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

Master of Occupational Therapy 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
19764  Master of Occupational Therapy 
ORIGINATOR
Medical University of Southern Africa 
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 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Promotive Health and Developmental Services 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  600  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 2663/05  2006-07-01  2009-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30   2013-06-30  

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 is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
112047  Master of Occupational Therapy  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  180  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The primary purpose of this qualification is to provide:

Qualifiers with specialised knowledge, research skills and applied competence in a specific field of occupational therapy that provides opportunities for continued personal and intellectual growth, gainful economic activity, rewarding contributions to society and that provides opportunities for taking up leadership roles in the profession. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
This qualification recognizes, through the submission of portfolios of evidence, formal/non-formal prior learning which learners who register for the programme leading to the award of the qualification, bring to the learning situation.

Prior learning assumed includes basic research and critical thinking skills; and a qualification in occupational therapy at level 6. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
Y 

QUALIFICATION RULES 
Professionals Board of the Health Professions The Rules and Regulations of the University and/or those of the Medical and Dental Council of South Africa. 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
  • Identifies, analyzing and solving problems.
  • Responsible decision-making using critical and creative thinking.
  • Collecting, analyzing and organizing information in a meaningful way.
  • Handling work effectively.
  • Organizing and managing oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.
  • Looking at development on a system basis rather than as loose entities.
  • Communicating effectively
  • Demonstrating a holistic perspective of technology generation and dissemination.
  • Receptive and responsive attitude towards changes in the scientific environment.
  • Conducting specialized and advance research independently.

    SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
    The learner is competent to:
  • Demonstrate in highly specialized scholastic, technical and advanced research skills, across a major discipline.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of specialized knowledge of a major discipline.
  • Create appropriate responses to resolve contextual and/or abstract problems.
  • Plan, resource and manage projects.
  • Accept complete accountability for determining, achieving and evaluating personal and/or group output regarding the relationship between natural science and society.
  • Approach complex problems in an open-minded and innovative scientific manner. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
  • Solve problems by means of exploring and critically evaluating different situations.
  • Solve problem by generating alternatives strategies for dealing with those problems.
  • Compile portfolios to relate learning gained from individual experience to knowledge encountered in an academic environment and vice versa.
  • Conduct seminars to communicate learning from experience and academic contexts to peers.
  • Relate learning from experience and academic context to different contexts using present and future scenarios.
  • Report on research findings as it relates to academic and clinical practise.

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
    The attainment of the outcomes will be assessed through:
  • Highly specialized scholastic or technical and advanced research skills across a major discipline have been demonstrated.
  • An understanding of specialized knowledge of a major discipline has been demonstrated.
  • Appropriate responses to resolve contextual and/or abstract problems have been created.
  • Projects have been planned, resourced and managed.
  • Complete accountability for determining, achieving and evaluating personal and/or group output regarding the relationship between natural science and society has been accepted.
  • Complex problems have been approached in an open-minded and innovative scientific manner.
  • Conducting and reporting on a research project on a major area of occupational therapy .
  • An understanding of specialized knowledge of a major area in occupational therapy has been demonstrated

    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE QUALIFICATION IS ACHIEVED
    Progress reports, completed dissertation, oral and written examinations. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    The degree is internationally comparable 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Progress to PhD
    Progress to other related qualifications 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    A system of external examiners as provided within the quality management system of the institution is used. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Assessors to be registered with the Professional Board of Occupational Therapy (HPCSA) and have a higher or equal qualification to the one being assessed. 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006. 

    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.
     
    NONE 


    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.