Overview

Key Features

The Honours programme offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is aimed at teachers who have completed either a Bachelor of Education (BEd) or a one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

Teachers with a teacher's diploma and a sufficient number of years' experience may be accepted to the programme on the grounds of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Our enrolment capacity is limited, please ensure your application is completed and submitted timeously. Applications that are late, incomplete or that do not meet the minimum academic requirements will not be considered.

The general BEd Honours degree five-module honours programme is designed to enable students to:

Engage critically with new educational reforms
Strengthen academic competence in terms of foundational knowledge and reflective thinking

Programme Structure

Courses include:

A number of specialisms are offered and each of these consists of two optional modules. The specialisms offered may differ from one year to the next. Please contact the School for a list of specialisms available in the year of application.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor degree in Education, or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with an overall average of 65% or more.
For applicants with BEd degrees, please take note of the additional criteria:
65% or more in Education IV and Being a Teacher, including:
Foundation Phase: 65% or more in Childhood Studies,
Intermediate Phase: 65% or more in any 4th year compulsory modules
Senior Phase/Further Education and Training Teaching: 65% or more in either two major courses or one major course and one sub-major.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

45370 ZAR / year

≈ 45370 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

45370 ZAR / year

≈ 45370 ZAR / year

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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