The BEd in Intermediate Phase Teaching at the University of Johannesburg is a four-year professional degree that prepares student teachers to teach Grades 4 to 7 in South African primary schools. The programme is offered at the Soweto Campus (SWC) through the Department of Childhood Education, integrating coursework at UJ with practical school placements across all four years. The close partnership with the Funda UJabule teaching school provides students with a unique and structured teaching practicum experience.
The intermediate phase is a critical transition stage in a child's schooling, where subject-specific content knowledge deepens and learners move into more formal academic disciplines. The programme equips graduates to teach a range of subjects in the intermediate phase, with a focus on literacy, numeracy, and life skills within the South African curriculum (CAPS). Qualified intermediate phase teachers are in sustained demand across the country's public and independent school sectors.
Admission requires a minimum APS of 28 (excluding Life Orientation), English Home Language at 60% or English First Additional Language at 70%, and Mathematics at 40% or Mathematical Literacy or Technical Mathematics at 60%. NCV applicants require 3 fundamental subjects at 60-69% (including English) and 3 vocational subjects at 70-79%. The programme is offered full-time at the Soweto Campus only.
