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Bachelor of Education Honours in Life Orientation at North-West University

North-West University, South Africa

Programme overview

Bachelor of Education Honours in Life Orientation 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: 4EU 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

Students who wish to apply for the programme in Life Orientation must have completed studies with Life Skills or Life Orientation as methodology OR teaching experience 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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