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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Agricultural Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
110323  Bachelor of Agricultural Management 
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree  Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Generic Management 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  360  Not Applicable  NQF Level 07  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   2033-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to produce agricultural managers who will be able to critically review literature, write scientific papers and formally present and defend their work across the broad field of Agricultural Management, and to integrate the general theory and application of Agricultural Management with the knowledge gained. These leaners should be able to engage critically in current debates concerning development initiatives, and formulate Agricultural Management strategies in order to promote the long-term sustainability of farm businesses.

Rationale:
Agricultural development, marketing and finance are becoming increasingly important and require leaners with broad-based training in agriculture, commerce and social sciences. The qualification emphasises job mobility. The following careers are open to leaners: commercial banks, National Department of Agriculture, farming, agribusiness sector and consulting. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
The institution accepts the principle underlying outcomes-based, source-based and life-long learning, in which considerations of articulation and mobility play a significant role, and subscribes to the view that Recognition of Prior Learning, whether acquired by formal education curricula at this or another institution or informally (by experience) is an indispensable element in deciding on admission to and awarding credits in an explicitly selected teaching-learning qualification of the institution.

An applicant who falls outside of the formal qualifications system, but who can demonstrate (through the production of substantial and satisfactory evidence) experiential or work-based learning or a non-formal qualification (or a combination), may be considered for admission and/or for the Recognition of Prior Learning for the achievement of the qualification in part or in full. An applicant who after such assessment, is deemed to have sufficient potential, but is in need of further academic development, must be directed to other suitable learning qualifications prior to admission or to parallel qualifications after admission.

Entry Requirements:
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • National Senior Certificate National Qualifications Framework(NQF) Level 4. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of the following compulsory and elective modules at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 7 totalling 384 Credits:

    Compulsory Modules, 240 Credits:
  • The Smaller side of Life, 16 Credits.
  • Quantitative Methods 1, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Statistics, 16 Credits.
  • Principles of Macroeconomics, 16 Credits.
  • Financial Reporting 1 A, 16 Credits.
  • Principles of Microeconomics, 16 Credits.
  • Management 120, 16 Credits.
  • Accounting 103, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Human Resource, 8 Credits.
  • Introduction to Soils and the Environment, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Marketing, 8 Credits.
  • Agricultural Mechanisation, 8 Credits.
  • Introduction to Operations Management, 8 Credits.
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship, 8 Credits.
  • Current Issues in Agricultural Management, 16 Credits.
  • Irrigation Design and Management, 16 Credits.
  • Production Economics and Price Analysis, 16 Credits.
  • Field Crop Management, 16 Credits.

    Elective Modules, Level, 144 Credits (Choose Nine):
  • Basic IsiZulu Language, 16 Credits.
  • Studies A, 16 Credits.
  • Environmental Instruments: Life/Earth Sciences, 16 Credits.
  • Agribusiness Finance & Marketing, 16 Credits.
  • Pig and Poultry Production, 16 Credits.
  • Beef and Diary Production, 16 Credits.
  • Farm Management, 16 Credits.
  • Intro to Ethics & Bus Ethics for Acct and Management, 16 Credits.
  • Finance 202, 16 Credits.
  • Pedology, 16 Credits.
  • Finance 201, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Ruminant Nutrition, 16 Credits.
  • Orchard Management, 16 Credits.
  • Applied Reproductive Physiology, 16 Credits.
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management, 16 Credits.
  • Individual and Organisational Development, 16 Credits.
  • Animal Health, 16 Credits.
  • Animal Growth and Meat Quality, 16 Credits.
  • Collective Employment Relations and Law, 16 Credits.
  • Capital Market Theory, 16 Credits.
  • International Business, 16 Credits.
  • Agricultural Development, 16 Credits.
  • Employment Resourcing, 16 Credits.
  • Logistics & Physical Distribution 16 Credits.
  • Protected Cultivation of Plants 16 Credits.
  • Corporate Financial Management, 16 Credits.
  • Corporate Strategy, 16 Credits.
  • Financial Risk Management, 16 Credits.
  • Business Ethics, 16 Credits.
  • Special Topics in Supply Chain Management, 16 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Demonstrate extensive and systematic knowledge of the broad field of Agricultural Management.
    2. Demonstrate skills to undertake literature searches in obtaining relevant information in order to identify complex, practice orientated solutions tailored towards general Agricultural Management challenges; analyse and interpret these and reach conclusions through practical recommendations; and be able to communicate these in writing by means of Information Technology and verbally to both laymen and professional audiences.
    3. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the principles & theories relevant to broad Agricultural Management issues, and to evaluate and document suggested relevant interventions from a responsible and ethical framework. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    The following Associated Assessment Criteria will be used in an integrated manner across the Exit Level Outcomes:
  • Write an evaluation report showing critical and creative thinking.
  • Demonstrate and communicate integrated knowledge and understanding of practical, and/or real life scenarios.

    Integrated Assessment:
    The qualification and all modules are based on a problem solving and learning-centred approach and are, in fact, designed to foster supervised learning, critical and focussed enquiry/thinking and experiential learning in a project orientated environment. Students will be exposed to real case studies and will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to develop in depth solutions to earth Science-related challenges. This will be achieved in lectures (through the accomplishment of the knowledge outcomes) and through assignments' project components that the students will have to conduct under supervision from the instructor. Module information and lecture notes are uploaded onto Moodle which facilitates access to students. All modules have continuous assessment-based components through assignments. Final year modules are capped by a summative assessment in the form of an examination, which are also externally moderated as per the institution's policy. A minimum of 50% of the assessments for final year modules will be moderated by an external examiner approved by the relevant institutional committee/individual (in line with the institution's Decision Flow Diagram). Group & class assignments Integrated written and/or oral presentation of assignments tests and examinations are utilised as assessment methods. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    This qualification is comparable with similar qualifications offered in various higher education institutions internationally. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows possibilities for vertical and horizontal articulation.
    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Bachelor of Agriculture, Level 7.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Management Honours, Level 8.
  • Bachelor of Agriculture Honours in Agribusiness Management, Level 8.
  • Bachelor of Agriculture Honours, level 8.
  • Bachelor of Agriculture Honours in Agricultural Extension and Rural Resource Management, Level 8. 
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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: 
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