The Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Studies (PGDip HES) aims to support lecturers in higher education in professionalising their teaching practice. Courses are offered to equip academics to improve as educators in a rapidly changing higher education environment.
Applicants are required to have experience teaching in a higher education context and should preferably be teaching while undertaking the programme.
Because of this workload, students are advised to take the PGDip HES over two years. The programme is made up of three core courses and one elective course.
The core courses are:
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PGDip Electives: please see handbook for choices in 2025.
Important
You need to choose 1 more course to complete the PG Dip: 30 NQF credits at HEQSF level 8
The core courses can also be taken as individual stand-alone courses - as an occasional student - and can later accrue towards the PGDip Higher Education Studies.
Students are recommended to take EDN4504F (Learning and Teaching in Higher Education) and EDN4505S (Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education) in Year 1; and EDN4510F (Higher Education Curriculum & Course Design) and an elective in Year 2.
Programme structure
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Each PGDip Course is equivalent to 30 NQF credits at HEQSF level 8.
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Course entry requires acceptance for the PGDip
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DP requirements: 80% attendance at contact sessions and completed submission of assessment tasks
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Assessment: Coursework (100%)
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All applicants are required to complete the UCT Online Application for Admission.
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Applications deadline: 31 October 2024