Admission requirements
Candidates who do not hold a National Senior Certificate may be admitted on the basis of an equivalent qualification or appropriate work experience, specifically with regard to project-type or related work.
Duration
Six months
Language medium
English
Registration periods
First semester: December to January
Second semester: 01 to 30 June
Tuition method
UNISA open distance learning
Kind of assessment
Formative assessment and examination admission will comply with UNISA’s formative assessment rules and policies
Formative assessment:
Two compulsory assignments must be handed-in before or on the due date. The year mark will comprise ten percent (10%) and the examination mark ninety percent (90%) of the final mark for each of the two modules.
Summative assessment:
One/two-hour examination counting 70 marks must be written for each of the two modules. The examination will consist of both multiple-choice and essay-type questions. ln order to pass the course, a student must obtain a final pass mark of at least fifty percent (50%) in each of the two modules. Furthermore, a subminimum of forty-five percent (45%) has to be obtained in the examination in order to pass a particular module with a final mark of fifty percent (50%), given that the student was able to obtain a year mark of a hundred percent (100%).