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

Master of Land Information Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
81298  Master of Land Information Management 
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
Master's 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 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 091/21  2021-07-01  2023-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

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
20645  Master of Land Information Management  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 09  128  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The purpose is to produce graduates who understand the concepts and principles of land-information management in the local and Southern African contexts. The graduates will provide the skills and expertise highly needed by the land-managing institutions to implement land reform through efficient land-information management. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Possession of a relevant Honours degree, 4-year Bachelors degree, or relevant experience sufficient for admission to postgraduate study under the University's Rule 33, ensuring:
  • Sufficient exposure to land-management issues
  • Adequate development of numeracy and computational skills
  • Adequate language and communication skills 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    N 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    On exiting, students will be able to:
  • Generate alternative land use planning scenarios
  • Communicate effectively with the stakeholders in land use planning
  • Measure or survey plot boundaries
  • Reference and demarcate plot boundaries
  • Assist in boundary dispute resolution
  • Be able to adjust cadastral maps
  • Communicate and cooperate with other land managing specialists
  • Understand the issues relevant to land valuation, administration, and reform
  • Communicate the above effectively both orally and in the written form.

    (Completion of only the above permits the award of the Advanced Postgraduate Certificate in Land-Information Management (University of Natal Qualification))

    In addition to the above, students will be able to:
  • Gather, analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate information in the above context.
  • To operate effectively as a member of a team. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Candidates will demonstrate their ability and proficiency in each of the learning outcomes. These are assessed in an integrated manner by assignments, tutorials, oral presentations and examinations. In addition, the learner's integration of knowledge and skills will be assessed through the satisfactory completion of an internship (for the Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Land-Information Management).

    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. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    The program articulates with a variety of Honours programmes in the humanities and sciences, both intra-and inter-institutional. Articulation is also possible with other appropriate diploma or degree programmes in combination with relevant experience. 

    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 


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