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

Bachelor of Gender Studies Honours 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
19050  Bachelor of Gender Studies Honours 
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
Honours Degree  Field 07 - Human and Social Studies  General Social Science 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 7  NQF Level 08  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
96588  Bachelor of Arts Honours in Gender Studies  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  120  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
1. To enable students to gain analytical skills for the purpose of identifying gender inequalities in society.

2. To develop learners who are competent in promoting gender equity for sustainable development and transformation.

3. To facilitate learners contribution to equity in any field of development at local, national and international level. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Undergraduate degree

Other:

Undergraduate degree having qualified with at least 60% in the final year. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1. Gender analysis skills

2. Gender equity 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
1. Continuous assessment project

2. Examinations


INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
  • Written examinations
  • Oral examinations


    Other:
  • Peer group assessment
  • Project and fieldwork research 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification serves as an entry point to the related qualification:

    Undergraduate degree B.A,
    BSc

    This qualification provides credits for the related qualification:

    Undergraduate degree B.A,
    BSc 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    1. All examination questions are discussed by a committee comprising those teaching gender studies

    2. External examiner. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Qualifications required:

    Ph.D.

    An integrated approach with qualifications in different disciplines.


    Career experience required:

    Working as a teaching staff at a tertiary institution. Conversant with issues of gender equity at different levels.


    Other criteria:

    Ability to make academic assessments and to provide appropriate gijidance. 

    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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