South Africa’s education authorities have set stringent requirements for the training of educators entrusted with the schooling of nursery and primary school learners. This programme complies fully with these requirements, which include language and content subject proficiency, as well as practical training.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 4 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Child development
- Guidance, counselling and life skills development
- Early childhood teaching
- Health in early childhood education
- Art and handwork
- Teaching practice
Second year subjects:
- The young child and learning
- Environmental education
- Inclusive education
- Music and movement activities
- Children’s literature
- The reception year
- Teaching practice
Third year subjects:
- Inclusive education
- Theoretical frameworks in education
- Religion education
- Social education
- Management of early childhood development institutions
- Health education
- Reading, writing and spelling – First language
- Reading, writing and spelling – Second language
- Teaching practice
Fourth year subjects:
- Mathematics teaching
- Science and technology
- Teaching practice
Careers: early childhood educator, primary school teacher.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za