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

Bachelor of Arts Honours 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
2631  Bachelor of Arts Honours 
ORIGINATOR
University of Durban Westville 
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 02 - Culture and Arts  Cultural Studies 
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
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 does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
General, formative; broad in-depth overview of history of and current research in discipline of specialisation, research paper(s). 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Level 6 first degree (384) with at least a mark of 60% in the field of specialisation. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
Y 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1) Learners should have advanced knowledge and skills related to existing research in the discipline/field of specialisation - i.e. history, theories and methods of the discipline/field. In addition they must have an advanced level of competence in the field.

2) Learners should demonstrate creative thinking and writing skills related to the majors

3) Learners should have relevant knowledge in local, national and global communities - specific to the majors taken

4) Learners should demonstrate (cross) cultural and aesthetic sensitivity to variable degrees dependent on the majors

5) Learners should demonstrate fundamental research capabilities; and

6) Discipline-specific problematisation and solving of problems 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Integrated assessment

Skills portfolios: advanced discipline-specific conceptual mastery and usage, reading, research, writing, simulations: discipline - specific integration; in-situ workplace assessments limited; written and oral examination: general norm; discipline-specific continuous assessment and formal examination external examination. 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
None 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
External and internal examiners 

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
Nationally and internationally - recognised scholars in the field as external examiners (the latter where local expertise is not available), and approved by Senate; Qualifications: Masters and above. 

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

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.
 
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.