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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Philosophy: Agricultural Extension

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
15151	Doctor of Philosophy: Agricultural Extension
ORIGINATOR
University of Fort Hare
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Doctoral Degree	Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation		Primary Agriculture
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	216	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 10	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 0695/12	2012-07-01	2014-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2015-12-31		2018-12-31

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.

This qualification is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
96536	Doctor of Agriculture in Agricultural Extension	Not Applicable	NQF Level 10	360	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The first purpose of the qualification is to provide qualifiers with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills, and applied competence in general and specific areas of Soil Science that provide opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society The second purpose is to provide the Agricultural industry in South Africa, which underpins all aspects of the economy, with significant numbers of graduate with the high levels of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in Agriculture Extension and related sciences necessary for the identification and strategic solution of real-life problems facing the agricultural industry. Such graduates are especially needed to support emerging farmers in the small-scale agricultural sector The successful Ph.D. candidate would have proven himself as a researcher capable of a original research of a high calibre, thus greatly enhancing his/her capacity to play a leading role in Agriculture and related fields

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Every candidate at this level of study is assessed on the merits of his/her specific case and guided by the regulations (regarding admissions) of the Faculty and of the University in place at any one time Generally speaking, the prerequisite for acceptable into a research programme leading to the award of Ph.D in agriculture extension will be a Masters degree in agriculture extension, or related sciences, achieved at an acceptable level and providing an adequate academic and research background for the more demanding Ph.D. research programme

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

N

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Learners demonstrate the capacity to design, conduct and write up original research 2. Learners demonstrate an understanding of scientific procedures and an ability to cope with research techniques 3. Learners demonstrate an understanding of literature related to the research problem 4. Learners demonstrate the ability to write a dissertation that is linguistically, technically and scientifically correct

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1. Write research proposals that indicate that learners are able to identify a problem or problems in soil science and formulate research problems -Formulate and test hypotheses Select and utilize research instruments that are relevant in the research problems Conduct fieldwork during the actual investigation if relevant to the research project Report the findings of the investigation and formulate recommendations that emanate from the findings 2. Identify and analyze different scientific procedures in terms of the problem being researched 3. Critically read, interpret and analyze literature from different authors on the topic being researched [Draw conclusions form different readings and indicate anomalies Create a theoretical framework provided by the literature review Compile bibliography/list of references 4. Write a thesis that shows that the learner can express him/herself clearly Write a thesis that is linguistically correct and of an acceptable standard Write a thesis that is technically and scientifically acceptable to the examiner Integrated assessment procedures to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved Assessment will usually be solely in the form of an acceptable thesis but may possibly also involve an oral defense thereof and/or publishing in approved/NATED scientific publications.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Exceptionally, a candidate for the M.Sc.Agric (soil science) degree who has performed exceptionally well in his/her research, upon the recommendation of the assessors may be urged to upgrade his/her programme to that of a Ph.D programme without first obtaining the M.Sc Agric qualification The only further qualification a successful Ph.D candidate would aspire to would be another Ph.D in the same or related field or the Doctor of Science in Agriculture, or a related field, a qualification awarded under exceptional circumstances for an outstanding contribution made to agriculture or a related field over the span of one's career.

MODERATION OPTIONS

One of the moderators/examiners would be expected to be from an academic institution outside South Africa. He/she would be an expert in the field of the research project and would have a Ph.D. He/She would have to be approved by the Senate

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Both internal and external promoters/co-promoters (if appointed)/assessors would be experts in their fields and in that of the candidate's research and would be expected to have a PhD qualification and adequate academic and research experience

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012.

NOTES

N/A

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

NONE

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.	University of Fort Hare

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All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.