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

Master of Technology: Cost and Management Accounting 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72697  Master of Technology: Cost and Management Accounting 
ORIGINATOR
Vaal University of Technology 
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 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Finance, Economics and Accounting 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  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 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 replaces: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
1053  Master of Technology: Cost and Management Accounting  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 09  120  Complete 

This qualification is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
96934  Master of Management in Management Accounting  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  180  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The purpose of this qualification is for the graduate to provide a specialised management accounting service to commerce and industry. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
B Tech: Cost and Management Accounting or equivalent (Level 7) 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
EXIT LEVEL:

The qualifying learner should be able to:
  • Conduct research and development in the field of Cost and Management Accounting.

    SPECIFIED LEVEL:
  • Apply different research methods and techniques (C - 20 credits)
  • Develop existing technologies in the field of Cost and Management Accounting (C - 70 credits)
  • Conclude and report findings of the research work through a written thesis (C - 30 credits) 
    		•

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
  • Different research methods and techniques are correctly applied
  • Existing technologies are developed in order to contribute to Cost and Management Accounting knowledge
  • A thesis is written.


    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:

    The learner's competence will be assessed by means of a research proposal and a thesis that demonstrate:
  • An in-depth knowledge of Cost and Management Accounting.
  • The ability to analyse findings and to make constructive recommendations
  • Familiarity with various research methodologies in commerce 
    		•

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Entry into an appropriate Doctorate study 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    As required by SERTEC. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    As required by SERTEC 

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

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced 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.
     
    1. Vaal University of Technology 


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