Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Baccalaureus Technologiae: Correctional Services Management

Qualification code: BTCOR
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 62314
APS/AS: 50
Rules:
Students who passed KRPNL25 will be exempted from registering for PEN4802. Students who passed KRPNL6A will be exempted from registering for PEN4803. Students who passed MNG301A will be exempted from registering for MNG3701.
Purpose statement:
This qualification is intended for persons who function on the strategic level within the Correctional Services environment. The qualifying learner will be competent in legal, administrative and managerial principles and techniques within the context of Correctional Services Management and formulating, interpreting and implementing corporate strategies, policies and procedures.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.
Qualification offered until 2023, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2023 academic year once the registration period opens.


Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

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Curriculum for this qualification

As you are deciding on the modules you will be registering for, remember to write down the module names and codes so that you have something that you can refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Compulsory.
CSA4M1C - Fundamental Influence (Module A)
CSA4M2C - Comparative Correctional Services Systems (Module B)
CSM4M1V - Correctional Services Management IV (Module I)
CSM4M2V - Correctional Services Management IV (Module II)
PEN4802 - Applied Research Methodology in Penology
PEN4803 - Research Article in Penology Co-requisite:PEN4802
Electives. Choose 1 from the following. AST441D & MNG3701 count as one module.
AST441D - Strategic Correctional Services Management Co-requisite:MNG3701 or MNG301A
HRM4801 - Advanced Human Resource Management
MNG3701 - Strategic Planning IIIA Pre-requisite:MNG2601