUC4186A In-and-out-of-SchoolLiteracies 20 8

EDUC4179A LanguageandAssessment 20 8

EDUC4199A TechnicalVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET) 20 8

EDUC4200A IssuesinEnglishEducation 20 8

EDUC4203A MathematicsandMathematicalThinking 20 8

EDUC4204A MathematicsandMathematicalThinkingII 20 8

EDUC4206A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI 25 8

EDUC4207A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsII 20 8

EDUC4208A LifeSciencesforEducatorsI 20 8

EDUC4209A LifeSciencesforEducatorsII 20 8

iv)Selectthiscourseinthesecondyearofregistration:

EDUC4193A ResearchProject 30 8

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3.3.2.4 BlockReleasecurriculum

CurriculumforBachelorofEducationHonours(BEdHons)

ProgrammeCode:HHA00 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAEHO40 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC4129A EducationalTheoryResearchandEnquiry1

25 8

EDUC4196A ResearchDesign 0 8

ii)Selectonecourseinthefirstyearofregistration:

EDUC4202A IssuesinMathematicsEducationResearch 25 8

EDUC4205A KeyIssuesinScienceEducationResearch 25 8

EDUC4201A LanguageandLiteracyTheoriesandPractices 25 8

EDUC4130A EducationalTheoryResearchandEnquiry2 25 8

iii)Selectonecoursefromthelistbelowinthesecondyearofregistration:

EDUC4016A InclusiveEducation:LearningSupportI 20 8

EDUC4112A Issues in Curriculum 20 8

EDUC4018A IssuesinManagementandLeadership 20 8

EDUC4094A Sport Studies 20 8

EDUC4109A IssuesinPrimaryEducationI 20 8

PSYC4065A Psycho-EducationalAssessment 20 8

PSYC4045A ResearchMethodsinPsychology 20 8

EDUC4165A DeafEducationI 20 8

EDUC4114A ArtsEducationI 20 8

EDUC4273A isiZuluinEducation 20 8

iv)Selectonecoursefromthelistbelowinthesecondyearofstudy:

EDUC4015A InclusiveEducation:LearningSupportII 20 8

EDUC4017A Language,LiteracyandCommunication 20 8

EDUC4020A IssuesinScienceEducation 20 8

EDUC4029A Life Orientation 20 8

EDUC4090A ChildDevelopmentandSchoolLearning 20 8

EDUC4091A PersonalGrowthforTeachersandMentoring 20 8

EDUC4019A IssuesinMathematicsEducation 20 8

EDUC4166A DeafEducationII 20 8

EDUC4115A ArtsEducationII 20 8

EDUC4125A ContemporaryIssuesinEarlyChildhoodEducation 20 8

EDUC4126A MathematicsandtheYoungChild 20 8

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ProgrammeCode:HHA00 NQFExitLevel:8

PlanCode:HPAEHO40 NQFCredits:120

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC4127A Development of Online Materials 20 8

EDUC4128A IssuesinHistoryEducation 20 8

EDUC4167A EthicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4168A SociologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4169A EpistemologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4170A PsychologicalIssuesinEducation 20 8

EDUC4174A VisualLiteracyandtheRoleofMediainEducation 20 8

EDUC4173A RethinkingLiteratureinEducation 20 8

EDUC4175A Writing:TheoryandPraxisinEducation 20 8

EDUC4186A In-and-out-of-SchoolLiteracies 20 8

EDUC4179A LanguageandAssessment 20 8

EDUC4199A TechnicalVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET) 20 8

EDUC4200A IssuesinEnglishEducation 20 8

EDUC4203A MathematicsandMathematicalThinking 20 8

EDUC4204A MathematicsandMathematicalThinkingII 20 8

EDUC4206A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI 20 8

EDUC4207A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsII 20 8

EDUC4208A LifeSciencesforEducatorsI 20 8

EDUC4209A LifeSciencesforEducatorsII 20 8

v)Selectthiscourseinthesecondyearofregistration:

EDUC4193A ResearchProject 30 8

3.3.2.5 Completion Rules

Students must complete the full curriculumasstipulatedaboveinordertocompletethequalification.

3.3.2.6 Specialised education endorsement

In the case of a candidatewhohasqualifiedfortheDegreeinaspecialisedfieldofeducation,theDegreecertificateshallbearanappropriatestatementtothateffect.

3.4 Degrees of Master of Education QualificationName Programme Code NQF

CreditsNQF Exit Level

MasterofEducationbyCourseWorkandResearchReport(MEd) HCA00 180 9

MasterofEducationinthefieldofEducationalPsychology(MEd) HCA01 200 9

MasterofEducationbyResearch(MEd) HRA00 180 9

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3.4.1 MasterofEducationbyCourseWorkandResearchReport3.4.1.1 Admission Rules

Anyofthefollowingmaybeadmittedasacandidate under such conditions as the Senatemaydetermineif the Senateissatisfiedthats/heisqualifiedtoundertaketheproposedlineofadvancedstudyorresearchorboth,asthecasemaybe:

a) ABachelorofEducationwithHonoursintermsoftherulesoftheUniversity or a Bachelor of EducationDegreeunderrulespertainingbefore2002.

b) Agraduateofthisoranotheruniversitywho,intheopinionoftheSenate,holdsaqualification equivalenttotheBachelorofEducationwithHonours.

c) An applicantwhohasbeenacceptedbyvirtueofhavingcompletedatanyotheruniversityorinstitutionsuchexaminationsasare,intheopinionoftheSenate,equivalentto,orhigherthan,theexaminationsprescribedforatheBachelorofEducationHonoursintermsoftherulesoftheUniversity.

d) An applicantwhoholdsanotherqualification of this or another university,theshortestcurriculum forwhichextendsoveratleastfouryearsoffull-timestudy.

e) InacaseconsideredbytheSenatetobeexceptional,anapplicantwhohasheldfora period ofatleasttenyears(orsuchshorterperiodastheSenatemaydetermine)aqualification of this or another university,thecurriculumforwhichextendsoveratleastthreeyearsoffull-timestudy,andwhoprovidesevidencetothesatisfactionoftheSenateofresearchcompetenceinaspecificfieldofeducation.

f) An applicant who holds a degree of this or another university and the Higher Diploma forEducatorsofAdultsof theUniversityoranequivalentdiplomaofanother university,who, inthe opinion of the Senate,hashadatleastthreeyears’relevantexperienceinthefieldofadulteducation,andwhoprovidesevidencetothesatisfactionoftheSenate of research competence.

g) An applicantwhowishestospecialiseinthefieldofEducationalPsychology(MEd)(EdPsych)if s/heholdsanHonoursdegreeof thisoranotheruniversity inPsychology,oranequivalentqualification: provided that a student who, on completion of a qualification in EducationalPsychology,isneitherregisterednorqualifiedforregistrationasanEducationalPsychologistbytheHealthProfessionsCouncilofSouthAfrica(HPCSA)shallbeineligibleforadmission.

3.4.1.2 Curricula

Length of curriculum

The programme extends over a period of not less than one academic year of full-time study or twoacademic years of part-time study except in the field of Educational Psychology in which case theprogrammeextendsoveraperiodoftwoyearsfull-timestudy.Inaddition,whenresourcespermit,thecourseworkmaybeofferedonapart-timebasisinwhichcasetheprogrammewouldextendoveraperiodofthreeyearsofpart-timestudy.

Curriculum

1) SubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate,anapplicant admitted as a candidatemayelecttoproceedononeofthefollowingcurricula:providedthatanapplicant admitted as a candidatemayelecttoproceedonthespecifiedcurriculumonlyinacaseconsideredbytheSenatetobeexceptional:provided further that a candidatewhowishestospecialiseinthefieldofEducationalPsychologyshall proceed on the curriculumprescribedintermshereof:

a) TheprosecutionofadvancedstudyandresearchonatopicapprovedbytheSenate and the submissionofadissertationbasedonthatresearch.

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b) The completion to the satisfaction of the Senate of such courseasmaybedeterminedbytheSenateinher/hiscaseandthesubmissionofareportonaprojectapprovedbytheSenate.

c) The completion to the satisfaction of the Senateofaspecifiedcourse/sasdeterminedbytheSenate from time to time.

2) A candidatewhoelectstoproceedintermsof(1)(a)hereofshall:

a) conductadvancedstudyandresearchundertheguidanceofasupervisorappointedbytheSenate; provided that the Senatemaydispensewiththerequirementastosupervisioninthecase of a candidatewhoholdsanappointmentasamemberofthefull-timeacademicstaffof the University; and

b) atthecloseoftheperiodofadvancedstudyandoncompletionoftheresearch,submitforthe approval of the Senate after consultationwith her/his supervisor, a dissertation on asubjectapprovedbytheSenate,suchdissertationtoconstitutebothanapplicationofthemethodsofresearchandacontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthesubjectchosen.

3) A candidatewhoelectstoproceedintermsof(1)(b)hereof:

a) shall attend and complete to the satisfaction of the Senate either Research Design(EDUC7030A);

b) or shall complete a combination of three courses approved by the Senate from the followinglist:

Curriculum for Master of Education (MEd)

ProgrammeCode:HCA00 NQFExitLevel:9

PlanCode:HPAMCR60 NQFCredits:180

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

EDUC7030A ResearchDesign 0 9

ii)Selectaresearch report:

EDUC7031A ResearchReport(full-time) 90 9

or

EDUC7111A ResearchReport(part-timeI) 0 9

EDUC7112A ResearchReport(part-timeII) 90 9

iii)Selectthreecoursesfromthelistbelow:

EDUC7133A KnowledgeandWork 30 9

EDUC7013A Issues in Curriculum 30 9

EDUC7029A PsychologyandPedagogy 30 9

EDUC7091A AssessmentinSchoolingandinHigherEducation 30 9

EDUC7056A Curriculum Development 30 9

EDUC7040A StudiesinPedagogy 30 9

EDUC7015A IssuesinEducationalPolicy 30 9

EDUC7095A LeadershipandManagementofTeachingandLearning 30 9

EDUC7096A IssuesinEducationalLeadershipandManagement 30 9

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ProgrammeCode:HCA00 NQFExitLevel:9

PlanCode:HPAMCR60 NQFCredits:180

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

EDUC7099A ManagingEducationalChange 30 9

EDUC7062A EducationandSocialOrder 30 9

EDUC7929A PsychologyandPedagogy 30 9

EDUC7108A StudiesinInclusiveEducation 30 9

EDUC7068A InclusiveEducation,Conceptions,Issuesandstrategies 30 9

EDUC7097A StudiesintheFieldofEducationalTechnology 30 9

EDUC7098A TheDesignandDevelopmentofOnlineLearning 30 9

EDUC7115A ParadigmsandMethodsinAppliedEnglish 30 9

EDUC7119A CriticalLiteracy,NewLiteracyStudiesandMultiliteracies 30 9

EDUC7120A EarlyLiteracy 30 9

EDUC7118A TeachingMaterials:Principles,PracticesandDesign 30 9

EDUC7134A LanguageandCommunicationinScienceEducation 30 9

EDUC7135A LanguageandCommunicationinMathematicsEducation 30 9

EDUC7136A CurriculumIssuesinMathematicsEducation 30 9

EDUC7137A SubjectMatterKnowledgeforTeachingScience 30 9

EDUC7033A TheLearningandTeachingofScience 30 9

EDUC7094A TeachingandLearningMathematics 30 9

EDUC7131A Education,Skills,andDevelopment 30 9

EDUC7132A HigherEducation,RegionalDevelopment,andtheKnowledgeSociety 30 9

EDUC7023A Language-in-EducationPolicyandPlanning 30 9

EDUC7128A RethinkingLiteratureinEducation 30 9

EDUC7129A VisualLiteracyandtheRoleofMediainEducation 30 9

EDUC7130A Writing:TheoryandPractice 30 9

EDUC7138A EducationalResponsesandLearninginaRiskSociety 30 9

EDUC7139A Science,SocietyandSustainability–LivinginaRiskSociety 30 9

EDUC7140 EconomicconceptsforresearchinEducation,SkillFormationandWork 30 9

OrbypermissionoftheSenate,acognateMasterslevelcourseofferedbyanotherdisciplineintheFacultyoranotherFaculty,ifitisasuitablealternativeforthepurposeofthedegree

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3.4.2 MasterofEducationinthefieldofEducationalPsychologyCurriculumforMasterofEducationinthefieldofEducationalPsychology(MEd)

ProgrammeCode:HCA01 NQFExitLevel:9

PlanCode:HPAMEP60 NQFCredits:200

Course Code Description NQF Credits

NQF Level

i)

PSYC7046A AdjustmentandMaladjustment 20 9

PSYC7048A CounsellingTheoryandPractice 30 9

PSYC7047A ClinicalProceduresandPsycho-educationalAssessment 30 9

PSYC7049A EducationalPsychologyintheCommunity 30 9

ii)

PSYC7051A Research Report 90 9

iii)

PSYC7050A EducationalPsychologyInternship 0 9

Following the completion of the four courses listed in the table above and a Research Report (PSYC7051A),acandidateshallundertakea12-monthinternship(PSYC7050A)inaccordancewithaprogramme which has been approved by the Senate and accredited by the HPCSA.

3.4.3 Master of Education by Research3.4.3.1 Admission

Anyofthefollowingmaybeadmittedasacandidate under such conditions as the Senatemaydetermineif the Senateissatisfiedthats/heisqualifiedtoundertaketheproposedlineofadvancedstudyorresearchorboth,asthecasemaybe:

a) ABachelorofEducationwithHonoursintermsoftherulesoftheUniversity.

b) Agraduateofthisoranotheruniversitywho,intheopinionoftheSenate,holdsaqualification equivalenttotheBachelorofEducationwithHonours.

c) An applicantwhohasbeenacceptedbyvirtueofhavingcompletedatany other university or institution such examinationsasare,intheopinionoftheSenate,equivalentto,orhigherthan,the examinationsprescribedforatheBachelorofEducationintermsoftherulesoftheUniversity.

d) An applicantwhoholdsanotherqualification of this or another university,theshortestcurriculum forwhichextendsoveratleastfouryearsoffull-timestudy.

e) InacaseconsideredbytheSenatetobeexceptional,anapplicantwhohasheldforaperiodofatleasttenyears(orsuchshorterperiodastheSenatemaydetermine)a qualification of this or anotheruniversity,thecurriculumforwhichextendsoveratleastthreeyearsoffull-timestudy,andwhoprovidesevidencetothesatisfactionoftheSenateofresearchcompetenceinaspecificfieldofeducation.

f) An applicant who holds a degree of this or another university and the Higher Diploma forEducatorsofAdultsof theUniversityoranequivalentdiplomaofanother university,who, inthe opinion of the Senate,hashadatleastthreeyears’relevantexperienceinthefieldofadulteducation,andwhoprovidesevidencetothesatisfactionoftheSenate of research competence.

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g) An applicantwhowishestospecialiseinthefieldofEducationalPsychology(MEd)(EdPsych)if s/heholdsanHonoursdegreeof thisoranother university inPsychology,oranequivalentqualification:provided that acandidatewho,oncompletionof aqualification inEducationalPsychology,isneitherregisterednorqualifiedforregistrationasanEducationalPsychologistbytheHPCSAshallbeineligibleforadmission.

3.4.3.2 Curricula

Length of curriculum

The programme extends over a period of not less than one academic year of full-time study or twoacademic yearsofpart-timestudy.

3.3.3.2.2 Curriculum

Curriculum for Master of Education by Research (MEd)

ProgrammeCode:HRA00 NQFExitLevel:9

PlanCode:HPAMED70 NQFCredits:180

Course Code Description NQF Credit

NQF Level

Selecttheappropriatedissertation:

EDUC8003A MEdDissertation 180 9

EDUC8001A MEdDissertation:2ndterm 180 9

SCED8001A MScDissertation:2ndTerm 180 9

SCED8003A MSc Dissertation 180 9

3.4.4 Credit Rules

The Senatemayexemptacandidate from attendance at an examination in a course for the Master of Educationdegreeandgranthim/hercreditthereinifs/hehaspassedtheexaminationin:

a) Anequivalentcourse offered for another qualification in the University; or

b) Anequivalentcourse offered in another universityorinstitutionrecognisedforthispurposebythe Senate;providedsuchexemptionorexemptionsdoesnotordonotexceedone-thirdofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthequalificationandtheResearch Report is completed at this University.

3.4.5 Re-examination

A candidateforthedegreewhofailstosatisfytheSenatewithrespecttoadissertation,aResearch Report or a coursemayre-presenthimself/herselfasacandidateonlywiththespecialpermissionoftheSenate and under such conditions and after such period as the Senatemaydetermine.

3.4.6 Special Endorsement

In the case of a candidate who has qualified for the degree in the specialised field of EducationalPsychology,thecertificateshallbearanappropriatestatementtothateffect.

3.4.7 Conversion Rules

3.4.7.1 Conversion of candidature from the Degree of Doctor to Degree of Master

a) An applicantwhohasbeenadmittedtocandidaturefortheDoctorofPhilosophymay,ather/hisrequestandontherecommendationoftheSenate,bepermittedtoproceedinsteadasacandidate fortheMasterofEducation.

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b) A candidatewhoispermittedtochangeher/hiscandidatureintermsofparagraph(a)hereofshallbedeemedtohavebeenadmittedtocandidaturefortheMastersDegreeatthedateofher/hisadmissiontocandidaturefortheDoctorofPhilosophyoratsuchlaterdateastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase,butshallbesubject,inallotherrespects,totherulesfortheMasterofEducation.

3.4.8 Progression Rules

a) Master of Education

i) Candidatesmustobtainatleast50%fortheresearch report andatleast50%foreachcourse

b) ForthefieldofEducationalPsychology

Final assessment

Fortheawardofthedegree,candidatesmusthave:

i) passedalltherequiredcourses;

ii) achieved in the internship and other practical work required for the degree, a standarddeemedsatisfactorybytheSenateandtheHealthProfessionsCouncilofSouthAfrica;and

iii) beenpassedintheirresearchreport,whichwillconstitute50%oftherequirementsforthedegree.

3.4.9 Completion Rules

During the examination process, extracts of examiners’ reports, without disclosure of the examiners’names,may bemade available to a candidate to assist her/him in the revision of her/hiswork. Thediscretionastohowmuchmaybedisclosedtoacandidate lieswiththeChairpersonoftheGraduateStudies Committee.

ThefollowingappliesforaMasterofArtsbyResearchtobeawarded:

a) Wherebothexaminersrecommendthatthedegreeisawarded.

b) Wherebothexaminersrecommendthatthedegreeisawarded“WITHDISTINCTION”.

c) Onlythecorrectionofminorerrorsisrequired,e.g.typographicalmistakes,omissionsfromthelistofreferencesortherewritingofcertainsentences.

d) Inallothercases,theChairoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteeshallrecommendtotheexecutivemembersoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteethattheawardofthedegreebeconsidered.Inthecaseofunfavourablereports,theChairoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteeshallsetinmotiontheappointmentofanadhoccommitteeaccordingtotheprocedureslaiddownintheSenate StandingOrdersonHigherDegrees.

Oncethefinalsubmissionhasbeenmade,thecandidateisentitledtoknowthenamesofher/hisexaminers.Examinersshouldbeadvisedofthisatthepointatwhichtheyareapproachedtoexaminethethesis.

Oncetheexaminationprocesshasbeenconcluded,thecontentsofexaminers’reportsaremadeavailabletocandidatesthroughtheirsupervisors,inaccordancewiththeSenateStandingOrdersonHigherDegrees.

The curriculumforthedegreeshallextendovernolessthantwoacademic years offull-timestudyandovernolongerthanthreeyearsforcandidatesthatspecialiseinthefieldofEducationalPsychology(MEd)(EdPsych).

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3.4.10 Award with Distinction

a) Master of Education by Research

i) In straightforward cases where the examiners of a dissertation for the degree ofMasterunanimouslyrecommendtheawardofthedegreewithdistinction,theChairoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteemayapprovetheawardofthedegreewithdistinction.

ii) Inothercases,whereonlyoneexaminerrecommendstheawardofthedegreewithdistinction,theChair of theGraduate StudiesCommitteemay solicit comment from the examiner/sand/orconveneanadhoccommittee.She/heshallthenforwardarecommendationtotheexecutivemembersoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteefortheawardofthedegreewithorwithoutdistinction.

b) MasterofEducationbyCourseworkandResearchReport

i) Thedegreemaybeawardedwithdistinctionifacandidateobtainsatleast75%forboththe research reportandtheaggregateofthecoursework.

ii) Where a candidateobtainedamarkof75%orhigherforeitherthecourseworkcomponentortheresearchreport,thedegreewillnotbeawardedwithdistinction,butmaybeawardedwithafirstclasspassintheappropriatecomponent.

3.5 Degrees of Doctor QualificationName Programme Code NQF

CreditsNQF Exit Level

DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD) HDA01 360 10

DoctorofEducation(DEd) HDA00 360 10

3.5.1 Admission Rules3.5.1.1 Doctor of Philosophy (HDA01)

Anyof the followingmaybeadmittedasacandidate,providedthat theSenate issatisfiedthats/he isqualifiedtoundertaketheproposedlineofresearch:

a) AMasterofEducationoftheUniversity.

b) ByspecialpermissionoftheSenate,aBachelorofEducationwithHonourswithdistinctionofthe University.

c) ByspecialpermissionoftheSenate,aBachelorofEducationwhoalsoholdsaBachelor’sdegreewithHonoursbydistinctionoftheUniversity.

d) ABachelor of EducationwithHonourswhoholds aMasters degree inArts orCommerceorScience of the University.

e) An applicantwhoholdsthedegreeofMasterinanyfacultyoftheUniversity and has had at least fouryears’experienceineducation.

f) A graduate of another university who, in the opinion of the Senate, holds a qualification equivalenttothedegreementionedin(a),(b),(c),(d)or(e)hereofandsatisfiestheSenateinanyfurther respect mentioned therein.

g) An applicantwhohas been acceptedby virtue of having completed atanother university or institutionsuchexaminationsasare,intheopinionoftheSenate,equivalentto,orhigherthan,theexaminationsprescribedfortheMasterofEducationoftheUniversity.

h) An applicantotherthanagraduatewhohasinanyothermannersatisfiedtheSenatethats/he issoqualified.

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3.5.1.2 Doctor of Education (HDA00)

AnyoneofthefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheSenateasacandidate:

a) An applicantwhohasheldforatleastfiveyearsadegreeofBacheloroftheUniversityforwhichtheprescribedperiodoffull-timestudyisnotlessthanfouryears.

b) An applicantwho has held for at least five years a degree of BachelorwithHonours of theUniversity.

c) An applicantwhohasheldforatleastfiveyearsthequalificationofBachelorofEducationwithHonoursofthisUniversity.

d) An applicantwhoholdsthequalificationofMasteroftheUniversityandwhohasheldoneofthedegree/smentionedinparagraphs(a),(b),and(c)hereofforatleastfouryears.

e) ADoctorofPhilosophyoftheUniversityofatleasttwoyears’standing.

f) Agraduateofanother university whoholdsadegreeofMasterandwhohasheldthequalification byvirtueofwhichsuchadmissionhasbeengrantedforatleastfouryears.

g) Agraduateofanother universitywhoholdsthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyandwhohasheldthedegreebyvirtueofwhichsuchadmissionhasbeengrantedforaperiodofatleasttwoyears.

h) An applicantotherthanagraduatewhohasinanyothermannersatisfiedtheSenatethats/heissoqualified.

3.5.2 ConditionsfortheDegreeof:3.5.2.1 Doctor of Philosophy

a) The Senatemaydispensewiththerequirementastosupervisioninthecaseofacandidatewhoholdsanappointmentasamemberofthefull-timeacademicstaffoftheUniversity.

b) The Senatemaypermitacandidatetoconducther/hisresearchoutsidetheUniversity for such portionsoftheprescribedperiodandinsuchmannerastheSenatemaydetermine.

A candidatewhoisbeingpermittedtoconducther/hisresearchoutsidetheUniversity must consulther/hissupervisorfromtimetotimeinaccordancewithanyarrangementwhichthelattermaymake.

c) An applicant shall be deemed to have commenced her/his candidature for the Doctor ofPhilosophyat thedateofher/hisadmission tocandidaturefor theDoctorofPhilosophy,oratsuch later date as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.

d) The Senatemayrequireanycandidatetoattendanycourseofinstructionthatitconsiderstobecognatetothesubjectofher/hisresearch.

e) A candidateplanningtodoresearchwithhumansubjectsmustsubmither/hisresearchdesigntotheEthicsCommitteeforapproval.

3.5.2.2 Doctor of Education

a) A candidatefortheDoctorofEducationshallpresentforapprovaloftheSenateoriginalpublishedwork;ororiginalworkacceptedforpublication,inafieldapprovedbytheSenatewhichshallconstituteadistinguishedcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthatfield.

b) A candidateshallgiveatleastsixmonths’noticeinwritingtotheRegistrarofher/hisintentiontopresentherself/himselfasacandidate,submittingatthesametimethetitleandscopeoftheproposedwork.

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3.5.3 Curricula3.5.3.1 Length of curriculum for Doctor of Philosophy

A candidatemust conduct full-time research in theUniversity for aperiodofnot less than twoyearsundertheguidanceofasupervisorappointedbytheSenate.However,inacaseconsideredbyittobeappropriate,theSenatemaypermitacandidatetoconductthewhole(orpart)oftheresearchonapart-timebasisinwhicheventthecurriculumshallextendoveratleastthreeyearsofacademicstudyunlessthe Senateconsidersthatitwouldbeappropriatetoreducethisperiodbecausethecandidatepriortothedateofher/hisadmissionhasbeenengagedinresearchworkcognatetothesubjectofthethesis.

3.5.3.2 Curriculum

Curriculum for Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education

ProgrammeCode:HDA00 NQFExitLevel:10

PlanCode:HPADPH80 NQFCredits:360

Course Code Description NQF Credit

NQF Level

Select the appropriate thesis:

EDUC9001A PhD Thesis 360 10

EDUC9002A PhDThesis:2ndTerm 360 10

SCED9001A PhDThesis:2ndTerm 360 10

SCED9002A PhD Thesis 360 10

SPED9001A PhD Thesis 360 10

SPED9002A PhDThesis:2ndTerm 360 10

3.5.4 Completion RulesWherealltheexaminersrecommendthatthedegreeisawarded

a) Onlythecorrectionofminorerrorsisrequired,e.g.typographicalmistakes,omissionsfromthelistofreferencesortherewritingofcertainsentences.

b) Inallothercases,theChairoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteeshallrecommendtotheexecutivemembersoftheGraduateStudiesCommitteethattheawardofthedegreebeconsidered.

c) In thecaseofunfavourable reports, theChairof theGraduateStudiesCommittee shall set inmotiontheappointmentofanadhoccommitteeaccordingtotheprocedureslaiddownintheSenateStandingOrdersonHigherDegrees.

d) Availabilityofexaminers’reportstocandidates

i) Duringtheexaminationprocess,extractsofexaminers’reports,withoutdisclosureoftheexaminers’names,maybemadeavailabletoacandidatetoassisthim/herintherevisionofher/hiswork.Thediscretionastohowmuchmaybedisclosedtoacandidatelieswiththe Chairperson of the Graduate Studies Committee.

ii) Oncethefinalsubmissionhasbeenmade, thecandidate isentitledtoknowthenamesofher/hisexaminers.Examinersshouldbeadvisedofthisatthepointatwhichtheyareapproached to examine the thesis.

iii) Once the examination process has been concluded, the contents of examiners’ reportsaremadeavailabletocandidatesthroughtheirsupervisors;inaccordancewiththeSenate StandingOrdersonHigherDegrees.Externalexaminersareadvisedthattheirnamesandthecontentoftheirreportsaremadeavailabletocandidates.

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3.5.5 Award with DistinctionThereisnoprovisionfortheawardofthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophywithdistinction.

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OUTCOMESFOR THE FACULTY OF

HUMANITIES - EDUCATIONThe University aspires for its students to achieve the following outcomes upon qualifying. The outcomes and assessment criteria listed are those, for each qualification of the University, as agreed by the Senate.

4.1 Degrees of Bachelor4.1.1 Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase TeachingQualificationTitle BachelorofEducationinFoundationPhaseTeaching

QualificationAbbreviation BEd(FoundationPhaseTeaching)

Minimum Period of Study 4yearsfulltime

NQF Exit Level Level 7

NQF Credits Total minimum 480

Exit Level Outcomes

Thequalifiedlearnershouldbeableto:

1. demonstratesoundsubjectknowledge;

2. showthattheyknowhowtoteachtheirsubject(s)andhowtoselect,determinethesequenceand paceofcontentinaccordancewithbothsubjectandlearnerneeds;

3. demonstratethattheyunderstandhowlearnerslearn,andbeabletotailorteachingaccordingto individual needs;

4. communicateeffectivelyingeneral,aswellasinrelationtotheirsubject(s),inordertomediate learning;

5. willhavedevelopedliteracy,numeracyandInformationTechnology(IT)skills;

6. beabletouseavailableresourcestoplananddesignsuitablelearningprogrammes;

7. showanunderstandingofdiversityintheSouthAfricancontextinordertoteachinamannerthat includes all learners;

8. manageclassroomseffectivelyacrossdiversecontextsinordertoensureaconducivelearning environment;

9. assesslearnersinreliableandvariedways,aswellasbeingabletousetheresultsofassessmentto improveteachingandlearning;

10. demonstrateanunderstandingofteacherprofessionalismanddisplayappropriateprofessional values,attitudesandbehaviours;

11. reflectcriticallyontheirownpractice,intheoreticallyinformedwaysinordertoconstantlyimprove andadapttoevolvingcircumstances.

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4.1.2 Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase TeachingQualificationTitle BachelorofEducationinIntermediatePhaseTeaching

QualificationAbbreviation BEd(IntermediatePhaseTeaching)

Minimum Period of Study 4yearsfulltime

NQF Exit Level Level 7

NQF Credits Total minimum 480

Exit Level Outcomes

Thequalifiedlearnershouldbeableto:

1. demonstratesoundsubjectknowledge;

2. showthattheyknowhowtoteachtheirsubject(s)andhowtoselect,determinethesequenceand paceofcontentinaccordancewithbothsubjectandlearnerneeds;

3. demonstratethattheyunderstandhowlearnerslearn,andbeabletotailorteachingaccordingto individual needs;

4. communicateeffectivelyingeneral,aswellasinrelationtotheirsubject(s),inordertomediate learning;

5. willhavedevelopedliteracy,numeracyandInformationTechnology(IT)skills;

6. beabletouseavailableresourcestoplananddesignsuitablelearningprogrammes;

7. showanunderstandingofdiversityintheSouthAfricancontextinordertoteachinamannerthat includes all learners;

8. manageclassroomseffectivelyacrossdiversecontextsinordertoensureaconducivelearning environment;

9. assesslearnersinreliableandvariedways,aswellasbeingabletousetheresultsofassessmentto improveteachingandlearning;

10. demonstrateanunderstandingofteacherprofessionalismanddisplayappropriateprofessional values,attitudesandbehaviours;

11. reflectcriticallyontheirownpractice,intheoreticallyinformedwaysinordertoconstantlyimprove andadapttoevolvingcircumstances.

4.1.3 Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and TrainingQualificationTitle BachelorofEducationinSeniorPhaseandFurther EducationandTraining

QualificationAbbreviation BEd(SeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTraining)

Minimum Period of Study 4yearsfulltime

NQF Exit Level Level 7

NQF Credits Total minimum 480

Exit Level Outcomes

Thequalifiedlearnershouldbeableto:

1. demonstratesoundsubjectknowledge;

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2. showthattheyknowhowtoteachtheirsubject(s)andhowtoselect,determinethesequenceand paceofcontentinaccordancewithbothsubjectandlearnerneeds;

3. demonstratethattheyunderstandhowlearnerslearn,andbeabletotailorteachingaccordingto individual needs;

4. communicateeffectivelyingeneral,aswellasinrelationtotheirsubject(s),inordertomediate learning;

5. willhavedevelopedliteracy,numeracyandInformationTechnology(IT)skills;

6. beabletouseavailableresourcestoplananddesignsuitablelearningprogrammes;

7. showanunderstandingofdiversityintheSouthAfricancontextinordertoteachinamannerthat includes all learners;

8. manageclassroomseffectivelyacrossdiversecontextsinordertoensureaconducivelearning environment;

9. assesslearnersinreliableandvariedways,aswellasbeingabletousetheresultsofassessmentto improveteachingandlearning;

10. demonstrateanunderstandingofteacherprofessionalismanddisplayappropriateprofessional values,attitudesandbehaviours;

11. reflectcriticallyontheirownpractice,intheoreticallyinformedwaysinordertoconstantlyimprove andadapttoevolvingcircumstances.

4.2 Degrees of Bachelor with Honours4.2.1 Bachelor of Education with HonoursQualificationTitle BachelorofEducationwithHonours

QualificationAbbreviation BEdHons

Minimum Period of Study 1yearfulltime

NQF Exit Level Level 8

NQF Credits Total minimum 120

Exit Level Outcomes

Thequalifiedlearnerwill:

1. continuetodeepenandadvancetheirknowledgeoftheories,principles,content,values,skillsand waysofthinkingintheirsubject,learningarea,phase-and/orrole-specialism,inwaysthatpromote learningwithduecognisanceofthelevelandcontextofdifferentlearners;

2. changestereotypicalwaysofunderstandingeducationalissues;

3. engageinandcontributetoreflective,criticaldebateonresearch,policyandothermattersoflocal, provincial or national concern in education;

4. usetheoryandresearchtoolstothinkaboutandsolveproblemsrelatedtoschoolorworkplace practicewithinthebroadereducationalcommunity;

5. deepentheircapacityforplayingaleadershiproleintheactivitiesofanextendedprofessionalism, bothintheworkplaceandwithintheboardereducationalcommunity;

6. contributetobuildingamoreequitableandeffectiveeducationsystem;

7. speak,readandwritecriticallywhereappropriate;

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8. communicateeffectivelyandreasonablyinvisual,oralandwrittenmodesusingtechnologywhere appropriate;

9. design,executeandreportonasmallscaleresearchproject;

10. applyknowledgetoeducationalsettingsincreativeandresponsibleways.

4.3 Degrees of Master4.3.1 Master of Education QualificationTitle MasterofEducation

QualificationAbbreviation MEd

Minimum Period of Study 1yearfulltimeor2yearsparttime

NQF Exit Level Level 9

NQF Credits Total minimum 180

Exit Level Outcomes

Thequalifyinglearnerisableto:

1. designandwritearesearchproposal,carryoutaresearchreportordissertationusingappropriate researchtechniques,andpresentaclearlywrittenreportontheprojectoutcome;

2. identifymajorissuesanddebatesfromtheliteratureinthefieldorsub-field,andargueforand againstaposition;

3. assessandcommentcriticallyonproposedresearchplansanddesigns,reportedresearchresults, policyinitiativesorimplementationstrategies;

4. consideranddiscusstheimplicationsofvariousapproachestofacilitatingandmanaginglearning;

5. developanunderstandingofknowledge,theoryandprincipleinthefieldorsub-field;

6. facilitatediscussionandlearningamongstactorsinEducation,TrainingandDevelopment (ETD)practice;

7. useinformationtechnologyandotherresourcesresponsiblytoselectandaccessarangeof resourcesrelevanttoanenquiry;

8. demonstrateanunderstandingthatETDconcepts,theories,principlesandpracticesdonotexistin isolation,andarebestunderstoodinrelationtooneanother,andinawidercontext;

9. applycriticallyandcreativelyknowledgereportedinlocalandinternationalliteraturetoaselected areaofenquiryandrelatedpractice;

10. becomeamemberofacommunityofpracticebyworkingcollaboratively.

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4.4 Doctoral Degrees4.4.1 Doctor of Philosophy QualificationTitle DoctorofPhilosophy

QualificationAbbreviation PhD

Minimum Period of Study 2yearsfulltimeor4yearsparttime

NQF Exit Level Level 10

NQF Credits Total minimum 360

Exit Level Outcomes

1. Thequalifyinglearneriscapableofindependentandoriginalresearch;

2. Thequalifyinglearnerpossesseshighlyspecialised,authoritativeknowledgeandiscompetentto applythatknowledgetothesolutionofproblems;

3. Thequalifyinglearnerisself-directedandself-critical.

4.5 Senior Doctoral Degrees4.5.1 Doctor of EducationQualificationTitle DoctorofEducation

QualificationAbbreviation DEd

Minimum Period of Study n/a(publishedwork)

NQF Exit Level Level 10

NQF Credits Total minimum 360

Exit Level Outcomes

1. Thequalifyinglearnerdemonstrates,throughthecumulativeimpactoforiginalworkofpublishable standard,adistinguishedcontributiontoknowledge;

2. Thequalifyinglearnerdemonstratesanunderstanding,withahighdegreeofsophistication,ofthe constructionofknowledgewithinthefieldandappliesthatunderstandingtoknowledgecreation and/orapplication.

4.6 Diplomas4.6.1 Advanced DiplomaQualificationTitle PostgraduateCertificateinEducation

QualificationAbbreviation PGCE

Minimum Period of Study 1yearfulltimeor2yearsparttime

NQF Exit Level Level 7

NQF Credits Total minimum 120

Exit Level Outcomes

1. Qualifyingstudentsmustshowthattheyknowhowtoteachtheirsubject(s)andhowtoselect, determinethesequenceandpaceofcontentinaccordancewithbothsubjectandlearnerneeds.

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2. Qualifyingstudentsmustdemonstratethattheyunderstandhowlearnerslearn,andbeabletotailor teachingaccordingtoindividualneeds.

3. Qualifyingstudentswillcommunicateeffectivelyingeneral,aswellasinrelationtotheirsubject(s), inordertomediatelearning.

4. Qualifyinglearnerswillhavedevelopedliteracy,numeracyandInformationTechnology(IT)skills.

5. Qualifyingstudentsareabletouseavailableresourcestoplananddesignsuitablelearning programmes.

6. QualifyingstudentsshowanunderstandingofdiversityintheSouthAfricancontextinorderto teach in a manner that includes all learners.

7. Qualifyingstudentsmustbeabletomanageclassroomseffectivelyacrossdiversecontextsinorder toensureaconducivelearningenvironment.

8. Qualifyingstudentsmustbeabletoassesslearnersinreliableandvariedways,aswellasbeingable tousetheresultsofassessmenttoimproveteachingandlearning.

9. Qualifyingstudentsmustdemonstrateanunderstandingofteacherprofessionalismanddisplay appropriateprofessionalvalues,attitudesandbehaviours.

10. Qualifyingstudentsmustbeabletoreflectcriticallyontheirownpractice,intheoreticallyinformed waysinordertoconstantlyimproveandadapttoevolvingcircumstances

4.6.2 Postgraduate DiplomaQualificationTitle PostgraduateDiplomainEducation

QualificationAbbreviation PDE

Minimum Period of Study 1yearfulltimeor2yearsparttime

NQF Exit Level Level 8

NQF Credits Total minimum 120

Exit Level Outcomes

Qualifiedlearnerswill:

1. identifymajorissuesanddebatesfromtheliteratureinthefieldorsub-field,andargueforand againstaposition;

2. assessandcommentcriticallyonpolicyinitiativesorimplementationstrategies;

3. consideranddiscusstheimplicationsofvariousapproachestofacilitatingandmanaginglearning;

4. developarichunderstandingofknowledge,theoryandprincipleinthefieldorsubfield;

5. facilitatediscussionandlearningamongstactorsinETDpractice;

6. useinformationtechnologyandothersourcesresponsiblytoselectandaccessarangeofresources relevanttoanenquiry;

7. demonstrateanunderstandingthatETDconcepts,theories,principlesandpracticesdonotexistin isolation,andarebestunderstoodinrelationtooneanother,andinawidercontext;

8. applycriticallyandcreativelyknowledgereportedinlocalandinternationalliteraturetoaselected areaofenquiryandrelatedpractice;

9. becomeamemberofacommunityofpracticebyfacilitatingworkingcollaboratively.

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SYLLABUSESFOR THE FACULTY OF

HUMANITIES - EDUCATIONCourseCode:EDUC1248AandEDUC1249A

CourseDescription:EducationIAandEducationIB

NQFcredits:6/18 NQFLevel:5/6

This course introduces the central contributions of psychology and sociology to the academic studyof education,payingparticular attention to implications for teachingand learningandunderstandingcontemporary issues in education. It explores what it means to educate, and considers the aims,challenges, andconditionsofpossibility for education in contemporarySouthAfrican society fromapsychologicalandsociologicalperspective.

CourseCode:EDUC1288A

CourseDescription:EducationI:PsychologyinEducation(part-time)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:6

This course introduces the central contributions of psychology to the academic study of education,payingparticularattention to implications for teachingand learningandunderstandingcontemporaryissues ineducation.Thesyllabusexploreswhat itmeans toeducate,andconsidersaims,challenges,andconditionsofpossibilityforeducatingincontemporarySouthAfricansocietyfromapsychologicalperspective.

CourseCode:EDUC1276A

CourseDescription:EnglishI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces students to the study of English at tertiary level; the relationship betweenlanguage,society,andeducation,withparticularreferencetoamultilingualSouthAfrica.ItconsistsofanintroductiontoliteraryandothertextsinEnglish,drawnfromarangeofgenres(suchaspoetry,drama,prosefiction,children’sliterature,media,andfilm)inavarietyofcontexts,includingSouthAfrica.Thecoursealsoexploresthesocial,cultural,andeducationalissuesarisingoutofthesetextsandtheircontext.

CourseCode:EDUC1267A

CourseDescription:isiZuluI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces students to the study of isiZulu at tertiary level; the relationship betweenlanguage,society,andeducation,withparticularreferencetoamultilingualSouthAfrica.ItconsistsofanintroductiontoliteraryandothertextsinisiZulu,drawnfromarangeofgenres(suchaspoetry,drama,prosefiction,children’sliterature,media,andfilm)inavarietyofcontexts,includingSouthAfrica.Thecoursealsoexploresthesocial,cultural,andeducationalissuesarisingoutofthesetextsandtheircontext.

CourseCode:EDUC1268A

CourseDescription:SesothoI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

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This course introduces students to the study of Sesotho at tertiary level; the relationship betweenlanguage,society,andeducation,withparticularreferencetoamultilingualSouthAfrica.ItconsistsofanintroductiontoliteraryandothertextsinSesotho,drawnfromarangeofgenres(suchaspoetry,drama,prosefiction,children’sliterature,media,andfilm)inavarietyofcontexts,includingSouthAfrica.Thecoursealsoexploresthesocial,cultural,andeducationalissuesarisingoutofthesetextsandtheircontext.

CourseCode:EDUC1264A

CourseDescription:SouthAfricanSignLanguageI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontotheoreticalandpracticalaspectsofSouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL) inparticular, in termsof linguistics and literature.This course focuseson thedevelopmentofproficiencyintheuseofSouthAfricanSignLanguage.Itpromotesthedevelopmentofskillsinvisualobserving,signing,fingerspellingandthinkingandreasoningasrequiredinteachingtheSouthAfricanschool curriculum.

CourseCode:EDUC1279A

CourseDescription:TechnologyI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and central concepts of technology, focusingon the design process; graphic communication and structures. This course covers basicmechanical,electricalandprocessingconcepts.

CourseCode:EDUC1261AandEDUC1262A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIAandTeachingExperienceIB

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:5/6

This course provides an opportunity for the formation of professional teacher identity. It introducesstudentstoschoollife,focusingonaprofessionalworkethicandconduct.Itcreatesawarenessofdifferentcontextsofschoolingbyhelpingstudentstoplantheirlessons;toconsidertheuseofteachingresourcesandtomonitorlearners’work.Thefocusofthiscourseisontheobservationoflessonsandtheanalysisofteachers’classroompractices,withsomeopportunitytoplanandteachlessons.Studentsareequippedtoorganiseandmaintainapreparationfileandareflectivejournal.

CourseCode:EDUC1275A

CourseDescription:SocialSciencesI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseismadeupoftwocomponents:geographyandhistory.Inthecourse,studentsareintroducedtotheknowledgebaseandskillsembracedbythesecomponents.Geographybeginswiththeanalysisandinterpretationofmaps,aerialphotographs,satelliteimages,andstatistics.Thiscomponentalsoprovidesanintroductiontoearthsciences,studyingprocessesintheatmosphere,lithosphere,andhydrosphere.HistoryexaminestheoriginandgrowthofcomplexhumansocietiesinAfricauptothe15thcentury.Itintroducesstudentstohistoricaldebatesaboutkeyperiodsofchangeinthiscontext.

CourseCode:EDUC1274A

CourseDescription:NaturalSciencesI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces students to key concepts in the natural sciences. The course consists of anintroductiontocellstructureandtheprinciplesofclassificationandbiodiversity.Studentslearnaboutthe three-domain treesof life,bacteria,archaea,andeukarya.Thiscoursealso introducesstudents tophylumchordata,examinesthecharacteristicsofvertebratesandinvertebratesanddevelopsaworkingunderstanding of important chemistry concepts and skills such asmeasurements, the particle natureofmatterandsimple inorganic reactions. Importantelectricalandnuclearconceptsarealsocovered,

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includingelectricalenergy,circuits,andpower.Studentswillbe taught touse laboratoryequipment,performinvestigationsandreportresults.

CourseCode:EDUC1277A

CourseDescription:MathematicsI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseextendsstudents’knowledgeoffundamentalmathematicalconcepts,centraltotheschoolcurriculum.Thecourse includes the studyof functions andassociated algebraic concepts; aspectsoftrigonometry and Euclidean geometry. It emphasises the use of multiple representations (symbolic,graphical or visual, verbal and numeric) for understanding and making connections. The functionscomponentofthecoursecoverstypesoffunctions,associatedalgebraicconcepts,thetransformationoffunctionsandthealgebraoffunctions.TheEuclideangeometrysectionofthecourseincludesdefinitions,constructions,theorems,andproofs.

CourseCode:EDUC1278A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnologyI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstoinformationtechnology(IT).Studentslearnandpracticekeycomputerprogramming concepts and develop problem-solving techniques using computer programmes withapplications inother subjects.A rangeof topics is covered including thosenecessary fordesignandprogramming. These include computational thinking, problem-solving, program design, abstraction,definition,implementation,resourcesmanagement,webdevelopmentandthetheoreticalfoundationsofprogramminglanguages.Thecoursealsofocusesonthefundamentalmathematicalconceptsnecessarytodeepenstudents’understandingrequiredforprogramminglanguages.Itcoverstechniquesonusingproductivitysoftware,spreadsheets,formulas,conditionallogic,relationaldatabases,relationalalgebra,and data presentation.

CourseCode:EDUC1250A

CourseDescription:MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersI

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseprovidesthecontentandpedagogicknowledgesupportingtheteachingofmathematicsbothin the Foundation Phase and the Intermediate Phase. It focuses on the development of mathematical knowledgeandconceptsfromtheearlyyearsacrosstheFoundationandIntermediatephasesofschooling.In particular, it covers the development of early number concepts, calculations; early proportionalreasoningandalgebraicreasoning.

CourseCode:EDUC1251A

CourseDescription:LiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersI

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourse facilitatesstudents’understandingof languageand literacydevelopment,witha focusonhowchildrenlearnlanguage/s.Theseconceptsformthebasisoffoundationalknowledgefortheteachingofearlyliteracyandlearningtoreadandwrite.Studentsareencouragedtoapplytheirknowledgeofthetheoriesoflanguageandliteracylearningtoarangeoftexts.

CourseCode:EDUC1252A

CourseDescription:ChildhoodStudiesI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:5

This course presents and problematises theories of childhood and approaches to educating youngchildren in the South African context. Childhood is explored from the perspective of different disciplines andpedagogiesbasedonanunderstandingof the integratednatureofholisticdevelopment, learningandwell-beinginyoungchildren.Particularattentionispaidtothephysicalwell-beingoftheembodiedchild.

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CourseCode:EDUC1265A

CourseDescription:isiZulu(ConversationalCompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces students to basic classroom communication in isiZulu. It covers basic auralcomprehension,conversationalcompetenceaswellasthereadingandwritingofsimpleprintanddigitaltexts. The course also explores isiZulu as a language for teaching and learningwithin amultilingualcontext.

CourseCode:EDUC1272A

CourseDescription:SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

ThiscourseintroducesstudentstothetheoreticalandpracticalaspectsofSouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL) inparticular, linguisticsand literature. It focuseson thedevelopmentofproficiency in theuseofSouthAfricanSignLanguage.Italsopromotesthedevelopmentofskillsinvisualobserving,signing,finger-spelling,thinking,andreasoning.

CourseCode:EDUC1266A

CourseDescription:Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces students to basic classroom communication in Sesotho. It covers basic auralcomprehension,conversationalcompetenceaswellasthereadingandwritingofsimpleprintanddigitaltexts.ThecoursealsoexploresSesothoasa language for teachingand learningwithinamultilingualcontext.

CourseCode:EDUC1258A

CourseDescription:School-BasedSupport

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course focuseson thedevelopmentofbasic counseling skills for educators. It prepares studentsin applying the theoretical principles of guidance and counseling to theprovisionof support for thepersonal, social, educational and vocational development of learners. It covers the organisation ofguidance serviceswithin educational institutions. It also includes introduction to crisismanagement,traumadebriefing,andbereavementcounselingwithin theschool setting. It furtherprepares studentsto identify learnerswhoare inneedofmore individualpersonalcounselling,equippingeducators tounderstandthenetworkingandreferralssystemsavailable.

CourseCode:EDUC1256A

CourseDescription:PhysicalActivityandSportsinSchools

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course orientates the student teacher to better understand the role of physical activity, physicaleducation,andsportwithintheschoolandcommunitycontexts.Itdevelopshealthandfitnessknowledge,usingamulti-disciplinaryapproach,inanattempttoeradicatesedentaryliving.

CourseCode:EDUC1260A

CourseDescription:ICTLiteracy

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofcurrent InformationandCommunicationTechnologies (ICT)andthefundamentalrelationshipbetweenICTandeducation.Studentsarefamiliarisedwithbasiccomputingconceptssuchascomputerparts,softwarepackages,collaborativecomputingenvironments,computersecurity,privacy,andethics.Thecoursediscussestheconsequencesandchallengesfacedbytheubiquityofcomputers.StudentsdeveloptherequisiteknowledgeandskillstouseICTforeducationalpurposes.

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Thisincludesfundamentalcomputing,commoncomputingterminologyandbasicprinciplesofoperationforcomputersystems.Studentsacquirefundamentalknowledgeonvariouscomputerapplicationsandmakeuseofcommonapplicationsoftwarepackagestocarryoutclassroomactivities.

CourseCode:EDUC1257A

CourseDescription:FunwithChoir

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course provides students with the first-hand experience of the potential of choir for socialtransformation,aswellasindividualandcommunitywell-being.Thechoralworkservesasagenerativespaceforexperientiallearningofmusic-readingandperformingskills.Thecoursemodelsthepracticeofstartinganddevelopingchoirsinschoolsandcommunities,thusenablingstudentstobeginanddeveloptheirownchoirs.Thisenhancesaholisticandwell-roundedapproachtoteaching.

CourseCode:EDUC1255A

CourseDescription:ArtsforTeachers

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Inthiscourse,studentsexploretheroleandpotentialoftheartsinthelivesofprimaryschoolchildrenintheFoundationPhase.Studio-basedlearningandmakingmusicandvisualartprovideopportunitiesforstudentstoexpressanddeveloptheirindividualandcollaborativeabilitiesandliteracies.

CourseCode:EDUC1269AandEDUC1270A

CourseDescription:BecomingaTeacherAandBecomingaTeacherB

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:5/6

This course enables students to examine their understanding ofwhat itmeans to teach and the rolethatcontentknowledgeplaysineffectiveteaching.Studentslearnabouttheorganisationofconceptualknowledge in lessons. They analyse a range of textbook extractswith respect to key content, skills-developmentandthelevelofthinkingrequiredbythelearningactivities.Thecourseintroducesstudentsto themanagement of ideas and learners in the classroom. Students are introduced to instructionaldesignforcoherentlesson-planningandassessment.Thecoursealsopreparesstudentsforundertakingclassroomobservationsduringtheteachingexperience.

CourseCode:EDUC1280A

CourseDescription:LiteracyforLiteracyforSeniorPhaseandFETTeachers

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseconcernsthedifferentformsofliteracyandfocusesontheliteraciesthatstudentsneedfortheirownstudies.Italsodevelopstheliteraciesneededforreading,analysingandproducingarangeoftexts.Thiscourseenablesstudentstoworkcriticallywithtextsandhelpsthemtoevaluatearangeoftexts.ThiscoursealsodevelopstheliteraciesneededforthedifferentlearningareasandsubjectsintheSeniorPhaseandFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)curriculum.

CourseCode:EDUC1259A

CourseDescription:FinancialPlanningandEntrepreneurship

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseconsistsoftwosections:entrepreneurshipandfinancialplanning.Studentsareintroducedtoanumberofaspectsofentrepreneurshipsuchasitscharacteristicsanditsvalue.Thecourseexaminesthecharacteristicsconducivetoentrepreneurshipandthefeasibilityofnewopportunities. ItgoesintoasuccessfulbusinessplanandisgroundedwithintheSouthAfricanentrepreneurialenvironment.Thefinancialplanning section introduces students tobudgetaryprocesses; costingactivitiesanddecision-making.Theseareappliedpracticallytoaschool-basedeventoractivity

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CourseCode:EDUC1302A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientationI

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseintroducestheprinciples,scope,andpurposeofLifeOrientationinsecondaryteaching.ThecoursecomprisestwokeycomponentsinLifeOrientation:PhysicalEducationandPersonalDevelopment.

CourseCode:EDUC1315A

CourseDescription:EconomicandFinancialLiteracy

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithan introduction toeconomicandfinancial literacy to facilitate theacquisitionofskillsrelevanttointermediatephaseteachingandlearning.ItintroducestheSouthAfricaneconomicenvironment;theeconomicproblem;thecircularflowofincome&spending;thedifferentroleplayersintheeconomyanditsrelationshiptoentrepreneurship.Additionally,itprovidesanintroductiontofinancialmanagement andaccounting as a tool for entrepreneurial activities including thevariousbudgetaryprocesses.

CourseCode:EDUC1316A

CourseDescription:LearninginandthroughArt

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces students to a range of art-makingmethods in order to explore art-making asameans tocreatemeaningandexpress thinking.Throughengagingwithmaking theirownartworks,studentsdeveloptheircapacitytoproblem-solve,innovate,expressthemselvesinarangeofmedia,andrespondtoothers’opinions.Arangeofartteachingmethodologiesenablesstudentstoworkwithmulti-modalresourcesandparticipateininquiry-basedlearning.

CourseCode:EDUC1317A

CourseDescription:LearninginandthroughDrama

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstoarangeofdramaticartformsandplaymakinginordergainexperience,anddevelopconfidenceinthemselvesasdramapractitionersandperformers.Throughengagingwithvariousdramaticart forms,studentsareexposedtobothpublisheddramaticpiecesandwillhavetheopportunitytowriteandperformtheirownmaterial.Studentsareexposedtodramaticperformancesbothintheclassroomandthroughtheatreproductionsinordertogrowtheirappreciationandengagementwiththeartform.Arangeofdramateachingmethodologiesareusedtoprovideopportunitiesforstudentengagementwithparticipatorybasedlearningopportunities

CourseCode:EDUC2275A

CourseDescription:LifeSkillsI:ArtsforTeachers

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

ThiscourseexplorestheroleandpotentialoftheArtsintheworldandinthelivesofchildrenintheIntermediatePhase.StudiobasedlearningandmakinginMusicandVisualArtprovidesopportunitiesforstudentstoexpressanddeveloptheirindividualandcollaborativeabilitiesandliteracies.

CourseCode:EDUC2230A

CourseDescription:EducationII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

This course builds on the introduction to the sociology of education examined in Education I andintroduces students to a philosophy of education. The sociology of education section of the coursefocusesontheinter-relationshipbetweenstructureandagencyandlinksthesetocontemporaryissuesin

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SouthAfricaneducation.Thesectiononphilosophyofeducationfocusesonandexplorestheaimsandconceptionsofeducationaswellasissuesrelatedtocriticalthinkingandpracticalreasoning.

CourseCode:EDUC2273A

CourseDescription:EducationIIA:SociologyinEducation(part-time)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:6

This course introduces the central contributions of sociology to the academic study of education,payingparticularattention to implications for teachingand learningandunderstandingcontemporaryissues in education. The syllabus exploreswhat itmeans to educate, andconsiders aims, challengesandconditionsofpossibility foreducating incontemporarySouthAfricansociety fromasociologicalperspective.Thecoursealsofocusesontheinter-relationshipbetweenstructureandagencyandlinksthesetocontemporaryissuesinSouthAfricaneducation.

CourseCode:EDUC2299A

CourseDescription:EducationIIB:PhilosophyinEducation(part-time)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseintroducesthecentralcontributionsofphilosophytotheacademicstudyofeducation,payingparticularattentiontoimplicationsforteachingandlearningandunderstandingcontemporaryissuesineducation.Thecourseexplorestheaimsandconceptionsofeducationaswellasissuesrelatedtocriticalthinkingandpracticalreasoning.

CourseCode:EDUC2284A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientationII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

ThiscoursefurtherstheprinciplesofLifeOrientationwithaspecificfocusondiversityandinclusioninthreecorecomponentsofLifeOrientation,namelyPhysicalEducation,PersonalandSocialDevelopmentandDemocracyandHumanRights.

CourseCode:EDUC2233A

CourseDescription:ChildhoodStudiesII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseexamineshowchildren’slearningisguidedandshapedbythecurriculum,pedagogyandassessmentduringchildren’sinformallearning(agesbirthto6years),thenafterchildren’stransitionandentryintotheformaleducationsystemintheFoundationPhase(GradesRto3).Alternativeapproachestoschoolingyoungchildrenareexamined.ThedifferentconceptionsofhowchildrenshouldbeeducatedrelatetoandbuildonthedifferentconstructionsofchildhoodexploredinthefirstyearofstudywithspecificreferencetoconstructionsasrepresentedintheLifeSkillscurriculum.

CourseCode:EDUC2238A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceII

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

During school-basedpracticumsessions, studentswillhave theopportunity toparticipate indifferentcontexts of school life, including extra-mural programme. They observe and analyse teaching andlearningprocesses,organiseandmanageapreparationfile,workwithsupervisingteachersindesigningcoherentlessons,selectanduseappropriateteachingresourcematerials,andpracticeteachingstrategiesthatareappropriatetothecontentandthepromotionoflearnerparticipation.Studentsmustorganiseandmanagethelearningenvironmentduringthelessonstheydeliver,explainconceptsclearly,questionlearnersatavarietyoflevelsofthinking,monitorandassesslearners’answersandwrittenworkduringclasstimeanddeepentheirreflectivepracticethroughjournalwriting.

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CourseCode:EDUC2231A

CourseDescription:MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeachersII

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

ThiscoursecombinescontentandpedagogyinMathematics.Theprimaryfocusofthiscoursewillbeon2Dand3Dgeometry,symmetry,transformations,congruencyandsimilarity,constructions,angles,measurement and data handling. It supports the development of specialists in teachingmathematicsbothintheFoundationPhaseandtheSeniorPrimaryPhaseandassuch,willcontinuetobuildontheoverarchingthemeofdevelopingmathematicalthinkingandunderstanding.Whilecontinuingtobuildonandfurtherdevelopconceptscoveredinthefirstyearofstudy.

CourseCode:EDUC2232A

CourseDescription:LiteracyforPrimarySchoolTeachersII

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

Thiscoursefurtherdevelopsstudentteachers’understandingofteachinglanguageandliteracy.Thecourseisunderpinnedbyanexplorationoflanguagestructuresandsystems,andsupportsthedevelopmentofreadingandwriting,especiallyforsecondlanguagelearners.Itextendsthefocusonwhatchildrenneedtolearntobeinteractivereadersandwriters,andhowthiscanbetaught.

CourseCode:EDUC2266A

CourseDescription:LifeSkillsforTeachers

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseequipsstudentswithgenerallifeskillstocopeinacomplexanddiversesocietyandtoteachtheseskills toschool learners.Thecourse ismadeupofvariouspersonalandsocial topical issues toengagestudentsindebatingandnavigatingthecomplexitiesandchallengesthatdiversitybringsandtodevelopemotionalskills.Thecoursealsoexposesstudentstothebenefitsofhealthylivingandpositivelifestylechoices.

CourseCode:EDUC2262A

CourseDescription:TechnologyII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseassistsstudent-teacherswhowishtoteachinformationtechnologyatGrades10,11and12.ThiscoursemakesstudentsproficientintheuseofhighlevelprogramminglanguagessuchasJavawithinan object-oriented programming paradigm and to be able to design andmanipulate databases usingprogrammingprinciples.

CourseCode:EDUC2246AandEDUC2247A

CourseDescription:TeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingTechnology(SeniorPhase)B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

This course assists pre-service teachers in developing methods and theories of teaching technologysubjects. These theories will cut across the pedagogical content knowledge notion as well as thetechnological pedagogical content knowledge theory. These two theories will help strengthen andforegroundtheteachingsthataresuitableforteachingtechnology.

CourseCode:EDUC2267AandEDUC2268A

CourseDescription:TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

Thiscourseequipsstudentswiththeabilitytorelatetotheoriesoflanguageacquisitionandlanguageteachingapproaches.Thecourseconsistsofcritical languageawarenessandtheunderstandingof theLanguageinEducationPolicy(LiEP)implementation.Itpromotesdesigningoftextbasedlessonssuitableforseniorprimaryschools.

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CourseCode:EDUC2236A

CourseDescription:SouthAfricanSignLanguageII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

ThecourseprovidestheoreticalandpracticalaspectsofSouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL),inparticular,its grammatical structure, literature and the role of the language in classroom practice. The coursefocusesonthedevelopmentofproficiencyintheuseofSASLintheeducationalcontext.Inaddition,itpromotesthedevelopmentofvisualreadingandviewing,observing,signing,thinkingandreasoningandfingerspelling.

CourseCode:EDUC1304A

CourseDescription:isiZulu(conversationalcompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

ThiscourseprovidesthestudyofisiZuluforprofessionalpurposesinteachereducation.Itincludesbasicauralcomprehension,conversationalcompetence,reading,writing,ananalysisofwrittentexts,andtheuseoflanguageinmultilingualcontextforthepurposesofteachingandlearning

CourseCode:EDUC1305A

CourseDescription:Sesotho(conversationalcompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

ThiscourseprovidesthestudyofSesothoforprofessionalpurposesinteachereducation.Itincludesbasicauralcomprehension,conversationalcompetence,reading,writing,ananalysisofwrittentexts,andtheuseoflanguageinmultilingualcontextforthepurposesofteachingandlearning.

CourseCode:EDUC1306Aa

CourseDescription:SouthAfricanSignLanguage(conversationalcompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontotheoreticalandpracticalaspectsofSouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL)inparticularlinguisticsandliterature.ThecourseisfocusesonthedevelopmentofproficiencyintheuseofSASL.Thecoursepromotesthedevelopmentofskillsinvisualobserving,signing,fingerspelling,thinkingandreasoninginalignmentwiththeskillsinSASLCAPS.

CourseCode:EDUC2263A

CourseDescription:NaturalSciencesII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseinvolvesthestudyclassificationofavarietyoflifeformsincludingplants,fungiandbacteria.Itincludesadaptationtohabitatandenvironment,environmentalscienceincludingastudyofbiomes,ecosystems,energytransfersystemsandcurrentenvironmentalissues.Italsoincludesinvestigativeskills,thenatureofscienceandtheinteractionofscience,societyandtheenvironment,atomicstructureandthe structureofmatter, stoichiometry, chemical periodicity, aswell as an introduction to astronomy,geometricoptics,circularandrotationalmotion.

CourseCode:EDUC2244AandEDUC2245A

CourseDescription:TeachingNaturalSciences(IntermediatePhase)AandTeachingNaturalSciences(Intermediate Phase) B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

Thiscourseexploresthenatureandscopeofnaturalscience,thesignificanceofteachingnaturalscienceinprimaryschoolandprovidesacriticalstudyofthepresentnaturalscienceschoolingcurriculum.Italsoconsistsofacoherentframeworkforpedagogicalanalysisofprimaryschoolsciencecontent,throughtheidentificationofkeyconceptsandskillsunderpinningnaturalsciencetopicsaswellasdevelopmentofeffectivelearningexperienceandtasks.

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CourseCode:EDUC2302AandEDUC2303A

CourseDescription:TeachingNaturalSciences(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingNaturalSciences(Senior Phase) B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

ThiscourseintroducesthestudenttokeyconceptsaboutteacherprofessionalknowledgeforteachingNaturalScience.Studentsareintroducedtopedagogicalcontentknowledgeastheuniqueknowledgethatteachersuseintheirteaching.Thecourseexploresmethodologicalskillsforpedagogicallytransformingcontent knowledge of core topics in Natural Science into Big Ideas, which are statements assistingteacherstoexplainthemostimportantunderstandingtobeestablishedinatopic.ThecoursefurtherintroducesstudentstoimportantaspectsofteachingNaturalSciencesuchastheinfusionofinquiryintoclassroompracticesandmanagementoflaboratorypractice.

CourseCode:EDUC2264A

CourseDescription:SocialSciencesII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

ThiscoursedevelopscompetencyintheknowledgebaseandskillsunderpinningGeographyandHistorythroughthestudyofrelevantandapplicabletopics.ThisincludesGeography(introductiontopopulationand settlement studies, population: density and distribution, structure, growth, movements, health,settlementstudies:ruralandurbansettlements,settlementissues,urbanhierarchies,urbanstructureandgrowth,urbansettlementissuesandsustainablecities)andHistory(earlysocieties,colonialsettlementandslaveryintheAmericasandsouthernAfrica).

CourseCode:EDUC2242AandEDUC2243A

CourseDescription:TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)AandTeachingSocialSciences(Intermediate Phase) B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

This course introduces the relationship between the discipline of history and how it is taught, andgeography and how it is taught; identification of central processes in history and geography; theirapplication indesigning learningmaterials, activities, andeventually full lessons for the IntermediatePhase (Grades 4 to 6) learners. Engagementwith historical thinking; exploration of the relevance ofhistoryandgeographylearners;theintroductiontotheSocialScience(IntermediatePhase)curriculum;classroommanagementdemandsrelatingtofieldworkandclassroomteaching;andanintroductiontoassessment in Social Science.

CourseCode:EDUC2248AandEDUC2249A

CourseDescription:TeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingSocialSciences(SeniorPhase) B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

Thiscourseintroducestherelationshipbetweenthedisciplineofhistoryandgeographyandhowitistaught;identificationofcentralprocessesinhistoryandgeography,theirapplicationindesigninglearningmaterials,activities,andeventuallyfulllessonsfortheSeniorPhase(Grades7to9)learners.Engagementwithhistoricalthinking,explorationoftherelevanceofhistoryandgeographylearners,theintroductionto the Social Sciences (SP) Curriculum, classroom management demands relating to fieldwork andclassroomteachingandanintroductiontoassessmentinSocialSciencearecoveredinthiscourse.

CourseCode:EDUC2259A

CourseDescription:EnglishII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseinvolvesthecontinuingstudyoflanguageandatatertiarylevel,therelationshipbetweenlanguage, societyandeducation,withparticular reference toamultilingualSouthAfrica.Thecourse

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draws from a range of genres including poetry, drama, prose fiction,media and film in a variety ofcontextsandengagessocial,cultural,andeducationalissuesarisingoutofthesetextsandtheircontext.

CourseCode:EDUC2252AandEDUC2253A

CourseDescription:TeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingEnglish(SeniorPhase)B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

Thiscoursepreparesstudents forgeneral languageandliteracyeducationandcoreskills for teachingEnglishatSouthAfricanschools. Italsoensures studentshave thebasicanalytical skillsanda soundknowledge ofmethod and theory onwhich to base their teaching. The course includes topics suchasreading literacy, languageacquisitionandlearning, literatureandmethodologies.There isastrongemphasisonteachinglanguageswithinmulticulturalclassroomcontextaswellasbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguageproficiencylevels.

CourseCode:EDUC2260A

CourseDescription:isiZuluII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseprovidesanin-depthcriticalknowledgeneededbyteachersofisiZululanguage.Thecourseconsistsoflanguage,linguisticsandliteraturedrawnfromarangeofgenresuchaspoetry,dramaandprosefiction.

CourseCode:EDUC2256AandEDUC2257A

CourseDescription:TeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingisiZulu(SeniorPhase)B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

Thiscourseequipsstudentswiththeabilitytorelatetotheoriesoflanguageacquisitionandlanguageteachingapproaches.Thecourseconsistsofcritical languageawarenessandtheunderstandingof theLanguageinEducationPolicy(LiEP)implementation.Itpromotesdesigningoftextbasedlessonssuitableforseniorprimaryschools.

CourseCode:EDUC2261A

CourseDescription:SesothoII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thiscourseprovidesanin-depthcriticalknowledgeneededbyteachersofSesotholanguage.Thecourseconsistsoflanguage,linguisticsandliteraturedrawnfromarangeofgenresuchaspoetry,dramaandprosefiction.

CourseCode:EDUC2267AandEDUC2268A

CourseDescription:TeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingSesotho(SeniorPhase)B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

This course enables the student to relate to theories of language acquisition and language teachingapproaches.ThecourseconsistsofcriticallanguageawarenessandtheunderstandingoftheLanguageinEducationPolicy(LiEP)implementation.Itpromotesthedesigningoftext-basedlessonssuitableforseniorprimaryschools.

CourseCode:EDUC2258A

CourseDescription:MathematicsII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Thecoursetakesontheformofappliedmathematicsstudies.StatisticalReasoningisstudiedfromanadvancedperspective todevelopabroaderunderstandingof statisticalmethods andhow theyapplyacross contexts in mathematics.

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CourseCode:EDUC2254AandEDUC2255A

CourseDescription:TeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase)AandTeachingMathematics(SeniorPhase) B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

Thiscourseisanintroductiontoteachingmathematicsatsecondarylevel.Throughworkingwithsubjectcontent,studentsaretaughttoanalysepuremathematicscontentforthepurposeofconveyingconceptsinclassrooms.ThereisanemphasisonEnglishasthelanguageofteachingmathematics.Lecturesareusedasdemonstrationlessonsforthepurposeofenhancingtheunderstandingofcontentfromateachingandlearningperspectivewhilstprovidingpedagogicalcontentknowledge(methodology)forintroducingconcepts to learners.

CourseCode:EDUC2265A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnologyII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

Student-teacherswantingtoteachinformationtechnologyatschoolarerequiredtotakethiscourse.ThiscourseenablesstudentproficiencyintheuseofhighlevelprogramminglanguagessuchasJavawithinanobjectorientedprogrammingparadigmandfordesignandmanipulationofdatabasesusingprogrammingprinciples.

CourseCode:EDUC2240AandEDUC2241A

CourseDescription:TeachingInformationTechnologyI(FET)AandTeachingInformationTechnology I (FET) B

NQFCredits:6/6 NQFLevel:6/7

ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontoteachingandlearningwithinthefieldofInformationTechnologywithemphasisoncomputerprogrammingconcepts,problemsolving,algorithmdesign,computationalthinking,abstraction,datarepresentationandobject-orienteddesign.

CourseCode:EDUC2300AandEDUC2301A

CourseDescription:TeachingLifeOrientation(SeniorPhase)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

Thiscoursefocusesontheapplicationofcontent,skillsandvaluesacquiredintheacademicstudyofLifeOrientationtoclassroompracticeintheSeniorPhaseinSecondaryteaching.ThecourseenablesstudentstodevelopstrategiesforteachingandlearningPhysicalEducationandPersonalandSocialDevelopment.

CourseCode:EDUC2235A

CourseDescription:SesothoAdditionalLanguageII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

ThiscourseinvolvesthecontinuedstudyofSesothoafteranadvancedconversationalcompetencecoursethatdevelopscompetenceinSesothoforprofessionalpurposes;developsauralcomprehension,readingandwritingskillsinSesothoinamultilingualclassroomcontextandincreasesstudentteachers’capacitytocommunicatewithlearners.

CourseCode:EDUC4271A/EDUC4250A

CourseDescription:TeachingInformationTechnologyII(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseintroducesteachingandlearningwithinthefieldofInformationTechnologywithemphasison computer programming concepts, problem solving, algorithm design, computational thinking,abstraction,datarepresentationandobject-orienteddesign.

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CourseCode:EDUC3117A/EDUC3167A

CourseDescription:EducationIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course throughexplorationof contemporary issues, cultivates an ability to think critically abouteducation,with regard topedagogy, assessmentandcurriculum.Thecourseaddresseskeyquestionsofknowledgeselectionandsequencing in thefieldofcurriculum,exploresand interrogatesdifferentapproaches to pedagogy and their implications for professional practice. It provides a conceptualframeworkforunderstandingassessmentpracticeasanintegratedactivitywithintheprocessoflearningandteaching.

CourseCode:EDUC3167A

CourseDescription:EducationIII:CurriculumandPedagogy(part-time)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:6

This course explores contemporary issues in education and cultivates the ability to think criticallyaboutpedagogyand thecurriculum.Thecourseaddresseskeyquestionsofknowledgeselectionandsequencinginthefieldofcurriculum,exploresandinterrogatesdifferentapproachestopedagogyandtheir implications for professional practice, and provides a conceptual framework for understandingknowledgeselection,sequencingandmediationasanintegratedactivitywithintheprocessoflearningandteaching.

CourseCode:EDUC3164A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnologyIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course deepens students’ understanding of systems and application software and the softwaredevelopmentprocess.Italsoprovidesanintroductiontowindowsprogramming,web-basedapplicationsandworkingwithdatabases.

CourseCode:EDUC4222A

CourseDescription:Lifeskills:ArtsforTeachers

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

InthiscoursestudentsexploretheroleandpotentialoftheartsinthelivesofprimaryschoolchildrenintheIntermediatePhase.Studio-basedlearningandmakinginmusicandvisualartprovideopportunitiesforstudentstoexpressanddeveloptheirindividualandcollaborativeabilitiesandliteracies.

CourseCode:EDUC3115A

CourseDescription:AdditionalTeachingExperienceIII

NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:6

This course comprises school-based practicum sessions in which students have the opportunity toparticipateindifferentcontextsofschoollife,includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersin designing coherent lessons; select and use appropriate teaching resource materials, and practiceteachingstrategiesthatareappropriatetothecontentandpromotelearnerparticipation.

CourseCode:EDUC3142A/EDUC3151A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIIIA

This course comprises school-based practicum sessions in which students have the opportunity toparticipateindifferentcontextsofschoollife,includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersin designing coherent lessons; select and use appropriate teaching resource materials, and practiceteachingstrategies thatareappropriate to thecontentandpromote learnerparticipation.Studentsare

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expected to organise andmanage the learning environment during the lessons they deliver; explainconceptsclearly,questionlearnersatavarietyoflevelsofthinking;monitorandassesslearners’answersandwrittenworkduringclasstimeanddeepentheirreflectivepracticethroughjournalwriting.

CourseCode:EDUC3168A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIIIB

NQFCredits:6 NQFLevel:7

This course comprises school-based practicum sessions in which students have the opportunity toparticipateindifferentcontextsofschoollife,includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersin designing coherent lessons; select and use appropriate teaching resource materials, and practiceteachingstrategies thatareappropriate to thecontentandpromote learnerparticipation.Studentsareexpected to organise andmanage the learning environment during the lessons they deliver; explainconceptsclearly,questionlearnersatavarietyoflevelsofthinking;monitorandassesslearners’answersandwrittenworkduringclasstimeanddeepentheirreflectivepracticethroughjournalwriting.

CourseCode:EDUC3151A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIIIA(part-time)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

This course comprises school-based practicum sessions in which students have the opportunity toparticipateindifferentcontextsofschoollife,includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersin designing coherent lessons; select and use appropriate teaching resource materials, and practiceteachingstrategies thatareappropriate to thecontentandpromote learnerparticipation.Studentsareexpected to organise andmanage the learning environment during the lessons they deliver; explainconceptsclearly,questionlearnersatavarietyoflevelsofthinking;monitorandassesslearners’answersandwrittenworkduringclasstimeanddeepentheirreflectivepracticethroughjournalwriting.

CourseCode:EDUC3168A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIIIB(part-time)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

This course comprises school-based practicum sessions in which students have the opportunity toparticipateindifferentcontextsofschoollife,includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersin designing coherent lessons; select and use appropriate teaching resource materials, and practiceteachingstrategies thatareappropriate to thecontentandpromote learnerparticipation.Studentsareexpected to organise andmanage the learning environment during the lessons they deliver; explainconceptsclearly,questionlearnersatavarietyoflevelsofthinking;monitorandassesslearners’answersandwrittenworkduringclasstimeanddeepentheirreflectivepracticethroughjournalwriting.

CourseCode:EDUC3165A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientationIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course advances the study of LifeOrientation. Physical Education focuses on life-long physicalactivity engagement; Personal and Social Development focuses on career guidance and sexualityeducationwhileDemocracyandHumanRightsfocusesonthediversityofreligionorbeliefandreligionineducationandpolicy.

CourseCode:EDUC3116A

CourseDescription:ChildhoodStudiesIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

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This course focuses on contemporary issues of childhood in South Africa. It is underpinned by aninclusiveapproachtoeducationandastrongsocialjusticeframework.Thecourserespondstocontextualissueslikeabuse,poverty,race,genderandsexualityandintroducesstudentstoappropriatesocialjusticepedagogies.

CourseCode:EDUC3162A

CourseDescription:EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseintroducesinstrumentdrawingandentailsafurtherstudyofgeometricalconstructionsandreproductiondrawingaswellasperspectivedrawing,loci,cams,helices,screwthreadsandcivildrawing.

CourseCode:EDUC3158A

CourseDescription:EnglishIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course involves the advanced study of: multiple texts drawn from literary genres, includingmajorwriters fromAfrica andbeyond;different formsofmedia, includingnarrativefilm; theEnglishlanguageandtheshiftingrelationshipbetweenform,styleandcontext;andengagessocial,cultural,andeducationalissuesarisingoutofthese.

CourseCode:EDUC3169A

CourseDescription:isiZuluAdditionalLanguageII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

This course continues the study of isiZulu to further develop competence in isiZulu for professionalpurposes,developauralcomprehension,readingandwritingskillsinisiZuluinamultilingualclassroomcontextandincreasestudentteachers’capacitytocommunicatewithlearners.

CourseCode:EDUC3121A

CourseDescription:SesothoFirstAdditionalLanguageIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

ThiscourseisacontinuationofthedevelopmentandunderstandingoftheSesotholanguage.IntroductionsaremadetorelevantSesotholiterature(allgenres)andemphasisisplacedonresourcedevelopmentforFirstAdditionalLanguage(FAL)teachingintheclassroom.ThereisalsoacontinueddevelopmentofthemethodologicalunderstandingofteachingFAL.

CourseCode:EDUC3122A/EDUC3156A

CourseDescription:GeographyIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course further develops content knowledge and skills required for geographical studies. Topicsinclude the ability toobserve, identify, classify,measure, compute, record andprocessdata; analyseand interpret (data, opinions,maps, photos, graphs, points of view, amongst others); illustrate; seekinterrelationships;synthesise;workinateam;solveproblemsanddevelopthinkingskills.Emphasisisplacedondevelopingspatialawarenessandcompetency.Thiscoursealsodevelopsanunderstandingofmajorcontemporarytopicsingeography,buildingontopicscoveredinthesecondyearSocialSciencecourse.Thecoursecomprisesanin-depthstudyinappliedclimatology,population&politicalgeography,developmentandeconomicgeography,hazardsanddisastermanagement.

CourseCode:EDUC3157A

CourseDescription:HistoryIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

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Thiscourseprovidessubstantiveandproceduralhistoricalknowledge.ItalsofocusesaspectsofSouthAfricanhistory–fromearlyCapehistorytothemineralrevolutionandSouthAfricaafter1910includingtheSegregationEra1910–1948, theApartheidEra1948–1994,andthePost-ApartheidEra,whichincludestheTruthReconciliationCommission(TRC),publichistoryandheritage.

CourseCode:EDUC3164A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnology

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursedeepenstheunderstandingofsystemsandapplicationsoftware;andthesoftwaredevelopmentprocess.Itprovidesanintroductiontowindowsprogramming,web-basedapplicationsandworkingwithdatabases.Italsoenablesstudentteacherstodevelopweb-basedsystemsandwindowsapplicationsthatcanbeusedforeducationalpurposes.

CourseCode:EDUC3159A

CourseDescription:isiZuluIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursestudiesliterarytextsinisiZuludrawnfromavarietyofcontexts.Itconcentratesonliterarytheories,studyoflanguagestructures,conventionsandusageintheSouthAfricanclassroom.Furthermore,itconsidersmajordebatesaboutteachinginmultilingualandculturalclassrooms.

CourseCode:EDUC3152A

CourseDescription:LifeSciencesIIIA

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course studies the life processes related to homeostasis and some environmental issues. Topics includehomeostasis,temperatureregulation,endocrinesystem,excretion,nervoussystem,senseorgansandpopulationecology.

CourseCode:EDUC3153A

CourseDescription:LifeSciencesIIIB

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursestudiesthelifeprocessesinbothplantsandanimalsthatsustainlife.Topicsincludebiologicalcompoundsandtheiruses,cellbiologyandmitosis, tissues,gaseousexchange,nutrition, transport inplantsandanimals,photosynthesisandrespiration.

CourseCode:EDUC4262A/EDUC4240A

CourseDescription:TeachingLifeSciences(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course explores the nature and scope of Life Sciences,with reference to the teaching of topicscoveredinLifeSciences.Itextendsthestudent’sknowledgeofthesignificanceofteachingLifeSciencesinhighschoolsandcriticalstudyofthepresentLifeSciencesschoolcurriculum.

CourseCode:EDUC3129A

CourseDescription:LiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachersIII

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseexpandsontheroleofthereaderasatextuserandanalyst. It includesanexplorationofchildren’sliteratureandtextsforlearningtoread,withafocusonvariouspedagogiesandapproaches(forexamplemultimodality/arts-basedapproachesandcriticalliteracy)forteachingthesetexts.

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CourseCode:EDUC3161A

CourseDescription:MathematicsIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursecomprises twocomponents:LinearAlgebraandCalculus.TheLinearAlgebracomponentintroduces key concepts and procedures related to working with vectors and matrices. Vectors arestudiedin2Dand3Dandmatricesareexploredusingavarietyofmethodsrelatedtomatrixalgebra.TheCalculuscomponentintroduceskeyconceptsandproceduresindifferentialcalculusandintegration.

CourseCode:EDUC3131A

CourseDescription:MathematicsforFoundationPhaseTeachersIII

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course deepens the knowledge of numeracy, content and pedagogy. It focuses on concepts forexampleaccounting,placevalue,numbervalues,fractionsandextendingworkonearlynumberthroughtheunderstandingofadditiveandmultiplicativerelationsrelatingtotheFoundationPhase.

CourseCode:EDUC3132A

CourseDescription:MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeacherslll

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursecoverstheoriesonchilddevelopmentofteachingandmultiplicativereasoning,andrationalnumber.Earlyalgebraisrevisitedinordertounderstandalgebraicstructures,lookingatdifferentlearningandteachingtheories,andresearchonalgebraicreasoning.

CourseCode:EDUC4269A/EDUC4247A

CourseDescription:TeachingMathematics(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course examines the mathematics content of Statistics, Probability and Financial Mathematicsin theFETphase. It alsoexamines themethodologiesneeded for teachersand learners tobeable tocommunicatemathematicallyinEnglishinthesetopics.Itfocusesonbothconceptualknowledgeandproceduralefficiencyinthesetopicsthroughexactmathematicallanguage.

CourseCode:EDUC3134A/EDUC3163A

CourseDescription:MechanicalTechnologyIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course equips students with the requisite content knowledge and pedagogical skills to teachMechanicalTechnologyattheFET(Grades10-12)levelinSouthAfrica.MechanicalTechnologyfocusesonthedesignprocessfromconceptualdesigntopracticalproblemsolvingandtheapplicationofscientificprinciples.Thesubjectprovidesscopeforlearningaboutsystemsandservicesusedinthemotorindustry.Theemphasisisinthefieldsofauto-motiveengineeringandmanufacturing.

CourseCode:EDUC3135A/EDUC3154A

CourseDescription:PhysicalSciencesIIIA

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course has two components: Chemistry and Physics. In Chemistry topic include: Atomic andMolecular structure; Advanced Treatment of Chemical Kinetics; Chemical equilibrium; Solubilityequilibrium;andAcid-BaseEquilibrium. InPhysics topics include:OscillationsandMaterialWaves;ElectricandMagneticFieldOscillations;ElectromagneticRadiationandLightWaves;PhysicalOptics;andIntroductiontoQuantumMechanics.

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CourseCode:EDUC3136A/EDUC3155A

CourseDescription:PhysicalSciencesIIIB

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursehastwocomponents:ChemistryandPhysics.InChemistrytopicsinclude:OrganicChemistry,ChemicalBonding,OxidationandChemicalEquilibrium. InPhysics topics include:ClassicalPhysics,Thermodynamics,StatisticsandDynamics,MechanicalProperties,RadioactivityandNuclearPhysics.

CourseCode:EDUC4263A/EDUC4241A

CourseDescription:TeachingPhysicalSciences(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursecoverspedagogicalcontentknowledge(PCK)oftheteachingandlearningatFETlevel.Topicsincludetheuseofteachingstrategy,technologyassessment,quantifyingexperimentsandmanagingoflaboratories.

CourseCode:EDUC3138A/EDUC3160A

CourseDescription:SesothoIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseisafurtherstudyofliterarytextsinSesothodrawnfromavarietyofcontexts.Itconcentratesonliterarytheoriesforprofessionalpurposesandoffersafurtherstudyoflanguageusagepayingattentiontosomeofthemajordebatesinmultilingualandculturalclassrooms.

CourseCode:EDUC3139A

CourseDescription:TeachingHomeLanguageintheIntermediatePhaseIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursefurtherdevelopstheabilitytorelatetheoriesoflanguageacquisitiontopracticeandlanguageteachingapproaches.Itpromotesanunderstandingoflanguagepolicy,multilingualismandcodeswitchinginSouthAfricanclassroomswhereEnglish,isiZuluorSesothoarehomelanguages.Thecourseexplainshowstudentsuseandanalysedifferentgenretextsanddevelopscriticalthinking,strategiesandprinciplesforteachingthemacroskillsassociatedwithlistening,speaking,reading,viewing,writing,designingandlanguagestructuresandconventionsinprimaryschools.

CourseCode:EDUC4270A/EDUC4248A

CourseDescription:TeachingEngineeringGraphicsandDesign(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseextendspedagogicalcontentknowledgetoincludetechnologicaldimensionsasTechnologicalPedagogicalKnowledge.Itdevelopsmethodsandtheoriesofteachingtechnologysubjects.

CourseCode:EDUC4266A/EDUC4244A

CourseDescription:TeachingEnglish(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursedevelopspedagogicaltoolsinteachingEnglishtoGrades10throughGrades12inarangeofsecondaryschoolSouthAfricanclassroomcontexts.Approachestolanguageandliteratureteachingacrossmultiplegenres,modesandmediaaretaught.Theprinciplesofunitplanning,materialsdesignandassessmentaredealtwith,drawingonbothHomeLanguageandFirstAdditionalLanguagecurriculumdocuments.

CourseCode:EDUC4264A/EDUC4242A

CourseDescription:TeachingGeography(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

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This course introduces the essence of teaching geography in high school and draws on experience,andprofessionaldevelopmentasaFETstudentteacher.Italsodevelopsastudent’sunderstandingofastudentteacher’sroleasahighschoolteacher.Studentteachersareexposedtomethodsingeographythatenablesthemtoteachyoungpeopleconfidentlytostudytheworldaroundtheminaholisticmanner.

CourseCode:EDUC4265A/EDUC4243A

CourseDescription:TeachingHistory(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseprovidesthepedagogyforthelearning,teachingandassessingintheFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)phase.

CourseCode:EDUC4267A/EDUC4245A

CourseDescription:TeachingisiZulu(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This courseprovides thepedagogy for the learning, teachingandassessing for teaching isiZulu fromGrades 10 through Grades 12 in South African classrooms. Approaches to language and literatureteachingacrossmultiplegenres,modesandmediaaretaught.Theprinciplesofunitplanning,materialsdesignandassessmentwillbedealtwith,drawingonbothHomeLanguageandFirstAdditionalLanguagecurriculum documents.

CourseCode:EDUC3147A

CourseDescription:TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)A

NQFCredits:6 NQFLevel:6

This course provides the pedagogy for the learning, teaching and assessing Social Sciences in theIntermediatePhase,Grades4-7.ItfocusesonpedagogyandteachingsubjectknowledgeforteachinginHistoryandGeographythroughthestudyofrelevantandapplicabletopics.

CourseCode:EDUC3148A

CourseDescription:TeachingSocialSciences(IntermediatePhase)B

NQFCredits:6 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseextendstheteachingofGeographyinthecontextoftheSubject:SocialSciencesthroughthestudyofrelevantandapplicabletopics.ThefocusisonteachingpedagogicalandsubjectknowledgeforteachinggeographyinGrades4to7.ThecoursealsofocusesonthepracticalknowledgerequiredforHistoryandGeographylearningandteaching.

CourseCode:EDUC4268A/EDUC4246A

CourseDescription:TeachingSesotho(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course provides the pedagogy for the learning, teaching and assessing Sesotho fromGrades 10to12 in theSouthAfrican classroom.Approaches to language and literature teaching acrossmultiplegenres,modesandmediawillbetaught.Theprinciplesofunitplanning,materialsdesignandassessmentwill also be dealtwith, drawing on bothHome Language and First Additional Language curriculumdocuments.

CourseCode:EDUC4219A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnologyIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursedeepensstudents’understandingofnetworkingfundamentals,communicationtechnologies,dataandinformationmanagement.Studentsareacquaintedwiththebasicterminologiesofnetworkingfundamentals, internetapplications,anddataand informationmanagement.Student teachersdevelopfuture-oriented,innovativeITteachingstrategies.

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CourseCode:EDUC4212A

CourseDescription:EducationIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course covers history, inclusive education, teacher related policies and the legal framework ofteaching.Thehistoricalcomponentcoverspre-apartheidcolonialandmissionaryeducation,thehistoryofand resistanceagainst apartheideducation, and theneed forademocraticapproach toeducation.Theinclusiveeducationcomponentpresents thelegal frameworkof inclusionforSAschools,aswellpsychologicaltheoriesthatexplainandenableapproachestoinclusiveeducationandhowtodealwithdiversityinschoolsandclassrooms.ThecoursealsoconsiderswhatitmeanstobeapracticingteacherwithinthecontextofcontemporarySouthAfricaneducationpolicyandlaw.

CourseCode:EDUC4211A

CourseDescription:ChildhoodStudiesIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course focussesoncurrentdebates about childhoodandearly learning in the literature inwhatis now a contested field. Students are expected to critically engagewith these ideas to inform theirdeveloping practice. They are required to integrate what they have learned about children’s richimagination,creativityandresourcefulnesswitharangeofinnovativepedagogies.Thisenablesstudentstodevelopandimplementlifeskillsprogrammesforchildreninmeaningfulandsensitiveways.

CourseCode:EDUC4260A

CourseDescription:EducationIVA:AssessmentandInclusiveEducation(part-time)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Throughexplorationofcontemporaryissuesineducation,thecourseendeavorstocultivateinstudentsanability to thinkcriticallyabouteducation,with regard toassessmentand inclusiveeducation.Thecourse addresses key questions of assessment and inclusive practices and explores and interrogatesdifferent approaches to the professional practices of teachers.

CourseCode:EDUC4237A

CourseDescription:EducationIVB:History,PolicyandLawinEducation(part-time)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

This course covers history, inclusive education, teacher related policies and the legal framework ofteaching. The historical component also covers pre-apartheid colonial and missionary education,thehistoryofand resistanceagainstapartheideducation,and theneed forademocraticapproach toeducation. The course also considerswhat itmeans to be a practicing teacherwithin the context ofcontemporarySouthAfricaneducationpolicyandlaw.

CourseCode:EDUC4236A

CourseDescription:TeachingLifeOrientation(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseadvancespedagogicalknowledgeandskillsforteachingLifeOrientationintheFETphase.ThecoursefocusesonteachingandlearningdiversityandinclusioninPhysicalEducation,PersonalandSocialDevelopmentanddemocraticcitizenshipandhumanrights’education.

CourseCode:EDUC4210A/EDUC4239A

CourseDescription:BeingaTeacher

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course prepares students for the transition to novice teachers. It explores professional identityconstructionandwhatitmeanstobeateacherwithamissioninthecontextofSouthAfricanschooling.It introduces students to practice-based research both as reflective practitioners and as classroom

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researcherswithanemphasisontheirprofessionalagencyintheschoolcontext.Thecourseconsolidatesprofessionallearningoftheinitialteachereducationprogrammeandexploresteachingasknowledge-basedpractice.

CourseCode:EDUC4213A/EDUC4259A

CourseDescription:EngineeringGraphicsandDesignIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursefocusesonastudyofgeometricalsolids(bothorthographicandsectionalviews),isometricdrawings,Isometricsectionaldrawing,perspectivedrawingsofcomplexfigureslikepools,householdfurniture,screwthreadsandaspring.Thecoursealsodealswithsectionaldrawing,civildrawingandassemblydrawing.

CourseCode:EDUC4214A/EDUC4255A

CourseDescription:EnglishIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursecontinueswiththeadvancedstudyofliterarytextsfromthe20thand21stcenturies(novels,poetryanddrama);andanadvancedstudyoffilm.AdvancedlanguagetheoriesarealsostudiedwithparticularreferencetoamultilingualSouthAfrica.

CourseCode:EDUC4215A

CourseDescription:isiZuluFirstAdditionalLanguageIII

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6

This course further develops competence in isiZulu for professional purposes, develops auralcomprehension,readingandwritingskillsinisiZuluinamultilingualclassroomcontextandincreasesstudentteachers’capacitytocommunicatewithlearners.

CourseCode:EDUC4217A/EDUC4253A

CourseDescription:GeographyIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course further develops content knowledge and skills required for geographical studies. Topicsinclude the ability toobserve, identify, classify,measure, compute, record andprocessdata; analyseand interpret (data, opinions,maps, photos, graphs, points of view, amongst others); illustrate; seekinterrelationships;synthesise;workinateam;solveproblemsanddevelopthinkingskills.Emphasisisplacedondevelopingspatialawarenessandcompetency.Thiscoursefurtherdevelopsanunderstandingofmajor contemporary topics in geography,buildingon topics covered in the third yearGeographycourse.Thecoursealsocomprises an in-depth studyof researchandappliedgeographic techniques;appliedregionalstudies,regionalgeomorphology;appliedgeomorphology.

CourseCode:EDUC4218A/EDUC4254A

CourseDescription:HistoryIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course provides both substantive and procedural historical knowledge. The course focuses onaspectsoftheColdWar,includingtheCubanMissileCrisis,Propaganda,theArab-IsraeliConflict,andtheendof theColdWar;HistoryofAfrica, includingpre-colonial, colonial andpostcolonialhistory;RepresentationsofgenocideinAustralia,NaziGermany,andRwanda.

CourseCode:EDUC4219A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnologyIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

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This course introduces students to networking fundamentals, communication technologies, dataand information management. Students are acquainted with the basic terminologies of NetworkingFundamentals,internetapplications,anddataandinformationmanagement.Studentteachersdevelopanunderstandingofnetworking,howtotroubleshoot,maintain,andruninternetapplications.

CourseCode:EDUC4220A/EDUC4256A

CourseDescription:isiZuluIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thecoursedealswiththeadvancedstudyofliterarytextsandlanguagefromarepresentativeselectionofrenownednewauthors.ThecoursealsoexploreslanguagetheoriesthatarerelevantandpracticallyapplicableinSouthAfricanclassrooms.

CourseCode:EDUC4251A

CourseDescription:LifeSciencesIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thecourseexploresthestudyoflifeprocessesassociatedwiththecontinuityoflifeincludingreproduction,meiosisandembryology,geneticsandevolutionanditsapplicationse.g.biotechnology.

CourseCode:EDUC4223A

CourseDescription:LifeSkillsII:Personal,SocialandPhysicalWell-being

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6

Thecoursefocusesondevelopingthewell-beingoftheIntermediatePhasechildfromavalues-basedperspective:thepersonal,socialandphysical.Itexploreshowemotionalliteracy,knowledgeofrightsandresponsiblecitizenshipandhealthylivingprovidethefoundationsuponwhichhealthysocietiesarebased.

CourseCode:EDUC4224A

CourseDescription:LiteracyforFoundationPhaseTeachersIV

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course synthesises students’ understandingof the theories andpracticesof literacy education. Italsoextendsunderstandingsofassessmentandremediationforyoungreadersandwriters.Studentsarerequiredtodevelopandteachintegratedunitsformultilingualclassroomsthatapplytheoryandpractice.

CourseCode:EDUC4225A/EDUC4258A

CourseDescription:MathematicsIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course comprises two components. One component is Connecting Mathematics; the othercomponentisMathematicalModelling.TheConnectingMathematicscomponentfocusesonavarietyoftopicswhichincludemoreadvancedmathematics.Thiscomponentintroducesstudentstokeyconceptsinsequencesandseries,thebinomialtheoremandcomplexnumbers.Conicsectionsarealsostudiedin order to deepen knowledge of geometry and its intersectionwith algebra and trigonometry. Thiscomponent also introduces students to Mathematical Induction as a method of proof. The Mathematical modellingcomponentintegratesmathematicalconceptsthathavebeenexploredacrossMathematicsl,llandlll.Thecomponentappliestechniquesfromscienceandmathematicstodealwithandsolvereallifeproblems.Thiscomponentintroducesstudentstowell-knownmathematicalmodels,suchasthefittingof different curves to data.

CourseCode:EDUC4226A

CourseDescription:MathematicsforFoundationPhaseTeachersIV

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

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Deepening of mathematics concepts that includemeasurement, space and shapes, money and datahandlingwillbeaddressedthatarealignedwithcreativepedagogies.Thecoursealsofocusesondifferentphilosophiesofthenatureofmathematics,inparticularthePlatonicviewofamathematicsthatis‘putinto’representationsandtheviewthatmathematicsisconstructedthroughrepresentations.

CourseCode:EDUC4227A

CourseDescription:MathematicsforPrimarySchoolTeacherslV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course covers the following content areas:Algebra and Functions, Probability, Logic andProof,Triangles and Similarity that would lead into Trigonometry; Understanding the van Hiele levels inGeometry,ProofandGeometry,ComputerskillslikeMicrosoftExcelandGeogebra.

CourseCode:EDUC4228A

CourseDescription:MechanicalTechnologyIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseenablesthestudenttodeveloptheskillsandtheunderlyingprocesstechnologyrequiredfortheroutinemaintenance,tomotorvehiclesandincludesfittingandturning.

CourseCode:EDUC4229A/EDUC4252A

CourseDescription:PhysicalSciencesIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursehastwocomponents:chemistryandphysics.InChemistrythefollowingtopicsarecovered:Polymers;OrganicChemistry;Electrochemistry;AcidsandBases;RatesofReactions;andPhaseSolubility.InPhysicsthefollowingtopicsarecovered:ElectricalPropertiesofMatter;ElectronicProperties;RelativityandModernPhysics;andApplicationsofPhysics.

CourseCode:EDUC4230A/EDUC4257A

CourseDescription:SesothoIV

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course considers the advancement of the study of literary texts and language including of arepresentative selection of renowned new authors. This course also involves the study of languagetheoriesthatarerelevantandpracticallyapplicableinSouthAfricanclassrooms.

CourseCode:EDUC4272A

CourseDescription:TeachingAdditionalLanguagesforPrimarySchoolTeachersIV

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course promotes an advanced understanding of the main ideas around language teachingmethodologies and approaches for learning additional languages. It focuses on analysing languagecurricula,identifyingthemainteachingapproachesandprinciplesforadditionallanguageteachingandtranslatingtheseintoclassroompractice.

CourseCode:EDUC4232A/EDUC4261A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIVA

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

During school-based practicum sessions, students have the opportunity to participate in differentcontextsofschoollife, includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersindesigningcoherentlessons;selectanduseappropriateteachingresourcematerials,andpracticeteachingstrategiesthatareappropriate to the content and promote learner participation.

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CourseCode:EDUC4233A/EDUC4238A

CourseDescription:TeachingExperienceIVB

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

During school-based practicum sessions, students have the opportunity to participate in differentcontextsofschoollife, includingextra-muralprogrammes;observeandanalyseteachingandlearningprocesses;organiseandmanageapreparationfile;workwithsupervisingteachersindesigningcoherentlessons;selectanduseappropriateteachingresourcematerials,andpracticeteachingstrategiesthatareappropriate to the content and promote learner participation.

CourseCode:EDUC4249A

CourseDescription:TeachingMechanicalTechnology(FET)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseintroducesteachingandlearningwithinthefieldofMechanicalTechnologywithemphasisonTechnicalVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET).Thecoursealsoexaminesvariousinnovativeteaching strategies and learning activities appropriate for teaching core concepts and the forms ofknowledgethatareimportantinVocationalEducation.

PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofDeafEducationCourseCode:EDUC5214A

CourseDescription:TheoriesandPolicieswithintheDeafEducationContext

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseexploresandcritiques theinternationalandnational legalandtheoreticalcontextswithinwhichthefieldofDeafEducationhasdevelopedovertheyears.Complexissuesofphilosophicalviewsandheuristicsareexploredinordertogainanunderstandingofthecurrentschoolsofthoughtwithinboththelocalandinternationalcontexts.

CourseCode:EDUC5217A

CourseDescription:Psychology,IdentityandSocio-EmotionalDevelopmentoftheDeafandHardofHearing Learner

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

ThiscourseexploresthecontinuumofunderstandingofDeafIdentity,CommunityandCultureandhowthesecanimpactonthesocio-emotionaldevelopmentandeducationaloutcomesofdeafandhardofhearinglearners.

CourseCode:EDUC5215A

CourseDescription:Pedagogy,PraxisandResearchwithintheContextofEducatingDeafandHardof Hearing Learners

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseexplores theuniquepedagogywithin thevariouscontextsofeducatingdeafandhardofhearinglearnersalongwiththecorerolethatresearchcanplayininformingbestpractice.Socialresearchprinciplesandskillsareinvestigatedasweexplorethevalueofevidence-basedpracticeforeducators,practitionersandleadershipwithinamultitudeofDeafEducationcontexts.

CourseCode:EDUC5216A

CourseDescription:CurriculumandAssessmentintheEducationofDeafandHardofHearingLearners

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseexploresandcritiquesthecomplexityof‘TheCurriculum’relatingtotheEducationofDeafandhardofhearinglearnerswithinthecurrentSouthAfricanandinternationalcontext.Thisisfollowed

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bydiscussionsonoutcomesandassessmentwithinDeafEducationastheyrelatetoboththeintendedandhiddencurriculumwithinthewiderangeofeducationalcontexts,levelsofhearinglossaswellascommunicationmethodologies.

PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofHigherEducationCourseCode:EDUC5154A

CourseDescription:LearningandTeachinginHigherEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

This course addresses in somedepth theories of learning and teaching relevant in higher education;disciplinary learning and teaching concerns; teaching large and small classes; academic literacies,research communities and apprenticeship learning. The reflective practitioner model will provide aphilosophicalandpedagogicalbaseforthecourse.

CourseCode:EDUC5150A

CourseDescription:CurriculumDesignandDevelopmentinHigherEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursepresentstheoriesoftheovertandhiddencurriculum,curriculumdesignanddevelopment,strategies and methods of curriculum and course evaluation, selecting and evaluating content andmethods,materialsdevelopmentandevaluation,e-learninginfrastructureforcontactteaching.

CourseCode:EDUC5153A

CourseDescription:AssessmentinHigherEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

This coursepresents theories andprinciplesof assessmentdesign, assessmentmethods, alignmentofcourseaimsandoutcomeswithcontent, teachingmethodsandassessment,marking schemes, issuesofvalidityandreliability,givingfeedbacktocandidates,theresponsibilitiesofaninternalandexternalexaminer,moderators’andsupervisors’reports.

CourseCode:EDUC5155A

CourseDescription:NewDirectionsinHigherEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Theissuesselectedforstudyinthiscoursedependsontheexpressedinterestsofcandidatesandlecturersandthecapacityofcoursepresenterstoaddresstheissues.Visitingacademicsmayproposesometopicsandteachinthecourse.Possibletopicsincludethechangingroleofhighereducationinsociety,managingdiversityand inclusivity, leadershipdevelopment,accessandselectionofcandidates,monitoringandevaluationofinstitutionalperformance,researchcommunities,andnetworkedknowledgecommunities.

PostgraduateDiplomainEducationinthefieldofDigitalEducationandOnline Teaching CourseCode:EDUC5279A

CourseDescription:TeachingwithTechnology

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

ThiscoursefocusesonusingICTswithindifferentteachingandlearningenvironments,highlightingtheimportanceoftheeffectiveuseandapplicationofvariousdigitaltoolstoenhanceteaching-and-learningpractices. Topics include pedagogy and the technology-enhanced classroom; effective instructionalstrategies;adoptingablendedlearningapproach;selectinganappropriatelearnermanagementsystem(LMS);implementingtechnology-enhancedteaching;usingcollaborativeandinteractivelearningtools;gamification and eLearning simulations; feedback and assessment tools; integrating technology intocurriculumplanning,andevaluatingtheeffectivenessoftechnology-enhancedteaching.

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CourseCode:EDUC5278A

CourseDescription:InstructionalDesign

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursefocusesonoutcomes-drivensequencingandpacingoflearningenvironments(Gagné),the“chunking”ofintegratedlearningmoduleswithinthelimitsofworkingmemory(informationprocessingtheory),andtheembodimentofavirtualteacherormediatorinthedesignofstructuredlearningpathways(constructivistlearningtheory),inacomplexmodelofcurriculumdesignforonlinelearning.Thecourseprovidesstudentswiththeknowledgeandskillstocreatesituation-specificonlinelearningmodulesandliveweb-basedtrainingsessions,teacher/trainer-ledlearningguidesandsupportmaterials.

CourseCode:EDUC5281A

CourseDescription:NewDirectionsinDigitalLearning

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourse focuson theuseof technologies for improved teachingand learning. It coversemergingdigitallearningenvironmentsconnectingthemwithteachingandlearning.Thecourseexplainsthelatesttrendsineducationaltechnologyareanalysedandtechnologicalaffordancesareexploredtodeterminetheirpotentialtoimproveteachingandlearninginspecificcontexts.Participantshaveanopportunitytoanalysetheircurrentcontexts inrelationtopedagogicproblems,students’ learningneedsandcurrentavailabletechnologies.Studentsapplyrelevantresearchtosolveproblemssuitablefortheircontexts.

CourseCode:EDUC5280A

CourseDescription:e-AssessmentinEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8

This course introduces a variety of techniques for assessing classroom based learners using onlinedigitalplatforms.Itcoverstheoryandpracticeofe-assessmentandincludestheoreticalframeworkslikebehaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism and the way they shape e-assessment. The principlesthatgoverne-assessmentandhowe-assessmentcanbealignedwithlearningobjectives,curriculaandpedagogyareexamined.

Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational TeachingCourseCode:EDUC1318A

CourseDescription:EducationStudies

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursefocusesonthestudyofeducationanditsfoundations.Itcoversdifferenttheoriesofeducationandknowledge:Philosophy,Psychology,andSociologyofEducationastheyimpactonTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET).

CourseCode:EDUC1319A

CourseDescription:ManagementwithTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Thecoursecoversthefollowingtopics:

Thehistoricaldevelopmentofpost-schooleducationinSouthAfricaandglobally,withspecialreferencetotheTVETsector,politicsofvocationaleducation,educationalpoliciesandtheirimpactontheTVETsector.ThiscoursealsocoverstheroleofdifferentstakeholdersintheTVETsectorandrelevantpoliciesandhowrolesofdifferentstakeholdersimpactdevelopmentinSouthAfrica.Studentswillbeexposedtothetheoreticalpositionsinrespectof thehistory,politicsandeconomiesasitrelatestoTVET.ThecurriculumcoverslocalandinternationaltrendsthatrelatetotheTVETsector.

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CourseCode:EDUC1322A

CourseDescription:TechnicalandVocationalEducationStudies

NQFCredits:34 NQFLevel:7

Thecoursecoversthefollowingtopics:TheTVETeducator;asaprofessionalandareflectivepractitioner;approachestoteachingandlearningwhichincludetheoriesaboutlearningandhowlearninghappens;inthevocationalcontext.Thecourseintroducesstudentstolessonplanningandeffectivewaysoflessonpresentation,howtodevelopandmodifyteachingandlearningmaterials,howtointeractproductivelywithTVETstudentswhocomefromdiversesocio-economicbackgrounds.

CourseCode:EDUC1321A

CourseDescription:Teaching,LearningandResearchinginTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseanalysevariousactsandpolicieswillbecriticallyanalysedtounderstandtheirimpactontheTVETsector.Itexposesstudentstomethodsofdesigningandconductingresearch.Thecoursewillalsointroducestudentstohowtodevelopandmodifyteachingandlearningtosuittheneedsofstudentswhocomefromdiversesocio-economicbackgrounds.

CourseCode:EDUC1320A

CourseDescription:TeachingPractice

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course applies the theoretical learning and teaching covered in disciplinary, pedagogical andsituationalknowledge frameworks.Studentswillalsoengagewithprinciplesofaction research.Theyareexposed to teachingprinciplesacrossavarietyofcontexts, includingclassrooms,workshopsandlaboratories.

CourseCode:EDUC1323A

CourseDescription:LecturerIndustryExperience

NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseupdateindustry-basedlearninginlinewithdevelopmentsintheirfieldinordertoimprovetherelevanceofwhattheyareteachinganditslinkstoactualindustrypractice,technologyandsystems.Thecoursepreparethestudentsforthedemandsoftheworkplaceswithinwhichtheywillfindthemselves.Itexposesstudentstowork/workplacesthroughstructuredlearninginworkplace/industrysettings(e.g.factories,worksites,offices,etc.)

CourseCode:EDUC1325A

CourseDescription:CurriculumStudies:CivilEngineeringandBuildingConstruction

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursecoverstheconceptsofbuildingdrawing,buildingandconstruction.Itentailsthepracticalapplicationofbuildingskillsaswellashowadwellingiserected.Theconcept“construction”entailstheskillofproducingacompletedrawingofahouseandelectricalfittings.

CourseCode:EDUC1324A

CourseDescription:CurriculumStudies:ElectricalInfrastructureConstruction

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

This course examines the subject content for competent teaching of electrical infrastructure beyondschoollevel.Itcoverstheelectricalengineeringandhowbesttorepresentthemfortheclassroom.

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CourseCode:EDUC1326A

CourseDescription:CurriculumStudies:EngineeringandRelatedDesign

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursefocusesonthestudyofspatialskills,imagery,andperception.Itcoversconceptsofperceptionandvisualizationastheyemergeinspatialskills.

CourseCode:EDUC1327A

CourseDescription:CurriculumStudies:InformationTechnologyandCommunicationScience

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstocomputationalthinking,datarepresentation,computationalmethodsto solve educational problems, and programming principles and concepts. In addition, the courseintroduces students to problem solving, object-oriented programming language, data manipulation,procedures,functions,arraysandfile.

CourseCode:EDUC1328A

CourseDescription:CurriculumStudies:Mathematics

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursedevelopsproblem-solvingskillsusingmathematicaltechniques.Topicstobecoveredinclude;SolvingEquationsandInequalities,LinesandCircles,SystemsofEquations,FunctionsandtheirGraphs,InverseFunctions,andPolynomial,Rational,Exponential,andLogarithmicFunctionswithApplications.

CourseCode:EDUC1329A

CourseDescription:CurriculumStudies:PhysicalScience

NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursefocusesonthestudyofPhysics,EngineeringandChemistry.Itcoverstheconceptof“Physicsordynamicmotions.

Advanced Diploma in School Leadership and ManagementCourseCode:EDUCXXXXA

CourseDescription:WorkingwithinandfortheSchoolSystem

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:7

This course covers contemporary social issues including socio-economic factors impacting oncommunities, approaches to building partnerships between the school, the home and the widercommunity,andsustainingcommunitiesofpracticewithinschools.Itexploresissuesineducationlawandpolicy,includingkeycaselaw.

CourseCode:EDUCXXXXA

CourseDescription:LeadingandManagingPeopleandChange

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:7

This course focuseson leadership theories and their implication for theworkof schoolprincipals. Itexamineslabourrelations,staffplanning,motivatingandmentoringofteachersandsupportstaff.

CourseCode:EDUCXXXXA

CourseDescription:LeadingandManagingtheSchoolasanOrganisation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:7

This course covers themes related to the work of a school as an organisation including financialmanagement, information management systems, administrative control, and organisational problem-solving.

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CourseCode:EDUCXXXXA

CourseDescription:LeadingandManagingTeachingandLearning

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursefocusesontheworkoftheschoolmanagerinleadingandmanagingteachingandlearning.Itincludestopicsoncurriculum,pedagogyandassessmenttheoryandpractice.

Bachelor of Education with HonoursCourseCode:EDUC4110A

CourseDescription:CurriculumIssuesI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursefocusesonkeyquestionsrelatingtocurriculum,pedagogyandassessmentinSouthAfricanschools.Itdrawsonarangeoftheoreticalperspectivestounderstandthesequestions,toresearchthemandtodevelopstrategiesforimprovingteachingandlearninginschool.

CourseCode:EDUC4037A

CourseDescription:SchoolingIdentitiesandHumanRightsEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course explores thehistorical developmentof thediscourseofhuman rights internationally anditsimplicationswithinlocalandnationalcontexts.Itparticularlyfocusesontheimplicationsofhumanrightsforprocessesofschoolingandtheuseofa‘wholeschoolapproach’atvariouslevelsofschooling.Thecoursealsoexaminesnotionsof‘humanidentity’anddealsspecificallywithrace,genderandclassidentitiesinrelationtohumanrightsandthewaysinwhichschoolsconstruct,reproduceand/oropposesuchidentityconstructions.

CourseCode:EDUC4011A

CourseDescription:EducationalPoliciesandChange

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursefocusesonthechallengesoftheneweducationalpolicies. Itprovidescandidateswithanunderstandingofnewpoliciesaswellaspolicyanalysistoolstoexaminethetensionsandlimitationsofthesepolicyreformsintheirattemptatgreaterequity,qualityandefficiency,understandingofhowagentsofpolicyimplementationanddeliveryreactandrespondtothesepolicychanges.Candidatesareexposedtotheneweducationlegislationandexploretheroleandlimitationsofpolicies.Thiscoursealsoexaminestheroleandstrategiesofschoolsandrelevantgovernmentdepartmentsinpromotingchangeandeducationalimprovement.Conceptsandconstructsfromthefieldofschooleffectivenessandschoolimprovementandchangeareusedtoanalysecurrentschoolanddepartmentalimprovementstrategiesin southern Africa.

CourseCode:EDUC4030A

CourseDescription:MathematicsEducationI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thefirstpartofthiscoursehastwofociwhicharemathematicalinnature,introducingcandidatestothemathematicalentailmentsofcontextualisedproblem-solvingandmathematicalmodellingintheschoolcurriculum, and focuseson the specificity ofmathematical language. Candidates reflect on someoftheissuesthatariseinSouthAfricawheremathematicsistaughtandlearntinmultilingualsettings.Thesecondpartof thecourseembeds themathematics above in thecandidates’professionalpracticebyinductingcandidatesintoscholarlyworkonconnectingandexpressingmathematics,andexploringtheimplications of related curriculum issues in their professional practice.

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CourseCode:EDUC4038A

CourseDescription:ScienceEducationI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursediscussesthekeyideasandconceptsrelatingtolearningtheoriesinscience(frombehavioristandhumanistic-perceptualpositions,Piaget’sdevelopmentalmodel,tosocialandradicalconstructivism).Itfurtherexaminesissuesaroundlanguageandcommunicationinscienceeducationforfirstandsecondlanguage learners. The course also examinesways of promoting scientific and technological literacyamongstlearnersthroughscienceandtechnologyinsocietyapproachestoteachingandlearningscience.

CourseCode:EDUC4016A

CourseDescription:InclusiveEducation:LearningSupportI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This first part of this course examines Learning and Development by discussing the provision ofeducation for learnerswith individual differences andbarriers to learning in the context of inclusiveeducationandtheEco-systemicframeworkusedtounderpintheexplorationoftheimplementationofinclusiveeducation.ThesecondpartofthecourseexaminesAccommodatingDiversitywhichincludesexemplarymethodsfortheteachingandlearningofliteracyareexaminedwhichincludesanemphasisoncontinuousassessment,methodsfordesigningtheteachingandlearningofmathsandreadingandwritingtosuitindividualneedsininclusiveclassroomsanddesigningandteachinglearningsupportforindividualsandsmallgroups.

CourseCode:EDUC4111A

CourseDescription:CurriculumIssuesII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thecoursefocusesonkeyissuesincurriculum,teachingandlearning,includingemotions,identityandtherelationshipbetweenschoolingandthemoralorderinSouthAfrica.Itdrawsonarangeoftheoreticalperspectivestounderstandtheseissues,toresearchthemandtodevelopstrategiesforimprovingteachingandlearninginschools.

CourseCode:EDUC4003A

CourseDescription:DemocracyinEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursefocusesonthequestionofhowaconceptionofjustice,describingfairtermsofco-operationbetweenpeoplewithdifferentandconflictinginterests,mightbejustifiable.Specialattentionisgiventoquestionsofjustdistributionofeducationalgoodsandtoquestionsofmoraldevelopment,inparticulartothequestionofhowasenseofjusticeisacquired,howthisprocessmightbefacilitatedbyeducationalstructures, and how a sense of justice might be required for democratic participation. The courseexaminesthemeaningofdemocracyasaformofgovernmentandawayoflifeinwhichjustice,equalityand freedom are pursued.

CourseCode:EDUC4032A

CourseDescription:On-lineTeachingandLearning

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thecoursedealswithinformationliteracy,ortheabilitytoparticipateintheinformationsocietywithabilitytoaccess,evaluateandcreateknowledge.Itprovidescandidateswithopportunitiestounderstandsomeissuesrelatedtolearningintheinformationsocietyandgaincompetenceinfacilitatinglearningthrough information and communication technologies. The course also covers the following topics:Educationinthelanguagesociety,theInternetandeducation,frominformationtoknowledge,thesearchfor,andcriticalevaluationofelectronicresourcesandthemediationoflearningontheInternet.

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CourseCode:EDUC4104A

CourseDescription:Leadership,ManagementandOrganisationalDevelopmentinEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

The course focuses on two main themes: leadership and organisational development in education.Educationalinstitutionssurvivaldependsongreaterawarenessofwhatisoutsidetheirboundaries,howtheydefinethemselvesandtheirabilitytothinkstrategically.Thecourseexplorestheconceptofeffectiveleadership,withparticular reference to local context and theeducational contribution to theprocessof national reconstruction. It exposes candidates to different perspectives on educational leadership andprovides a broader understanding ofwhy attempts by educational institutions to ‘learn to learn’sometimesseemparadoxicalandconfused.Asleadershipisconsideredcrucialtotheprocess,differentconceptionsofleadershipcomeunderthespotlightandthebarrierstolearning,changeandagencyareexplored

CourseCode:EDUC4031A

CourseDescription:MathematicsEducationII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursehasfourdistinctinterrelatedcomponents.Thefirstcomponentfocuseson“learner-centred”mathematics teaching.Thecomponentexploreswhat ismeantby learner-centred teachingandraisesthe debates around this issue. The second component, related to the first, mathematical reasoning.Thiscomponentaddressessomeofthe“bigideas”thatpervademathematics,particularlyinrelationtojustificationandproof,andlooksathowthesefundamentalsofmathematicspermeatethecurriculumandcanbebroughtoutinalearner-centredpedagogy.Thethirdcomponentfocusesonanassessmentandevaluationingeneralandinparticularschoolmathematics.Thefourthcomponentfocusesonbuildingthepractical,professionalandacademicskillsofthecandidates.

CourseCode:EDUC4039A

CourseDescription:ScienceEducationII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thefirstpartof thiscourseofferseitherpracticalwork inscienceorassessment,and thesecondpartoffersenvironmentaleducationorissuesinsciencecurriculumdevelopment.Thepracticalworkinthesciencesectionexaminestheaimsandphilosophyofpracticalwork.Itdiscussestheimplementationofcertainpracticalaswellasissuesrelatedtopracticalwork.Theassessmentsectiondiscussesassessmenttrendsandissuesinscienceeducationandevaluatesavarietyofassessmentpractices.Theenvironmentaleducationsectionexaminestheliteratureonenvironmentaleducationandleadscandidatestoengageinananalysisofcontemporarypoliciesandpracticesintheteachingofenvironmentaleducation.TheissuesinsciencecurriculumdevelopmentsectionbuildsonconceptsofOBE,learner-centrednessandlearningstylestoexploreexamplesofcurriculumdesign.Thisincludesaspectsofpolicy,design,researchand relevant science.

CourseCode:EDUC4015A

CourseDescription:InclusiveEducation:LearningSupportII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursecompriseslearningsupportpracticeandexaminespractical,individuallytailoredinterventionsinclassroomsandinitialassessmentsoflearners,completedbycandidates,underthesupervisionofatutor.ThecourseincludescandidatesconductingtheinterventionsplannedonsiteattheUniversity,withcontinuousassessmentoflearnerswithsupervisionfromtutors.

CourseCode:EDUC4129A

CourseDescription:EducationalTheory;ResearchandEnquiryI

NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8

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Thiscourseoffersachallengingintroductiontoeducationalissuesanddebatesarisingfromthetheoryofknowledge,andfromconsiderationsofteachingandlearning.Itwillexaminetheknowledgearoundwhicheducationalresearchandpracticeisorganised.

CourseCode:EDUC4130A

CourseDescription:EducationalTheory,ResearchandEnquiryII

NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8

This course introduces critical educational issues and debates related to schooling and curriculumdelivery.Themes revolvearoundareasof knowledge systems, school knowledge, curriculum learnerand educationdevelopment and the teacher as a professional.Using theoretical typologies providedbysociologyofacademicknowledgethecoursealsoanalysesexperiencesofimplementingtheschoolcurriculumintheSouthAfrican,Africanandothereducationandtrainingsystems.

CourseCode:EDUC4112A

CourseDescription:IssuesinCurriculum

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thecoursefocusesonkeyquestionsrelatingtocurriculum,pedagogyandassessmentinSouthAfricanschools.Itdrawsonarangeoftheoreticalperspectivestounderstandthesequestions,toresearchthemandtodevelopstrategiesforimprovingteachingandlearninginschool.

CourseCode:EDUC4018A

CourseDescription:IssuesinManagementandLeadership

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course engageswith definitions of leadershipwithin the context of educational institutions andexamines critically the main theories of school leadership. Issues that are addressed include newapproachestoleadershipineducation,differencesbetweenmanagementandleadership,thedevelopmentof leadershipandmanagementskills,anddifferentstylesofmanagement.Thecourse furtherengageswiththeconceptofschoolleadershipandmanagementinschoolchangeandhowthishelpstomanageaschoolasalearningorganisation.

CourseCode:EDUC4107A

CourseDescription:Language,LiteracyandCommunication

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursefocusesonkeyconceptssuchasoracy,literacies,criticalliteracy,visualliteracy,multiliteracies;thecomplexprocessesinvolvedinbecomingareader/viewer,writer,designerandperformerofarangeoftexttypes;thesocial,culturalandlinguisticfactorsthatimpactonlearners’developmentasreaders/viewers,writers,designersandperformersoftextsandteachingapproachesandstrategieswhichsupportlanguageandliteracylearning,styles,andwaysofdealingwithstress, teachinginwaysthatenhanceemotionalandsocial intelligenceof learners,aswellasresponses tocolleagues, learnersandparentsaffectedbyHIV/AIDS.Thecoursefurtherfocusesonmentoringforbeginnerteachers.

CourseCode:EDUC4029A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothecentralprinciples,debatesandunderpinningsoftheapproachtothelearningarea:LifeOrientation.TopicsincludetheplaceofLifeOrientationintheSouthAfricaneducationalcurriculum,LifeOrientationandcurriculumintegration,assessmentoftheaffectivedomainsandthedevelopmentandanalysisoflearnersupportmaterials.

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CourseCode:EDUC4019A

CourseDescription:IssuesinMathematicsEducation(BlockRelease)

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Therearethreeinterrelatedcomponentsinthiscourse.Thefirstcomponentfocusesonselectionsfromschoolmathematicsandhowthesearetaughtandlearnt.Theremainingtwocomponentsconsolidatethemathematicsaboveincandidates’professionalpracticebyintroducingcandidatesintoscholarlyworkonteachingandlearningmathematics,andexploringtheimplicationsofrelatedcurriculumissuesontheirprofessional practise.

CourseCode:EDUC4114A

CourseDescription:ArtsEducationI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

ThecoursecoversthetheoryandpracticeofArtsEducation.Studentsexploreissuesrelatedtotheteachingofthearts,aswellaswaysinwhichartsteachingmethodologiescanbeusedacrossthecurriculum.

CourseCode:EDUC4115A

CourseDescription:ArtsEducationII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

ThiscoursecoversstudiopracticeofArtsEducation.StudentsdevelopandpresentanindependentbodyofworkandanaccompanyingresearchpaperinoneormoreoftheArtsdisciplinesinrelationtocriticalclassroompractice.Theroleoftheartteacherasartist-teacher-researcherisexplored.

CourseCode:EDUC4125A

CourseDescription:ContemporaryIssuesinEarlyChildhoodEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursedeepensconceptualisationsofchildhoodfromacriticalperspectiveandreadstheseagainstteacheridentityandpractice.ItlocatesitselfwithintheAfricancontextwherecandidateswillanalysetheimpactofmultiplefactorsthataffectthequalityofprovisioninginearlychildhoodeducation.Thecoursedrawstogethertheoriesandresearchinearlychildhoodinordertoconsidertheimplicationsforpractice.

CourseCode:EDUC4126A

CourseDescription:MathematicsandtheYoungChild

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course deepens candidates’ conceptual and procedural understanding of mathematics andmathematical teachingand learning in theearlyyears.This includescurrent research inmathematicseducation.Candidateswillberequiredtoapplythisknowledgetopractice.

CourseCode:EDUC4127A

CourseDescription:Developmentofonlinematerials

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthemainmodelsandtheoriesofinstructionalandlearningdesigninthefieldofe-Learning;anddevelopmentandevaluationofarangeofonlineteachingandlearningmaterials.Candidatesareexpectedtoengageinkeydebatesinlearningtheoryandinmaterialsdesignandtoproduceandjustify (theoreticallyandintermsofresearchonlearningefficacy)asetofonlinelearningmaterialssuitableforaparticularteachingandlearningcontext.

CourseCode:EDUC4128A

CourseDescription:IssuesinHistoryEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

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ThiscoursecovershistoricalthinkingandidentityandhowthisrelatestoHistoryEducation;TheHistoryeducatorandthehistoriographyofAfrica;andTeachingcontroversialandhurtfulpasts.

CourseCode:EDUC4168A

CourseDescription:SociologicalIssuesinEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseincludesselectedtopicsinsociologicaltheory,thesociologyofcurriculum,thesociologyof schooling, and the sociologyof development andunderdevelopment, as theyhavebeenengagedanddebatedinsociologyineducation.Thecourseincludesanexaminationof thehistoryof ideasinsociology,andsystematicengagementwithcontemporarydebatesanddisputes.

CourseCode:EDUC4167A

CourseDescription:EthicalIssuesinEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course includes selected topics in ethics and the related areas of moral philosophy and thephilosophicalstudyofprofessionalism,astheyhavebeendevelopedanddebatedinthephilosophyofeducation.Thecourseincludesexaminationofthehistoryofideasinethics,andsystematicengagementwithcontemporarydebatesanddisputesinthediscipline.

CourseCode:EDUC4165A

CourseDescription:DeafEducationI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course introduces candidates to sign language, Deaf culture and the Deaf communities withinSouthAfrica.Theprimaryaimistoenhancethecandidates’understandingoftheDeaflearner,withsignlanguagebeingthefocuswithintheeducationalcontext.Itintroducescandidatestocontemporaryissuesanddebatesbothnationallyandinternationally.InadditionthecoursedealswithlanguageandreadinginstructionandtheroleoftheteacheroftheDeaf.ThefocusisontheapplicationofthetheoryofDeafeducationinpracticalclassroomsituationsandexplicitlylinkstoSouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL)andtheDeafcommunity.

CourseCode:EDUC4166A

CourseDescription:DeafEducationII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in Deaf Education I and focuses onmoreadvancedlinguisticandpracticalaspectsofSouthAfricanSignLanguage(SASL).InlinewiththeBilingualEducation paradigm, Sign Language is viewed as the first language of theDeaf learner, and literacylearningdiscussedfromasecondlanguagelearningperspective.ThecoursealsodiscussesSignLanguageand the cognitive development of the Deaf learner. Issues such as language development, socialdevelopment, creativity andmemoryarediscussed frombotha theoretical andpracticalperspective.Inordertoeffectivelylinktheoryandpractice,thecourseincludesapracticalinterventioncomponent.

CourseCode:EDUC4090A

CourseDescription:ChildDevelopmentandSchoolLearning

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseexaminesthecurrentdebatesandtheoriesaboutchilddevelopmentandlearning.Drawingfromdevelopmentalpsychologyandpedagogy,thecoursethoroughlyexaminesthetheoriesoflearning,teachinganddevelopment,withspecificemphasisonthedevelopmentandlearningatprimarylevelofschooling.Thecoursewillfurtherexploreclassroompracticesofteachingandlearning,againstthebackgroundofthespecificcurriculumandtheinstitutionalcontextinwhichthesetakeplace.ThepracticesofschoolinginSouthAfrica,andthespecificcurriculumpracticesthatinformandshapeclassroompracticeswillbeexaminedwithaviewofunderstandingtheirpossibleconsequencesonpupilslearninganddevelopment.

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CourseCode:EDUC4091A

CourseDescription:PersonalGrowthforTeachersandMentoring

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

The course emphasises professional development. The first component focuses on the personaldevelopment of teachers. Using the frame of the Emotional Geography of Teaching (Hargreaves), itexplorescasestudiesof teachers’ lifehistoriesreflectingintheir teachingstyles,waysofdealingwithstress,teachinginwaysthatenhanceemotionalandsocialintelligenceoflearners,aswellasresponsestocolleagues,learnersandparentsaffectedbyHIV/AIDS.Thesecondcomponentfocusesonmentoringforbeginnerteachers.Usingaframeworkofmentoringassocialisationintothepracticeofteaching,itpresentsfindingsofresearchstudiesintomentoring,providespracticalskillsandprocessesformentoring,strengthens thementors’abilities toreflectontheircraftknowledgeanddealswith theassessmentofstudent teachers.

CourseCode:EDUC4196A

CourseDescription:ResearchDesign

NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:8

Thecourseassistsstudentstodeveloptheconcepts,skillsandprocessesneededtodevelopasmallscale,usuallyqualitative,researchproject.Thecourseenablesstudentstodesignaviableresearchproposalandcompleteanapplicationforethicsclearanceinclosecollaborationwiththeirsupervisor.Thecoursefurther supports students to organize and analyse their data, again in close collaboration with theirsupervisor.Studentsarethenrequiredtopresenttheirproposalsandreportstotheirpeersandlecturersandtoreceiveformativefeedback.

CourseCode:EDUC4199A

CourseDescription:TechnicalVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET)

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

The first part of this course examines Engineering Graphics and Design Education; it discusses thepedagogicalcontentknowledgeinteachingandlearningEngineeringGraphicsanddesignandallowscandidates to dealwith issues of teaching and learning in EngineeringGraphics andDesign and toaddress thechallengesexperiencedbyboth the in-service teachersand the learners.Thesecondpartof thecourseexaminesEngineeringTechnologyEducation; itdiscusses thetechnologicalpedagogicalcontent knowledge in teaching and learning technology subjects and allows candidates to integratetechnologyintheirteachingtoprepareacommunitythatisgloballycompetitiveinissuesoftechnologyapplicationinthelearningoftechnologysubjectslikeElectrical,CivilandMechanicaltechnologies.

CourseCode:EDUC4200A

CourseDescription:IssuesinEnglishEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This course provides a theoretical framework for English education by bringing the principles andpracticesofteachingtobearuponthedisciplineofEnglishinitsmanyforms.Anemphasisisplacedonpedagogiesandcurriculaforthe21stcenturywithaparticularviewtotheirapplicationwithinaSouthAfrican context.

CourseCode:EDUC4201A

CourseDescription:LanguageandLiteracyTheoriesandPractices

NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseexposesstudentstokeytheories,debatesandpracticesinthefieldoflanguageandliteracyeducation.Languageandliteracyareconceivedofassocialpracticesthatareembeddedinthepowerrelationsofschoolingsystemsandtheirbroadersocialcontexts.

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CourseCode:EDUC4202A

CourseDescription:IssuesinMathematicsEducationResearch

NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8

Thecourseintroducesstudentstokeyissuesinmathematicseducationresearchwithspecificattentionto learning, teachingandassessingmathematics.Thecourse includes issuessuchas learner thinking,errorsandmisconceptions;conceptsrelatedtoteacherknowledgeincludingsubjectmatterknowledge,pedagogicalcontentknowledgeandmathematicalknowledgeforteaching;languageandcommunicationinmathematics;andaspectsofassessment.Inallaspectsofthecourseattentionisgiventointernationalandlocalliterature,withparticularfocusontheSouthAfricancontext.

CourseCode:EDUC4203A

CourseDescription:MathematicsandMathematicalThinkingI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursedeepenscandidates’mathematicalknowledgeandprovidingamoreadvancedperspectiveonkeyaspectsof thesecondaryschoolcurriculumwithparticular focusonFunctionandCalculus. Italsodealswithresearchrelatedtotheteachingandlearningofthemathematicalcontentinfocus,withadditional attention to the essential underlying concepts andhow these arebest taught and learned.Candidatesmakeuseoftechnologyintheirstudyofmathematicsinthiscourse.

CourseCode:EDUC4204A

CourseDescription:MathematicsandMathematicalThinkingII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursefocusesondeepeningcandidates’mathematicalknowledgeandprovidingamoreadvancedperspectiveonkeyaspectsofthesecondaryschoolcurriculumwithparticularfocusonEuclideangeometryandStatistics.Italsodealswithresearchrelatedtotheteachingandlearningofthemathematicalcontentinfocus,withadditionalattentiontotheessentialunderlyingconceptsandhowthesearebesttaughtandlearned.Candidatesmakeuseoftechnologyintheirstudyofmathematicsinthiscourse.

CourseCode:EDUC4205A

CourseDescription:KeyIssuesinScienceEducationResearch

NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8

ThecourseinvestigateskeyissuesinSciencesEducationresearchandcomprisesfourcomponents:Thefirstcomponentintroducesstudentstothefundamentalaspectsofthehistoryandphilosophyofscience;scientific literacy;and thenatureofscience.Thesecondexamines theroleof language inscienceaswellasassociatedsocio-culturalissuesandwaysinwhichlanguagecanbemobilizedasaresourceintheteachingandlearningofscience.Thethirdisanintroductiontotheaimsandphilosophyofpracticalwork,focussingonboththeoreticalandpracticalissuesofimplementationinschools.Thefourthsectiondealswith socio-scientific issues and engages students in the examination ofways of improving thescientificliteracyoflearnersthroughmorerelevantschoolscience.

CourseCode:EDUC4206A

CourseDescription:ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI

NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8

ThiscoursecoversselectedtopicsinClassicalPhysicsandtheChemistryofacidsandbases.Thephysicstopicsaremotion,fluids,heat,sound,light,electricity,andmagnetism.Issuesofpedagogyrelevanttotheteachingof thesetopics,andcurrentandpossible futureschoolsciencecurricula inSouthAfrica,arealsoincorporated.Thechemistrypartof thecourseaimstointroducestudentstotheevolutionofunderstandingofacidbaseconceptsthroughanhistoricalapproach.Intheprocessofexploringacidsandbases,studentsareintroducedtoanumberofimportantrelatedtopicswhichareallrelevanttotheteachingoftheschoolcurriculum.

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CourseCode:EDUC4207A

CourseDescription:ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

This coursecovers chemistry andphysics. Topics for chemistry include thehistoryof acids and thehistorical evolution of understanding of acid base concepts; chemical kinetics, electrochemistry andchemicalsystems.Topicsforphysicsincludemodernphysicsandthestudyofrelativity;atomicstructure,condensedmatter,nuclearphysics,elementaryparticles,andcosmologyandastrophysics.

CourseCode:EDUC4208A

CourseDescription:LifeSciencesforEducatorsI

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursedeepenscandidates’subjectmatterknowledgeandprovidingamoreadvancedperspectiveonkeyaspectsofthesecondaryschoolcurriculumsuchas:Cellbiology,GeneticsandPhysiology.ThecourseisundergirdedbytheoriesandresearchrelatedtotheteachingandlearningofLifeSciencessuchaspedagogicalcontentknowledgefocusingonaspectssuchasmisconceptions,difficultiesassociatedwiththeteachingandlearningofthesetopicsandsocio-culturalandlinguisticissues.

CourseCode:EDUC4209A

CourseDescription:LifeSciencesforEducatorsII

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscoursedeepenscandidates’lifesciencesknowledgeandprovidingamoreadvancedperspectiveonkeyaspectsofthesecondaryschoolcurriculumsuchas:Evolution,BiodiversityandtheEnvironment.Itdealswithsubjectmatterknowledgeforteachingevolution,biodiversityandenvironmentalissues.Italsodealswithresearchrelatedtotheteachingandlearningofthesetopicsincludingcontroversialaspectsofevolution,cultureandreligionandenvironmentalissues.Candidatesmakeuseoftechnologyintheirstudyofthebiologicalcontentinthiscourse

CourseCode:EDUC4273A

CourseDescription:isiZuluinEducation

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8

Thiscourseequipsstudents’creativityandinnovativeideasfortransformingtheteachingofisiZuluwithinthecontextofdecolonisation.Topicsincludesindigenouslanguageinamultilingual,21st-centurySouthAfricanclassroom.Thecoursepayattentiontokeydebatesinlanguageeducationunderlyinghistoricalandideologicalfactorsintheconstructionoflanguagecurricula.Thecoursecoverstransformativeandmultilingualpedagogies;curriculumconstructionandmaterialsdesign;andresearchmethodologiesinlanguageeducation.

Master of EducationCourseCode:EDUC7013A

CourseDescription:IssuesinCurriculum

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseintroducesandgroundsstudentsinmultipletheoriesoftherelationshipbetweencurriculumandsocietyfrommodernandpost-modernperspectives.BothdominantandlessdominantperspectiveswillbeanalysedbearinginmindSouthAfrica’scontextinAfricaandintheworld.Thecoursefocusesontheory,generalprinciples,andconceptsthatmaybeusedtounderstandanycurriculumincludingSouthAfricancurriculumstatements.Thisenablestheoreticallyinformedresearchofanyaspectofcurriculum,suchascurriculumchange,curriculumpolicy,andcurriculumpractice,amongothers.

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CourseCode:EDUC7015A

CourseDescription:IssuesinEducationalPolicy

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseprovidescandidateswiththebasicknowledge,concepts,toolsandconstructsnecessarytounderstandtheeducationsector,educationalpoliciesandthepolicydevelopmentprocess.Itexaminesthevariousinternationalandnationalforces,policyagendasandstrategiesinordertoanalysetopicaleducational policies, their assumptions and conceptual underpinnings. It further identifies the policyimplementationchallengesandwaysinwhichtensionsanddilemmasofpolicyactorsatthenational,provincial,districtandschoollevelofgovernancecouldberesolved.ThespecialattentionwillalsobegiventopolicyresearchanddevelopmentissuesinthesouthernAfricancontext.

CourseCode:EDUC7029A

CourseDescription:PsychologyandPedagogy

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursedevelopsstudents’understandingof learning,bymeansofahistoryof ideasandfocusedstudyofkeycontemporarydebatesandresearchperspectivesinthefield.Itprovidesabackgroundforfurtherstudyinrelationtoissuessuchasschoolandacademiclearning,pedagogy,assessmentandtheintegrationofICTsineducation.Thecontemporaryterrainofthestudyoflearningproducesvarious,oftenhighlycontentious,accountsofthegenerativerelationshipsbetweenmind,brain,andculturalartefactsandpractices.Thesetheoriesandresearchtraditionsallhaveimplications for thewayweunderstandissuesincurriculumandpedagogy.

CourseCode:EDUC7030A

CourseDescription:ResearchDesign

NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:9

This course covers types of research, identifying and conceptualising a research area, guidelines forpreparinga researchproposal,writing techniques, argument, evidence, evaluationof social scientificliterature,claimstotruthandsignificance,reliabilityandvalidity,detailsofwriting,andpublication.

CourseCode:EDUC7033A

CourseDescription:TeachingandLearningofScience

NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseintroducesthefieldofscienceeducationandresearchinteachingandlearningofscience.Itprovidesstudentswiththetoolsforaccessingliteratureprovidinginsightintocentraldebatesinscienceeducation.Studentsareexposed tokey theories,conceptualandmethodological tools,whichshouldenablethem,reflectonclassroompractice,andundertakeresearchintoteachingandlearningscience.Thecoursefurthercoverscognitive,socio-culturalandsituativeperspectivesonthenatureofscienceandtheteachingandlearningofscienceinschool.Studentswillalsobeexposedtokeyareasofresearchinthefieldsuchascollaborativelearning,identityandteacherknowledge.

CourseCode:EDUC7137A

CourseDescription:SubjectMatterKnowledgeforTeachingScience

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course offers a critical examination of science content for teaching. The course examines howteachers transform their content knowledge for teaching into representations, analogies,models andexplanations.Thecoursefurtherexaminestheirownandlearners’ideasonanumberoftopicsinphysicsandchemistryorbiologyandhowtheyarise.Attentionisalsobepaidto thecontextof learnersandhowthisistakenintoaccountintheshapingofthecontentknowledgeforteaching.Finallythenatureofteachers’subjectmatterknowledgeinscienceisstudied.

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CourseCode:EDUC7040A

CourseDescription:StudiesinPedagogy

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursedevelopsaconceptualframeworkfortheorisingandresearchingpedagogyandispremisedonsociologicaltheoriesofcurriculumandpedagogy.Thecourseoffersarangeofconceptualresourcesfordescribing,investigatingandanalysingpedagogicalrelations.Theseshouldenablecourseparticipantstocritiqueaspectsoftheirownandothers’pedagogyand,throughthisprocess,toopennewpossibilitiesfor practice.

CourseCode:EDUC7056A

CourseDescription:CurriculumDevelopment

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thelocationoftheconceptofcurriculumdevelopmentwithinasocialaswellasaneducationalcontext,and exploration of the current challenges of curriculum development, particularly in SouthAfrica istaughtinthiscourse.Thisincludestopicssuchasteachereducation,andpolicyandadministrationatbothmacroandmicrolevels,bothinSouthAfricaandelsewhere.

CourseCode:EDUC7062A

CourseDescription:EducationandtheSocialOrder

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course examines the theoretical focus on understanding the development and features of thepostmodern condition. It includes coverageof theglobalpolitical economy, andunderstandinghowandwhy the “politics of difference” and “identity” seem to predominate in current times. It furtherproblematises diversity using the lens of feminist theory. Contemporary cases of social injustice,oppression,marginalisationandexclusion,drawingonvariousfeministtheorists,willreceiveattention.Thecoursealsofocusesonissuesrelatedtodemocraticparticipationandcitizenshipincurrentcontexts.

CourseCode:EDUC7068A

CourseDescription:InclusiveEducation:Conceptions,IssuesandStrategies

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course examines the provenance of inclusion as an educational ideal, the range of principledarguments offered in its support, and the complex relationships between inclusive principles, socialpolicyandtheconditionsandpossibilitiesforinclusivepractice.Humanrightsandissuesofenablement,social justiceandequity lieat theheartof theeducational ideal.Thecourseproceeds fromacriticaloverviewof thechangingdiscourseof inclusionandexclusion,withspecial referencetoconceptionsof enablement (and the related notions of ability, disability and disabling barriers), to an in-depthcomparative examinationof selected local and international policy and research inorder todevelopanunderstandingof theconditions required for inclusiveeducation.Particularconsideration isgiventodistrict,schoolandclassroomconditions,aswellas therelationshipbetweenpoverty,diseaseandpatterns of educational exclusion in South Africa.

CourseCode:EDUC7091A

CourseDescription:AssessmentinSchoolingandHigherEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursecoversthecomplexissuesaroundassessmentandthewayitisusedinlearningandteachingineducation.Itconsidersthedifferenttensionsthatexistinthedifferentformsofassessmentandhowthesecanbeusedtoenablebetterstudentlearning.

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CourseCode:EDUC7094A

CourseDescription:TeachingandLearningMathematics

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursedealswithunderstandingandresearchingmathematicsclassrooms.Itcoversmajortheoriesoflearning,includingcognitive,constructivist,socio-culturalandsituativetheories.Thecourseexplorestheimplicationsofthesetheoriesforwhatcountsasmathematicalknowledgeintheclassroomandforpedagogy.ThecourseexamineswaysofresearchingteachingandlearninginSouthAfricanmathematicsclassrooms,lookingparticularlyatteacher-learnerinteraction,includingteacherquestioningandlearnerparticipation.

CourseCode:EDUC7095A

CourseDescription:LeadershipandManagementofTeachingandLearning

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursefocusesontherolesofmanagementandleadershipinlearningorganisations.Thisincludes:curriculumplanning,development,implementationandevaluation,theimplicationsforleadershipandmanagementstructuresandsystems;theroleoftheprincipal,managingthelearningenvironmentandqualityassurance.

CourseCode:EDUC7096A

CourseDescription:IssuesinEducationalLeadershipandManagement

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thecourseintroducescandidatestoissuesinthefieldofschoolleadershipandmanagement.Itconcentratesoncontemporary issuesaround the impactofschooleffectivenessandschool improvement research,leadershipoforganisations,schoolsasorganisations,thecultureoforganisations,managementofschoolchange,managementandgovernance,schoolresourcemanagementandqualityandaccountability.Itdrawsonthelargebodyofliteratureandresearchinthefieldsofschoolleadership.

CourseCode:EDUC7099A

CourseDescription:ManagingEducationalChange

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course focuseson the external factors that impact on leading andmanaging schools. The focuswill be on change issues such as globalisation and information technology, teacher recruitment andretention,fiscalandaccountabilitypoliciesandyouthculture.Howthesewider factors influenceandshapeinstitutionaldecisionswillbeanalysedinboththewidereducationalandSouthAfricancontext.

CourseCode:EDUC7131A

CourseDescription:EducationSkillsandDevelopment

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothemaindebatesabouttheroleofeducationandskillsineconomicandsocialdevelopment.Itexplorestherelationshipbetweeneducation,stateformation,andpatternsofeconomicgrowthandsocialdevelopment,aswellasrelationshipsbetweeneducationsystemsandlabourmarkets,andeducationandwork.

CourseCode:EDUC7132A

CourseDescription:HigherEducation,RegionalDevelopmentandtheKnowledgeSociety

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseinvestigatestheprocessesof‘learning’takingplaceatthelevelofthefirm,andthecontributionofhighereducationtothislearningprocessthroughpartnershipswithhighereducationandindustry.

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CourseCode:EDUC7133A

CourseDescription:KnowledgeandWork

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursedevelopsacriticalunderstandingofthewaysinwhichformsofworkorganisationimpactonunderstandingsofwhatconstitutessociallyusefulknowledge;whylearningshouldbevaluedandwhereandhowknowledgeproductionandlearningtakeplace.Thecoursecomprisescomponentsdealingwithhowknowledgeisdevelopedandtaughtinlearningprogrammes;howknowledgeisusedinworkplaces,andtherelationshipsbetweenthetwo.Thecourseincludesargumentsaboutthe‘knowledgesociety’,andtheideathatsocietyhasenteredanewerawhereknowledgeandlearningareattheheartoftheproductionprocessandofglobalcompetitiveness,andhownewtechnologiesareusedforgeneratinganddisseminatingknowledgeandinformation.

CourseCode:EDUC7097A

CourseDescription:StudiesintheFieldofEducationalTechnology

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursecoversarangeoftopicsineducationaltechnology,especiallye-Learningandthepedagogicintegrationofinformationtechnologyineducation.Itincludesthephilosophical,socialandtechnologicalstudyofcontemporaryissues.Thepolitics,policiesandpracticesofeducationaltechnologywillalsobeexamined.

CourseCode:EDUC7098A

CourseDescription:TheDesignandDevelopmentofOnlineLearning

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course aims to develop critical, grounded knowledge and skills in the development of onlinepedagogiesandlearningmaterials.Itincludes:perspectivesonlearningmanagementsystems;publicationofdigitaleducationresources;anddevelopmentofexpertiseininstructionaldesign,learningdesignandonline materials.

CourseCode:EDUC7108A

CourseDescription:StudiesinInclusiveEducation

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseaddressestheneedforleadershipandsupportfortheinclusiveendeavourbothinschoolsand in the wider education system. It focuses on knowledge for and of inclusive practice and willequipteacherstomakepedagogicalchoicesthatareresponsivenotonlytothecontentdemandsofthecurriculum,butalsothediverselearningneedsoftheirlearners.

CourseCode:EDUC7138A

CourseDescription:EducationalResponsesandLearninginaTransitioningSociety

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course enables students to identify roles of Environmental Education among other responses tohuman and development concerns. While highlighting biophysical, political, social, economic andspiritualresponsesattheglobal,regionalandlocallevels,themodulefocussesontheroleofeducationinbuildingcapacitythroughincreasedknowledge,methodsandpracticesforunlockingofthehumanpotential to respond to the human and development crisis. Human potential that is developed andenhancedthroughtransformativelearningprocessesisperceivedtohavepotentialtocreateconditionsofpossibilityforlearningandreflexiveagents.

CourseCode:EDUC7139A

CourseDescription:Science,SocietyandSustainability–LivinginaRiskSociety

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

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Thiscourseunpacks thenotionof risk, living ina risk society,howrisksemergeandmanifestandaconsiderationofasystemicapproachtosustainability.

CourseCode:PSYC7140A

CourseDescription:EconomicConceptsforResearchinEducation,SkillFormationandWork

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course focuses on the development and labour market economics in labour markets – theeconomic returns to education is explored. Topics includes an introduction to economics of education; industrialisation and development; industrial policy; theorisation of work; the South African labourmarketandeconomy,andcontemporaryissuesinlabourmarkets.

InthefieldofEducationalPsychologyCourseCode:PSYC7046A

CourseDescription:AdjustmentandMaladjustment

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:9

Thiscoursedemonstratestheoriesofadjustmentandmaladjustment,includingconventionaldiagnosticclassificationsandalternativeapproachesinpsychopathology.

CourseCode:PSYC7048A

CourseDescription:CounsellingTheoryandPractice

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

This course is a studyof important theories of counselling andpersonality, and their applications tocounsellingtechniques;traininginavarietyofcounsellingtechniques,andtheirapplicationintheclinic,schoolandcommunity.

CourseCode:PSYC7047A

CourseDescription:ClinicalProceduresandPsycho-educationalAssessment

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseisastudyoftheoreticalissuesinpsycho-educationalassessment,traininginmodelsofpsycho-educationalassessment,casemanagementandco-ordination,vocationalassessmentandcounsellingandconsultation.

CourseCode:PSYC7049A

CourseDescription:EducationalPsychologyintheCommunity

NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9

Thiscourseinvolvestheapplicationofpsychologyinthefieldofeducation,withparticularreferencetocommunity-basedintervention.Itisanintegratedtheoreticalandpracticalcoursebasedoncommunitypsychologyandmentalhealth.

PostgraduateCertificateinEducation(PGCE)CourseCode:EDUC5218A

CourseDescription:TheoryofEducationA(parttime)

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursedrawsonthedisciplinaryfoundationsofpsychologyandphilosophytoexplorewhatitmeanstoteachandlearn.Thecoursecoversissuesincurriculum,pedagogy;thetheoryofknowledge;teachingasaprofession;andtheoriesofhumandevelopment.Thecourseintroducescentralconceptsthatenablestudentstothinkabouttheirteachinginwaysthatenhancestheircapacitytomediateknowledge,andleadstohumanflourishingofthemselvesasprospectiveteachersandofthosetheyteach.

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CourseCode:EDUC5243A

CourseDescription:TheoryofEducationB(parttime)

NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:7

This course explores what it means to consider aims, challenges and conditions of possibility foreducatingandassessinglearnersinthecontextofSouthAfricansociety.Thecoursedrawsondisciplinaryfoundationsof sociology to familiarise studentswith important issues inunderstandinghuman rights;diversityandtheimplicationoftheseforapproachestoinclusiveeducation.Thecoursealsoconsiderswhat itmeanstobeapracticing teacherwithin thecontextofcontemporarySouthAfricaneducationpolicyandlaw.

CourseCode:EDUC5178A/EDUC5244A

CourseDescription:Accounting

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course focuseson themethodologyof effectively teaching accounting in the FETbandofBasicEducation at schools across South Africa. It equips candidates with the curriculum and pedagogicalknowledge needed to become a subject specialist in accounting education, which is essential inpreparingsecondarylearnersinthevariousfieldsofaccounting.Thismethodologycoursebuildsonthecontentknowledgethatcandidateswhomajorinaccountingacquireduringtheiracademicstudies.Itisdesignedtopreparecandidatesforpracticalclassroomteaching,andengagetheminthinkingaboutandunderstandingissuesrelatedtotheteachingandlearningofAccounting.ItIntroducesCurriculumandAssessmentPolicyStatement(CAPS)forAccountingatGrades10to12,togaininsightintothecomplexnatureandsubjectdisciplinetheory,outcomesinteachingaccounting,differentapproachestoteachingaccountingandpreparationforteachingexperience

CourseCode:EDUC5194A/EDUC5259A

CourseDescription:AccountingTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachaccountingtoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planningand delivery of the lessons they observe.With their teacher’s support, they are required to prepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.Theyareobservedbyboththeirsupervisingteacheranduniversitytutorandparticipateinpost-lessonreflectivediscussionswheretheyreceivefeedbackandfurtherguidance.Candidatesarerequiredtomaintainapreparationfile,areflectivejournalandcompletetheiractivitieswhichlinktheoreticalissuesfromtheircoursestothepracticeandtheoryunderpinningclassroomteaching.

CourseCode:FINA5021A/EDUC5256A

CourseDescription:VisualArts

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseenablesaprofessionalFineArtsgraduate tobeable toapproacha teachingand learningsituationintheVisualArtswithconfidence.CandidatesinterrogatetheCurriculumandAssessmentPolicyStatements(CAPS)documentforvisualartsanddevelopathoroughknowledgeoftherequirementsforthesyllabusintheFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)Phaseofschooling.Thecandidatesencounterandexperimentwithavarietyofteachingmethodologiesandpractisetheeffective,criticalandcreativeteachingofvisualarts.

CourseCode:FINA5022A/EDUC5273A

CourseDescription:VisualArtsTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

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Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachVisualArtstoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planningand delivery of the lessons they observe.With their teacher’s support, they are required to prepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5090A/EDUC5222A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientationSeniorPhase

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursepreparescandidates to teach lifeorientation inGrades7-9 (SeniorPhase). Itdevelopsanunderstandingoftheaims,principlesandscopeoflifeorientationasaseniorphaselearningarea.Thecoursethereforedevelopsknowledgeandskillspertainingtolearningandteachingthemainfocusareasoflifeorientationintheseniorphase.Thisconsistsofthedevelopmentoftheselfinsociety;health,socialandenvironmentalresponsibility;constitutionalrightsandresponsibilities;theworldofwork,andthebenefitsofphysicalfitness.Candidateswillbehelpedtodevelopcreativeandage-appropriatelearningexperiences for diverse classrooms in the South African context.

CourseCode:EDUC5125A/EDUC5269A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientationFETTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseprovidesthepracticalexperienceorservicelearningrequiredtoenablecandidatestoacquirethepedagogical skills to effectively teach lifeorientation in theFurther Education andTraining (FET)PhaseinschoolsinSouthAfrica.Studentteachersspend10weeksannuallyinaschool-basedplacement,under thesupervisionofaprofessional teacherandauniversity tutor.Theyare required to teach lifeorientation toGrades 10-12 classes during this period. Student teachers are required to analyse thepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.Withtheirteacher’ssupport,theyarerequiredtoprepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5207A/EDUC5232A

CourseDescription:LifeOrientation(SeniorPhase)TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseprovidesthepracticalexperienceorservicelearningrequiredtoenablecandidatestoacquirethepedagogicalskillstoeffectivelyteachlifeorientationintheSeniorPhaseinschoolsinSouthAfrica.Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessional teacher and a university tutor. They are required to teach life orientation toGrades 7-9classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5184A/EDUC5251A

CourseDescription:LifeSciences

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursepreparesprospectiveFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)lifesciencesteachersforeffectiveteaching of the subject through a consideration of their content knowledge and the development oftheir pedagogical knowledge. This is done through an introduction to the curriculum; its goals andtheknowledge,skills,valuesandattitudesthatshouldbepromotedatFETlevel.Thisisdonethroughengagementwith the literature on the teaching of concepts in the life sciences; through practice oflearntpedagogies,and throughreflectionbycandidateson theirdevelopingpedagogicalandcontentknowledge.

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CourseCode:EDUC5144A/EDUC5268A

CourseDescription:LifeSciencesTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachlifesciencestoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5179A/EDUC5245A

CourseDescription:BusinessStudies

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseexploresresearchwithrespecttopedagogicalapproachesofteachingandlearningwithinbusiness studies specifically for theFurtherEducationandTraining (FET)PhaseofBasicEducationatschoolsacrossSouthAfrica.Thecourseincludesanumberoftopics,includingtheuseofuniquefeaturesinbusinessstudiestodesigncoherentlessonsandlearningactivities,criticallessonplanninganalysis;appropriatecourseplanning,anintroductiontotheCurriculumandAssessmentPolicyStatement(CAPS)withrespecttobusinessstudies,teachingresourceissues,classroommanagement,formsofassessment,challenges for the business studies teacher including problem areas and how best to resolve these,creatingasuccessfullearningenvironmentandpreparationforteachingexperience.

CourseCode:EDUC5140A/EDUC5260A

CourseDescription:BusinessStudies–TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.CandidatesarerequiredtoteachbusinessstudiesGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryof the lessons theyobserve.With their teacher’s support, theyare required toprepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5180A/EDUC5246A

CourseDescription:DramaticArts

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseenablesaprofessionaldramagraduatetoapproachalearningsituationinthedramaticarts.CandidatesinterrogatetheCurriculumandAssessmentPolicyStatements(CAPS)documentondramaticartsanddevelopa thoroughknowledgeof therequirements for thesyllabus in theFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)Phaseofschooling.Candidatesencounterandexperimentwithavarietyofteachingmethodologiesandpracticetheeffectiveteachingofdrama.

CourseCode:EDUC5141A/EDUC5261A

CourseDescription:DramaticArt–TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachdramaticartstoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.Withtheirteacher’ssupport,candidatesarerequiredtoprepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5142A/EDUC5262A

CourseDescription:Economics–TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

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Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteacheconomicstoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.Withtheirteacher’ssupport,candidatesarerequiredtoprepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5181A/EDUC5247A

CourseDescription:Economics

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThecoursepreparescandidatestoteacheconomicsinGrades10to12theFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)Phase.ItexposesthemtoFETsubjectmethodologyineconomicswhichfocusesontheknowledgeofeconomicstheyhaveacquiredthroughtheirpreviousdegreeandapproachestoteachingeconomicsintheFETphase.Thiseconomics’subjectmethodologytogetherwithitsassociatedteachingexperiencemakescandidateseligibletoteachuptograde12ineconomics.

CourseCode:EDUC5161A/EDUC5239A

CourseDescription:(ICT)InformationandCommunicationsTechnologyLiteracy

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseentailsassessinganddevelopingbasicInformationandCommunicationsTechnology(ICT)skillsforeducationalpurposes.Itcoversskillsinwordprocessing;multimediapresentations;theuseofspreadsheetsoftware;theuseofinteractivesmartboardsandhandheldtablets.

CourseCode:EDUC5177A

CourseDescription:TheoryofEducation

NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseexploreswhat itmeans toeducate,andconsiders theaims,challengesandconditionsofpossibilityforeducatingincontemporarySouthAfricansociety.Thecoursehasadisciplinaryfoundation(Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology) to familiarise candidates with the disciplinary foundationsas applicable to Education. The course is therefore inter-disciplinary. It covers issues in curriculum,pedagogyandassessment; theoryofknowledge; teachingasaprofession,humanrights; sociological,psychologicalandphilosophicaltheoriesofchildhoodandchilddevelopment;diversityandinclusion,religionsandworldviews;andcontemporarySouthAfricaneducationpolicyandlaw.

CourseCode:EDUC5191A/EDUC5226A

CourseDescription:SocialSciences

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseintroducestherelationshipbetweenthedisciplineofteachinghistoryandgeography.Thiscoursefocusesontheidentificationofcentralprocessesofhistoryandgeography;theirapplicationindesigning learningmaterials: activities, and eventually full lessons for Intermediate andGrades 7 to9 learners. It alsocoversengagementwithhistorical thinking; explorationof the relevanceofhistoryandgeography to learners;an introduction to thesocial sciencescurriculum;classroommanagementdemandsrelatingtofieldworkandclassroomteaching;anintroductiontoassessmentinsocialsciencesandpreparationforteachingexperience.

CourseCode:EDUC5193A/EDUC5228A

CourseDescription:Mathematics(SeniorPhase)

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursefamiliarisescandidateswiththecontentthatiscoveredintheseniorphaselevel.Candidatesareexpectedtobeknowledgeablewiththecontentatthisphaseinordertoteachit.Thedemonstrationofunderstandingcontentatthisphasewillbeshownthroughcompetencyinfindinganswerstoquestionsposed;understandingmathematicalcontentandpresentingitinmultiplerepresentations;organisationof

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thecontentinformscomprehensibletolearners;organisationofactivitiesthatenablelearnerstoexploreanddeduceviablemathematicalknowledge;andtheuseoflearnercognitionandpriorknowledgetobuildnewmathematicalunderstanding.

CourseCode:EDUC5192A/EDUC5227A

CourseDescription:NaturalSciences

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursepreparesprospectiveintermediatephasenaturalsciencesteachersforeffectiveteachingofthesubjectthroughthedevelopmentoftheircontentknowledgeandpedagogy.Thisisdonethroughanintroductiontothecurriculum;itsgoalsandtheknowledge,skills,valuesandattitudesthatshouldbepromotedat intermediatephase.Thisisdonethroughengagementwiththeliteratureontheteachingof concepts in thenatural sciences, throughpractice of learnt pedagogies, and through reflectionbycandidatesontheirdevelopingpedagogicalcontentknowledge.

CourseCode:EDUC5189A/EDUC5220A

CourseDescription:EconomicsandManagementSciences

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course equips teacherswith themethodology necessary for the effective teaching of economicandmanagement sciences (a learning area introducing learners toAccounting, Business Studies andEconomics) in the senior phase of Basic Education at schools across SouthAfrica. The teaching andlearningwithintheeconomicandmanagementscienceslearningareaisexploredandemphasisisplacedon theuniquebut interrelatednatureofaccounting,business, studiesandeconomicswhich togethermakeuptheeconomicandmanagementsciencescourse.

CourseCode:EDUC5100A/EDUC5230A

CourseDescription:EconomicsandManagementSciencesTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessional teacher and a university tutor. They are required to teach economic and managementsciences toGrades 8 and 9 classes during this period. Student teachers are required to analyse thepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.Withtheirteacher’ssupport,theyarerequiredtoprepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5205A/EDUC5229A

CourseDescription:ArtsandCultureTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.Theyarerequiredtoteachartsandculture(creativearts)toGrades8and/or9classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5164A/EDUC5224A

CourseDescription:Languages(Sesotho)

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursepreparescandidatesforgenerallanguageandliteracyeducationandcoreskillsforteachingSesothoatSouthAfricanhigh schools. It alsoensures that theyhave thebasicanalytical skills andasoundknowledgeofmethodand theoryonwhich tobase their teaching.Thecourse includes topicssuchasreadingliteracy,languageacquisition,literatureandmethodologies.Thereisastrongemphasisonteachinglanguageswithinmulticulturalclassroomcontextsandonteachingatbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguagelevels.

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CourseCode:EDUC5167A/EDUC5258A

CourseDescription:Sesotho

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursepreparescandidatesinapracticalwayforteachingSeSothoatSouthAfricanhighschoolsandtoensurethattheyhavethebasicanalyticalskillsandasoundknowledgeofmethodandtheoryonwhichtobasetheirteaching.Thecourseincludestopicssuchasmaterialsandresourcesdevelopment,methodsofteachingSesotholanguageandliterature,languageskills,mediaandfilmstudies,dramaintheclassroomandcreativewriting.ThereisastrongemphasisonteachingSesothowithinmulticulturalclassroomcontextandonteachingSesothoasbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguage.ThecoursealsofocusesonissuesanddebatesraisedbythetransformationofcurriculainSouthAfricanschools.

CourseCode:EDUC5171A/EDUC5236A

CourseDescription:SesothoTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseinvolvesteachingexperienceatschoolswherecandidatespreparelessons,teachandcarryoutclassroomobservations.TeachingExperiencepreparescandidatesforgenerallanguageandliteracyeducationandcoreskills for teachingSesothoatSouthAfricanhighschools.Thecourseincludesthefollowing topics, micro-teaching practical, lesson plans, teaching portfolios, lesson observations andreflections.

CourseCode:EDUC5176A/EDUC5241A

CourseDescription:Sesotho(ConversationalCompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course provides an introduction to the study of Sesotho for professional purposes in teachereducation.Itincludesbasicauralcomprehension,conversationalcompetence,thereadingandwritingofprintanddigitaltextsandemphasisesSesothoasalanguageinmultilingualcontextsforteachingandlearning.

CourseCode:EDUC5165A/EDUC5225A

CourseDescription:Languages(isiZulu)

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursepreparescandidatesforgenerallanguageandliteracyeducationandcoreskillsforteachingisiZulu at SouthAfrican high schools. It also ensures that they have the basic analytical skills and asoundknowledgeofmethodand theoryonwhich tobase their teaching.Thecourse includes topicssuchasreadingliteracy,languageacquisition,literatureandmethodologies.Thereisastrongemphasisonteachinglanguageswithinamulticulturalclassroomcontextandonteachingasbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguagelevels.

CourseCode:EDUC5166A/EDUC5257A

CourseDescription:isiZulu

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursepreparescandidates inapracticalway for teaching isiZuluatSouthAfricanhighschoolsandensuresthattheyhavethebasicanalyticalskillsandasoundknowledgeofmethodandtheoryonwhichtobasetheirteaching.Thecourseincludestopicssuchasmaterialsandresourcesdevelopment,methodsofteachingisiZululanguageandliterature,languageskills,mediaandfilmstudies,dramaintheclassroomandcreativewriting.ThereisastrongemphasisonteachingisiZuluwithinamulticulturalclassroomcontextandonteachingisiZuluasbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguage.

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CourseCode:EDUC5174A/EDUC5240A

CourseDescription:isiZuluConversationalCompetence

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

ThiscourseintroducesthestudyofisiZuluforprofessionalpurposesinteachereducation:basicauralcomprehension,conversationalcompetence,reading,andwriting:writtentexts;isiZuluaslanguageinmultilingualcontextsforteachingandlearning.

CourseCode:EDUC5172A/EDUC5237A

CourseDescription:Languages(isiZulu)TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseincludesteachingexperienceatschoolswherecandidatespreparelessons,teachandcarryoutclassroomobservations.TheTeachingExperiencepreparescandidatesforFETlanguageandliteracyeducationandcoreskillsforteachingisiZuluatSouthAfricanhighschools.Thecourseincudesmicro-teachingpractical,lessonplans,teachingportfolios,lessonobservationandreflections.

CourseCode:EDUC5163A/EDUC5223A

CourseDescription:Languages(SouthAfricanSignLanguage)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7

This course equips candidates theoretically and practically to teach South African Sign Language asan additional language toDeaf learners in schools for theDeaf and/or inmultilingual,multicultural,inclusiveSouthAfricanclassrooms.Thecourse integrateseducational theories and theknowledgeofDeaf culture and South African Sign Language in order to establish pedagogical content knowledgewithintheDeafeducationcontext.

CourseCode:EDUC5173A/EDUC5238A

CourseDescription:Languages(SouthAfricanSignLanguage)TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

This course equips candidateswith the practical skills of teaching SouthAfrican Sign Language as alanguageinaschoolfortheDeaf.Studentteachersspend10weeksannuallyinaschool-basedplacement,underthesupervisionofaprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachtoGrades8and9classesduringthisperiod.Student teachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogical thinking,planninganddeliveryof the lessons theyobserve.With their teacher’s support, theyare required toprepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5175A/EDUC5242A

CourseDescription:SouthAfricanSignLanguage(ConversationalCompetence)

NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5

This course introduces candidates to South African Sign Language at a conversational level for theprofessional and personal development of new student teachers; this course entails the naturalisticdevelopmentofbothexpressiveandreceptiveSouthAfricanSignLanguageskills;finger-spellingandabasicunderstandingofDeafculturewithintheSouthAfricancontext.

CourseCode:EDUC5209A/EDUC5234A

CourseDescription:MathematicsTeachingExperience(SeniorPhase)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachmathematicstoGrades8and/or9classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planningand delivery of the lessons they observe.With their teacher’s support, they are required to prepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

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CourseCode:EDUC5203A/EDUC5270A

CourseDescription:Mathematics(FET)TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)mathematicstoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5210A/EDUC5235A

CourseDescription:NaturalSciencesTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachnaturalsciencestoGrades8and/or9classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5208A/EDUC5233A

CourseDescription:SocialSciencesTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachsocialsciencestoGrades8and/or9classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5162A/EDUC5221A

CourseDescription:Languages(English)

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscoursepreparescandidatesforgenerallanguageandliteracyeducationandcoreskillsforteachingEnglish at SouthAfricanhigh schools. It also ensures that theyhave thebasic analytical skills and asoundknowledgeofmethodandtheoryonwhichtobase their teaching.Thiscourse includes topicssuchasreadingliteracy,languageacquisition,literatureandmethodologies.Thereisastrongemphasisonteachinglanguageswithinamulticulturalclassroomcontextandonteachingatbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguagelevels.

CourseCode:EDUC5211A/EDUC5248A

CourseDescription:English

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursepreparescandidates inapracticalway for teachingEnglishatSouthAfricanhighschoolsandtoensurethattheyhavethebasicanalyticalskillsandasoundknowledgeofmethodandtheoryonwhichtobasetheirteaching.Thecourseincludestopicssuchasmaterialsandresourcesdevelopment,methodsofteachingEnglishlanguageandliterature,languageskills,mediaandfilmstudies,dramaintheclassroomandcreativewriting.ThereisastrongemphasisonteachingEnglishwithinamulticulturalclassroomcontextandonteachingEnglishasbothhomeandfirstadditionallanguage.

CourseCode:EDUC5149A/EDUC5263A

CourseDescription:English(FET)TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

This course includes teaching experience at schools where candidates prepare lessons, teach andcarryoutclassroomobservations.Teachingexperiencepreparescandidates forFurtherEducationand

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Training(FET)languageandliteracyeducationandcoreskillsforteachingEnglishatSouthAfricanhighschools. This includesmicro-teachingpractical, lessonplans, teachingportfolios, lessonobservationsandreflections.

CourseCode:EDUC5170A/EDUC5231A

CourseDescription:Languages(English)TeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseincludesteachingexperienceatschoolswherecandidatespreparelessons,teachandcarryoutclassroomobservations.TeachingexperiencepreparescandidatesforgenerallanguageandliteracyeducationandcoreskillsforteachingEnglishatSouthAfricanhighschools.Thecourseincudesmicro-teachingpractical,lessonplans,teachingportfolios,lessonobservationsandreflections.

CourseCode:EDUC5182A/EDUC5249A

CourseDescription:Geography

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseintroducescandidatestoteachingandlearningwithingeographyattheFurtherEducationandTraining (FET)Phase. It foregrounds thecentral conceptsofgeography in thedesignofcoherentlessonsandlearningactivities,examinesoptionsofproductiveteachingstrategiesandlearningactivitiesappropriateforteachingkeygeographicalknowledgeandconcepts.Italsocoversthelocation,adaptationand use of geographical teaching and learning resourcematerials, classroommanagement demandsrelatingtofieldworkandclassroomteaching,monitoringlearningandassessmentingeographyclasses,commonmisconceptionsaroundkeygeographicaltopics,developmentoftheprofessionalidentityofageographyteacherandpreparationforteachingexperience

CourseCode:EDUC5199A/EDUC5266A

CourseDescription:GeographyTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachgeographytoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planningand delivery of the lessons they observe.With their teacher’s support, they are required to prepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

CourseCode:EDUC5183A/EDUC5250A

CourseDescription:History

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscoursepreparescandidateswithanacademicmajorinhistorytobecomeeffectivesecondaryschoolhistoryteachers.ThefocusofthiscourseisonGrades10to12,theFurtherEducationandTraining(FETphase).Thisrequirescandidatestodevelopanabilitytoreflectontheirviewsofwhathistoryisandwhyitshouldbetaught;knowledgeaboutthedebatesabouttheplaceofhistoryintheFETschoolcurriculumofacountrywiththediversityandneedsofSouthAfrica;theabilitytoengagecriticallywiththehistorycurriculum;engagementwithhistoricalthinkingandprovidesextensiveopportunitytoengagepracticallywithappropriateteachingmethodology.

CourseCode:EDUC5200A/EDUC5267A

CourseDescription:HistoryTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachhistorytoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planningand delivery of the lessons they observe.With their teacher’s support, they are required to prepare,deliverandassesslearninginarangeoflessonsduringtheirplacement.

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CourseCode:EDUC5186A/EDUC5253A

CourseDescription:Mathematics(FET)

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Theprimarypurposeofthiscourseistodevelopincandidatesapowerfulandconfidentidentityasacompetentandprofessionalmathematics teacher,with thedisposition to taketheirowndevelopmentforward within their career. This course aims to foster and develop candidates’ development asmathematicsteachers,withemphasisontheFurtherEducationandTraining(FET)phase.

CourseCode:MUSC5062A/EDUC5254A

CourseDescription:Music

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThiscourseisaimedatcandidateswhohaveaBachelorofMusic(BMus)oraBachelorofArts(Music)orotherequivalentmusicqualificationandwhoaspiretoworkasmusiceducatorsinasecondaryschool(privateorpublic).Candidatesengagewithteachingprivateandpublicschoolmusiccurriculathrougharangeofcurrentmusiceducationpedagogies.

CourseCode:MUSC5063A/EDUC5271A

CourseDescription:MusicTeachingExperience(Firstinstrument)

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachlifesciencestoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5187A/EDUC5255A

CourseDescription:PhysicalSciences

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

This course prepares prospective Further Education and Training (FET) physical science teachers foreffectiveteachingof thesubject throughaconsiderationof learners’contentandpedagogicalcontentknowledgeanddifferentmethodsofteaching.Thisisdonethroughintroductionofthecurriculum,itsgoals,planninganddifferentmethodsforteachingsciencelessonsandacomprehensiveunpackingofaselectedtopictoillustratetheapplicationoftransformationofcontentforteaching.Thisisdoneinthecontextoftryingtocreateareflectiveandreasoningteacher.

CourseCode:EDUC5204A/EDUC5272A

CourseDescription:PhysicalSciencesTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachphysicalsciencestoGrades10and/or11classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5274A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnology

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

Thiscourseprovidesanintroductionto teachingandlearningin thefieldof InformationTechnology.Topicsincludesconceptsofcomputerprogramming,problemsolving,algorithmdesign,computationalthinking, abstraction, data representation and object-oriented design. The course examines variousinnovative teaching and learning activities appropriate for teaching core concepts and the forms ofknowledgethatareimportantincomputerscienceeducation.

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CourseCode:EDUC5275A

CourseDescription:InformationTechnologyTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachInformationTechnologytoGrades10and/orGrade11and/orGrade12classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.

CourseCode:EDUC5276A

CourseDescription:ComputerApplicationTechnology

NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7

ThismethodologycoursefocusesontheteachingandlearningrequirementsofComputerApplicationTechnology. Topics include; the foundations of teaching; learning and assessment of ComputerApplication Technology; theories of teaching and learning computational thinking; and computerprogrammes.Inaddition,studentsalsoanalyseComputerApplicationTechnologyandcriticallyengagewiththenationalschoolComputerApplicationTechnologysyllabusandnationalcurriculum.

CourseCode:EDUC5277A

CourseDescription:ComputerApplicationTechnologyTeachingExperience

NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:7

Student teachers spend 10weeks annually in a school-based placement, under the supervision of aprofessionalteacherandauniversitytutor.TheyarerequiredtoteachComputerApplicationTechnologytoGrades10and/orGrade11and/orGrade12classesduringthisperiod.Studentteachersarerequiredtoanalysethepedagogicalthinking,planninganddeliveryofthelessonstheyobserve.