Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

Purpose

The purpose of the qualification is to produce a diplomate who is capable of.

• Sophisticated and resourceful thinking.
• Complex problem solving and application skills.
• Demonstrating an advanced critical awareness in appropriate disciplinary areas.
• Knowledge building, leadership and decision making in professional contexts.

The purpose of the qualification is also to enhance the career of the diplomate by preparing him/her for a leadership position.

Further, the purpose of the qualification is to produce leaders who contribute to the economy and social well-being of South Africa.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Learners who fall outside of the regular admissions process who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the institution that they have a qualification or experiential- or work-based learning which has taken the learner to an equivalent level of a qualification specified above (under Formally Accredited Learning), may be considered for admission and/or for the recognition of prior accredited and/or prior experiential learning. Learners who, after such assessment, are deemed to have sufficient potential but are in need ofneed further academic development, may be required to broaden their curriculum to include preliminary qualifications before admission or parallel qualifications after admission.

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is

• Advanced Diploma in Fine and Applied Arts, NQF Level 7.

The qualifying learner is able to

1.1 Use full range of terminology and key concepts in different disciplines in South African and international literature.

1.2 Use specialist primary and secondary research resources, materials, methodologies.

1.3 Show extensive in-depth meta-cognitive understanding of own position in relation to debates within a text.

2.1 Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of academic conventions.

2.2 Show understanding of current debates and research findings.

1. Apply knowledge of critical and analytic approaches to subject matter of discipline.

4.1 Apply knowledge of research methods and their application.

4.2 Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of relevant literature.

5.1 Apply knowledge of the importance of individual responsibility in generating ideas and writing research papers.

5.2 Possess advanced knowledge needed for self-directed, independent learning.

6.1 Show understanding of group dynamics and processes and roles and when to use them for desired outcome.

6.2 Demonstrate an awareness of diversity in own and other contexts.

7.1 Have an in-depth knowledge of the world eco-systemically.

7.2 Understand the relationship between your own discipline and others.

1. Understand and use the concepts, methods, theories and analytical processes which are accepted and/or contested in the discipline.

The qualifying learner is able to

• Use sophisticated selection and search strategies for appropriate databases and information resources.
• Process and critically evaluate different kinds of texts and data across a wide range.
• Articulate own position within debates.
• Use appropriate written conventions and representational technologies to sustain clear coherent argument.
• Present effectively in oral form, ideas, theories, discipline- specific information.
• Critically evaluate theoretical models.
• Apply subject matter to real life situations.
• Assess significance of findings in published research.
• Write scholarly papers.
• Be a purposeful, self-directed resourceful scholar.
• Demonstrate a capacity to balance and manage a range of academic and life commitments.
• Solve problems effectively and demonstrate leadership, independence and purposefulness when appropriate.
• Work constructively with diversity within a dynamic situation.
• Evaluate research and practice within an ecosystemic paradigm.
• Apply concepts, methods, theories and analytical processes to new information and situations.
• Apply disciplinary knowledge to self-motivated enquiry.
• Understand the connections and conflicts between writers in the field.

Integrated Assessment

The integrated assessment of these criteria will be achieved by a variety of strategies, including written examinations, individual projects and assignments and seminar presentations.

ASSOCIATED VALUES

The qualifying learner is aware of the importance of the need to

1. Commit him/herself to evaluate published research.
2. Respect and acknowledge the ownership of intellectual property.

3.1 Commit him/herself to responsible decision-making

3.2 Be sensitive to different ways of constructing knowledge and the ethical application of knowledge.

1. Show commitment to ethical research and responsible.
2. Pursue excellence, accountability and resourcefulness.
3. Commit him/herself to collaborative processes.

7.1 Recognise and deal sensitively with the multiple perspectives of people

7.2 Value adaptability and change.

8.1 Adhere to the ethical standards of the discipline

8.2 Be sensitive to the ethical implications of their own practices.