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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Master of Arts: General 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
15029  Master of Arts: General 
ORIGINATOR
University of Durban Westville 
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  General Social Science 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  128  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 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 
Discipline-specific supervised coursework or dissertation research. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Level 6 Honours degree (128), and a developed interest in a particular field. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Learners should have advanced knowledge of theories, methods and skills related to existing research in the area of specialization within the discipline/field of specialization. In addition they must have an advanced level of competence in that discipline. These include:

1. Discipline - specific research proposal writing including problematisation, objectives of the research, provisional study of the viability of the research, key questions to the research, research methods, timetable for research process;

2. Supervised research and variable levels of creative thinking and writing

3. Empirical community, archival and literature research (where applicable)

4. Demonstrate ability to critique existing knowledge in discipline; and

5. Demonstrate ability to carry out independent research 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Integrated assessment

Skills portfolios: further advanced discipline-specific conceptual mastery and usage, reading, research (archival and other), dissertation writing; simulations: simulations: discipline-specific integration, in-situ workplace assessments - limited examination: general norm of discipline - specific supervision of research for and writing of dissertation; external examination of dissertation. 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
None 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
External and internal examiners 

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
Nationally and internationally - recognised scholars in the field as external examiners (the latter where local expertise is not available), and approved by Senate; Qualifications: Masters and plus relevant scholarly experience 

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 


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.