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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Community and Development Studies Honours

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
78063	Bachelor of Community and Development Studies 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 07 - Human and Social Studies		People/Human-Centred Development
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
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
101030	Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Community and Development Studies	Not Applicable	NQF Level 08	120	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The course offers an opportunity to consolidate knowledge of the theory and practice of development at a community level while at the same time introducing the student to the world of academic research, especially by offering an integrated approach to economic and social aspects of community development. Consequently, the course will lay a foundation for those wanting to pursue further research in this area at Masters level.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Bachelor of Community and Development Studies or its equivalent with a second class pass or higher.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

Total credits:

128 credits at NQF Level 7.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Show the ability to plan and conduct research in Community Development.

2. Demonstrate writing skills by writing an Honours dissertation.

3. Apply relevant theories associated with community development to selected local case studies.

4. Demonstrate understanding of alternative approaches and strategies of community development.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

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.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

N/A

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Candidates completing the B.DevCom (Honours) with an upper second average can proceed to the Master of Community Development degree or other related advanced degree programs.

MODERATION OPTIONS

The ETQA system for Higher Education is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under 10 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), staff 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 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

Certification that this qualification complies with the requirements of regulation 8 and/or 9:

All programmes and qualifications at the University of Natal are internally approved on the basis of our Programmes Handbook (1999). These guidelines ensure that all our qualifications are designed using the outcomes-based method, based on a uniform credit system, include the SAQA critical outcomes and are achieved via learning programmes with rules ofcombination which cater for an emphasis on flexibility and breadth, and/or coherence and specialisation, depending on the purpose of the qualification.

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 KwaZulu-Natal