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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Science Honours: Land Management

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
12698	Bachelor of Science Honours: Land Management
ORIGINATOR
University of North West
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Honours Degree	Field 07 - Human and Social Studies		Environmental Relations
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	120	Level 7	NQF Level 08	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 2663/05	2006-07-01	2009-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30		2013-06-30

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

to provide Suth Africa wih a siginificant number of graduates with scientific knowledge. specific skills and applied competence in the area of land managemnet that provides opportunities for personal intellectual growth, gainful ecnomic activity and meaningful and rrewarding contributions to society to produce postgraduates who are able to apply theoretical knowledge in practical land management issues to prepare qualifiers fro higher degree level learning in natural sciences

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

in and management, general B Sc (Agric), B Sc in Geography and Environmental Science(NQF LEVEL 6)

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

N

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1 -Graduates should ne able to assess the capabilities and limitations of a given piece or parcel of land -read and interpret topographic soil, vegetation and geologic maps estimate productivity and the value of land 2 - be able to plan rational land-use, strategies for communial, private and state owned lands - be able to classify land according to its optimal use - be able to use Geographic Information Systems Technology(GIS) 3 - be able to manage private, communial and state land agricultural resources - be able to manage a farm - be abel to communicate knowledge of management techniques to private, communal and other land users

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1- demonstrate ability to read and interpret cartographically presented data - be able to sketch and prepare maps - demonstrate an understanding of scale - demonstrate ability to conduct simple soil and water quality tests - demonstrate competence in calculating the carrying capacity and the stocking rate 2 - demonstrate competence in using and interpreting climate and weather data - demonstrate competence in using and intepreting soil survey data - demonstrate competence in using and intepreting demographic data - demonstrate competence in pasture quality assessment - demonstrate computer literacy - demonstrate an ability to use GIS software 3 - demonstrate abilities in costing and budgeting - demonstrate abilities in animal and crop husbandry - demonstrate knowlegde of farm implements, maintainence and use - demonstrate competence in collecting data and data analysis - demonstrate competence in interview techniques -demonstrate an ability to transfer information - - - - - -

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

articulates from other B Sc (agric) programs and the B Sc in Geography and Environmental Science

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006.

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

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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.