Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the general field of enquiry
Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of specific areas of enquiry in the programme.
Understand the interrelationships amongst various areas of the field of knowledge.
Ability to analyse components, issues, factors, structures, etc.
Grasp the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of the area of study.
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of current critical debates.
Summarise, compare, and evaluate a substantial body of knowledge.
Construct a sustained argument, formulate questions and work towards solutions.
Command the conceptual discourse of the field of study.
Solve problems, both theoretical and applied.
Demonstrate an appropriate understanding of the discipline.
Contextualise this study within the social environment and in the light of historical understanding.
Contextualise this study in the light of the South African transition.
Develop a clear understanding of the historical and present state and possible future of the disciplinary areas, and their interdisciplinary concomitants, in which they are working.
Demonstrate a command of academic English at an appropriate level.
Demonstrate familiarity with information technology at an appropriate level.
Understand human diversity in its moral and conceptual aspects.
Understand the diversity of academic approaches, which impinge on the discipline in question.
Present findings at an appropriate level, both orally and in writing.
Carry out a substantial independent research project conforming to acknowledged scholarly protocols.
Integrated Assessment
The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all / most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.
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