Bachelor of Education Honours in Education Development and Democracy at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

The BEd Honours in Education Development and Democracy enables students to make and explain conceptual links between theoretical perspectives and the professional environment and to develop a critical understanding of the current policy context and signifiers of change.

Faculty: Education | Department: Education Policy Studies | Duration: Two years | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

The anchor module is Educational Development and Democracy 778 (120 credits). Compulsory modules include Education in Democracy, Development, Organisations and Education Policy, Knowing, Acting and Being: Framing the Study of Education, Educational Leadership and Management, Education and Society, Educational Research, Introduction to Research Methods and a Research Project (30 credits). There are no electives.

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Entry requirements

Admission to the BEdHons requires one of: a relevant university degree plus a secondary education diploma or certificate (e.g. SED, HDE, PGCE, UED, LSED); a relevant university degree plus a primary education diploma (e.g. PES, PGDE, HPED); a relevant university degree plus an education qualification deemed adequate by Senate; a four-year integrated Education degree; a relevant combination of academic and professional studies deemed by Senate equivalent to a bachelor's degree where job experience warrants it (supplementary Education studies may be required); or a recognised four-year post-school qualification including a professional education qualification. Applicants need an average of at least 65% in the final year of relevant undergraduate study and access to a computer and the internet for SUNLearn, library resources, email and electronic assignment submission.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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