Are you looking to build on your understanding of teaching and learning in higher education, given the challenges of transformation and decolonisation of the curriculum in current times? Are you feeling challenged by the changes you feel you have to make but not sure how to go about it? Do you want to engage more deeply in the theory and practice of teaching, conducting research or advancing your own knowledge of educational practice in higher education? 

You may want to consider one of the Higher Education Studies (HES) programmes at the University of Cape Town. The Higher Education Studies (HES) suite of courses has as its aim the professionalising of teaching and learning practice in higher education. These courses are seen as an important contribution to the professional development of academics who seek the opportunity to critically examine their practice in the context of transition and change. 

Our Offerings  

We offer a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip by coursework only) and a Masters by coursework and/or dissertation only. 

We also offer a PhD Programme focused on the Scholarship of Higher Education Transformation, Teaching and Learning (SHETTL) Programme in CHED is focused on strengthening scholarship through growth of doctoral work in key thematic areas of digital education, languages and literacies and the critical knowledge project. 

Access the following pages below for more information on each of these offerings:  

PG Dip in HES
Masters in HES
SHETTL Doctoral Programme