BEd Hons: Educational Management And Leadership
Course Information and Fees
The BEd Honours qualification is a first postgraduate degree in education. Its primary purpose is to prepare students for research- based postgraduate study by developing research capacity in the methodology and techniques in the student’s area of specialisation in education. Its secondary purpose is to consolidate and deepen expertise in the specialisation area. The qualification demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence, and includes conducting and reporting research under supervision, worth at least 30 credits.
The BEd Honours in Educational Management and Leadership offered by CPUT consists of a generic component and a specialisation component. The generic component comprises current relevant educational themes and perspectives (offered in the subject Education 5) as well as research methods and techniques (offered in the subjects Introduction to Research in Education and Research Methods in Education). The generic component serves as an essential, contextual underpinning for the specialisation component, the latter containing five subjects which comprise specialised themes pertaining to management and leadership within educational institutions as well as a research project conducted within this field. Students will be provided with sufficient depth of knowledge and skills to enable their continued professional and personal intellectual development, and the opportunity for further postgraduate study at NQF level 9 and higher.Syllabus
| Module name | NQF level of subject | SAQA credits of subject | Compulsory or optional (elective) |
| Education 5 | 8 | 30 | Compulsory |
| Introduction to Research in Education | 8 | 5 | Compulsory |
| Research Methods in Education | 8 | 20 | Compulsory |
| Research project | 8 | 30 | Compulsory |
| Leadership Strategies in Education | 8 | 8 | Compulsory |
| Operations Management in Education | 8 | 8/p> | Compulsory |
| Human Capital Management in Education | 8 | 8 | Compulsory |
| Community Relationship Management | 8 | 8 | Compulsory |
| Law in Education | 8 | 8 | Compulsory |
Admission requirements
Undergraduates
For all Certificate, Diploma and National Diploma applications, consult the General admission requirements.
General admission requirements
Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
Additional admission requirements
Postgraduates
For all Honours, Masters and Doctorate applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
Postgraduate admission requirements
The fees for 2024reflected below may be subject to change.
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