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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Administration: Public Administration

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
4961	Doctor of Administration: Public Administration
ORIGINATOR
University of Pretoria
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		Public Administration
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	400	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 06120/18	2018-07-01	2018-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31		2022-12-31

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
116441	Doctor of Public Administration	Not Applicable	NQF Level 10	360	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

This qualification includes the various specialisations in Public Administration. Please refer to "Notes" for details on the specialisations.

To provide an advanced programme in Public Management and Administration with its basis in the Economic and Management Sciences to enable graduates to pursue a career in the Public Sector and related fields. The programme leading to the qualification provides graduates with the necessary knowledge, skills and values in public management and administration to pursue a career in the Public sector and related fields with a view of equipping them to function in middle to senior executive echelons. The programme is a research-based programme involving the writing of a dissertation after the setting of a hypothesis and the testing thereof. The objective is to enable the candidate to conduct in-depth and independent scientific research.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Matriculation certificate
First degree
Honours degree
Master's degree
Other:
M Admin or similar degree
Students may under certain circumstances be required to sit for an entrance assessment to ascertain their knowledge of Public Administration and Management. Recognition of prior learning will apply.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

D Admin

Learning outcomes:
The student will have the competence to manage and administer public sector functions with a view to community service delivery and to conduct independent research in this regard.

Critical cross-field outcomes:
After completing the programme the graduate will be able to:
1. Identify and solve problems and make strategic and operational decisions using critical and creative thinking in the field of Public Administration.
2. Work effectively with co-workers as members of a team, group, organisation and clients and community stakeholders.
3. Organise and manage themselves and their functions responsibly and effectively within set norms and standards.
4. Collect, analyse and organise as well critically evaluate and utilise relevant information for planning and decision-making.
5. Communicate effectively within and organisation as well as with external stakeholders using relevant visual, symbolic, and/or language skills.
6. Use relevant technology effectively in operating a public sector function.
7. Demonstrate a commitment in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable way.

The programme provides theoretical, practical and sector specific learning opportunities which includes:
1. The development of state of the art learning strategies.
2. Participation and societal activities in a responsible manner.
3. Exploring local and international education and career opportunities.

All the above with the ability to conduct in-depth and independent scientific research.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The student must demonstrate his or her proficiency to:

Administer and Management public sector functions. i.e. Policy-making, organising, human resources, financing, methods and work procedures, control and co-ordination.

Conduct independent research.

Integrated assessment:
Written examinations
Oral examinations
Other:
Independent Research Thesis under the guidance of a supervisor(s). At least 2 external examiners to assess outcomes. One external examiner to be a practitioner and the other to be an academic - both holding Doctorates

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Related qualifications:
M Admin

M Admin serves as an entry point to the related qualification

MODERATION OPTIONS

External assessment of international standing will be conducted.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Qualifications required:
At least a Doctorate in Public Administration or in the relevant learning field for which the assessor is appointed or selected

Career experience required:
Relevant experience in the public sector in training of public service personnel

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

This qualification includes the following specialisations:

Doctor of Administration in International Relations

Doctor of Public Administration

Doctor of Public Administration in Public Affairs

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 Pretoria