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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
19234  Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics 
ORIGINATOR
University of Fort Hare 
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 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences  Physical Sciences 
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
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 
To produce skilled graduates in the fields of pure and applied physics, who would be able to demonstrate the ability to teach at a high school and college level, perform theoretical and experimental work, solve practical problems related to industries and perform basic industrial and academic research. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning

To enter the honours programme a learner should have obtained an aggregate of at least 60%in Physics 3 and completed BSc degree in any recognised university. Or be recommended by the head of department on the basis of good academic record. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
Y 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Statement of Exit Level Outcomes:

B. Sc. honours degree (Physics) exit level:

The student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of concepts and principles of Physics by applying them to simple physical phenomena, and critical and creative in thinking as evidence by

(a) Formulate of problems given by physical situations.
(b) Problem-solving skills.
(c) Ability to conduct experiments and draw conclusions from the resulting data and present it in the form or mode that will be intelligible to other scientists.

2. The ability to organize and manage himself as evidenced by

(a) Planning his work.
Managing his time and distributing it to all activities that need to be attended to in a given period of time.

3. Carry out independent basic applied research as evidenced by
(a) Formulating research proposals
(b) Recording research data, analysis and drawing conclusion from it
(c) Ability to write intelligible reports 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Integrated Assessment:

Assignments, oral presentations; practicals; tests formal examinations and mini research projects are use to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved. 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
B. Sc. honours degree (Physics) graduates may proceed to masters degree in physics or engineering. 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
Internally the policy of the Department is to request other staff members to moderate internal examination papers, and evaluate lectures. Other members of the Faculty on request, which includes peer evaluation, also offer suggestions. The examination committee and Professorial Committee form internal moderation bodies which evaluate the examination results and approves to Senate the promotion of candidates. External examiners are appointed to ensure quality of modules. Examiners are appointed on the basis of their experience and expertise of a particular subject matter as well as having broad understanding of the programme. All new programmes are forwarded to external academics before submission, to ensure the academic credibility of the programme before they can be approved internally by Faculty Board and Senate. 

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
Individual assessors, who will serve as external examiners are selected and approved through screening of their curriculum vitae and other screening procedures as set by the science faculty. They are expected to be of good academic standing with expertise in one of the fields of Physics. Internal examiners will be selected and approved by Faculty and the department, and should be active members of academic staff within the department. 

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: 
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1. University of Fort Hare 


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.