Bachelor of Arts Honours
Human and Social Studies - General Social Science
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The purpose of the qualification is to bridge an undergraduate general, postgraduate knowledge and skills training for the benefit of learners and society. The qualification intends to provide in-depth theoretical knowledge and lifelong learning. This qualification will prepare learners for the Master's qualification.
Rationale:
The qualification seeks to provide learners with an opportunity for in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills in their field of specialization. The qualification serves as a response to local, provincial, national and international needs. It also provides society with intellectual and independent leaders.
Outcomes
- Ability to understand the development of knowledge, concepts and principles applicable to a specialised field of social sciences or humanities.
- Assess and evaluate literature related to the chosen field of study.
- Identify, analyse, formulate, using critical and creative thinking of solving problems related to individuals, groups, families, people with special needs within communities as well as a workplace.
- Sensitivity to the multi-cultural and multi-lingual nature of South African society.
- Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and language skills in the modes of the oral and written presentation.
- Take responsibility for his or her work, decision-making and use of resources, and full accountability for the decisions and actions of others where appropriate.
Assessment Criteria
The following Associated Assessment Criteria apply across all Exit Level Outcomes:
- Written and oral assessments are designed to cumulatively elicit learners' knowledge about history and knowledge of concepts in a specialised field of social sciences or humanities.
- As part of the required accessing, processing, and managing information at this level, learners conduct annotated bibliography to select relevant material, read critically, discern trends over historical time, evaluate methods and theories, and communicate all these coherently in the form of an acceptable literature review.
- Learners should navigate ethical issues in research and various contexts in communities by executing proper research protocol.
- Learner assignments will include theoretical and practical undertakings that elicit understanding and management of human diversity to demonstrate problem-solving skills.
- Learners make presentations at various fora, using available technologies as an initial induction step to reporting research findings.
- Through group work and individual projects, the learner will be engaged in key decision-making at the individual and group level.
Integrated Assessment:
- The assessment of the learners' performance is both summative and formative for the qualification.
- Continuous evaluation of course-work contributes toward the final mark.
- Continuous evaluation of course work for the qualifications is based on the following:
- Written individual and group assignments.
- Individual and group presentation of seminar papers.
- Peer evaluation and self-evaluation of performance.
- Participation in class discussion and attendance.
- Written examination and a mini-dissertation form part of the final assessment for the qualification.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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