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had been received during the latter months of 2019 and endorsed for implementation during the 2020 registration cycle. The qualifications were duly administered and created on the ITS Student database. Listed hereunder are the relevant qualifications:
• Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and FET Teaching – SAQA ID Number (109026)
- (Economic Management Sciences – EMS)
- (Social Sciences Education – EES)
- (Maths Technology Science Education – MTE)
• Diploma in Tourism Management – SAQA ID Number
79266 (only offered in 2021)
• Advanced Diploma in Communication Science – SAQA
ID Number 101994 (Only offered in 2021)
• Bachelor of Social Sciences in Political and International
Studies – SAQA ID Number 111459 – 30 FTENs
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – SAQA ID Number 62497
– 30 FTENs
• Bachelor of Arts (6 combinations) – SAQA ID Number
62460 – 120 FTENs
- (Anthropology and History)
- (Linguistics and English)
- (Geography and History)
- (Geography and Tourism)
- (History and IsiZulu)
- (Philosophy and Psychology)
• Bachelor of Arts Honours in Industrial Psychology – SAQA ID Number 111356
• Master of Arts in Industrial Sociology – SAQA ID Number 111183
Applications for the following academic programmes were with CHE and are pending approval for introduction during the 2021 academic cycle:
• Bachelor of Arts Honours in History
• Bachelor of Social Work
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor of Nursing
An exercise was undertaken between the Registrar’s office and the Executive Director: Quality Assurance and Planning to reconcile the Institution’s SAQA ID numbers on the
academic structure as are recorded and reflected on CHE’s database.The task was specifically focused on identifying any anomalies and resolving them before the 2020 registration period. It was noted that before the 2020 registration intake, all active qualifications were endorsed with the relevant SAQA ID numbers and referenced accordingly. The HEMIS Office requested that the Institution’s academic structure be revised to conduct a standard practice ‘2% Test’ of all active qualifications that are being reported on via the HEMIS Office. This was amended for all 2019 and 2020 active qualifications in preparation for the March 2020 HEMIS upload and submission.
Introduction of UNIZULU 101
The Registrar’s office was requested to intervene and assist with the inclusion of this transdisciplinary module, which was to be introduced to all faculties during the 2020 academic year. Engagements with CSIRD have resulted in the endorsement of a pilot initiative, which entails the inclusion of the first-year module as an add-on, or as a replacement module to the identified academic programmes within each faculty. This has resulted in the modification of 22 academic programmes on the academic structure, which forms the basis of the 2020 piloted initiative.
It is envisaged that all FTEN students enrolling in 2021 will all be required to register for the UNIZULU 101 foundation/ grounding module, as this module will become compulsory during years to come. The module is a 16-credit-bearing module that has been formally introduced to all faculties. The purpose of the module is to unlock the potential of students to meaningfully access the University curriculum in a way that transcends the constraints of knowledge boundaries; generating new forms of thinking and doing that engenders innovation in responding to societal challenges. UNIZULU 101 is constructed in ways that build resonance between students’ real-life experiences and histories. It is envisaged that all FTEN students will eventually be expected to register for and attend ongoing sessions throughout the year. Assessment criteria are recorded as 40% attendance of module activities and a 60% formative assessment factor. The following qualifications have been identified by the respective faculties:
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