B Ed (Hons) Primary Education (Top-Up)

Mauritian Applicants
International Applicants

The programme aims to provide learners with an in-depth understanding of the complex processes of teaching and learning, based on your academic knowledge and/or academic with theory, practice and research within the primary school setting. You will acquire knowledge and skills that will enable you to cope with the changing educational demands of parents, the behavioral and academic problems of pupils; the challenges of leading the school as an organization, the prevention of safety and health hazards in primary schools and to be an active researcher in primary education.

With this programme, the learner may aspire to become an educator or a mentor in primary schools and do further studies at postgraduate level in any field at the Open University of Mauritius.

Tuition fees

 No Tuition fees for first time undergraduates Mauritian Learners

Entry Requirements

A pass in English Language at Cambridge School Certificate/ ‘O’ Level or equivalent AND

EITHER Pass in:
3 subjects at A-level and 1 subject at subsidiary level at Higher School Certificate Examination;

OR Pass in:
2 subjects at A-level and 2 subjects at subsidiary level at the Higher School Certificate Examination;

OR Pass in:
3 subjects at A-level at the London General Certificate Examination.

Programme specific: An appropriate Diploma in Education (Level 6) or Teacher’s Diploma approved by the Open University of Mauritius.

Intake 2025
  • February
  • August

Scholarships
  • Scholarship for Open university of Mauritius Toppers after graduation

Duration

 Minimum: 2 years Maximum: 5 years
Year 1
  • The Teacher as a Lifelong Learner
  • Learner Discipline Management
  • Special Needs Education
  • Safety and Health in Schools
  • Research Methodology in Education
  • Life Crisis in Childhood
  • Life Skills for Educators
  • Socio-Education

Year 2
  • Educational Leadership and Management
  • Dissertation
  • Inclusive Pedagogy
  • Children Literature
  • Language Didactics: English/French/any other school languages
  • Professional Experience and Development

 

Payment Facilities
Instalments Facilities upon request
Number of Modules
15 (6 credits per module)
Fee Structure

Mauritian
Total: Rs 99,800

SADC
Total: US$ 2,495

International (Non-SADC)
Total: US$ 3,400
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