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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Master: Land and Property Development Management: Housing

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
50375	Master: Land and Property Development Management: Housing
ORIGINATOR
University of the Free State
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 12 - Physical Planning and Construction		Physical Planning, Design and Management
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	128	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 10105/14	2015-07-01	2016-10-20
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2017-10-20		2020-10-20

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
101122	Master of Human Settlements	Not Applicable	NQF Level 09	180	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Purpose:

The main aim of the Master of Housing in Human Settlements is to provide the means for housing and human settlement practitioners and managers to specialise in relevant theories, legislation, policies, housing provision and directives.

In a rapidly urbanizing South Africa, the need for development in housing in human settlements is clear. The management by skilled and expert professionals of this field is also evident.

Education and training of housing practitioners and mangers can be a powerful way to promote change. It will develop individuals in order that they can positively contribute to the improvement of the country. In the housing in human settlement development process, home owners/consumers and users have sometimes been omitted in pursuit of the outcomes of the project - rather than considering the overall development of the society and the environment. A philosophical and a theoretical basis is a dire need for practitioners in the housing field to understand the spectrum of developmental challenges offered.

Rationale:

Housing within land and property development is currently a complex and dynamic process in South Africa. The development and management of large-scale housing and urban settlement projects, ensuring of the facilitation of the meaningful participation of the low-income communities in the process, makes the provision of low-income housing extremely difficult. The opportunities for training in housing management are limited in South Africa, with very little content on housing management being included in the current curricula.

Very few protagonists in the field have managed to combine the quantitative and qualitative skills required in a curriculum, in order to manage low-income housing and human settlement development in our country as specified in the White Paper on Housing, 1994.

Three main risk areas have been identified within this field, namely technical, financial and political. Each of these can again be subdivided, for example the technical side has a design and a maintenance leg, which can be risky. Financial risks also involve contractual risks, administrative risks and management risks. Political risks have to do with participants, the society and the official leg that includes politicians. These three risks as well as the maintenance needs must be managed.

Consumer empowerment and the specialisation of the provision process are two other risk management mechanisms.

Recent research on deficiencies of housing and human settlement education in South Africa indicates the following:

It is generally understood in terms of educating the consumer. However, there is a need for education of professionals and developers as well as of policy makers, policy administrators, and managers.

Housing education initiatives are normally targeted at a specific group's information needs. Very few initiatives have a broad target.

Most initiatives are focused on the project cycle and not on the long term needs of all interested parties or the community at large.

Initiatives are in most cases reactive to arising problems with a lack of pre-emptive initiatives that empower participants to operate independently in this sector.

Little linkage exists between policy developments at government level and the materials and initiatives produced by education practitioners.

A need for more specific knowledge on sustainable development in rural areas in the drier parts of Africa, concerning the adaptation of both housing and human settlements.

The proposed new programme will directly address the negative consequences of housing and urban settlements by better awareness, training and education programmes. This new proposed programme will help to enhance sustainable development in South Africa and increase the welfare of vulnerable communities. The University of the Free State is currently involved in the presentation of various programmes in Africa and has the capacity and infrastructure to execute the new programme. Students and personnel from various countries in Africa are already employed at the University of the Free State and will help with contacts also to address the new programme in Africa.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The qualification recognises formal and non-formal prior learning (incorporating experiential learning) at NQF level 7.

Recognition of prior learning:

RPL will be applied in line with the guidelines of the UFS and the Free State Higher Education Consortium.

Access to the qualification:

The qualification recognises formal and non-formal prior learning (incorporating experiential learning) at NQF level 7. In some cases additional course work (credits) might be a prerequisite.

Access to a personal computer is recommended.

A person in possession of an honours degree or four year equivalent on NQF level 7 (minimum 480 credits) of one of the following qualifications may be admitted to the aforementioned programme in Land and Property Development (Housing):

Honours degree of Land and Property Development (Housing).

Honours degree in Urban and Regional Planning or Development Studies.

Honours in Commerce, Administration or Law.

Honours in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Land surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Land- and Property Development Management or Land Valuation.

Honours degree within one of the following disciplines: Agricultural economics, Anthropology, Consumer Science, Home Economics, Botany, Business Management, Computer Information Systems, Economy, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Geography, Mathematical Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology or Statistics, Nursing.

If a student does not entirely meet the admission requirements, the Dean may, in consultation with the head of the Department, in meritorious cases, recommend that some concessions be made in respect of the requirements, with the final decision resting with the Executive Committee of the Senate. Supplementary modules may be required as determined by the Head of the Department.

A person in possession of one of the above-mentioned qualifications will not automatically be accepted for the qualification. Selection takes place and the Head of the Department could require a written motivation or personal interview.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

Level, credits and learning components assigned to the qualification:

Elective Learning: 24 credits

Core Research Learning: 104 credits

Total: 128 credits

At least 128 credits consisting of modules worth 24 credits, research on a case study worth 24 credits and a minor dissertation worth 80 credits are required. The research component is 81.25% consisting of 104 credits i.e. the minor dissertation and research on a case study.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Exit level outcomes for the Master's degree:

The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this qualification.

Practical Competency:

The demonstrated ability to do research and to demonstrate there in the skill of creative and innovative identification, assessment, formulation and solving of problems encountered in the day to day work of the housing and human settlements practitioner and the assessment of influences, risks and benefits of development proposals.

Foundational Competency:

The demonstrated ability through research of the understanding, by the learner to exercise judgment commensurate with knowledge of the housing and human settlement discipline.

Reflective competency:

The research work must show that the learner can work effectively as a member of a team or in multi-disciplinary environments, demonstrating management skills and initiative while demonstrating awareness of the needs in terms of investment, cultural and social values associated with the creation of the built environment.

Learners will in their research include the following (if applicable) namely:

Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the nature and goal of housing and human settlements as well as design and construction principles.

Demonstrate the capacity to complete practical projects, to complete and manage different types of plans for housing and human settlements.

Demonstrate knowledge of environmental affairs, housing and urbanization problems of the country, urban infrastructure and transportation.

Demonstrate sensitivity for the process of public participation and the importance of transparency in the compilation of plans and policies.

Demonstrate the capacity to write reports in a logical and comprehensible way and to communicate recommendations to all interested parties.

Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and implement the National Housing Policy while taking international and global situations into consideration.

Demonstrate the ability to do project and financial management while taking expenditure and liabilities into account.

Specific Outcomes:

The learner will generally be able to:

Reveal core knowledge regarding specific areas of learning, concerning housing and human settlements.

Critically analyse and evaluate the housing and human settlement environment.

Reveal reflexive competencies acquired to enhance housing management.

Apply the ability to plan housing pro-actively.

Assist others in human resource development within the housing context.

Use skills and expertise in communicative, administrative, judicial, cultural, systemic and managerial tasks as a functionary in the housing and human settlement context.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Assessors will be able to evaluate successful completion when a learner can:

Recognise and utilise information of the interrelated theories and legislation in housing and human settlements to apply in their work environment and towards addressing real community needs.

Identify problems related to housing and human settlement areas and formulate possible solutions to guide all actual and potential actors, at the various Government levels, community structures and from commerce and industry.

Utilize technology and appropriate scientific information to prepare housing and human settlement project proposals in a developmental context.

Communicate effectively on individual group and community level to implement strategies, execute new housing and human settlement policies and empower vulnerable communities in the process.

Facilitate and coordinate the need for housing and human settlements.

Monitor the implementation of development projects to ensure sustainability in a macro property perspective.

Apply management skills and to utilize the acquired technical information in the real estate market.

Formulate appropriate policies as part of an inter-disciplinary team to guide international and local governments in the provision of housing.

Learners will be assessed against the achievement of stated outcomes that have been formulated and disseminated to the learners at the beginning of each module.

Evidence will be given in the dissertation that the learner is able to use his background study in either Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, Commerce, Public Administration, Law, Civil Engineering, Environmental Studies, Land Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Land and Property Development Management, Geography, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Nursing, Consumer Science or Home Economics to further the science and practice of housing and human settlements.

Integrated assessment:

Competence is assessed, by means of continuous assessment and by demonstrating:

The ability to achieve the outcomes of the qualification:

> A module course mark via formative assessments such as:

> Assignments.
> Oral and group work.
> Portfolios, etc.

> A summative assessment via either:
> Examinations or oral assessment.

When a learner achieves a module mark of 65% in a supplementary module, he/she is promoted without having to be assessed on summative basis.

Assessment opportunities are moderated to ensure that:

> They conform to the scope and context of the competency stipulated in the qualification.
> They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the learner's activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

Assessments are:

> To include confirmation of the embedded knowledge component to ensure that the foundation competency is achieved.
> To be verified by internal verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results.

Furthermore, assessment will imply:

For all the modules, with the exception of the dissertation, a joint examination mark is calculated from a year/semester mark and an examination mark.

For all modules the summative examination will as far as possible be conducted orally.

For modules presented by other departments, the appointed moderator will be a staff-member of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

A minor dissertation is required and an external examiner will be responsible for the evaluation, which includes oral examination where a staff member of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning must also be part of the evaluation committee but not the study leader.

The degree is awarded to a student who obtains a minimum of 128 credits for the qualification.

The degree is awarded with distinction to a student who obtains an average of 75% in the dissertation and in the major modules.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

This programme seems to be an innovative development, as none other with the specific focus could be detected in South Africa, and even Africa.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Master's of Land and Property Development (Housing) articulates vertically with Ph.D Land and Property Development (Housing) (still to be developed).

MODERATION OPTIONS

A system of external peer review and evaluation of departments including evaluation of the standards and assessment practices per Department.

Qualifications: The minimum academic and workplace experience requirements at a level above the level of moderation.

Appropriate professional criteria will be drafted in the case of workplace assessment.

Mentorship: Senior members mentor all junior and new members of staff as they work together in teams. All assessment done by external assessors is quality controlled by internal staff.

Any moderation criteria as determined by the ETQA.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The academic staff of the University of the Free State complies with standards set by Senate and will exercise their assessment within the approved quality assurance system of the University. Assessors will also meet all criteria as stipulated by the relevant ETQA.

Assessors are:

Subject matter specialists.

Registered with the awarding body.

Accredited by the awarding body after achieving competency against Unit Standards of competence for Assessors.

To be administrated, advised and coached by an Internal Verifier.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

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LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

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