Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching

Qualification stream: School subject combination: Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Technology
Qualification code: 90103 - MNT
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 480
SAQA ID: 103126
APS/AS: 23
Rules:
A student who has successfully completed this qualification will be able to teach from Grade 4 to 7. Teaching Practice is a compulsory component in this program and must be taken according to the specific criteria every year. Five weeks practical is required every year, and three weeks must be offered consecutively. This qualification comprises both semester and year modules. Year modules may only be registered during the January registration period of each academic year. Students must also register themselves with SACE (South African Council for Educators) from the first year of BEd registration. Please visit the SACE website for more information: https://www.sace.org.za/ With the migration from the non-aligned BEd to aligned BEd, transitional arrangements have been approved by the College of Education unique to this specific degree and is not transferable to any other qualification. IMPORTANT: Students must register the relevant Teaching Methodology in each year of registration with the applicable Teaching Practice module of the academic level. UNISA reserves the right to cancel any teaching practice module that is not registered concurrently with the relevant teaching methodology. Note that SPE1505, SPE1507, SPE1508, SPE2604, SPE2605, SPE2606 and SPE2607 have been replaced by NSO1505, NSO1507, NSO1508, NSO2604, NSO2605, NSO2606 and NSO2607. Students who have passed the SPE modules do not need to do the NSO modules.
Purpose statement:
The primary purpose of the BEd Intermediate Phase teaching programme is to ensure that qualifying graduates are able to demonstrate integrated knowledge of the main areas of the fields and disciplines associated with Intermediate Phase teaching. Qualifying graduates will thus be equipped to teach Intermediate Phase learners the values, skills and knowledge necessary to prepare them for the Senior and Further Education and Training phases. Furthermore, on completion of the qualification, graduates will be able to implement and continuously adapt to national legislation / policies and guidelines governing and addressing Intermediate Phase teaching and learning in meaningful and innovative ways and interact effectively with the public and stakeholders. The purpose of this qualification is also to empower graduates to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in any Grade 4, 5, 6 and 7 class in the South African context. The BEd in Intermediate Phase teaching is an initial teaching qualification intended to develop qualified classroom teachers in the Intermediate Phase in schools. Teachers are members of a profession whose definitive aim is to enable systematic learning. In order to prepare prospective teachers for this comprehensive role, the BEd programme seeks to: A. Develop and consolidate in an integrated way appropriate disciplinary, practical, pedagogical and situational knowledge. B. Cultivate a practical understanding of teaching and learning in a diverse range of South African schools, in relation to educational theory, phase and/or subject specialisation, practice and policy. C. Foster self-reflexivity and self-understanding among prospective teachers. D. Nurture commitment to the ideals of the teaching profession and an understanding of teaching as a profession. E. Develop the professional dispositions and self-identity of students as teachers. F. Develop students as active citizens and enable them to develop the dispositions of citizenship in their learners. G. Promote and develop the dispositions and competences to organize learning among a diverse range of learners in diverse contexts.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.
  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level

Language choices are dependent on the Home Language on your matric certificate. You MUST continue
with the Home Language stipulated on your certificate. The First Additional Language option is
English if it is not your Home Language. If English is your home language, you can choose either an
African language or Afrikaans as your First Additional Language. The Language of Conversational
Competence is then from a different group to your Home Language and First Additional Language.

Example 1: Home language on Matric certificate is Sepedi, so you will take Sepedi Home Language.
You will then choose the English First Additional language option and you can choose either
Afrikaans or another African language (other than Sepedi) as your Language of Conversational
Competence.

Example 2: Home language on Matric certificate is English, so you will take English Home Language
(ENG1515). You can then choose any African language or Afrikaans as First Additional language
options and you can choose either Afrikaans or another African language (other than the one chosen
as First Additional language) as your Language of Conversational Competence.

Example 3: Home language on Matric certificate is Afrikaans, so you will take Afrikaans Home
Language. You will then choose English (ENG1514) as First Additional language option and you can
choose any other African language as your Language of Conversational Competence.

All modules in Group A are compulsory.
Select one module from Group B, one module from Group C OR Group D and one module from Group E.

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A: Compulsory.
BPT1501 - Being a Professional Teacher
BTE2601 - Becoming a Teacher
CIC2601 - Computer Integration in the classroom
OPM1501 - Orientation to Intermediate Phase Mathematics
SED2601 - Sociology of Education
TAM2601 - Teacher as manager
TPN2601 - Teaching practice for Intermediate Phase I
Group B. English. Select ONE of the modules below
ENG1514 - Applied English Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase First Additional Language
ENG1515 - Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phases - Home Language
Group C. African Languages or Afrikaans as Home Language.. Choose ONE of the following, if ENG1514 is selected from Group B.
AFK1502 - Inleiding tot teksontwerp in Afrikaans
NDE1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - IsiNdebele
NSO1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - Sepedi
SSO1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - Sesotho
SWA1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - SiSwati
TSO1505 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - Xitsonga
TSW1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - Setswana
VEN1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - Tshivenda
XHO1505 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - IsiXhosa
ZUL1505 - Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase - IsiZulu
Group D. African Languages or Afrikaans as First Additional Language.. Choose one of the following, if ENG1515 is selected from Group B.
AFK1503 - Afrikaans Vandag: Taalkunde en skriftelike kommunikasie
NDE1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - IsiNdebele
NSO1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - Sepedi
SSO1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - Sesotho
SWA1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - IsiSwati
TSO1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - Xitsonga
TSW1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - Setswana
VEN1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - Tshivenda
XHO1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - IsiXhosa
ZUL1508 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional Language - IsiZulu
Group E. African Language or Afrikaans as Language of Conversational Competence.. Choose ONE of the following, must NOT be the same as your Home Language OR First Additional Language
AFK1505 - Afrikaans vir beginners
NDE1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - IsiNdebele
NSO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Sepedi
SSO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Sesotho
SWA1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - SiSwati
TSO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Xitsonga
TSW1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Setswana
VEN1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - Tshivenda
XHO1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - IsiXhosa
ZUL1507 - Applied African Language Communicative Competence for Second Additional Language - IsiZulu

Second level

Choose All modules from Group A.
Select two modules from Group B AND two modules from Group C.

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory..
MIP1501 - Mathematics for Intermediate Phase teachers I
MIP1502 - Mathematics for Intermediate II
NST1501 - Natural Science and Technology for Classroom I
NST1502 - Natural Science and Technology for classroom II
PED3701 - Psychology of Education
TPN2602 - Teaching Practice for Intermediate Phase II Pre-requisite:TPN2601
Group B. Home Language. Choose TWO modules from the same HL selected in First Level.
AFK2601 - Genre and Theme
AFK2602 - Afrikaanse Grammatika Recommendation:Students to complete AFK1502 or AFK1503 before they enrol for this module.
ENG2612 - Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase Home Language Pre-requisite:ENG1515 or ENG1517
ENG2614 - Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase Home Language Pre-requisite:ENG1515
NDE2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
NDE2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
NSO2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase - Sepedi
NSO2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase - Sepedi
SSO2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
SSO2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
SWA2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
SWA2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
TSO2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
TSO2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
TSW2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
TSW2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
VEN2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
VEN2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
XHO2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
XHO2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
ZUL2604 - Applied African Languages Grammar for Home Language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
ZUL2605 - Applied African Languages Literature for Home language teaching in the Intermediate Phase
Group C.. First Additional Language. Choose TWO modules from the same FAL selected on First level
AFK2604 - Storiewerelde en/in genrefiksie
ENG2611 - Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase First Additional Language Pre-requisite:ENG1516 or ENG1514
ENG2613 - Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase First Additional Language Pre-requisite:ENG1514
NDE2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
NDE2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
NSO2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language, Intermediate Phase - Sepedi
NSO2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate Phase - Sepedi
SSO2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
SSO2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
SWA2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
SWA2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
TSO2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
TSO2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
TSW2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
TSW2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
VEN2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
VEN2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
XHO2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
XHO2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase
ZUL2606 - Applied African Languages Literature for First Additional Language
ZUL2607 - Applied African Languages Grammar for First Additional language, Intermediate phase

Third level

Fourth level