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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Master of Landscape Architecture

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
14440	Master of Landscape Architecture
ORIGINATOR
University of Pretoria
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 12 - Physical Planning and Construction		Physical Planning, Design and Management
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	180	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 09	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 10105/14	2015-07-01	2017-07-28
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2018-07-28		2021-07-28

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 is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
101298	Master of Landscape Architecture	Not Applicable	NQF Level 09	180	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The purposes of the qualification is to:
1. Provide qualifiers with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills, values and applied competence in the field of landscape architecture, for continued personal growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.
2. Provide South Africa with adequate numbers of graduates in landscape architecture, in order to widen the local professional base in environmental planning and design, including the responsible use of resources and creation of liveable environments;
3. Provide academics and researchers who will continue to improve the knowledge base for environmental planning and landscape design.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The applicant is required to have an undergraduate degree in any of the following:

Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch)
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA)
Or equivalent recognised by the Senate.

The applicant is required to have proven skills and enthusiasm for the programme, expressed in a motivational essay as well as a portfolio of work.

The applicant is required to be able to converse, read and write coherently in English.

Applicants with a non-design degree from a related field, such as Environmental Science, may be accepted in the programme provided they successfully complete an initial one year minimum of design studies in the BAS Programme.

Senior certificate with Matriculation Exemption or Equivalent university admission qualification.

First degree:
BAS or equivalent

Honours degree:
BArch. Preferably.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (e.g. Work or field experience (if applicable)
At least 10 years work experience in the field, backed by a portfolio which demonstrates competence and verifiable references from employers.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

(a) Critical cross-field outcomes (generic to all teaching and learning)

The graduate is competent to communicate effectively using verbal, graphic, visual and report-writing modes.

The graduate is competent to work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multidisciplinary environments.

The graduate is critically aware of the need to act professionally and ethically, to take responsibility and to exercise judgement commensurate with knowledge and experience.

The graduate understands the requirements to maintain competence and engage in life-long learning through well developed learning skills.

(b) General outcomes (contextually demonstrated general knowledge, skills and values of the programme)

The graduate is competent to develop values and principles derived from humanistic and environmental ethics.

The graduate is competent in the techniques of problem diagnosis, concept formulation and design methodology, using critical and creative thinking.

The graduate is competent in gathering, organising, analysing and interpreting information related to natural and human ecology for planning purposes.

The graduate is competent in developing project programmes, principles, policies and performance criteria for planning and design intervention.

The graduate is competent in preparing spatial design solutions for a wide range of scales and contexts relating to urban, rural and wilderness landscapes.

The graduate is conversant with environmental management and impact assessment techniques.

(c) Specific Outcomes, including professional outcomes, contextually demonstrated

The graduate is competent in the techniques of map reading, remote sensing, graphics and computer applications incl. CAD and GIS, as applied to landscape planning and design.

The graduate is competent to prepare site layout plans which involve grading, drainage, circulation, landscape elements, paving and planting design.

The graduate is competent in the implementation aspects of landscape design, including contract documentation and specification.

The graduate is competent in knowledge and knowledge and techniques relating to professional practice and ethics, contact law and environmental.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(a) Can the student present work, including analyses and design solutions, in verbal, written and graphic form?

Can the student contribute to, and benefit from teamwork to solve complex programs?

Does the student understand the need to exercise ethics in the workplace, and understand the legal requirements of the landscape profession?

Does the student understand the need, and have the skills, to continuously progress in the landscape field?

(b) Can the student demonstrate the role of values and principles in the planning and design context?

Can the student formulate problems and evaluate solutions in a systematic and creative way?

Does the student understand inter-relationships within natural systems, and the application of this planning?

Does the student have a knowledge of quantitative and qualitative criteria, which informs which planning and design?

Can the student prepare landscape design solutions which are environmentally and socially appropriate, and economically viable?

Is the student familiar with the methods, procedures and tools used in environmental assessment?

(c) Specified Outcomes, including professional outcomes, contextually demonstrated

Does the student have a good working knowledge of the various methods and technologies used in landscape analysis and design?

Does the student have adequate knowledge and technical skills in aspects of landscape engineering and construction, and the use of plants?

Is the student able to prepare a comprehensive set of landscape working drawings and specifications for project realisation?

Does the student have a working knowledge of contract and environmental law, and the ramifications of these for practice?

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
All of the outcomes are assessed and externally reviewed in an integral way by means of:
Formal studio work projects and reports;
Group and individual oral presentations;
Formal essay assignments;
Formal seminar assignments;
Tutorial assignments;
Written examinations;
Individual oral examinations at which overall competence is assessed integrally.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

This qualification provides credits for the related qualifications.
1. BArch

Other articulation possibilities, either generic or specific
Environmental, geographical and horticultural candidates, with adequate grades for access into a honours or masters programme, and enter the MLA programme via an additional 1-year minimum conversion course, consisting of design studies in the BAS Programme.

MODERATION OPTIONS

The University has a system of external peer review and evaluation of each course. One of the aspects of the system is an evaluation of the standards and assessment practices of the department.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The academic staff of the University will be used in a manner which is consistent with the quality assurance system of the University.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

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.

1.	University of Cape Town