Stellenbosch University
Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Education
The Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Education in Education is offered by Stellenbosch University.
Program Length: 4 YEARS.
Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Education offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Education
The main purpose of this programme is to train teachers for the Foundation Phase (grades R to 3) who will be able to prepare learners to meet the distinctive requirements of our time. But you also develop skills that will open up various other career possibilities, such as a career in communication, community development, public relations or other professional work focusing on client services, marketing and sales.You may continue your studies in Foundation Phase Education by taking BEdHons (Foundation Phase Education) after which you may specialise in curriculum development, school management or education policy (MEd).Or, with further training, you can become a remedial teacher (BEdHons and MEd in Educational Support) or an educational psychologist (MEd (Psych)), or you can specialise in curriculum development, school management, or education policy.
Programme contentThe programme takes four years to complete and Practical Learning forms an important part of the programme from the first year on. All students take two languages (chosen from Afrikaans, English or isiXhosa) on either a first or second language level throughout their four years of study. A third additional communicative language will also be taken during the third year of study.
The subjects for the Foundation Phase are set and cover the theory and practice of all the learning programmes of Grades R to 3, including:
- Information Communication Technologies for Learning (ICT)
- Development and Learning
- Life Skills
- Addressing Diverse Learning Needs
- Grade R Theory and Practice
- Language Education
- Mathematics Education (Foundation Phase)