Bachelor of Development Studies Honours

The qualiication will

• Enable learners to develop postgraduate level knowledge, discipline-specific skills and applied competence in Commerce and Industry that provide opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful employment, and making a rewarding contribution to society.
• Empower postgraduates to solve commercial problems in a general and focused way, to effectively manage and allocate resources, to communicate effectively and to contribute to socio-economic transformation responsibly and ethically.
• Provide South Africa with significant numbers of Commerce Postgraduates, particularly from disadvantaged communities, in order to ensure that the leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activity is strengthened and diversified.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

The institution conducts RPL in terms of the policy and guidelines of the institution to recognise other forms of formal, informal and non-formal learning and experience. In cases where learners do not comply with the formal admission requirements, the institution applies its RPL policy.

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is

• Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies Level 7.

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1. Display specialised scholastic and basic Development skills and research skills in an Economic and Management Sciences Discipline.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify, analyse and solve Development and commercial problems in a systematic, critical and creative way.
3. Acquire a specialised understanding of how to manage Development resources and processes in a business context.
4. Communicate effectively, in oral and written modes, and to articulate and promote own ideas and interests.
5. Understand and contribute to the socio-economic challenges of developing South Africa ethically and responsibly.

The following associated assessment criteria apply across all Exit Level Outcomes

1. Display specialised Development skills and basic research skills in Economic and Management Sciences or related discipline.
2. identify, analyse and solve Development and commercial problems in a systematic, critical and creative way.
3. Demonstrate a specialised understanding of how to manage Development resources and processes in a business context.
4. Articulate and promote ideas and interests through effective Communication in oral and written modes.
5. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and contribution to the socio-economic challenges of developing South Africa ethically and responsibly.

Integrated Assessment

The institution has adopted a Continuous Assessment System. The assessment consists of several assessment events administered throughout the year, and a variety of assessment instruments are used (for example tests, essays and practical reports, project reports).