The BEd in Senior Phase and FET Teaching specialising in Geography at UJ is a four-year professional degree that prepares qualified high school teachers for South African secondary schools. Offered at the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, the programme equips student teachers with deep subject knowledge in Geography and the pedagogical skills to teach effectively across the Senior Phase (Grades 8-9) and Further Education and Training (FET) phase (Grades 10-12).
Geography is a cross-cutting discipline that integrates natural and human systems, spatial thinking, environmental studies, and economic geography — all of particular relevance in South Africa's rapidly urbanising and environmentally diverse society. UJ's teacher education programme is known for combining strong academic grounding with practical school-based experience, producing graduates who are in demand in public and independent schools across Gauteng and beyond.
Admission requires a minimum APS of 28 (excluding Life Orientation), English Home Language at 60% or First Additional Language at 70%, Mathematics at 50% or Mathematical Literacy at 70%, Geography at 40%, and Physical Sciences or Life Sciences at 40%. NCV applicants require 3 fundamental subjects at 60-69% including English and 3 vocational subjects at 70-79%. The programme is full-time at the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus.
