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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
19157  Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics 
ORIGINATOR
University of Zululand 
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 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Finance, Economics and Accounting 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  128  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
1. To provide the learners with specialised knowledge of Economics, through the study of various development-oriented and development-related branches of Economics, in the context of the South African economy and within the global context.
2. To enable the learners to pursue higher studies in universities in South Africa and abroad. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Will have passed the undergraduate level, with an average mark of 60% in the third year Economic modules of undergraduate level.

Achieved NQF level 6. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Exit level outcomes:

1. Identify, analyse and formulate the intricacies of economic and policy analyses, and use them toward solving specific economic problems faced by an economic system.
2. Link economics with other branches of knowledge in an inter-disciplinary manner. The learners will thus be expected to have organisational skills to work individually and as part of a team.
3. Collect and analyse the necessary information in a coherent manner to do a proper analysis.
4. Communicate the findings of research intelligently and in a coherent manner.
5. Be able to further their studies at institutions of higher learning in South Africa and abroad. 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Integrated assessment

1. Continuous assessment, tests and assignments.
2. Seminar presentations.
3. End of year examination. 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
May proceed to Masters degree. 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
Two internal examiners, plus one external examiner. 

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
Appropriate qualification, 1 stage up. 

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: 
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 Zululand 


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.