Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Administration Honours in Public Administration

Qualification code: 98449
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 105741
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
It is strongly recommended that you complete HMEMS80 first, before registering for HRPUB83. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.
Purpose statement:
The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide Hons BAdmin graduates with the systematic knowledge, specialized skills, applied competence and necessary attitudes in the fields of development and public administration to make them lifelong learners, employable workers/entrepreneurs and contributors to development and public administration in various public and civic contexts. A second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with graduates in development and public administration with in-depth knowledge and the confidence to identify and define complex problems to widen the leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activity. A third purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with people who can play a constructive role as change agents in the field of development and public administration.
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 2024 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
Group A. Compulsory
HMEMS80 - Research Methodology
HRPUB83 - Research Report: Public Administration Co-requisite:HMEMS80
Group B. Choose 3 from the following
PUB4860 - Public Human Resource Management
PUB4861 - Public Financial Management
PUB4862 - Governmental Planning and Policy Analysis in the Public Sector
PUB4863 - Study of Organisations and the Public Sector
PUB4865 - Management and the Public Sector