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

Master of Public Administration 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72808  Master of Public Administration 
ORIGINATOR
North West University 
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  Public Administration 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  240  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 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 replaces: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
20964  Master of Public Administration  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 09  240  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
This programme provides vocational education and training in a range of business and management skills to managers from all sectors including public, private, parastatals and non-governmental organisations. The programme contributes towards raising levels of managerial and administrative capacity in these sectors. It offers a flexible core curriculum, which integrates business, government and non-governmental issues in a single programme of study. It also fosters a common inter-disciplinary outlook among students in the first year.

The curriculum exposes student to an analytical and contextual understanding of management issues. This is done through a combination of formal course work and other activities that will encourage and develop a problem solving approach that can be relevant for all disciplines in all sectors.

The program involves students in a professional discussion of how theoretical approaches relate to and affect real management issues, enabling them ultimately to shape their actions as managers and be competent in their area of specialisation. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Formal Qualifications

OR
  • Be a graduate with a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a recognised institution of Higher Education.

    Recognition of prior learning for access to this qualification:
  • In exceptional cases, candidates who have considerable management experience and prior learning may be admitted. The adequacy of the prior qualifications of all candidates will be determined by the Board of the Faculty of Commerce and Administration.

    Have reasonable experience which is preferably, but not exclusively in a management position. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    Exit Level Outcomes:

    1. Managing and administering in business or governmental organisations.
    2. Competent in designing systems, policies and strategies for effective management and administration of a section or unit.
    3. Competent in pursuing personal and professional growth.
    4. Competent in communicating professionally
    5. Competent in demonstrating interpersonal and Leadership skills.
    6. Competent in investigating, analysing and interpreting information.


    Specified Outcomes:

    1.1 Analyse the environment in which busness or government operates.
    2.1 Identify appropriate design methodologies for business or government organisations.
    3.1 Establish and pursue professional and personal goals and objectives.
    4.1 Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with management audiences, employees, customers, clients, suppliers and the community at large.
    5.1 Competent to manage change.
    5.2 Competent to manage projects in Business.
    5.3 Competent to manage conflict.
    6.1 Investigate, analyse and interpret information. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    1.1.1 Develop a clear understanding of the legal principles applicable in business and government.
    1.1.2 Ability to apply management processes relating to operations, behavioural, marketing and strategic aspects of the organisation.
    1.1.3 Ability to assess and interpret the impact of domestic and global economic events on organisations.
    1.1.4 Ability to apply knowledge of the elements related to financial position and performance in interpreting financial statements.


    2.1.1 Apply system design methodologies appropriate to business or governmental organisations.
    2.1.2 Design systems, strategies and policies.
    2.1.3 Apply design methodologies to organisational settings by specifying, gathering, deploying, monitoring and directing resources and activities in sections or units.


    3.1.1 Apply personal goals and time management concepts.
    3.1.2 Apply personal decision making skills
    3.1.3 Act professionally and ethically and take responsibility within own limits of comeptence
    3.1.4 Maintain competence and keep abreast of up to date, tools, techniques, policies and service delivery systems.
    3.1.5 Engage in life-long learning through well developed learning skills.


    4.1.1 Develop a communication strategy as part of management process.
    4.1.2 Plan management processes in public relations.
    4.1.3 Communicate concepts, ideas and theories with the aid of plans, financial statements, reports, projects, memos and marketing.
    4.1.4 Actively listen and express complex ideas in simple terminology.
    4.1.5 Organise workshops/seminars and make presentations
    4.1.6 Write memos, letters, reports and documentaiton using appropriate structure, style and illustration


    5.1.1 Ability to diagnose and conceptualise change.
    5.1.2 Ability to deal with challenges of implementation and understand and cope with resistance to change.
    5.1.3 Ability to envision change and manage the change process

    5.2.1 Ability to plan projects considering the definition, scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, and risks associated with the project.
    5.2.2 Ability to control projects using modern tools and techniques.
    5.2.3 Ability to manage project teams through leading, communication, negotiating and influencing.

    5.3.1 Ability to handle interpersonal relations and group dynamics
    5.3.2 Ability to manage organisational politics.


    6.1.1 Analyse and interpret data
    6.1.2 Apply basic research methods in collecting, organising, analysing and interpreting data on management.
    6.1.3 Compile, analyse, and interpret budgets, financial statements, reports and briefings
    6.1.4 Investigate issues and make recommendations or take decisions
    6.1.5 Produce mini dissertation


    Integrated assessment:
  • students will be assessed based on individual and groupwork at the end of each module. This would form continuous assessment.
  • In addition to continuous assessment, students will write a final examination.
  • A work-based mini dissertation. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    D.B.A, D.P.A PhD. D. Com 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • The programme will fall under an internal board of examiners comprising members of the Faculty of Commerce and Administration and members from other Faculties.
  • External examiners and assessors from reputable Business Schools will be appointed in order to maintain a national Standard of Excellence. 
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    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Lecturers assigned to each course conduct their own assessment in accordance with the rules determined by Faculty Board and approved by Senate. Teaching staff members are appointed on the basis of appropriate academic qualifications and experience as determined by the Council. 

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

    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. North West University 


    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.