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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
| Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law |
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
| 90669 | Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| University of South Africa | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
| CHE - Council on Higher Education | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
| Postgraduate Diploma | Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security | Justice in Society | ||
| ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
| Undefined | 120 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 08 | Regular-Provider-ELOAC |
| REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
| Reregistered | SAQA 1141/23 | 2021-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2025-06-30 | 2028-06-30 | |||
| In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. |
| PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
| Purpose:
The primary purpose of the qualification is for students to acquire advanced knowledge, specific skills and applied competence in the specialised field of Banking Law for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity, and to make valuable contributions to society. A second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa and the global community with Postgraduate students skilled in the legal aspects of Banking Law to ensure that the leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activity is widened. A third purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa and the global community with Postgraduate students skilled in Banking Law, who understand the constructive role they need to play as intellectual leaders in their society, and who are empowered and equipped with the necessary skills to play a key role in the continued shaping of Banking Law in a just society based on the values of a constitutional democracy within a world legal order. A fourth purpose of this qualification will be for students to understand and appreciate the tangent points between Western concepts of banking, on the one hand, and, indigenous African banking concepts such as stokvels and credit-rotating associations, on the other hand. The similarities between these concepts as well as a broader knowledge of Banking Law in general, will create an understanding and an appreciation for the need to develop systems and concepts to fill the current need to offer banking products to those South Africans who are currently `unbanked'. Students who have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law will be able to provide leadership and be able to work in a variety of financial and banking sectors. Rationale: The Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law is offered to provide comprehensive Banking Law training to Postgraduate students. In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of students that have registered for LLM and LLD Degrees specialising in Banking Law. The failure of some local banks, for example Saambou Bank, the promulgation of the National Credit Act 34 of 2006, an increase in money laundering and the proliferation in electronic transfer of funds as the modern-day preferred method of payment are some of the factors that have contributed to the increased interest of students to specialise in a postgraduate qualification focusing exclusively on banking law. The world-wide economic crisis which started at the end of 2007, was primarily the result of over-lending by banks. This, in turn, resulted in large numbers of money-borrowers who defaulted on banks. Many banks went insolvent. Major economies have collapsed or are on the verge of collapsing. The economic crisis of 2007 has left economists, bankers and banking lawyers with many unresolved questions. There is currently a new generation of role players in the banking industry and bankers as well as their clients, who have a need of a better understanding of the legal principles which govern banks, the relationships between banks and their customers and the financial products which banks sell. The aim of the Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law is to offer a Postgraduate Law qualification to legal practitioners who need to acquaint themselves with the principles of Banking Law. The Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law is distinct from the LLB Degree in that it provides students with in-depth and comprehensive, specialised knowledge of Banking Law. It has much more depth than an LLB module which deals with Banking Law in a more general manner. The Postgraduate Diploma allows students who have completed an LLB, a Bachelor of Arts: Law, or a Bachelor of Commerce: Law Degree to obtain a Postgraduate qualification in Banking Law. Students who have completed the Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law are well equipped to continue with Master's studies in Banking Law. It provides students with the necessary knowledge which will assist them to successfully complete an LLM Degree, should they decide to continue with their studies. The qualification also provides students with specialised knowledge to practise law. It meets the growing need of society for lawyers with specialised training and enables the student to meet the increasing range of problems arising from a rapidly developing economy. The Postgraduate Diploma: Banking Law will enable students to advance their career in the fields of law, particularly in the banking sector (for example, legal advisors, senior banking employees or banking compliance officers). Students who complete this qualification will be better equipped to apply their skills and knowledge in their respective professions (for example, legal advisors, magistrates, judges, prosecutors, attorneys, advocates or compliance officers). |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| Students who register for this qualification are assumed to have:
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): RPL can be used to: All evidence used for RPL should be judged according to the general principles of assessment. Unisa lecturers will act as assessors for RPL purposes. Access to the Qualification: The minimum admission requirement is an appropriate Bachelor's Degree (for example, Bachelor of Arts: Law, Bachelor of Commerce: Law; or LLB. |
| RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
| Y |
| QUALIFICATION RULES |
| The qualification consists of the following 5 Compulsory modules.
Modules: |
| EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
| 1. Identify and understand the role of the legal aspects of Banking Law in everyday life.
2. Critique and analyse Banking Law within a contextual framework. 3. Solve, identify and analyse complex multi-dimensional legal problems related to Banking Law. 4. Engage critically and analytically with legal text related to legal aspects of Banking Law. 5. Contribute to the realisation of a just society based on a legal democracy. Critical Cross-Field Outcomes: All Critical Cross-Field Outcomes are embedded appropriately in the modules which constitute the qualification. They will be assessed within the context of the qualification. On achieving this qualification a student will be able to: 1. Identify, analyse and address legal problems related to banking law by using his or her acquired knowledge base responsibly and applying his or her acquired skills to engage critically and creatively with the legal aspects in a given context. 2. Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community to contribute to the sound administration of justice, the development of the law and legal system to meet the needs of society, and to further a just society based on a constitutional democracy. 3. Communicate effectively using language skills in the modes of written persuasion in often extensive pieces of sustained discourse. 4. Manage and organise his or her activities and life responsibly and effectively. 5. Technology is used effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem solving contexts do not exist in isolation. |
| ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for Critical Cross-Field Outcome 1: Associated Assessment Criteria for Critical Cross-Field Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Critical Cross-Field Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Critical Cross-Field Outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for Critical Cross-Field Outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for Critical Cross-Field Outcome 6: Integrated Assessment: For award of the qualification, a candidate must achieve each of the compulsory modules and must demonstrate the ability to engage in these fields of law in an integrative way, dealing with divergent and "random" demands related to these work operations, effectively. Evidence is required that the candidate is able to achieve the purpose of the qualification as a whole at the time of the award of the qualification. Assessors assess and give credit for the evidence of learning that has already been acquired through formal, informal and non-formal learning and experience. |
| INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
| There are a large number of comparable international qualifications against which this qualification can be compared. The fact that a number of other universities elsewhere in the world also offer a Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law also serves as a strong indication of the relative importance of this type of qualification (Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law).
Comparisons have been made with the Postgraduate Diplomas in Banking Law which are offered by the following three Universities: It needs to be emphasised that these three international institutions represent but a small sample of the long list of international tertiary institutions which offer a Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law. The Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law and its component modules compare well with their international counterparts. The modules offered as part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law show a strong similarity with the modules offered as part of the Postgraduate Diplomas in Banking Law at the three universities referred to above. The only major difference in the proposed Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law and the Diploma' offered at the Saurashtra University and the University of the Punjab, is the strong presence of the Principles of Islamic Banking Law in the latter two diplomas. Another difference between the Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law and the Diplomas offered at the three foreign universities is the strong emphasis on the lending and financing functions of banks in the latter three diplomas. However, in the Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law there is a component on the lending function of South African banks, with specific reference to the role and function of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 in regulation of the credit industry in South Africa. In general, the Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law and its component modules compare well with their international counterparts. The only major differences are in formatting and scope of coverage or focus. |
| ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
| This Qualification articulates horizontally with:
The Qualification articulates vertically with: |
| MODERATION OPTIONS |
| Moderation is conducted internally through a system of second examiners. Second examiners act as moderators for examination purposes. These are senior academics.
For all Postgraduate Diplomas and Degrees, senior academics from other universities act as moderators. |
| CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
| The minimum requirement for appointment as a lecturer or external assessor is an LLM or an appropriate post-graduate qualification. All assessment done by external assessors is quality controlled by internal academic staff. |
| NOTES |
| N/A |
| LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
| NONE |
| PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: |
| This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here. |
| 1. | University of South Africa |
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