University of Cape Town campus

Arts & Humanities

Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Studies at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

A 120-credit postgraduate diploma supporting lecturers in professionalising their teaching practice in a changing higher education environment. It is offered in hyflex mode; Cape Town students attend face-to-face.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Education  |  Duration: Two years (part-time alongside teaching)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Year 1: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education; Year 2: Higher Education Curriculum and Course Design plus one elective such as South African Education in Context.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An appropriate 360-credit Bachelor's degree or an appropriate Advanced Diploma (HEQSF level 7) and a record of professional and academic work considered satisfactory by Senate; applicants need experience teaching in a higher education context and should preferably be teaching during the programme. Faculty of Humanities (postgraduate certificates and diplomas): applicants must be graduates of the University or another recognised university (or hold a qualification Senate considers equivalent to a Bachelor's degree); admission is on the recommendation and at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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