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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
| Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism |
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
| 111434 | Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| Boston Media House | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
| CHE - Council on Higher Education | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
| National First Degree | Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language | Communication Studies | ||
| 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 | |
| Reregistered | EXCO 0821/24 | 2019-09-09 | 2027-06-30 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2028-06-30 | 2033-06-30 | |||
| 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:
The Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism comprises three modules that form the core of the qualification that is, Journalism (including the fundamentals of Photo Journalism and Internet Journalism), Radio Production Practice and Television Production Practice. This qualification will provide learners with the foundation to engage professionally in the practices of journalism, as well as radio and television production as they apply to broadcasting. Learners will learn the theoretical principles and fundamental skills of these sub-fields and the learners will learn to apply various tools and techniques in their procedural practices. These core modules are supported by various other modules such as Media Law, Media Skills and Media and Globalisation - that build fundamentally relevant knowledge and skills for working in the world of media, broadcasting and communication. Learners will learn to work critically, creatively and ethically in the analysis, interpretation and synthesis of communications - their own and that of others. They will develop sensitivity towards and awareness of social, economic, cultural and political trends as they apply to local, national and global issues. Underpinning the core of the qualification are modules that build on the wider knowledge such as Project Management and Finance in Media, which extend the learners' knowledge and skillsets in the broader business and interpersonal contexts of media broadcasting. All this is set within a Work Integrated Learning framework. Throughout the qualification the knowledge and skills will be directed for application within the context of the workplace. In the final year this will be consolidated by practical experience in the industry so that learners are able to internalise the knowing, doing and being of a broadcast journalist. Rationale: This qualification is a specialisation in broadcast journalism focused on preparing learners for the future of the job and consumer market arising from the 'disruption' being brought about by digitalisation of the media industry. Digitalisation and multimedia are changing the shape of the field of broadcasting. The boundaries between the device, the medium and the mechanism have blurred. There is no longer a clear distinction between Television and Video, or between music streaming and Radio. Thus, one needs to take advantage of the changes. Complete digitalisation is a certainty. As devices proliferate and content and creativity are democratised, the challenge lies in making better quality and more meaningful content that will be readily and easily shared with a wider audience. Production can be planned to meet the demand from users increasingly moving away from traditional patterns, who want access exclusive content when and where it suits them. "Technology is not a threat, new media doesn't replace the old, and it just gives a new framework to pull it through and creates more places for it to appear. First, it replicates old models in new ways but then it transforms them" (Goodwin, 2016). This qualification is part of the process of transformation. Journalists no longer have a monopoly on determining what news gets to the people. People are actively creating the news for themselves. Through this qualification journalists will be able to determine how and with what kind of storytelling the issues and events facing society are effectively disseminated in the digitalised world of the 21st century. Learners will have a range of career options from general practitioners to specialists in a particular sub-field of broadcast journalism. They will be able to work operationally in the field, or, using the spectrum of knowledge in the different sub-fields, be able to move into business and strategic management within broadcasting. The Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism enables learners to develop a depth and specialisation of knowledge, together with practical skills and experience in the workplace which will enable them to enter a number of journalistic career paths and to apply their learning to particular employment contexts. It also enables them to articulate to further learning pathways within the NQF. The institution has conceptualised the overall Bachelor's qualification within a Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) framework making provision for all four modalities of WIL in relation to the teaching, learning and assessment strategy of the qualification and the associated practices. |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
Through RPL, access to the qualification will be operationalised according to the institution's RPL policy and procedures and is realised by recognising learning previously obtained through a range of alternative learning interventions - formal and informal education and training, on-the-job training, formal and informal coaching and mentoring, self-study, experience and in-house training. The institution takes into consideration adequate levels of maturity and the knowledge and skills gained through relevant working experience to enable the assessment of a learner's ability to meet the entry requirements for a qualification. Learners who can demonstrate proficiency in any module contained in the qualification may be granted advanced standing in the qualification. This, upon applying to the RPL facilitator and after the successful submission of competence or assessment outputs consistent with the RPL policy and practices of the institution. Entry Requirements: The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is: Or Or |
| RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
| Y |
| QUALIFICATION RULES |
| This qualification consists of the following compulsory modules at National Qualifications Framework Levels 5, 6 and 7 totalling 395 Credits.
Compulsory Modules, Level 5, 116 Credits: Compulsory Modules, Level 6. 127 Credits: Compulsory Modules, Level 7, 152 Credits: |
| EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
| 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental tools and techniques of journalism, specifically broadcast journalism, and their application to a range of settings both familiar and unfamiliar.
2. Understand the role of the broadcast journalist in communicating contemporary national and global issues and demonstrate the ability to communicate such issues responsibly and ethically. 3. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge of pre-production, production and post-production processes and activities. 4. Critically reflect on their own skills and practice, on the practice of others, and on the real-world journalism context. 5. Demonstrate a clear understanding of international media environments. 6. Identify and describe the critical linkages between society, culture and media on a global scale. 7. Demonstrate an understanding as well as the ability to apply important adjunct concepts and skills, such as legal and ethical issues in the media, project management and financial planning and apply these in a range of contexts related to broadcast media. |
| ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7: Integrated Assessment: Integrated assessment is an ordinary practice in this type of qualification and is essential to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved in relation to the occupational focus carried by the qualifier and in terms of its propositional and declarative knowledge, vocational relevance, reflexive competence and critical cross-field learning outcomes. Integrated assessment involves an inter-disciplinary approach in which learners engage in higher mental processing and metacognitive processes to demonstrate applied competence. Successful learners will have undertaken an extensive process in which a range of formative and summative assessments to progressively build the learners' integrated competence to a point where the learner is able to express - through mechanisms measured against valid, reliable and transparent criteria - that they can operate effectively in an entry level occupational position within the knowledge system specified by the qualification title. |
| INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
| There is a plethora of Journalism/Broadcast Journalism qualifications available at higher education institutions internationally. These are offered across the board at undergraduate and Postgraduate Level, from Diploma through to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Most common are the Degree qualifications in Journalism, as well as in Media and in Communication Studies. These are offered as Arts qualifications as well as Science and Social Science qualifications. Many focus on radio and television news broadcasting, offering a combination of theoretical and practical learning. Some focus on the broader field of Journalism, but some include Digital Media and/or New Media.
Comparable offerings to this qualification include amongst many others: This qualification compares favourably in relation to breadth and depth of coverage for a three-year qualification in the higher education band internationally. The uniqueness of this qualification in comparison to international qualifications lies in the specific focus on digital media, media convergence and the application of journalism skills into the field of digital broadcasting with particular focus on better quality and more meaningful content production that can be planned to meet the rapidly changing demands of a mobile, multi-platform audience. There is considerable similarity in the modules presented in Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and the Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and Media Communications offered at Glyndwr University in Wales (UK). The core modules - Journalism, Radio Production Practice and Television Production Practice at Boston and Radio production, Applied Broadcasting Practice - TV, Radio and Online at Glyndwr University mirror each other. Similarly, the supporting modules which offer the learner a broader contextual understanding - Media Skills, Media Law and Project Management (Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism), and Media Law in Society, Ethics in the Media and The Media Business (Glyndwr), as examples - are also offered in both degree qualifications. Finally, both qualifications offer the important foundational subjects - Academic Literacy (Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism) and Personal, Professional and Academic Skills (Glyndwr University) that induct the learner into academe and develop professional skills beyond those of the specialised discipline. This Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism compares favourably in terms of modular content to Syracuse University's Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. While the module names may appear very different, a closer inspection reveals that the modules do in fact afford the learner similar preparation for entry into the Journalism and Broadcasting discipline. The core modules present similar content - Journalism, Multimedia, Radio and Videography/Television - as do the supporting modules which offer broader contextual knowledge - Diversity and Media Issues, Media Law, and Media and Globalisation, as comparative examples. Foundational theory is also included in both qualifications - Academic Literacy ((Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism) and Practical Grammar for Public Communications (Syracuse). The core modules in the University of Southern California's Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Digital Journalism reflect those entailed in this Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism very closely. For instance, this qualification offers Journalism, Radio Production Practice and Television Production Practice while the University of Southern California offers Newswriting: Broadcast and Print, reporting: Broadcast, Production: Broadcast, and Radio News Production in its qualification. The broader contextual theory is covered in modules such as Media and Globalisation, Media Skills, Media Law and Sub-editing in the qualification, while the University of Southern California degree includes similar modules in the form of Law of Mass Communication, reporting: Print, and a range of electives from which candidates can choose. The Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism includes foundational modules (Academic Literacy and Computer Skills) whereas the University of Southern California has not included such developmental modules in its qualification. The University of Westminster's offers a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Digital Journalism emphasises multimedia journalism and focuses on digital media. Despite the focus on digital media, there are identifiable similarities between the curricula of this qualification and at the University of Westminster. The core journalism modules in the University of Westminster's Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Digital Journalism include Specialist Journalism, Multimedia Storytelling and Communication, and Digital First: Introduction to Producing Online Journalism. In comparison, the Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism offers Journalism, Radio Production Practice, Television Production Practice and Photo Journalism as the core disciplinary modules. While the nomenclature may differ, there is a clear overlap in the module content, in that both institutions have emphasised different forms of media for journalism. The supporting modules in the University of Westminster's qualification include Media and Globalisation, Media and Society, Media Law and Ethics and Pitch, Produce & Publish. These contextually relevant modules are mirrored by this qualification's Media and Globalisation, Media Skills, Media Law and Project Management modules. However, the Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism offers Academic Literacy and Computer Skills which are foundational modules that prepare the learner for academic endeavour and also for the world-of-work. The University of Westminster has not included such foundational modules, possibly as the socio-economic context of the United Kingdom and thus the targeted learners for this degree does not warrant the inclusion of such modules. |
| ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
| This qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.
Horizontal Articulation: Vertical Articulation: |
| MODERATION OPTIONS |
| N/A |
| CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
| N/A |
| NOTES |
| N/A |
| LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
| NONE |
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