Master of Health Sciences in Recreation Science
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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
North West University
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services
Subfield
Promotive Health and Developmental Services
Qual class
Regular-Provider-ELOAC
Recognise previous learning
Y
Important dates
These dates are carried directly from the qualification record.
Registration start
2021-07-01
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
Purpose
This qualification has a threefold purpose
- To equip qualifying students with advanced and integrated specialist knowledge and practical understanding of a particular field of Recreation Science.
- To develop students as effective researchers in the field of Recreation Science, with critical research skills to conduct either qualitative or quantitative (or mixed method) research to generate new knowledge in the chosen field.
- To identify, investigate and answer relevant research questions in the field of Recreation Practice Management, Therapeutic Recreation or Leisure programming in order to contribute towards the development of knowledge and understanding within any of these fields.
Successful completion of this qualification also provides candidates with the possibility of further study at doctoral level.
Rationale
Recreation Science is a field of study that is rapidly expanding as a professional field in South Africa. It is already one of the top career fields in the United States of America (USA) as well as in certain parts of Europe. For that reason it is of the utmost importance to have a focused postgraduate qualification that specialises in relevant areas of the Recreation Sciences. During the planning and development of the different internal programmes or foci of this qualification, career opportunities as well as the labour needs of our country was taken into consideration. With the expansion of the field of Recreation Science, more qualified professionals will be needed to address the recreation needs of the people of our country.
Entry requirements and RPL
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
In the RPL Policy of the institution it is acknowledged that the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) must be conducted in a valid, reliable and equitable way and that it must form part of the existing policy on the admission and credit accommodation to prospective or current students at this institution. An applicant's prior learning is evaluated in accordance with the relevant procedures, and the applicant is found either competent or not yet competent. Students applying for RPL may be requested to sit an entrance exam.
Entry Requirements
- A completed Honours or a four-year qualification in Recreation Science.
Replacement note
This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Qualification rules
This qualification comprises of one compulsory module totalling 180 Credits.
- Dissertation, 180 Credits.
Exit level outcomes
- Demonstrate extensive specialist knowledge in a particular field of Recreation Science (Recreation Practice management, Health Promotion, Child welfare, Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure programming) with a view to critique and evaluate current literature and research methodologies prevalent in this field.
- Select and apply appropriate research methods of enquiry and appropriate research instruments within the quantitative and/or qualitative paradigm in order to investigate a complex issue or problem in the field of Recreation Science.
- Effectively diagnose the recreation needs of individuals, groups and communities, design basic intervention programmes, and apply these in various sociocultural contexts.
- Conceptualise and motivate a research design, and then undertake the research under supervision in an ethical manner to address and find solutions for identified issue or problem particular to this field of study.
- Communicate and defend research results in a professional and creative manner via an academically sound research dissertation or mini-dissertation, with correct referencing and technical requirements.
Associated assessment criteria
Integrated Assessment
The required research dissertation is an integrated culmination of all the research-related outcomes of this qualification. Opportunities for both continuous formative (in the form of continuous feedback on the research proposal and then each written chapter of the dissertation) and summative assessments (examination of the dissertation) are part of the learning design of the research masters qualification as stipulated in the General Academic Rules of the institution.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
This qualification enables the following articulation opportunities
Vertical articulation
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Music.
International comparability
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Level Descriptors for Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF) Level 9 were used to design the qualification standard. These Level Descriptors are internationally benchmarked criteria based upon published work of the National Quality Assurance bodies in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia. Furthermore, in the field of Recreation Science, the institution Recreation Sciences lecturers are constantly in discussions with the recreation lecturers of the University of Northern Iowa, United States of America (USA), to ensure that the qualification offered here is of international comparable standard.
Providers currently listed
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