BEdHons (Educational Support)

Please note that for this programmes there are additional admission requirements that apply specifically. You may be admitted to the BEdHons programme if you have:

A relevant university degree and a secondary education diploma or certificate (e.g. SED, HDE, PGCE, UED, LSED);
or
A relevant university degree and a primary education diploma (e.g. PES, PGDE, HPED, etc.);
or
A relevant university degree and an education qualification deemed adequate for such purpose by Senate;
or
A four-year integrated Education degree;
or
(Where the applicability and academic relevance of your job experience warrants it) some other relevant combination of studies, both academic and professional which, for purposes of admission, is deemed by Senate to be equivalent to an integrated four-year bachelor’s degree or a bachelor’s degree (supplementary Education studies may be required of such candidates prior to admission);
or
Recognised four-year post-school training, including a professional education qualification.

Further provisions regarding admission to the BEdHons programmes
• You must have obtained an average of at least 65% in the final year of your relevant undergraduate study.
• The Faculty expects you to at least have access to a computer and the internet to be able to perform the following activities:
o accessing SUNLearn modules and participating in the various learning activities
o using the electronic resources of SU’s library
o sending and receiving email
o generating assignments and submitting them electronically

Additional minimum admission requirements for this programme:

Specific admission requirements
• A minimum of one-year continuous formal teaching experience.
• A minimum average of 65% in the final year of undergraduate educational study.

Selection
This is a programme where selection takes place:
• Selection takes place annually after the closing date in July.
• Selection is done on the basis of prior academic performance and relevant teaching experience.
• A limited number of students are admitted to the programme each year.
• If more than the limited number of students qualify for the programme, qualifying students will complete an academic writing assignment. The top students will then be identified and selected for the programme, based on this assignment.

Curriculum vitae (CV)
A document that outlines your educational level, employment history, description of work experience, especially that is relevant to your application to study and contact details of three referees.

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Curriculum vitae (CV)

Anchor module

Educational Support 787(120)

Compulsory year modules

Research Project (Educational Support) 772(30)

Compulsory first-semester modules

Educational Research 711(10)

Interpretive Research 711(5)

Knowing, Acting and Being: Framing the Study of Education 711(15)

Adult Learning and Support 711(15)

Learning and Cognition 711(15)

Compulsory second-semester modules

Learning Challenges 744(15)

Learning Support 744(15)

Elective modules
There are no electives for this programme.

If you enrol to complete this programme in two years:

Anchor module
Educational Support 787(120)

First year of study

Compulsory first-semester modules

Adult Learning and Support 711(15)

Learning and Cognition 711(15)

Knowing, Acting and Being: Framing the Study of Education 711(15)

Compulsory second-semester module

Learning Challenges 744(15)

Learning Support 744(15)

Second year of study

Compulsory year module

Research Project (Educational Support) 772(30)

Compulsory first-semester modules

Educational Research 711(10)

Interpretive Research 711(5)

Elective modules

There are no electives for this programme.