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

Master of Arts: Setswana: Research 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
15857  Master of Arts: Setswana: Research 
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
Master's Degree  Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language  Communication Studies 
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 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 
This programme is aimed at students who have shown satisfactory ability to acquire a higher academic qualification. The programme is intended to enable students on a reasonably specialised terrain, as it regards the study field of language and literature, to make a contribution out of a combination of existing theories and principles in the form of a dissertation. The students should show that theory and rpactice supplement each other. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
BA Honours in Setswana 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Exit Level Outcome:

A combination of competencies on the terrain of the Setswana language and/or literature which gives a comprehensive indication of acquired competencies, values and relations and which show a critical evaluative capacity to braoden existing theories, to integrate and apply text justification.


Specified Outcomes:

1. The student is able to work with the existing information and documentation with and regard to Setswana language and literature.
2. The learner is able to work on acquired information and documentation to systematise and integrate.
3. The learner is in a position to present a scientific argument concerning a subject from the field of Setswana language and/or literature which evaluates existing theories with the help of texts. 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
1.1 Collect a variety of information on an independently chosen topic and with texts as applicable terrain.
1.2 Order and select literature applicable to the topic researched.

2.1 Analyse and integrate acquired information leading the formulation of a research proposal.
2.2 Formulate a research proposal.

3.1 Argue, formulate the problem statement, aim, actuality, hypothesis and delimiting of the study.
3.2 Produce a research project on a topic in the field of Setswana language and/or literature.


Integrated assessment:
  • Submission of research a project for assessment. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Vertical: D. Litt

    Horizontal: either Sepedi or Sesotho 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Internal/External Examiners/Academic practitioners in this field 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    To be identified by H. E. Q. C. 

    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.