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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Commerce: Economics

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
19473	Doctor of Commerce: 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
Doctoral 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	256	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 10	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 091/21	2021-07-01	2023-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

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

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 produce theses of unique significance to promote and broaden the knowledge in specific areas.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Will have passed the M Com.
Achieve NQF level 8.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

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 produce a unique thesis on a topic of economic significance to the economy that will promote and broaden the knowledge in that specific area.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Integrated assessment

1. Seminar presentations.
2. A Doctoral thesis.
3. Oral examination.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

May proceed to second Doctors degree.

MODERATION OPTIONS

1. Two internal examiners, plus
2. One external examiner

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Appropriate qualification, Doctors degree.

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 Zululand