Bachelor of Library and Information Studies
The purpose of the programme is to focus on the education and training of Library and Information Service personnel while maintaining well-recognised international standards in its curricula. In order to redress the inequities of the past the Department lays great emphasis on helping individuals from the educationally and economically disadvantaged communities to acquire professional education and training in Library and Information Science. It aims to help conserve and explore the environmental and cultural resources of the Southern African region and to encourage a wide awareness of them in the community by making its graduates not only literate in the printed and electronic sources of information but also in the vast wealth of information in the oral traditions. It strives to equip graduates with knowledge and skills to enter the labour market and serve both the technologically advantaged and disadvantaged sectors.
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Qualification type
National First Degree(Min 480)
Credits
480
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 the Western Cape
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language
Subfield
Information Studies
Qual class
Regular-Provider-ELOAC
Recognise previous learning
Y
Important dates
These dates are carried directly from the qualification record.
Registration start
2024-07-01
Registration end
2027-06-30
Last date for enrolment
2028-06-30
Last date for achievement
2034-06-30
Purpose and entry context
Official SAQA text formatted for easier reading.
Purpose and rationale
The purpose of the programme is to focus on the education and training of Library and Information Service personnel while maintaining well-recognised international standards in its curricula. In order to redress the inequities of the past the Department lays great emphasis on helping individuals from the educationally and economically disadvantaged communities to acquire professional education and training in Library and Information Science. It aims to help conserve and explore the environmental and cultural resources of the Southern African region and to encourage a wide awareness of them in the community by making its graduates not only literate in the printed and electronic sources of information but also in the vast wealth of information in the oral traditions. It strives to equip graduates with knowledge and skills to enter the labour market and serve both the technologically advantaged and disadvantaged sectors.
Entry requirements and RPL
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Access may be gained to the qualification through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Entry Requirements
- Senior Certificate, Level 4 with matriculation exemption.
- National Senior Certificate, Level 4 granting access to Bachelor's Degree studies.
- National Certificate (Vocational), Level 4 granting access to Bachelor's Degree studies.
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Exit level outcomes
Students will demonstrate
- Basic library and information service skills.
- The skills of critical thinking and debate, reading and interpretation.
- Information Technology (IT) competencies required in the Information Society.
- How to acquire, search for, use and disseminate information and how to reproduce it.
Associated assessment criteria
- Library and information science information is given and an appropriate service provided.
- Critical reading and analysis of library information is done and debates are conducted.
- Effective communication with peers and the broader community, both orally and in writing is undertaken.
- Information Technology (IT) is effectively used in providing a library service.
- Information is retrieved, managed, stored and reproduced as required.
Integrated Assessment
A variety of assessment procedures will be used. These will include the following
assignments, contributions to class debates, examinations, tests, peer assignments, practical field work.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
Horizontal Articulation
- Postgraduate Diploma in Library Science, Level 8.
Vertical Articulation
- Master of library Science, Level 9.
Providers currently listed
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