Postgraduate Diploma (Digital Education and Online Teaching) at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the Field of Digital Education and Online Teaching responds to the need to develop teaching competence in the digital education space. The programme opens opportunities for career development, for professional renewal and for personal development. The purpose of this programme is to provide educators, lecturers, trainers, and anyone involved with online learning or using Information Communication Technologies in their teaching and learning environments with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies in digital education, teaching and online learning.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Wits School of Education | Duration: 1- 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the Field of Digital Education and Online Teaching is a formal 120-credit qualification at NQF Level: 8 The curriculum consists of four components offered within this programme Teaching with Technology, Instructional Design, New Direction in Digital Learning, and E-Assessment in Education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is at the discretion of the Senate. The following are eligible for admission: NQF 7 teaching qualification capped by PGCE; OR Approved AdvDip in Ed & Training NQF 7; OR Bachelor's in IS, Computer Science, Informatics or Software Engineering with education materials design experience. Through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). RPL means the taking into account of the previous learning and experience of the applicant by the Senate either for purposes of admission and/or for the granting of exemption or full or partial credit towards one or more courses. You can apply for RPL if you have developed knowledge and skills through work experience.

ZAR 42,080 for the whole programme (2026). Average tuition fee per programme for 2026 as stated in the 2026 Fees Book, Chapter 2 (Average Tuition Fees); excludes additional charges (notes, computer, lab and other fees). Postgraduate international students pay local tuition plus the non-refundable Source

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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