Rhodes University Courses -Education
Rhodes University Courses -Education
Several undergraduate and graduate programs in education are available through Rhodes University. Rhodes University also provides short courses and workshops for professional development in education in addition to these programs. Teachers and other education professionals will gain new skills and knowledge from these courses that will help them improve their work.
There are two ways to qualify as a professional teacher. The first option is to complete a four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Education degree. Rhodes offers the foundation phase only. The second option offered at Rhodes is that of first completing a three-year Bachelor’s degree in another faculty, e.g. Humanities, Commerce, Science, and then ‘capping’ it with a one-year PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education). If you opt for the degree + PGCE route, you are strongly advised to check your subject choices with the Dean of Education before you embark on your degree, to ensure that you will ultimately be eligible for the PGCE. Rhodes university online courses
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Rhodes University Education Courses
Below are the education courses offered at Rhodes University;
Bachelor of Education Foundation Phase (BEd)
The Rhodes BEd in Foundation Phase Teaching is an initial teaching program designed to produce capable, well-educated teachers with a strong sense of self. Successful learning and teaching depend on students having confidence in themselves and their knowledge and abilities, the resilience and self-reliance to overcome difficulties, and the capacity for critical reflection to enable them to introspect and learn from experience.
Living in a multilingual society, students also need confidence in their ability to speak and teach at least two languages. These capacities are essential if BEd students are to become caring, competent, critical, and creative teachers. The BEd is a 4-year, full-time program that prepares students to teach in Grades R to 3. The program develops strong capabilities. It gives students a well-rounded education, as well as provides them with subject knowledge, pedagogy, and appropriate experience for teaching.
The program aims to prepare students to teach in a diversity of contexts, especially in rural schools in the Eastern Cape where isiXhosa is the language of learning and teaching. Rhodes University online courses
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
This one-year full-time course prepares graduates for teaching in the Foundation Phase, Intermediate Phase, and Senior Phase of the General Education and Training band; the Further Education and Training band, and non-formal contexts. The qualification is recognized by the National Department of Education as a qualification for either primary (grades 1 – 7) or secondary school teaching (grades 8-12). It is also recognized and valued internationally.
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Entry requirements
An undergraduate degree (e.g. BA, B.Soc Sc, BCom, BMus, BSc). For secondary schools, you are required to have teaching subjects as part of your undergraduate degree. This course is open to graduates and is recognized by employing authorities as a qualification for either the Intermediate Phase or Senior Phase of the GET band and the FET band of schooling.
- FET Phase (Grades 10−12)
For the FET Phase (Grades 10−12), the corresponding university subjects are:
- Accounting: Accounting 2
- Life Sciences: Zoo 1, Botany 1 + one of Zoo 2, Botany 2, Microbiology 2, Entomology 2, Environmental Science 2
- Computer Studies: Computer Science 2 OR Computer Science 1 + Information Systems 2
- Computer Applications Technology: Computer Science 1 OR Information Systems 2
- Design: A combination of technology-related subjects, such as Practical Art, Computer Science, Design Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering, and Architecture, evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Dramatic Arts: Drama 2
- Economics / Business Economics: Economics 2
- Geography: Geography 2
- History: History 2
- Language – First Additional Language: A specific language at the 2nd-year level (for English: English 2 + Linguistics 1 OR English 1 + Linguistics 2)
- Language – Home Language: A specific language at the 2nd-year level
- Life Orientation: Psychology 3 OR Psychology 2 + one of the following: Philosophy 2, Biblical Studies 2, Anthropology 2, Social Work 2, HKE 2
- Mathematics: Mathematics 2 OR Mathematics 1 + Maths Stats 2 / Applied Maths 2
- Mathematics Literacy: Matric Mathematics + one or more subjects, considered on merit
- Music: Musicology 3 + Instrument at the 2nd-year level + Theory of Music (Grade 8) + Piano (Grade 5)
- Physical Science: Physics 2 + Chemistry 1 OR Physics 1 + Chemistry 2
- Visual Arts: Studio Practice 2
- Senior Phase (Grades 7 – 9)
For the Senior Phase (Grades 7−9), the corresponding university subjects and minimum year levels are:
- Arts and Culture: At least two subjects from a range of appropriate arts subjects, such as music, drama, anthropology, and classics, are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Economic Management Sciences: At least two subjects from a range of appropriate business subjects, such as accounting, management, and economics, evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Languages – First Additional Language: A 1st-year course in that language (or Linguistics 1 for English).
- Languages – Home Language: A 1st-year course in that language.
- Life Orientation: Psychology 3 OR Psychology 1 + one of the following: Philosophy 2, Biblical Studies 2, Anthropology 2, Social Work 2, Sociology 2, HKE 2.
- Mathematics: Mathematics 1.
- Natural Sciences: At least two of the following: Botany 1, Biology 1, Chemistry 1, Earth Sciences 1, Geography 1, Geology 1, Physics 1, Zoology 1.
- Social Sciences: Geography 1 and/or History 1 (preferably both).
- Technology: At least two subjects from a range of appropriate technology-related subjects, such as Practical Art, Computer Science, Design Studies, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
PGCE (Intermediate Phase, Grades 4 − 6) and
PGCE (Foundation Phase, Grades 1 − 3
Any appropriate undergraduate degree − please check with the Dean or HOD that your subjects are relevant.
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Contact Rhodes University
PO Box 94
Makhanda (Grahamstown) 6140
Eastern Cape, South Africa
+27 46 603 8111
Communications@ru.ac.za
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