Bachelor of Public Administration Honours
The Bachelor of Public Administration Honours is taught by way of lectures, with contact sessions at the Bellville Park campus or in Tshwane, followed by interactive telematic teaching sessions in Stellenbosch or at other centres across South Africa and Namibia.
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When applying
Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
Admission requirements
• A BAdmin degree in Public and Development Management with an average of 60% for the Public Administration modules on third-year level;
or
• An Advanced Diploma in Public Accountability, Public Management or Public Administration (NQF level 7) with an average of 60%;
or
• Any university or BTech degree with an average of 60% and preferably three years of working experience;
and Six admission modules that you must have passed at NQF level 7 (see the list below);
or
• Any four-year tertiary diploma with an acceptable study record and at least five years of appropriate work exposure. Your qualifications and experience must comply with the recognition of prior learning (RPL) regulations of the University, the Faculty and the School of Public Leadership,respectively.
and Six admission modules at NQF level 7 that you must pass (see the list below).
Admission modules at NQF level 7:
o Administrative Law,
o Orientation to Research Methods and Writing Skills for Public and Development Management,
o Orientation to Public Management,
o Orientation to Development,
o Orientation to Public Policy, and
o Computer Skills in Public and Development Management.
Further requirement
You must have access to a computer and stable internet connection for online learning.
Selection
The number of students selected will be influenced by staff capacity and the availability of resources in the School, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources can fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.
Should the number of applicants that meets the admission requirements exceed the available capacity of the School, the criteria in the admission requirements will be used to rank the applicants in order of suitability, and to finalise the list of selected applicants.
Supporting application documents
Curriculum vitae (CV)
A document that outlines your educational level, employment history, description of work experience, especially that is relevant to your application to study and contact details of three referees.
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Curriculum vitae (CV)
Letter of motivation
One-page document explaining what factors are motivating you to apply for the specific programme(s) and describing what makes you a suitable candidate.
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Motivational letter / Essay
Programme structure
Programme structure
This programme is presented by means of face-to-face block sessions and interactive online sessions. The block contact sessions consist of one to two weeks of lectures in February and June and take place on the Bellville Park campus or in Tshwane, the latter only when financially viable. For the interactive online sessions, you may be required to gather at an electronic study centre near your place of residence. These lecture sessions happen once a term for each module and take a whole day. These lectures are presented using appropriate interactive e learning platforms. You can interact with the lecturer during a transmission. For the remaining time, when you are not attending block or online lectures, you must do assignments and study at home.
Examinations are not all written centrally on campus, but rather in the different study centres.
Programme content
You must earn a total of at least 120 credits for this programme.
Compulsory modules (120 credits)
All modules are compulsory, except where you must choose between the module Governance: Politics and the module Local Governance.
60674 Financial Management and Cost Accounting 761 (9)
12586 Governance: Economics 761 (9)
12587 Governance: Politics 761 (9)
11648 Local Governance 761 (9)
58661 Leadership and Change Management 761 (9)
60682 Information and Communication Technology for Management 761 (9)
12529 Organisation Design 761 (9)
59250 People Management 761 (9)
51993 Project Management 761 (9)
12229 Public Policy Management 761 (9)
11345 Research Assignment: Public and Development Management 761 (30)
58718 Sustainable Development 761 (9)