Bachelor of Administration

Dr Christiana Kappo-Abidemi

Programme Description

The Bachelor of Administration which was approved by Council on Higher Education in 2019 enrols the first set of undergraduates in 2020. The B-Admin is a 360 SAQA credits and HEQSF level 7-degree qualification with a minimum duration of three (3) years to complete. The purpose of the Bachelor of Administration is to address the human capacity needs for public administration and in this way support the achievement of the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and the National Skills Development Strategy, and meet the identified need of the Mpumalanga Provincial Government: Socio-Economic Review and Outlook and Local Government Sector and Education and Training Authority (LGSETA). The curriculum contributes towards these outcomes as follows. All students will take Public Administration in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd years and thus receive three full years of education and training in this core subject. Similarly, students will take Business Management across all three years as the subject is seen as essential for graduates to function efficiently and effectively in the Public Administration domain. In 1^st year students are supported with a foundational module in end user computing that will ensure that all students are able to use standard software for word-processing, preparation for presentations and management of large data sets. A second foundational module will assist students with academic literacy for public administration and these skills will continue to be developed through 2^nd and 3^rd years in other modules. In addition to the core subjects described above, students are able to broaden their knowledge and skills by selecting from a range of elective subjects including Politics, Economics, Sociology, Psychology and Industrial Psychology, which will complement Public Administration and Business Management and allow them to specialize in a particular area of Public Pdministration.

At third year level the focus is on research and preparing the students to undertake research as part of a team. This both prepares them to continue to Honours and to contribute to research in the workplace.