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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Master of Architecture in Architectural Technology 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
100952  Master of Architecture in Architectural Technology 
ORIGINATOR
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Master's Degree  Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction  Physical Planning, Design and Management 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  180  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2027-06-30   2029-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

The qualification content is currently being updated for the qualifications with the status “Registered-data under construction” or showing “DETAILS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” to ensure compliance with SAQA’S Policy and Criteria for the registration of qualifications and part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (As amended, 2022). These qualifications are re-registered until 30 June 2027 and can legitimately be offered by the institutions to which they are registered.

 

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
This qualification provides learners with vocational/professional knowledge, skills and competencies related to architecture, the construction industry and property development projects. It also equips learners with a foundation for further intellectual development and opportunities for gainful employment and rewarding contributions to the society. The qualification provides the built environment professions with qualified persons who possess contextually specific professional, technological and problem-solving skills and produces learners who are prepared for and understand the principles of lifelong learning, critical citizenship, and a wide range of issues which are crucial to the welfare of society, for example the upliftment, empowerment and transformation. Finally, the qualification contributes towards a learner's personal Career path development by affording opportunities to gain additional qualifications in architecture and/or related fields.

Rationale:
The Qualification has been developed to enable learners to enter the research field with a view to enhancing Career opportunities in the academic environment and to open Career opportunities through increased status as consultants within the built environment. Society is benefited through the production of professionals with considerable specialised expertise, research and leadership skills. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
Learners desiring entrance are advised, assisted and supported (portfolio compilation, orientation to the required levels of competence, substantiation of their claims regarding prior skills or experience, planning of progression. They are evaluated and assessed in accordance with their claims regarding prior skills and experience gained (portfolio review, implementation of assessment/evaluation methods, recommendations arising from the assessment/evaluation processes. Furthermore, learners are provided with quality management and assurance objectives to support the achievement of competence leading to the award of the qualification (assessment of competence in respect of required outcomes, auditing, approval, recommendation and reporting).

Entry Requirements:
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • Bachelor of Technology in Architectural Technology, National Qualifications Framework(NQF) Level 8. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of the following compulsory and elective modules at National Qualifications Framework Level 8 totalling 180 Credits.
    Framework Level 8 totalling 180 Credits.
    Compulsory Modules, Level 8, 180 Credits:
  • Project Management, 18 Credits.
  • Research Report: Architectural Technology, 90 Credits.
  • Research Methodology, 9 Credits.
  • Technological Design Studio, 18 Credits.
  • Environmental Science, 27 Credits.
  • Construction Material & Level Methods, 18 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. The qualifying learner is competent to identify, evaluate and solve problems within the ambit of the research area and is required to demonstrate a high level or responsibility and ethics both within the immediate context of the problem and with regard to society as a whole.
    2. The qualifying learner is required to operate effectively in an academic environment with peers and supervisors. Where appropriate to the research area, the learner is required to interact effectively with communities and other groups and individuals outside the academic arena.
    3. The learner is required to have extensive communication skills and the ability to produce material of an internationally acceptable standard.
    4. The qualifying learner is required to have extensive skills and knowledge in the area of information retrieval, data collection, analysis, organisation and evaluation.
    5. The qualifying learner will have built on his or her existing knowledge and is able to evaluate the application thereof in relation to wider local and global environmental concerns.
    6. The learner will be able to locate his/her decision making and proposals within wider social, legal, economic, intellectual and environmental contexts.
    7. The qualifying learner will have developed a high level of self-management with a critical awareness of personal values.
    8. The qualifying learner is exposed to a range of sophisticated learning strategies, and is expected to make informed decisions and is required to act responsibly and ethically, with full regard to the needs and aspirations of the society within which he or she operates. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    The following Associated Assessment Criteria will be used in an integrated manner across the Exit Level Outcomes:
  • Demonstrate competency in formulating problems, gathering and analysing of information, drawing conclusions and publishing of results correctly.

    Integrated Assessment:
    Being a primarily research based degree the integrated assessment is culminated in a research report that requires the candidate to not only integrate the various fields of knowledge of the discipline itself but also the application of research methodology. In addition to the report colloquiums will also provide opportunities for integrated formative and summative assessment. Although the final report will be for summative purposes there will be various interventions with the candidate during the process to address formative assessment.
    By means of and integrated continuous assessment approach the theory and practice in architectural technology are assessed to ensure students meet the outcomes as stated. The research component is assessed by means of a Research Report as well as an article that needs to be prepared for final submission and assessment.
    For all the assessment purpose aimed at identifying, developing and solving an architectural design problem, in the format of an architectural project, and to report on the problem, the objectives set, the process followed, methodologies employed and to argue the appropriateness to be achieved, continuous assessment strategies while the research skills are assessed by means of a dissertation and articles will be utilised as assessment methods. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    International comparability of this qualification is ensured in Commonwealth countries through agreements with the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Commonwealth Association of Architects, through the granting of Part 2 Exemption. Standards are equal to final qualifications in Architecture in the abovementioned countries, which have comparable architectural education systems to South Africa. The professional master's is recognised in the United States of America(USA), Germany and other European countries who are members of the Union of International Architects. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.

    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Articulation: Master of Landscape Architecture, Level 9.
  • Master of Architecture, Level 9.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Doctor of Technology in Architectural Technology, Level 10.
  • Doctor of Architecture, Level 10. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.
     
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    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 


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