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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Doctor of Environmental Health 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
96874  Doctor of Environmental Health 
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
Doctoral Degree  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Promotive Health and Developmental Services 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  360  Not Applicable  NQF Level 10  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
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
A person credited with this qualification is competent to originate and conduct creative research in order to add new knowledge and to impact on policy formulation in the field of environmental and public health. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
An appropriate Master's Degree or an equivalent qualification of at least 600 Credits. The research proposal must be approved before a learner may register for this qualification. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1. Identify, plan, conduct, interpret and present an applied research project:
  • Identify a relevant research project.
  • Explore research area.
  • Conceptualise the problem.
  • Formulate appropriate title.
  • Formulate hypothesis.
  • Formulate objectives.
  • Plan the research projects.
  • Conduct a basic research project.
  • Interpret research findings.
  • Present research.

    Critical outcomes embedded in the specified outcomes:
  • C = Core, F = Fundamental and E = Elective outcomes. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    A thesis met the required standard and criteria as stipulated.

    Integrated Assessment:
    Assessment is done according to the approved criteria of SERTEC applicable to post graduate assessment. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    There are articulation possibilities with qualifications in the fields of environmental management, food technology and occupational health and safety. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Moderation procedures will be determined by individual institutions within the criteria as set by SERTEC (or other approved body). 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    The current SERTEC requirements regarding examiners apply. 

    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.
     
    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. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 


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