Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates qualify for admission if they are in possession of a full qualification on, or equivalent to, NQF Level 7, as stipulated below:
Four Year BEd Degree OR
Three-year appropriate Bachelors degree (e.g. BSc) plus an Advanced Diploma in Teaching (or a recognised professional teaching qualification), OR
A former postgraduate professional teaching qualification (for example, PGCE).
In addition the candidate should have passed in their four-year BEd degree programme at least two modules in Educational Psychology at the second-year level with an aggregate of 60% or those with a PGCE qualification should have passed with an aggregate of 60% in a minimum of two Educational Psychology modules and should have the requisite technology skills (basic computer literacy skills) to be successful in this programme.
In addition a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience will be required of teachers wanting to pursue a PGD qualification. In order to be admitted candidates will in addition have to be selected in terms of a procedure decided upon by the faculty.
Career fields
Educator (Foundation Phase)
Educator (Intermediate Phase)
Educator (Secondary Phase)
Intakes
- Feb
Application Processing Time in Days: 10
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
The medium of instruction and examination at the NMMU is English.
Applicants from non-English speaking countries are required to submit proof of English proficiency before registration. The TOEFL or IELTS tests, available in most countries, are acceptable proof.
IELTS – 6.5 overall score with a minimum of 6 in each section.
TOEFL: PBT – 580 overall with minimums of 53 in listening, 52 in reading and 59 in structure/written
CBT – 237 overall with minimums of 19 in listening, 19 in reading and 25 in structure/written
IBT – 90 overall with minimums of 18 in listening, 17 in reading 22 in writing and 19 in speaking
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
50170 ZAR
Annual Cost of Living: 35000 ZAR
Application Fee: 500 ZAR