Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Police Science

Qualification code: 90074
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 97680
APS/AS: 60
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with managerial skills and enhance their expertise as professionals in the law enforcement sector. On the completion of this qualification, learners will be able to: - Develop a strategic management plan to optimise use of resources in a law enforcement environment. - Critically assess the impact of leadership and strategic management of a law enforcement environment. - Analyse and enhance service excellence of law enforcement processes. - Develop an integrated plan to optimise policing. - Conduct research in the realm of law enforcement.
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
Compulsory.
HMPOL80 - Applied Research Methodology in Police Science
HRPOL81 - Research Report in Police Science Co-requisite:HMPOL80
OVM4801 - Investigative Principles for Policing IV
POL4803 - Crime Prevention Principles for Policing IV
Choose one from the following.
PUB4867 - Strategic Public Management IV
PUB4869 - Public Policy Management