Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
The primary purpose of the DEd qualification is the attainment of highly advanced knowledge, professional skills and applied competence (by means of educational research) in the field of Education Training and Development. Graduates will experience continued personal growth in terms of high-level intellectual development and research capacity, opportunities for gainful employment as highly advanced and specialised educationists and they will be able to contribute creatively to educational research and development in society. (NQF level 10, 360 credits, qualification code 90038 - CED.)
Duration: Maximum time to complete: six years (time limit stated for this degree type) | Study mode: distance | Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
An appropriate Master of Education Degree with an average of 60%. In addition to the above requirements, applicants must submit a transcript or an academic record, as well as a document describing their intended research. Students will be accepted on the following criteria: Suitability and viability of the intended research; adequate supervisory capacity and research expertise in the discipline or department and an approved selection procedure which is in line with Unisa's policies on equality and diversity in the discipline or department. All students with foreign qualifications, including those with qualifications from African countries, must have their qualifications evaluated at SAQA (www.saqa.org.za). Applicants who would like to apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL) must be at least 23 years old; have achieved an overall final mark of between 50-59 % from their previous Master of Education degree; and have at least five years' relevant teaching experience in the study field in which they would like to apply for admission to a qualification. For more information on RPL criteria visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/rpl
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.
Offers are made for a specific registration period, for example semester 1; applicants must register for the semester for which they were granted admission or re-apply in the next application period.
Applications for master's and doctoral qualifications are open from 1 September to 20 November 2026; selection degrees and some other qualifications have different application periods.
The non-refundable online application fee is R160. International applicants with foreign qualifications may apply without a SAQA evaluation certificate but must submit it by 15 December 2027 if accepted for 2027.
Apply through the official page: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-for-admission
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of South Africa, South Africa
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