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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Master of Science in Petroleum Geology 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
104915  Master of Science in Petroleum Geology 
ORIGINATOR
University of the Western Cape 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Master's Degree  Field 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences  Earth and Space Sciences 
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
Reregistered  EXCO 0821/24  2021-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

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 does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
To provide qualifiers with specialised knowledge, specific skills and applied competence in a Natural Science discipline that provide opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

Rationale:
To provide South Africa with significant numbers of Postgraduates in a number of Natural Sciences in order to ensure that the local leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activity is widened. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
Access to the qualification can be gained in terms of the university's Recognition of Prior Learning policy and its admission criteria as stipulated by Senate.

Entry Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science: Honours, Level 8 in a Natural Science discipline.
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Level 8 in a Natural Science discipline.
  • Masters Diploma in Technology, Level 8 with a minimum 3 years' appropriate experience.
  • Bachelor of Technology Level 7 with a minimum 3 years' appropriate experience. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    N/A 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Display specialised scholastic and advanced research skills in a Natural Science discipline and perform a full range of advanced procedures in complex, variable and highly specialised contexts.
    2. Possess specialised knowledge of a major Natural Science discipline, capable of information processing at the level of analysis, transformation and evaluation of abstract data and concepts, and capable of formulation of appropriate responses to resolve contextually abstract science problems.
    3. Communicate effectively, in both oral and written modes, with peers and the broader community using the appropriate structure, style and graphic support.
    4. Assume responsibility for planning, resourcing and managing processes within broad parameters and functions and assume complete accountability for determining, achieving and evaluating personal and/or group output. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes:
    The following Associated Assessment Criteria are assessed in an integrated manner across all the Exit Level Outcomes:
  • Display specialised scholastic and basic research skills.
  • Adequate level of relevant text comprehension to be demonstrated.
  • Adequate range of relevant sources to have been accessed.
  • Relevant problems to have been grasped.
  • Appropriate theoretical and practical work as well as solutions to problems to have been presented.

    Integrated Assessment:
    Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved. Assessment may consist of any of the following combinations:
  • A thesis.
  • A thesis and an oral examination.
  • A thesis and written papers.
  • A thesis and an oral and a written examination. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    N/A 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Horizontal Articulation:
    Relevant Master's Degrees in Geology, Level 9.

    Vertical Articulation:
    Students may proceed with a relevant Doctor of Philosophy, Level 10. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS 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.
     
    NONE 


    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.