Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education in Teaching and Learning at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education in Teaching and Learning develops and strengthens lecturers' and learning facilitators' knowledge of teaching and learning in higher education and surveys current thinking, practice and research methods. It is offered in a blended format combining block contact sessions with online activities on the Stellenbosch campus.

Faculty: Education | Department: Curriculum Studies | Duration: Two years | Intake: Not offered for 2027 intake | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Anchor module Higher Education in Teaching and Learning (120 credits): core modules Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Research for Enhancing Teaching and Learning (30 credits each; the first two must be passed before the research module) plus one 30-credit elective from Academic Leadership and Management, Citizenship, Social Inclusion and Difference, ICTs for Teaching and Learning, Postgraduate Supervision, Service-learning in Community Engagement, or Work and Learning.

Career pathways

Lecturers and learning facilitators in higher education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent approved by Senate and at least two years' teaching experience in higher education or an appointment in a teaching-related post. A master's degree in the candidate's discipline is recommended and preferred, as is employment at Stellenbosch University, the University of the Western Cape or the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. The programme is capped at 40 and admits on a first-come-first-served basis.

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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