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

Master of Earth Sciences: Mining 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
19016  Master of Earth Sciences: Mining 
ORIGINATOR
University of Venda 
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 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology  Fabrication and Extraction 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  240  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 0695/12  2012-07-01  2014-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2015-12-31   2018-12-31  

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
96587  Master of Earth Science  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  180  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
1. To get students to understand fully advance principals and practice of mining.

2. To enable students to evaluate critically the options of carrying out a mining programme (both open cast and underground).

3. To enable students understand fully the stability of structures in mining.

4. To equip the students with the technical knowledge of setting up a new mine or re-opening closed mine.

5. To show students the methods of reducing environmental degradation in mining operation 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
1. Honours Degree in Earth Sciences

2. Honours Degree in Mining 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Ability to plan and execute a mine development programme

Specify critical cross-field outcomes:


This include:

Geology, stratigraphy and structure
Mineral exploration at the grass roots and mineral based level
Evaluation of reserves and resources
Environmental geology 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
This will consist of a range of lectures,. practicals, seminars and written
examination in all the presented models

A thesis will also be presented


INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

  • Workplace assessments/Industrial Attachment
  • Written examinations
  • Oral examinations 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification serves as an entry point to the related qualification:

    MESc Earth Sciences

    MESc Environmental Geology

    PhD. Mining 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    External assessors must discuss with the Head of Department the comments so as to insure that an acceptable standard is to maintained. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Qualifications required:
  • Internal assessors PhD in Mining
  • External assessors PhD in Mining

    Career experience required:
  • Internal assessors must be at least a Senior Lecturer
  • External assessors must be at least a Senior Lecturer with minimum five years experience in supervising research in the relevant subject area

    Other criteria:

    External assessor must show evidence of current active research in the relevant field 
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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    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 Venda 


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