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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Agricultural Management Honours 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72829  Bachelor of Agricultural Management Honours 
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
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 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Generic Management 
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
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

The qualification content is currently being updated for the qualifications with the status “Registered-data under construction” or showing “DETAILS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” to ensure compliance with SAQA’S Policy and Criteria for the registration of qualifications and part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (As amended, 2022). These qualifications are re-registered until 30 June 2027 and can legitimately be offered by the institutions to which they are registered.

 

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.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
To produce graduates who understand economics, finance and business management at a specialist level and who are able to apply their knowledge at farm, agribusiness and policy levels. Agricultural development, marketing and finance are becoming increasingly important and require graduates with broad-based training in agriculture, commerce and social sciences. The qualification emphasise job mobility at the manager level. The following careers are open to graduates: commercial banks, National Department of Agriculture, farming, agribusiness sector and consulting. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Rules of access and entry requirements for the programme (learning assumed to be in place prior to entry into the programme):

1. An adequate exposure to physical science or biology
2. An adequate level of development of knowledge and skills in mathematics.
3. Adequate literacy skills in English
4. Continuation in, or access into, programmes at level 7a or above presupposes completion of the exit level requirements at level 6b at the required standard.

These can be demonstrated in a number of ways:

a) Matriculation Exemption with at least 40 % at Higher Grade or at least 60 % at Standard Grade for Mathematics and at least 40% at Higher Grade or at least 60% at Standard Grade for Biology or Physical Science.
b) Alternative access programmes such as the Science Foundation Programme (SFP)

5. Students who have completed a diploma at an Agricultural College or Technikon may be admitted, provided they meet the criteria above.
6. The SFP provides access to students who do not have a formal or adequate matric exemption.
7. Completion of an appropriate Bachelors degree. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1 The student is able to identify and solve agricultural economic and management problems, demonstrating critical and creative thinking.
2 The underlying intention of the programme is assist the student to develop entrepreneurial abilities. The student will also acquire computer literacy and information retrieval skills, which will enhance his/her management skills.
3 The student is able to collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate agricultural economic information and data.
4 The student is able to communicate effectively with peers in a variety of modes in the discourse of agricultural economics and management.
5 The student is able to demonstrate more insight into agricultural economic and management problems than under outcome 1.
6 The student is able to understand agriculture as an interrelated system and that, in a problem-solving context, components do not exist in isolation. 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Evidence generated through assessment tasks shows that the leaner can:

In addition to tests, examinations, practicals and tutorials, students have to complete a research project and seminars (Agricultural Economics 490 and 790, and Agribusiness 490 modules). Here the student is assessed as follows:

In seminar courses the student is assessed on outcomes 3, 4 and 5 of section 9.2. A critical evaluation of information must be demonstrated, while seminars are presented in front of peers.

The student must undertake a research project in an agricultural economic related field, which demonstrates competence in outcomes 3, 4 and 5. As the agricultural field is used as the source of data the industry needs to be viewed as an interrelated system (Outcome 6).

Integrated assessment:

The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.

All students in their fourth year have to do a project and seminars. The project is an integrated assessment of the students` problem-solving abilities in a real world situation while the seminar is a review of literature covering economic theory, applications of techniques and interpretation of findings. These two assessment methods ensure that students have to simultaneously demonstrate their mastery of the learning outcomes 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
Learners may shift into the programme at any level provided they meet all the prerequisite requirements for that level. Students from Agricultural Colleges and Technikons with completed Diplomas may carry credits into the programme. 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under Assessor Criteria will suffice. 

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staffs are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of Faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to a qualification, are externally examined. 

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. University of KwaZulu-Natal 


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.