| Qualification stream: | Geography and Life Orientation |
| Qualification code: | 90148 - GLO |
| NQF level: | 7 |
| Total credits: | 132 |
| SAQA ID: | 115549 |
| APS/AS: | 50 |
Purpose statement:
The qualification is a professional 'capping' qualification for educators 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 qualification seeks to:
Develop and consolidate in an integrated way appropriate disciplinary, pedagogical, practical and situational knowledge.
Cultivate a practical understanding of teaching and learning in a diverse range of South African schools, about educational theory, phase and subject specialisation, practice and policy.
Foster self-reflexivity and self-understanding among prospective teachers.
Nurture commitment to the ideals of the teaching profession and an understanding of teaching as a profession.
Develop the professional dispositions and self-identity of learners as teachers.
Develop learners as active citizens and enable them to develop the dispositions of citizenship in their learners.
Promote and develop the dispositions and competencies to organise learning among a diverse range of learners in diverse contexts.
This qualification contains modules with work-integrated learning components, which will require you to spend time away from your home and responsibilities, to gain the required industry exposure through applying your theoretical understanding in a workplace. You will be expected to complete tasks which will reflect your experience and skills gained while in the workplace. These tasks will be formally assessed and grades awarded.
Your admission to Unisa is dependent on you meeting the specific admission requirements for your chosen qualification.
An appropriate accredited Bachelor's degree (360 or 480 credits) with Geography completed up to third year level and Psychology completed up to second year level.
Students who do not meet all the above requirements should rather consider applying for a Bachelor of Education degree
Please note: Please note from 2026 the National N Diploma is not acceptable for admission to a PGCE.
Pay the application fee once you've received your student number:
Please note that this application fee is non-refundable even if you decide not to study through Unisa, do not qualify for admission to Unisa or cannot be offered a space due to limited spaces available.
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Apply for admission to undergraduate qualifications for the 2026 academic year between 18 August and 10 October 2025.
Please take note of the following:
Unisa will send the necessary information about registration dates and the registration process to all successful applicants who have confirmed their acceptance of Unisa's offer. Visit www.unisa.ac.za/register for registration information.
The curriculum information for this qualification will be available closer to the registration phase.