Postgrad certificate
PGCert Doctoral Supervision (African Time Zones) (Online)
African Future University
Postgrad certificate
PGCert Doctoral Supervision (African Time Zones) (Online)
African Future University (online)
Tuition
Degree
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Duration
Language & requirements
Taught in: English, French
Tuition fees
- INTERNATIONALFree (online)
About African Future University
Fully online African digital university with French and English pathways.
Overview
African Future University’s tuition-free online PGCert in Doctoral Supervision (African Time Zones) is for academics and practitioner-supervisors who must support doctoral candidates across GMT to EAT, with load-shedding and shared connectivity. You will practise feedback, progress review, and bilingual (EN/FR) supervision notes that still work when a tracked-changes file is too heavy for prepaid data. The certificate is not a PhD and does not automatically appoint you as a supervisor at another university. Rural and part-time candidate cases are required because most African doctoral study is not a full-time campus year. Capstones are a supervision protocol, not a ghost-written thesis. Aside from the examination fee, tuition is not charged.
Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.
**Award:** African Future University **Credits:** 15 | **Typical duration:** 1 years (9 months)
Course structure
4 terms · 16 modules · 15 credits
Module 1: Ethics
- AFU901·Power, Authorship, and Extraction3 credits
- AFU902·Part-Time and Rural Candidates3 credits
- AFU903·Safeguarding in Remote Supervision3 credits
- AFU904·Identity-Checked Milestones3 credits
Module 2: Operations
- AFU905·African Time Zones and Meeting Cadence3 credits
- AFU906·Load-Shedding and File Hygiene3 credits
- AFU907·Progress Reviews that Can Be Audited3 credits
- AFU908·When to Stop a Candidature3 credits
Module 3: Language
- AFU909·EN/FR Co-Supervision3 credits
- AFU910·Feedback as Short PDFs3 credits
- AFU911·Oral Exams on Poor Connectivity3 credits
- AFU912·Writing Supervisor Letters3 credits
Module 4: Capstone
- AFU913·Supervision Protocol3 credits
- AFU914·Mock Feedback Pack3 credits
- AFU915·Panel Note3 credits
- AFU916·Capstone: Doctoral Supervision Practice File3 credits
Learning outcomes
- Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
- Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
- Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
- Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces
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