| Qualification code: | 98767 |
| NQF level: | 7 |
| Total credits: | 360 |
| SAQA ID: | 90668 |
| APS/AS: | 21 |
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Rules: Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet. |
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| Purpose statement: The purpose of the qualification is to educate procurement and supply chain practitioners of government departments at national, provincial and municipal levels and in public entities. Qualifying learners will be able to work effectively in procurement and also in any position in Supply Chain Management in the public sector. This qualification is aimed at learners who work in the public sector in all spheres of government, specifically in the procurement and supply chain area, and who seek to develop essential public administration, procurement and supply chain management skills needed at functional and higher management levels. Qualifying learners will be able to demonstrate knowledge, specific skills and applied competence in fields associated with Public Financial Management, Procurement and Supply Chain Management. The qualification also stresses the value of continuing personal intellectual growth. It should lead to gainful economic activity and ethical conduct and leadership by graduating learners. Upon completion of the Bachelor of Commerce in Public Procurement Management, the qualified learner would have been actively engaged in becoming a well-rounded, educated person, specifically preparing for further study and/or the work environment as a procurement and supply chain management practitioner or manager. He or she will have a theoretical foundation that will guide him/her in the work public environment to act as a functional level manager or at higher management levels in the field of public procurement, operations and supply chain management. She or he will have developed and will hold certain ethical values and be able to integrate general public financial, administration, procurement and supply chain related knowledge and skills and the application of theory to practice. Graduating learners will also be able to contribute to the theory of Public Procurement and Supply Chain Management when they articulate to higher degrees in Business Management. |
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| This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes. | |
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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.
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
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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 |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| ECS1501 - Economics IA | |
| ECS1601 - Economics IB (Macroeconomics I) | Co-requisite:ECS1501 |
| MNB1501 - Business Management IA | |
| MNB1601 - Business Management IB | Pre-requisite:MNB1501 |
| PUB1501 - The Nature, Content and Scope of Public Administration | |
| PUB1504 - Public Resource Management I | |
| PUB1505 - Public Supply Chain Management | |
| PUB1511 - Local Government Management | |
| PUB1601 - The Structuring and Functioning of Public Services | Co-requisite:PUB1501 |
| SUS1501 - Sustainability and Greed | |
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| MNG2601 - General Management | |
| MNP2601 - Purchasing Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNP2602 - Supply Chain Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 Co-requisite:MNP2601 |
| PUB2601 - Foundations of Public Administration | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB2606 - Environmental Affairs | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB2607 - Public Financial Management II | Pre-requisite:PUB1504 |
| PUB2610 - Public Procurement & Logistics Management II | Pre-requisite:PUB1504 |
| PUB2614 - Local Government Management II | Pre-requisite:PUB1511 |
| TRL2604 - Integrated Logistics | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| MNG3701 - Strategic Planning IIIA | Pre-requisite:MNG2601 |
| MNG3702 - Strategic Implementation and Control IIIB | Co-requisite:MNG3701 |
| MNP3701 - Strategic Sourcing | Pre-requisite:MNP2601 |
| MNP3702 - Supply Chain Alignment | Pre-requisite:MNP2602 |
| MNP3703 - Supplier Relationship Management | Pre-requisite:MNP2601 |
| PRM3701 - Project Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| PUB3703 - Public Policy | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3704 - Organisational Studies in the Public Sector | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3705 - Public Financial Administration and Management | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3707 - Ethics in Public Administration and Administrative Justice | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3716 - Public Financial and Procurement Management IIIB | Pre-requisite:PUB2607 & PUB2610 |