Bachelor of Business Administration
To provide the theoretical knowledge, analytical skills and practical applications that will enable learners to practice as competent managers in commerce and industry.
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Qualification type
National First Degree
Credits
360
Sub-framework
HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
Providers listed
1
Qualification snapshot
Official qualification identity fields captured from the qualification record.
Originator
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies
Subfield
Finance, Economics and Accounting
Qual class
Regular-Provider-ELOAC
Recognise previous learning
N
Important dates
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Registration start
2024-07-01
Registration end
2027-06-30
Last date for enrolment
2028-06-30
Last date for achievement
2033-06-30
Purpose and entry context
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Purpose and rationale
To provide the theoretical knowledge, analytical skills and practical applications that will enable learners to practice as competent managers in commerce and industry.
Entry requirements and RPL
Learners shall be eligible for entry if they have previously
- Obtained a matriculation exemption
- Completed the certificate in Business Management of School of Business, University of Natal.
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Exit level outcomes
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the function and practice of management, and will have basic competency in the fields of business accounting, finance and tax.
- The learner will be capable of producing business reports and plans and will be able to communicate with specialists in management related disciplines, and will be able to conduct relevant research and development.
- The modules in the qualification re-enforce the interconnectedness of the various management disciplines.
- Learners will be sensitised to moral and social responsibility issues as these effect the management function.
Associated assessment criteria
- Demonstrate critical thinking as applied to business situations, and can make connections across disciplines.
- Learners will be able to access knowledge as researchers and a research report module provides evidence of the learner's capacity to synthesize research material, and also serves as an integrating module.
Integrated assessment
The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.
An integrated project is included in the class record work for Business Management 102, and Business Management 202, providing the integrated assessment projects for the Certificate and Diploma respectively. A credit bearing business report prepared in the 5th and 6th semesters by the learner provides the bass of integrated assessment for completion of the BBA degree.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
Exit points at
- Certificate in Business Administration
- Diploma in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- No cross listing with other courses
- No possibility of accelerated progress
Notes
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.
Providers currently listed
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