Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability at Rhodes University

Programme overview

A 120-credit interdisciplinary NQF Level 8 Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability Learning that develops the ability to understand, critique, plan and implement socially engaged learning processes supporting transition to social-ecological sustainability.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Department: Department of Secondary and Post-School Education (with Environmental Science) | Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Two 60-credit courses: Foundations of Sustainability Learning and the Action Research Change Project. Each requires a final mark of at least 50%.

Career pathways

Environmental officers in local and provincial government, community activists, environmental journalists, climate change educators and educators in the biodiversity sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A qualification at NQF level 7 or above (Recognition of Prior Learning is available for those without one). Candidates normally work, or aspire to work, in a context where sustainability-oriented learning processes are designed or implemented, and must be computer literate with reliable computer and internet access.

ZAR 25,050 a year (2026). Listed as PG Diploma in Sustainability Learning, part-time, per year. Tuition block fee per the 2026 fees booklet; excludes residence, departmental/additional charges and, for international students, the compulsory international student levy. Source

Applications from all new students close on 30 September; this is also the deadline for international applicants, and no international applications are considered after 30 September. Late applications from South African applicants will be considered. The non-refundable application fee is R100.

Apply through the official page: https://ross.ru.ac.za/

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