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

Postgraduate Diploma: Unani Tibb Medicine 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
86170  Postgraduate Diploma: Unani Tibb Medicine 
ORIGINATOR
University of the Western Cape 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Postgraduate Diploma  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Rehabilitative Health/Services 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  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 0480/09  2009-07-01  2012-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2013-06-30   2016-06-30  

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 is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
97067  Postgraduate Diploma in Natural Medicine in Unani-Tibb  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  120  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:

To equip clinical graduates with the skills to diagnose and treat patients using the Traditional Health philosophy and methods of Unani-Tibb. Such skills will be equivalent to international standards, and will enable graduates to meet the requirements to register with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA). To provide a foundation for continuous life-long learning in the profession and the skills to pursue research within the discipline.

Rationale:

During the last decade there has been a growing interest in traditional and alternative systems of medicine in developed countries and natural and herbal medicines are assuming greater importance in the primary health care of individuals and communities in many developing countries (WHO Fact Sheet 622). The programme falls within several of the university's Areas of Concentration, e.g. Public Health and Complementary and Traditional Health Systems, and Land, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development through its commitment to the use of natural plant remedies sourced from industries that support sustainable development and natural resource policies. Equipping graduates with the necessary skills to meet the demands of the job market therefore serves the country through providing qualified health practitioners in a new and growing profession in South Africa. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Students should have an advanced understanding of clinic sciences with the skills to diagnose and treat patients.

Recognition of Prior Learning:

Access to the programme can also be provided in terms of the university's Recognition of Prior Learning policy and its admission criteria stipulated by Senate. In the Recognition of Prior Learning process students have to undergo a Portfolio Development Course to support the student's admission.

Access to the Qualification:

Professional Health Science degree with at least 4 years full-time study and with appropriate pre-clinical sciences and clinical training e.g. MBChB, B Cur. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
Y 

QUALIFICATION RULES 
Postgraduate Diploma: Unani Tibb, NQF Level 7, 120 credits.

Learning components:
  • Philosophy of Tibb, 10 credits.
  • Aetiology (six factors in health and disease), 10 credits.
  • Pathology and Diagnosis, 10 credits.
  • Therapeutics, 10 credits.
  • Pharmacology, 10 credits.
  • Regimental Therapies and Dietetics, 10 credits.
  • Illness Management: Hepatic, Renal GIT Metabolic disorders, 10 credits.
  • Illness Management: STDs AIDS Gynaecology Male Sex disorders, 10 credits.
  • Illness Management: Dermatology Musculo-skeletal diseases Osteology, 10 credits.
  • Illness Management: Neurology Psychiatry Oncology, 10 credits.
  • Illness Management: Cardiology Respiratory Haematology, 10 credits.
  • Research Project, 10 credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Examine, diagnose and treat the range of health problems presenting in this profession using a variety of Unani-Tibb methods and solutions.

    2. Work with others as a member of a professional team, group, organisation or community.

    3. Make appropriate decisions regarding when to make referral to professional colleagues.

    4. Prescribe and dispense basic herbal medicines and natural remedies.

    5. Evaluate appropriate use of remedies given contraindications and possible drug-remedy interactions.

    6. Plan and monitor the management of the six determining factors, nutritional therapeutics and regimental therapy programmes.

    7. Counsel and advice on indicated life-style changes.

    8. Communicate effectively, by oral, electronic and written means with other health care professionals and the general public.

    9. Sustain personal development and learning through continuous professional development and/or research programmes.

    Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:
  • Identify and solve problems in which responses display that responsible decisions, using critical thinking, have been made.
  • Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, or organisation.
  • Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.
  • Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.
  • Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical, and/or language skills in the modes of written and/or oral presentation. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Assessment takes place according to strict assessment criteria as outlined in the prescribed module descriptor. Lecturers set assignments, class tests and the final assessment papers in terms of module outcomes viz. Adequate level of relevant text comprehension to be demonstrated, adequate range of relevant sources to have been accessed and relevant problems to have been grasped, and appropriate theoretical and practical assignments and case studies as well as solutions to problems to have been presented. This ensures that assessments maintain a certain standard in accordance with the standards as set out in the syllabus. An external moderator moderates assessment papers set. The same principle applies to the final marking of the assessments. This ensures that skills and concepts are mastered, thereby maintaining a standard of assessment relevant to this offering.

    Integrated Assessment:

    Integrated assessment will be achieved by a variety of strategies, including written examinations, individual projects and assignments and a research project. Learners are required to demonstrate an ability to consider a range of options and make appropriate decisions to prescribe, dispense and refer patients within the professional code. 

    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    The programme has been benchmark against similar programmes offered at the Universities in India. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    On completion of the Postgraduate Diploma Programme, candidates would have the option of pursuing other health-related Postgraduate qualifications e.g. Postgraduate Diploma: Public Health and Masters: Public Health or Herbal Sciences. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    The programme will be moderated via a system of external moderation. The minimum qualifications for assessor will be a Master's plus 3-5 years' experience in higher education and approved by the Senate of the university and registered with the AHPCSA. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

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

    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 the Western Cape 


    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.