BEd Honours in Teaching and Learning at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Entry requirements

The minimum admission requirement is a level 7 qualification (on the 10-level NQF framework) that includes an education qualification. • A Bachelor of Education degree with a minimum average of 60% and a minimum of 60% in the final undergraduate year in the subject selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons, OR • Another Bachelor’s degree which includes a subject cognate to the module selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons on at least second year level, with a minimum average of 60% for the degree and a minimum of 60% in the aforementioned subject, followed by a recognised professional teaching qualification which includes curriculum studies cognate to the module selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons, with a minimum average of 60% in the teaching qualification and a minimum of 60% in the aforementioned curriculum studies, OR • An appropriate 360 cr National Diploma which includes a subject cognate to the module selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons on at least second year level, with a minimum average of 60% for the degree and a minimum of 60% in the aforementioned subject, followed by a recognised professional teaching qualification which includes curriculum studies cognate to the module selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons, with a minimum average of 60% in the teaching qualification and a minimum of 60% in the aforementioned curriculum studies, OR • A non-degree four-year professional teaching qualification with a minimum average of 60% and a minimum of 60% in the final undergraduate year in the subject selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons, as well as an Advanced Diploma in a cognate sub-field of Education, with a minimum average of 60% and a minimum of 60% in the final undergraduate year in the subject selected as specialisation module in BEd Hons. • In addition, a prospective student must demonstrate a sufficient level of competence in academic literacy, by completing a writing task based on location and retrieval of academic texts such as selected journal articles, extracting key arguments from these, and critically collating these into a coherent, structured written text, while making use of correct referencing techniques. Examples of the above-mentioned qualifications required for admission are: • A four-year B Ed degree, or • An appropriate three-year B degree plus an education qualification such as PGCE, or • An appropriate three-year ND (National Diploma) plus an education qualification such as PGCE, or • A four year (former) college of education Higher Diploma in Education (HDE), followed by a level 7 Advanced Diploma in Education (ADE), or • a three year (former) college of education Diploma in Education (DE), followed by an Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE), followed by a level 7 Advanced Diploma in Education (ADE), or • a three year (former) college of education Diploma in Education (DE), followed by a Further Diploma in Education (FDE), followed by a level 7 Advanced Diploma in Education (ADE)