Bachelor of Arts Honours in Classical Hebrew
Communication Studies and Language - Language
Purpose and Rationale
The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) graduates with systematic knowledge, specialised skills, and theoretical competence focusing on a particular discipline or within an interdisciplinary framework, preparing them for specialist training at an advanced level.
A second purpose of the qualification is to equip graduates with in-depth knowledge and the confidence to identify and define complex problems, applying their skills to find solutions, especially within unfamiliar contexts.
The third purpose is to produce graduates who can demonstrate thorough familiarity with a specific discipline or interdisciplinary framework, enabling them to independently serve as intellectual leaders in society. This qualification aims to contribute to the development of individuals capable of addressing complex challenges and making meaningful contributions to South Africa and other countries.
Outcomes
- Identify, analyse, formulate, and solve convergent and divergent problems of living, of individual and societal kinds, creatively and innovatively.
- Work effectively with others as members and leaders of a team, group, organisation, community, and provide leadership to the group output in tasks growing out of the fields traditionally considered as the humanities.
- Manage and organise their activities and life responsibly and effectively, including their studies and careers.
- Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.
- Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentation, in sustained discourse.
- Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health and well-being of others, in community, national and global contexts.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation, and by acknowledging their responsibilities to those in the local and broader community.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 1:
- Identify and solve complex problems using theoretical knowledge and personal experience.
- Offer informed suggestions and generate alternative strategies for problem-solving at various levels.
- Critically evaluate theoretical standpoints and compare them to personal views.
- Provide evidence to support views from theoretical and experiential bases.
- Analyze global, national, and local community issues, needs, and opportunities.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 2:
- Utilize 'people skills' in group settings.
- Demonstrate respect for diverse opinions without bias in reporting.
- Undertake projects to show successful interaction with others.
- Use advanced communication skills within groups.
- Act as supportive group participants.
- Organize effective working groups and communicate group interactions effectively.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 3:
- Demonstrate theoretical skills and learning strategies.
- Organize study plans and practice effective time management.
- Assess strengths and weaknesses to develop organizational strategies.
- Think independently and provide sustained theoretical evidence for decisions.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 4:
- Demonstrate research skills within a discipline.
- Use library and other resources effectively for research needs.
- Integrate information from various sources.
- Act responsibly as researchers (referencing, plagiarism avoidance).
- Follow discipline-related conventions and guidelines.
- Critically evaluate theories, examples, experiences.
- Argue appropriately within the relevant discourse community.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 5:
- Communicate ideas logically with supporting evidence.
- Evaluate conclusions and premises in academic arguments.
- Use language competently with awareness of disciplinary conventions.
- Use appropriate models of organization and presentation.
- Use statistics effectively to support ideas.
- Identify and illustrate discipline-specific jargon.
- Analyze, evaluate, and critique ideas of others.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 6:
- Demonstrate responsible attitude towards scholarship and technology.
- Use scientific methods of investigation, testing, and evaluation.
- Select technology to suit individual or group needs.
- Use natural resources sustainably.
- Show respect for and ethical attitude towards science, technology, and the environment.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 7:
- Connect abstract knowledge to personal contexts.
- Utilize prior knowledge and experience in investigating and analyzing the world.
- Look beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries for solutions.
Integrated Assessment:
- Evidence through various tasks, assignments, projects, case studies, and examinations.
- Formative written assignments and venue-based examinations per module.
- Assessment methods include written and online assessments, methodological skills, problem-solving, information processing, communication, system management, and accountability.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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