Master of Applied Arts in Interior Design
The qualifying learner will have the competence to make a significant contribution, through research, to the understanding, application and evaluation of existing knowledge in the specialised field of interior design and to demonstrate a high level of overall knowledge in that specialised area, ranging from fundamental concepts to advanced theoretical or applied knowledge.
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Qualification type
Master's Degree
Credits
180
Sub-framework
HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
Providers listed
1
Qualification snapshot
Official qualification identity fields captured from the qualification record.
Originator
Durban University of Technology
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 02 - Culture and Arts
Subfield
Design 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
2031-06-30
Purpose and entry context
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Purpose and rationale
The qualifying learner will have the competence to make a significant contribution, through research, to the understanding, application and evaluation of existing knowledge in the specialised field of interior design and to demonstrate a high level of overall knowledge in that specialised area, ranging from fundamental concepts to advanced theoretical or applied knowledge.
Entry requirements and RPL
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL in accordance with the institution's RPL policy may be used to grant access to the qualification and to grant advanced standing, if applicable.
Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is
- Bachelor of Technology: Interior Design.
Or
- Bachelor of Architecture.
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Qualification rules
The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the assessors that the stated competence of the qualification, as detailed in the specified outcomes, has been achieved, either through education and training in a single provider's learning programme, or through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes.
Exit level outcomes
Conduct research and development in a specialised area of technology
Specified outcomes
- Engage in research.
- Develop new or existing.
Associated assessment criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1
A thesis documenting the process and the results of the research is published. This may be supported by a body of practical work.
Integrated Assessment
Formative Assessment
- Oral tests.
- Oral presentations.
- Assessment of design projects.
Summative Assessment
- Portfolio examination.
- Assessment of documentation.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
This qualification allows for vertical articulation
- Doctors of Interior Design.
- Doctors of Technology: Design.
Providers currently listed
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