Purpose:
The Bachelor of Education Honours in Economics and Management Sciences Education qualification aims to:
- Orientate and prepare postgraduate learners for research-based studies in the field of Economics and Management Sciences Education.
- Develop appropriate research capacity for Economics and Management Sciences Education learners in various specialisations.
- Produce individuals who can specialise in Accounting Education, Business Studies Education, and Economics Education.
- Capacitate learners with expertise to undertake Economic and Management Sciences studies and prepare them for further postgraduate studies.
- Reinforce, deepen, and develop knowledge and skills to strengthen expertise in Economics and Management Sciences Education.
- Contribute towards achieving the intended Exit Level Outcomes at NQF Level 8.
Rationale:
The qualification is designed to:
- Respond to the need for disciplinary, pedagogical, and professional knowledge in an entry postgraduate context that articulates to further postgraduate studies.
- Offer specialisations in Accounting Education, Economics Education, and Business Studies Education to address current and critical challenges in the field.
- Strengthen research capacity in Economics and Management Sciences Education at the postgraduate level.
- Meet the demands of employers within South Africa and internationally, such as Departments of Education regionally, provincially, and nationally.
- Consolidate and deepen learners' expertise and theoretical engagement in Economics and Management Sciences Education.
- Prepare graduates for professional roles in schools and related fields, such as subject advisers, district, provincial, and national officers.
- Engage learners at an advanced level with theories in education, pedagogy, and research ethics.
- Demonstrate consolidated and deepened knowledge in a specialization of Economics and Management Sciences Education through critical analysis of academic and professional texts.
- Apply knowledge to real-life situations and experiences by reviewing literature and integrating findings.