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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
| Master of Philosophy in Violent Histories and Repair |
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
| 123483 | Master of Philosophy in Violent Histories and Repair | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| Stellenbosch University | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
| CHE - Council on Higher Education | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
| Master's Degree | Field 07 - Human and Social Studies | People/Human-Centred Development | ||
| 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 | EXCO 0729/25 | 2025-02-04 | 2028-02-04 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2029-02-04 | 2032-02-04 | |||
| 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 purpose of the Master of Philosophy in Violent Histories and Repair is to introduce learners to key theoretical ideas in the field of violent histories and repair and to instil a critical postcolonial lens and the capacity to critique hegemonic knowledge, embracing local knowledge, voices, and perspectives. The qualification will develop learners' critical thinking that will challenge dominant European and North American frames of understanding the intergenerational repercussions of violent histories and the possibilities for individual and social transformation. The qualification will educate and train researchers to conduct advanced research to contribute to new knowledge in the field of violent histories and repair in post-conflict societies. Upon completing this qualification, qualifying learners will be able to: The qualification will develop learners holistically, personally and professionally to become experts in the field in line with the institution's four core graduate attributes. This qualification as it is embedded within the socially and politically engaged intellectual culture will create the conditions through which these learners can develop and excel. Learners will be supported into becoming socially engaged, self-reflexive and ethical citizens and scholars who can use information from a variety of sources to think more broadly and challenge hegemonic knowledge as critical and creative thinkers who can take responsibility for their own learning and how they use knowledge. Additionally, the focus on engaged community participation and advanced qualitative research skills will ensure that these learners become lifelong learners. The knowledge and skills developed will assist learners towards becoming change agents, and taking a more active role in society. As individuals with a deepened consciousness about the complexity of the field of historical trauma and the intersectional aspects of the legacies of its afterlife, the qualification will enable graduates to act as effective leaders and collaborators in diverse environments and respond to complex challenges encountered in a racially diverse environment and increase participation in society. Learners will be faced with different forms of learning materials and contexts and the knowledge to facilitate discussions on the afterlife of violence' and repair (healing). These graduates will be able to use their knowledge and skills as innovative thinkers and problem solvers. Learners will thus emerge as individuals who understand the value of active listening and practice this skill in their encounters with others The qualification is aimed at developing the enrolled learner as a human being. The knowledge gained will facilitate personal development, while the experiential learning offered will help learners to critically interrogate their positionality in the world and in relation to their research. The research component will expose learners to cultural and intellectual life through a variety of communities of practice and learning, i.e. Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) seminars, reading groups, guest lecturers and conferences. Thereby learners will be empowered to take responsibility for their own development and make informed and considered decisions. Additionally, this qualification will instil in the graduates the skills and knowledge to become individuals who are confident in themselves, compassionate toward others, committed to the values of social justice, know what this means for them, and incorporate such values into their work and social life. Rationale: The study of historical trauma and its transgenerational "afterlives" has become an interpretative paradigm for scholars interested in understanding the impact of historical catastrophes such as apartheid, colonialism, slavery and genocides in the lives of individuals and communities and how this past shape the future lives of subsequent generations in societies. The curriculum adopts a more compelling claim on humanities teaching and research than the legacies of historical trauma. The qualification has an interdisciplinary focus drawing from the Humanities and the Arts is more essential than ever, to help us understand the challenges facing societies affected by violent histories, to advance scholarship and to contribute to new knowledge production that will inform public opinion and guide us to solutions. The qualification will attract a group of diverse learners from a variety of disciplines from the national and international spheres. The qualification is also suitable for learners who have a background in qualitative research methods, either in the form of a mini-thesis or evidence of theoretical/methodological work in the field of qualitative research. Prospective learners should have an interest in social justice work and have evidence of practical community work/engagement or work in the field of social justice and/or race reparations. Specialised, disciplinary knowledge has limited capacity to explain and solve complex problems. Complex times call for collaboration across different sets of boundaries: between and across disciplines, across institutional and national borders, and between universities and other sites of knowledge generation. The qualification will respond to this call on multiple levels of engagement. The qualification follows AVReQ's interdisciplinary and intersectional approach with sensitivity to transgenerational legacies of historical trauma, its gender and race dynamics and an emphasis on the reparative potential of the arts. This qualification covers a particular niche moving away from individualised psychological perspectives on trauma and -healing' and adopting a decolonised lens foregrounding local narratives, understandings and values. The qualification covers the scope of research on the transgenerational repercussions of violent histories such as genocide, slavery, colonial-era violence and oppression and explores how memory of this historical past plays out in social context, and the contribution of trauma narrative and testimony in the growing and now contested field of forgiveness and reconciliation dialogue as strategies to repair the past and its haunting legacies. The qualification provides learners with a unique opportunity to an embodied experiential learning in which the afterlife of apartheid and colonialism is particularly visible not only in the physical structures of the buildings but also reverberates in the institutional culture in ways that have become visible in controversies about research and other cultures. Through the public dialogue programmes, AVReQ has already been engaged in initiatives that gesture toward a reparative quest, which is aligned with the institution's goal of transformation. AVReQ staff and postgraduate learners' socially responsive research on, for example, experiences of being black and coloured and residence experiences by black and coloured LGBTI learners are activities that contribute to the pursuit of transformation as well as to public debates about social change in post-apartheid South Africa. AVReQ's flagship project, the research project examines through interviews the intergenerational repercussions of historical trauma and traumatic memory in the context of post-apartheid South Africa in Langa, Bonteheuwel, and Worcester. The qualification seeks to stimulate debate within academia that has some impact on the public and influences audiences at the broader level of civil society. The qualification will address the issues at the forefront of contemporary debates about historical trauma, its expression in memory and other symbolic forms of expression such as violence. This qualification will engage with these issues at a pivotal moment in South Africa where questions about the past and how to interrupt the cycles of its repetition and bring about social change have come to dominate public debate. The qualification will tackle seriously and offer African-centred avenues for healing which further strengthens AVReQ to support decolonising, transformative learning. The embodied AVReQ research woven into the qualification including the extensive use of case studies and the experiential teaching and learning approach will provide learners with a unique learning environment to achieve tangible skills and knowledge for effective leadership for social change. The qualification will develop learners' critical skills and theoretical knowledge while training them to conduct strongly grounded qualitative research in the field of violent histories and social repair. Additionally, the qualification will provide vertical articulation opportunities for the learners to pursue future studies in this field. However, with the knowledge and skills attained during their Masters studies, they will also be equipped to pursue opportunities for doctoral study offered nationally and internationally. The killing of George Floyd has sparked a proliferation of graduate qualifications in European and North American colleges and universities on racial injustice and how to deal with long-festering wounds of inequality. This qualification is aligned with this global trend in higher education allowing for a unique decolonialised perspective that considers the cultures and contexts of the global South. |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL is applicable to learners who completed an NQF level 8 qualification without the completion of a research methodology or research component, experience working in a relevant field for five or more years is required. The submitted application for RPL must be sent for inclusion in the Faculty Committee agenda and final approval. Applicants will be provided with continuous feedback and administrative support from AVReQ. Learners will also be provided with guidelines regarding the RPL assessment and process, and guidelines regarding the appeal process. (RPL will follow the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Procedure for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT). RPL applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The prospective applicant contacts the Department or Programme Committee and requests to be subjected to the RPL process. The RPL facilitator contacts the applicant for a pre-evaluation to ascertain the purpose and possible success of the application. The RPL process is divided into three phases: Pre-assessment; evaluation of the applicant's request; and administrative processing and support of the applicant RPL for access RPL for credits: Credit transfer may only be granted on a per-module basis, i.e. a complete module of an academic programme is the smallest learning unit for which credits may be transferred. RPL for exemption of modules: Entry Requirements: The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is: Or Or Or Or Or Or Or |
| RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
| Y |
| QUALIFICATION RULES |
| This qualification consists of the following compulsory modules at National Qualifications Framework Level 9 totalling 180 credits.
Compulsory Modules, Level 9, 180 Credits: |
| ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| Exit Level Outcomes
1. Critically engage with and evaluate existing theories of violent histories, intergenerational trauma, and repair (healing) in post-conflict settings. 2. Assess and critique the main arguments in a variety of sources (texts, audio, or video format, performing or other forms of art) on violent histories, intergenerational trauma, and repair (healing) in post-conflict settings 3. Critically evaluate current processes of knowledge production and choose an appropriate process of enquiry in a way that supports the conceptualisation and development of the research thesis topic. 4. Critically interpret and critique current research and practice related to the concepts of historical trauma' and the -afterlife of violence' to identify how these concepts could influence the aftermath of events. 5. Synthesize the information from a variety of sources (literature, theory, main arguments/critiques, presented case studies) in a way that integrates different components logically. 6. Engage in positional self-reflection and quality participation in group discussions to facilitate discussions on -the afterlife of violence' and repair (healing). 7. Produce research on a topic related to Violent Histories and Repair that is evidence of social engagement and ethical scholarship. 8. Take a self-reflexive approach as a citizen and scholar. 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: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8: |
| INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
| Country: Sweden
Institution: Uppsala University Qualification Title: Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Credits: 120 credits Duration: Two years full-time. Entry requirements Purpose/Rationale: The history and memory of the Holocaust are central to this field of study, but also includes studies on other episodes of genocide, genocidal violence and other forms of mass violence and their historical, political and cultural contexts. The aim of the qualification is to provide learners with the empirical and theoretical knowledge, as well as the methodological skills necessary to independently and critically understand and analyse the history of the Holocaust and its historiography, as well as the background and character of genocide and other forms of mass violence and its effects on individuals and society. The qualification has a distinctively interdisciplinary character and involves studying mass violence and its effects in different historical, cultural and social contexts based on theories from political science, sociology, psychology and social psychology. The learning outcomes include learners being able to: Qualification structure: The qualification comprises seven compulsory theoretical modules and three electives. Additionally, learners are required to complete a thesis culminating in 45 credits. Compulsory Modules: Elective Modules: Similarities: Differences: Country: Netherlands Institution: University of Amsterdam Qualification Title: Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (History) Credits: 60 ECTS Duration: 12 months Full-time Entry Requirements: Purpose: Genocide and mass atrocities are often presented in a way that makes violence seem inexplicable, thus inexorable. The Master's in Holocaust and Genocide Studies offers an interdisciplinary and comparative one-year programme based on a flexible interpretation of the notion of genocide. Learners will discuss both the ideology behind a genocide (or mass atrocity) and the context of war or martial law. Attention will also be devoted to research into how later generations have interpreted different genocidal processes. The qualification seeks to demystify genocide by taking an interdisciplinary, scholarly approach to understanding genocide and mass atrocities. The focus is on the 20th century, encompassing the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, the Armenian Genocide, Cambodia and other contemporary cases, and includes engagement with causes as well as representations in the arts and transitional justice following mass atrocities. Qualification structure: The qualification consists of the following compulsory and elective modules. Compulsory Modules: Elective Modules: Similarities: Differences: Country: Australia Institution: University of Queensland Qualification Title: Master of Peace and Conflict Studies NQF Level: AQF Level 9 Credits: 32 units Duration: 2 Years Full-time Entry Requirements: Or Purpose: The qualification is delivered by world-renowned academics and researchers with expertise in areas such as Indigenous politics, gender, ethics, justice, development, security and the environment. Learners will draw on their research experience in conflict settings to help develop an understanding of varied expressions of conflict and resistance, and ways to move from conflict to peace. Qualification structure: Similarities: Differences: |
| ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
| Horizontal Articulation:
Vertical Articulation: Diagonal Articulation There is no diagonal articulation for this qualification. |
| LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
| NONE |
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| 1. | Stellenbosch University |
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