The University of Johannesburg’s Admission and Selection Policy that is current at the time of the registration for this programme governs the admissions process.

Admission requirements:

• A four-year professional teaching degree on NQF level 7
  OR
• An appropriate Bachelor’s degree and a professional teaching qualification (on NQF level 7)
  OR
• A four-year professional teaching qualification(s) as well as an Advanced Diploma in a cognate sub-field of Education (on NQF level 7)
  AND
• A 65% minimum average for the preceding degree
  Applicants with between 60% and 64% may be considered and teaching and leadership experience will be taken into consideration.

Applications from persons with equivalent qualifications will be considered by a constituted status committee in line with the regulations of the university and faculty.
Students who apply for this degree may undergo a selection process which can include an interview or written submission.

Previous academic achievement and evidence of the necessary academic reading and writing skills to become a competent researcher of education leadership and management will be taken into account.

Applicants with two to four years’ classroom or field experience will be given preference in the selection process.

Meeting the faculty’s minimum requirements does not necessarily guarantee admission as places are limited.

Required documentation:

• A certified academic record and a certified copy of the highest qualification obtained
• An updated and detailed CV
• Evidence of NQF Level of your highest qualification
• Proof of work experience
• SAQA evaluation for non-South African qualifications

If you have a question, please email enquiries@online.uj.ac.za or phone 0800 233 723 (toll-free).

We recommend the following in order to successfully complete your 100% online degree:

Basic computer skills:

• Ability to operate your computer and perform common tasks
• Email and file management (access, create, edit, save, upload and download documents)
• Ability to use a word processing program to create and edit documents
• Basic web-browsing skills

Computer requirements:

• Laptop or PC
• A high-speed internet connection (3G, 4G, LTE, ADSL or fibre)
• E-book storage and reading
• Study notes storage and reading (PDF, MS Office)
• Video storage and playback
• Video recording
• Audio storage and playback
• Audio recording
• Web browsing
• Document creation
• Access to social networking

Module interruption and scheduled maintenance:

In the event of unexpected module interruption on the due date for an activity, the online facilitator will notify students of a new due date.