Professional Development Centre (PDC)
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) is a unit within the Education Department at Rhodes University. The PDC is responsible for BEd and other in-service teacher training courses that are run through and accredited by the RU Education Department. The PDC has been fully operational since January 2008 and is currently headed up by Mr Charles Chikunda.
Contact Us
Ms Natasha de Souza: 046 603 7263
Mr Charles Chikunda: 046 603 7264
Fax: 046 603 8084
Email: pdc@ru.ac.za
SCIENCE EDUCATION SENIOR/FET PHASE
The course is designed for practicing senior and FET Phase science (Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences or Life Sciences) teachers. The aim of the Bed science degree is to develop educators in terms of both content knowledge and classroom practice in these science subjects.
The BEd Science is a part-time course run over three years - from January 2013 to December 2015. It will be offered through approximately twenty five days of contact time per year – arranged in block sessions over long weekends or during school holidays. The venue for the contact sessions is Grahamstown.
