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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Master of Pharmacy 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
110972  Master of Pharmacy 
ORIGINATOR
Nelson Mandela University 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Master's Degree  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Curative Health 
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
2028-06-30   2028-12-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
  • Provide pharmacists with an opportunity for advance study in the pharmaceutical sciences and related disciplines.
  • Provide South Africa with pharmacists with an advanced level of professional or scientific knowledge, insight and expertise in the Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • Equip pharmacists with research skills that will facilitate their employment at senior levels in academia, public/private hospitals, other health care institutions and pharmaceutical industries.
  • Improve the health status of society, to raise the status of UD-W and South Africa as centres of excellence in applied research. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    N/A 

    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    N 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of research methodology/techniques as well as skills to effectively and independently design, implement, write up and evaluate research projects.
    2. Identify and solve problems from a creative and critical perspective in terms of relevant theoretical frameworks.
    3. Identify and use appropriate theoretical approaches, tests, advanced principles.
    4. Appropriate decision-making and implementation of interventions.
    5. Work effectively in a team, organisation or community setting - other health professionals and community members.
    6. Work independently and make complex decisions about medical problems and interventions.
    7. Create initiatives and opportunities for work in the field.
    8. Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.
    9. Develop strategies for gathering relevant information to aid in problem identification etc. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
  • Write research proposals that indicate that learners are able to identify a problem and subsets of problems in Pharmacy and formulate research proposals.
  • Formulate hypotheses.
  • Select and utilise research instruments that are relevant in the research of problems in Pharmacy.
  • Select and use appropriate data analysis methods to interpret the findings of an investigation.
  • Conduct fieldwork during the actual investigation.
  • Report the findings of investigation, and formulate recommendations that emanate from the findings. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    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: 
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    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.