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Bachelor of Education Honours in Language Education at North-West University

North-West University, South Africa

Programme overview

Bachelor of Education Honours in Language Education is an NQF level 8 honours degree in the Faculty of Education at North-West University, presented by distance learning on the Potchefstroom campus. Programme code: 4EY L01. The minimum duration is two years and the maximum four years for distance students.

Faculty: Faculty of Education  |  Duration: 2-4 years (distance)  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

What you will study

The programme totals 126 credits over two years of distance study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To qualify for admission to this Honours qualification, a student must be in possession of - a four-year professional teaching degree with a major in Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho or Setswana at exit level 7 and an average of 60% for the entire final year of study as well as an average of 65% for the language major at exit level 7 OR - an appropriate Bachelor's degree majoring in one of the languages listed in (1) at exit level 7 and a recognised professional teaching qualification at exit level 7. The student must have an average of 60% for the professional teaching qualification as well as an average of 65% for the language major in the preceding Bachelor's degree. In addition, a prospective student must comply with all other requirements as prescribed in the rules of the faculty offering the qualification, and as contained in the faculty yearbook. General requirement: a four-year professional teaching degree, or an appropriate bachelor's degree and a recognised professional teaching qualification, or a four-year professional teaching qualification plus an Advanced Diploma in a cognate sub-field of Education, with a minimum average of 65% in the final year of the BEd (or in the PGCE or Advanced Diploma in Education); selection is subject to capacity.

Duration: 2-4 years (distance)

Apply through the official page: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/apply

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