Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching

Qualification code: 90102
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 480
SAQA ID: 105109
APS/AS: 23
Rules:
A student who has successfully completed this qualification will be able to teach from Grade R to 3. Teaching Practice is a compulsory component in this program and must be taken according to the specific criteria every year. Five weeks practical is required every year, and three weeks must be offered consecutively. This qualification comprises both semester and year modules. Year modules may only be registered during the January registration period of each academic year. Students must also register themselves with SACE (South African Council for Educators) from the first year of BEd registration. Please visit the SACE website for more information:https://www.sace. org.za/. With the migration from the non-aligned BEd to aligned BEd, transitional arrangements have been approved by the College of Education unique to this specific degree and is not transferable to any other qualification. Note that SPE1505, SPE1506, SPE1507,SPE1508 and SPE1509 have been replaced by NSO1505, NSO1506, NSO1507,NSO1508 and NSO1509. Students who have passed the SPE modules do not need to do the NSO modules.
Purpose statement:
The primary purpose of the Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching is to ensure that qualifying graduates are able to facilitate Foundation Phase teaching and learning ethically, professionally and innovatively in in both rural and urban landscapes. Furthermore, on completion of the qualification, graduates will be able to implement and continuously adapt to national legislation / policies and guidelines governing and addressing Foundation Phase teaching and learning in a coherent and purposeful manner. The purpose of this qualification is also to ensure that graduates will be able to demonstrate an appropriate collaborative attitude and value the involvement of multiple stakeholders that contribute to Foundation Phase teaching and learning success. Qualifying graduates will also be able to administer and manage Foundation Phase teaching and learning effectively through best classroom practice in stimulating learning amongst Foundation Phase learners. The BEd is an initial qualification for educators in schools. Teachers are members of a profession whose definitive aim is to enable systematic learning. In order to prepare prospective teachers for this comprehensive role, the BEd programme seeks to: - Develop and consolidate in an integrated way appropriate disciplinary, practical, pedagogical and situational knowledge. - Cultivate a practical understanding of teaching and learning in a diverse range of South African schools, in relation to educational theory, phase and/or subject specialisation, practice and policy. - Foster self-reflexivity and self-understanding among prospective teachers. - Nurture commitment to the ideals of the teaching profession and an understanding of teaching as a profession. - Develop the professional dispositions and self-identity of students as teachers. - Develop students as active citizens and enable them to develop the dispositions of citizenship in their learners. - Promote and develop the dispositions and competences to organize learning among a diverse range of learners in diverse contexts. It is assumed that students who achieve the exit level outcomes will be competent novice teachers who will still need time, experience and appropriate support to develop as fully-fledged extended professionals.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

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