University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Probation Services

Law, Military Science and Security - Justice in Society

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Purpose and Rationale

The primary purpose of this qualification is to provide qualifying learners with advanced competence in the following areas:

  • Acquisition, interpretation, and application of specific scientific and social work principles and methods in the field of probation services.
  • Further enhancement of professional ethics and practices, specifically applicable to working within the justice system.
  • Enable application of a research-practice paradigm.
  • Promote lifelong learning.

Outcomes

  1. The learner should be able to identify and analyse, at an advanced level, social deviance problems in the context of the justice system, develop, facilitate, evaluate and adjust appropriate actions and reflect on these actions, based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  2. The learner should be able to effectively work at an advanced level with others, as members of a team, when facilitating the process and technology of helping individuals and groups, evaluate, adjust and reflect on these actions, based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  3. The learner should be able to, at an advanced level, collect, analyse, organize, critically evaluate and reflect on information, with regard to social deviance problems, based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  4. The learner should be able to develop, organize and practise: intellectual independence, practise accuracy, flexibility and creativity, at an advanced level.
  5. The learner should be able to communicate, at advanced level, effectively and appropriately, with individuals and groups, using visual, language and therapeutic skills in the modes of oral or written format.
  6. The learner should be able to analyse, develop and manage human and environmental resources, at an advanced level based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  7. The learner should be able to use advanced assessment, intervention and evaluate techniques in the process and technology of helping individuals and groups, based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  8. The learner should be able to address, on an advanced level, specific social problems by taking into account the White Paper on Social Welfare and the political and socio-economic influences in South Africa
  9. The learner should be able to explore, apply and reflect a variety of strategies on an advanced level to learn more affectively within a human sciences environment
  10. The learner should be able to contribute on an advanced level to the development and maintenance of human capacity on a local and national level, based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  11. The learner should be able to contribute on an advanced level to the development and maintenance of human capacity within a culturally diverse context and evaluate and adjust actions, based on a relevant theoretical framework.
  12. The learner should be able to explore employment opportunities through practical projects on an advanced level.
  13. The learner should be able to explore and facilitate entrepreneurial opportunities on an advanced level while addressing social deviance problems.

Assessment Criteria

  1. The learner demonstrates an advanced level of identifying and analyzing social and statutory deviance problems, developing appropriate actions, and reflecting on these actions using a relevant theoretical framework.

  2. The learner effectively collaborates with others in a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate the process of helping individuals and groups, evaluates, adjusts, and reflects on these actions based on a relevant theoretical framework.

  3. The learner showcases intellectual independence, accuracy, flexibility, and creativity at an advanced level by developing and organizing their work effectively.

  4. The learner at an advanced level collects, analyzes, organizes, critically evaluates, and reflects on information regarding social deviance problems based on a relevant theoretical framework.

  5. The learner communicates at an advanced level with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities using visual, language, and therapeutic skills in oral or written formats according to set standards.

  6. The learner analyses, develops, and manages human and environmental resources effectively at an advanced level based on a relevant theoretical framework.

  7. The learner utilizes advanced assessment, intervention, and evaluation techniques effectively in helping individuals, groups, organizations, and communities based on a relevant theoretical framework.

  8. The learner addresses social deviance problems at an advanced level, considering the White Paper on Social Welfare and political and socio-economic influences in South Africa.

  9. The learner explores, applies, and reflects on various strategies effectively to enhance learning within a human sciences environment at an advanced level.

  10. The learner contributes effectively at an advanced level to the development and maintenance of human capacity at local and national levels based on a relevant theoretical framework.

  11. The learner contributes to the development and maintenance of human capacity within a culturally diverse context at an advanced level, evaluating and adjusting actions based on a relevant theoretical framework.

  12. The learner explores employment opportunities through practical projects effectively at an advanced level.

  13. The learner explores and facilitates entrepreneurial opportunities effectively at an advanced level while addressing social deviance problems.

Integrated Assessment:

  • Continuous assessment practices are integral to the qualification's design.
  • Learning outcomes are explicit to learners with a coherent assessment strategy for each module, balancing formative and summative assessments.
  • Formative assessment practices are implemented to ensure comprehensive evaluation.

Qualification Details

Type
Honours Degree
NQF Level
08
Min. Credits
120
SAQA Source
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University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
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The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 2005 through the merger of the Rand Afrikaans University, Technikon Witwatersrand, and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University. UJ is one of the largest universities in South Africa, with over 50,000 students enrolled across its four campuses. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields, including arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, business, and health sciences. UJ is known for its commitment to providing quality education, promoting social justice, and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
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