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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Philosophy: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
22381	Doctor of Philosophy: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
ORIGINATOR
University of the Western Cape
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 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences		Environmental Sciences
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	240	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 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
96681	Doctor of Philosophy in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology	Not Applicable	NQF Level 10	360	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Provide qualifiers with specialised knowledge, specific skills and applied competence in the field of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology that provide opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to the sustainable management, utilisation and conservation of Biodiversity Provide South Africa with significant numbers of postgraduates in the field of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology in order to ensure that the local leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activity is widened To increase national and regional capacity for research and decision-making in the field of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Provide the skills and intellectual capacity needed to ensure that South Africa has the capacity to implement the International Convention on Biodiversity, to which it is a signatory

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Master's or any qualification deemed by Senate as equivalent

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

N

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

The successful candidate will: Display specialised scholastic and supervised research skills in the field of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology and perform a full range of standard and non-standard procedures, often in non-standard combinations across the sub-disciplines in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Possess specialised knowledge of the field of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, be capable of information processing at the level of analysis, transformation and evaluation of abstract data and concepts, and be able to formulate hypotheses and design research projects and programmes to test and evaluate hypotheses Communicate effectively, in both oral and written modes, with peers, using the appropriate structure, style and graphic support; be able to independently publish research in peer-reviewed journals and present research at international conferences Communicate effectively with the broader community of stakeholders, including the press and the public via popular articles and the WWW Assume responsibility for planning, resourcing and managing research and other projects in the field of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology and assume complete accountability for determining, achieving and evaluating personal and group output Be able to carry out advanced research under supervision

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Integrated assessment: At PhD level, assessment is based on the presentation of a thesis, based on research conducted with the advice of a supervisor or supervisory committee

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

None

MODERATION OPTIONS

Moderation is done via external examiners appointed by the Senate of the University

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 the Western Cape

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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.