Being part of a research-intensive university, the Department of Humanities Education strives toward an exceptional local (inter-departmental), national (inter-institutional) and especially international teaching and research status. The Department is known for actively seeking new partnerships in its drive towards communal collaboration with academics around the globe. More information on the research interests of each staff member can be found here (link to research foci page). The Department of Humanities Education is dedicated to the contribution of new knowledge in the field of teacher education and offers a wide range of postgraduate courses. These are listed below:
Academic Coordinator: Dr Sarina de Jager [email protected] and Dr Delene Human [email protected]
The TEPD Hons in Humanities Education serves the various specialisations in Humanities Education. The emphasis is on the professional development of educators in the Humanities. It also acts as a pathway into the MEd and PhD in Humanities Education. The following modules are offered in Humanities Education:
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JGL 730 |
Multiliteracies in Education |
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JLO 710 |
Life Orientation Education |
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EDI 720 |
Diversity in Education |
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PES 730 |
Physical Education and School Sport |
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GEO 730 |
Perspectives in Geography Education |
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CAE 730 |
Transdisciplinary Creative Arts Education (Dance, Drama, Music) |
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ALE 730 |
Oral Literacies in African Language Education |
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HIE 730 |
History in Education |
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GEE 730 |
Gender in Education |
The above-listed modules fit as follows into the TEPD Hons package:
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Year |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
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1 |
NMQ 745: Educational research methodology
EDS 711: Philosophy and social imperatives of education |
CDD 710: Curriculum design and development
API 711: Assessment approaches and instruments |
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2 |
NMQ 755: Research Proposal Elective: Choose one of the 9 Humanities Education electives according to your intended study.
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CDV 780: Research Report
PFO 710: Educator Professional Development |
Academic Coordinator: Dr Yolandi Woest [email protected]
Administrative coordinator: Ms Dinah Ngobeni [email protected]
The MEd (CIDD) is a full dissertation thesis master’s programme. A prerequisite for the programme is passing two compulsory MEd modules, namely OOG and NMQ. The OOG and NMQ modules are structured in such a way that it assists students in compiling their research proposals. Students are expected to successfully defend their research proposal by the end of their first year of study.
The MEd (CIDD) acts as an umbrella programme to cater for research in the following fields of Humanities Education:
Academic Coordinator:Dr Yolandi Woest [email protected]
Administrative coordinator: Ms Dinah Ngobeni [email protected]
The MEd (Humanities Education) is a full dissertation master’s programme. A prerequisite for the programme is passing two compulsory MEd modules, namely OOG and NMQ. The OOG and NMQ modules are in such a way that it assists students in compiling their research proposals. Students are expected to successfully defend their research proposals by the end of their first year of study.
The MEd (CIDD) acts as an umbrella programme to cater for research in the following fields of Humanities Education:
1. African Languages Education
2. Afrikaans Education
3. Art Education
4. Curriculum, Instruction, Design and Development in any learning area
5. Diversity and Social Justice Education (race, identities, social and cultural justice in education,
multicultural education, cosmopolitanism)
6. English Education
7. Geography Education
8. History Education
9. Human Movement Sciences
10. Life Orientation Education
11. Music Education
12. Teacher Professional Development
Academic Coordinator: Dr Annelize Du Plessis- de Beer [email protected]
Administrative coordinator: Ms Dinah Ngobeni [email protected]
The PhD (CIDD) is an umbrella programme that caters for any doctoral research study in the following fields of Humanities Education:
1. African Languages Education
2. Afrikaans Education
3. Art Education
4. Curriculum, Instruction, Design and Development in any learning area
5. Diversity and Social Justice Education (race, identities, social and cultural justice in education,
multicultural education, cosmopolitanism)
6. English Education
7. Geography Education
8. History Education
9. Human Movement Sciences
10. Life Orientation Education
11. Music Education
12. Teacher Professional Development
Academic Coordinator: Dr Annelize Du Plessis- de Beer [email protected]
Administrative coordinator: Ms Dinah Ngobeni [email protected]
The PhD (Humanities Education) is an umbrella programme that caters for any doctoral research study in the following fields of Humanities Education:
1. African Languages Education
2. Afrikaans Education
3. Art Education
4. Curriculum, Instruction, Design and Development in any learning area
5. Diversity and Social Justice Education (race, identities, social and cultural justice in education,
multicultural education, cosmopolitanism)
6. English Education
7. Geography Education
8. History Education
9. Human Movement Sciences
10. Life Orientation Education
11. Music Education
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