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Zimbabwe Open University offers diploma and postgraduate diploma in education.
The university admits students annually for the program, especially primary school teachers.
The syllabus for postgraduate course is as follows:
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education) (1 & half yrs)
| ACADEMIC YEAR AND SEMESTER | CODE | COURSE NARRATION | Level | Credits | Status | |
| ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 | PGDE102 | PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | |
| PGDE105 | RESEARCH METHODS | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE106 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE110 | CURRICULUM SUBJECT OPTION1 | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE112 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | L1.1 | 4 | ELECTIVE | ||
| PGDE113 | EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT | L1.1 | 4 | ELECTIVE | ||
| CURRICULUM SUBJECT OPTION ( 1 OR 2 ) | ||||||
| ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 | PGDE116 | MUSIC EDUCATION | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | |
| PGDE117 | HISTORY | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE118 | GEOGRAPHY | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE119 | RELIGIOUS STUDIES | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE120 | MATHEMATICS | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE121 | PHYSICS | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE122 | CHEMISTRY | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE123 | BIOLOGY | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE124 | INTEGRATED SCIENCE | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE125 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE126 | ECONOMICS | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE127 | BUSINESS STUDIES MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESSES | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE128 | ACCOUNTING | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE129 | COMMERCE | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE130 | ART | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE131 | METAL WORK | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE132 | WOOD WORK | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE133 | TECHNICAL GRAPHICS | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE134 | BUILDING | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE135 | HOME ECONOMICS | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE136 | FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND NUTRITION | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE137 | AGRICULTURE | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE138 | COMPUTER STUDIES | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE139 | SHONA | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE140 | ENGLISH | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE141 | NDEBELE | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE142 | FRENCH/PORTUGUESE | L1.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2 | PGDE101 | PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPESCTIVES IN EDUCATION | L1.2 | 4 | COMPULSORY | |
| PGDE103 | SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION | L1.2 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE114 | MENTORING IN EDUCATION | L1.2 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE143 | GUIDE TO SCHOOL EXPERIENCES | L1.2 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE115 | GENDER ISSUES AND CULTURE IN EDUCATION | L1.2 | 4 | ELECTIVE | ||
| PGDE211 | EMERGING TRENDS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION | L1.2 | 4 | ELECTIVE | ||
| ACADEMIC YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 | PGDE201 | CURRICULUM SUBJECT OPTION 2 | L2.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | |
| PGDE206 | GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN EDUCATION | L2.1 | 4 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE210 | TEACHING PRACTICE | L2.1 | 6 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE270 | RESEARCH PROJECT | L2.1 | 8 | COMPULSORY | ||
| PGDE207 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION | L2.1 | 4 | ELECTIVE | ||
| PGDE215 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EDUCATION | L2.1 | 4 | ELECTIVE |