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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Protection

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
14509	Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Protection
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
Doctoral Degree	Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation		Primary Agriculture
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	400	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 10	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 1141/23	2021-07-01	2024-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2025-06-30		2028-06-30

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

1. To train professionals as strategic managers cum subject matter specialists to serve agriculture and rural development in the South and Southern African context

2. Post-graduate-level knowledge of the field of Crop Protection.

3. Skills to understand and apply concepts of plant microbe interaction, basic plant disease development and control strategies, insect pests and weeds of Southern Africa and their control.

4. To study the complexity of plant health, positively contribute to ensuring the national food supply of the country by controlling and preventing pest and disease outbreaks in crops.

5. Opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

6. Improve livelihood of South Africans by ensuring sustainable crop production.

7. Specialisation in extension strategies to provide crop protection programmes for growers and small scale farmers to ensure sustainable crop production.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Matriculation certificate
First degree: BSc, BSc Agric, BInstAgrar
Honnours degree: BSc Hons or BInstAgrar Hons
Master's degree: MInstAgrar Crop Protection

Other:
MSc or MSc Agric with specialisation in one of the following fields: Microbiology, Botany, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Plant Protection, Plant Production, Plant Breeding, Plant Biotechnology, Horticultural Sciences

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Overall learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the complexity of plant diseases, the interaction of micro-organisms with the plant, natural plant defence mechanisms, disease expression, epidemiological development of diseases and basic concepts of disease control
2. Apply basic biological, microbiological and plant pathological techniques to identify the pathogen, insect pest or weed and to confirm the presence of the disease, determine crop losses and advise on a disease control strategy.
3. Collect, analyse, interpret, select and critically evaluate general plant pathological, entomological and microbiological literature.

Critical cross-field outcomes:

1. Appreciate and understand the complexity of plant disease development and the complex interaction of micro-organisms and plants as well as the ecological effect of insect pests and weeds on crop yield.
2. Recognise his/her responsibility towards ensuring healthy plants and transforming relevant information to growers and subsistence farmers.
3. Comply to the ethics demanded by science.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Written thesis on crop protection extension

Oral examination of thesis

Integrated assessment:

Oral examinations

Other:
Written thesis to assess and confirm disease or pest occurrence and its subsequent control

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Related qualifications:
MSc Agric Plant Protection
PhD Plant Protection

This qualification provides credits for MSc Plant Protection, and
PhD Plant Protection

This qualification serves as an entry point to PhD Plant Protection

MODERATION OPTIONS

Two external examiners of which one is from overseas

Oral examinations

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Qualifications required:
PhD Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Entomology or Weed Science

Career experience required:
Research in crop protection, project management, publication in Crop Protection

Other criteria:
Industry experience in the field of Plant Pathology, Crop Protection or Entomology

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

NOTES

N/A

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

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1.	University of Pretoria