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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Social Behavioural Studies (HIV-AIDS)

Qualification code: 99425
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 101090
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
This qualification consists of 5 modules. This 120-credit qualification can be completed full-time (notional hours required: 32-36 hours of study per week for a year) or part-time (16-18 hours of study per week for two years). Students who plan to complete the qualification part-time should register for the Research Report in their last year of study. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer or laptop, printer and the internet. Students who were previously registered for qualification code [03298] were transferred to an aligned qualification code [99425]. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS/EQUIVALENCES: Students will retain credit(s) for the replacement module(s). SOSNAVN has been replaced with HMSOC82 SB7002U is equivalent to SBH4801 SB70073 is equivalent to SBH4802
Purpose statement:
The purpose is to provide the discipline and research knowledge on the psychological and social wellbeing of people in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). A further purpose is to provide discipline-based knowledge and research and analytical skills with regard to the design, analysis and evaluation of education materials for HIV and AIDS communication interventions at aimed at different target audiences. A third purpose is to provide the nature, steps and writing of a comprehensive literature review to simulate the impacts of social issues such as HIV and AIDS.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

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 2026 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.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

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

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Compulsory.
HMSOC82 - Sociological Research Methodologies on Social Issues
HRSBH81 - Research Project
PYC4806 - Wellbeing in the HIV/AIDS and Social Care Context
SBH4801 - Social Behavioural Aspects of HIV/AIDS Co-requisite:PYC4806
SBH4802 - Ontwerp van effektiewe gesondheidskommunikasietekste / Designing effective health communication texts