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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Master of Management Sciences in Organisational Leadership 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
96916  Master of Management Sciences in Organisational Leadership 
ORIGINATOR
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 
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  120  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  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

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
The qualification aims to demonstrate advanced skill and in-depth knowledge of Organisational Leadership. Also, the qualification applies to international and local best practices in the field of Organisational Leadership, in addition to demonstrating the ability to undertake a research project, in the broad field of Organisational Leadership, which contributes to the existing body of knowledge and addresses a particular Organisational Leadership problem.

Rationale: 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
The institution conducts RPL in terms of the policy and guidelines to recognise other forms of formal, informal and non-formal learning and experience. In cases where learners do not comply with the formal admission requirements, the institution applies RPL.

Entry Requirement:
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • Bachelor of Management Honours, NQF Level 8. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Meet the demands of business, industry and the community regarding the vast need for leadership.
    2. Fulfil the requirements of the industry for the establishment of specialist Postgraduate training in organisational leadership.
    3. Undertake a research project in the organisational leadership field. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    The following Associated Assessment Criteria will be used in an integrated manner across all Exit Level Outcomes:
  • Apply knowledge to developing international strategies.
  • Evaluate the contribution and role of organisational leadership in an organisation.
  • Monitor and control resources.
  • Relate professional and ethical requirements to leadership.
  • Apply the requisite skills and abilities to a research project in the broad field of organisational leadership.
  • Evaluate international leadership strategies.
  • Evaluate the contribution of leadership to the organisation.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of ethical and professional requirements.
  • Formulate, analyse and accurately identify research problems.
  • Utilise appropriate research methods.
  • Apply technical and academic requirements for research projects.

    Integrated Assessment:
    Evaluation of research dissertation by both internal and external examiners and continuous evaluation of mastery of theoretical/academic components of learning simulation exercises. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    This qualification compares with the following international qualifications in terms of the range of competencies in the learning content offered. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification offers both possibilities of horizontal and vertical articulation.

    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Master of Management, NQF Level 9.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Doctor of Management Sciences, NQF Level 10. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    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. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 


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