TUT MTech in Comparative Local Development- Structured

MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: COMPARATIVE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

(Structured)

Qualification code: MTCVS0 – NQF Level 8

Campus where offered:

Pretoria Campus (Metro Skinner (Nana Sita) Street)

Important notification to new applicants:

Before submitting an application for admission, applicants are advised to consult the University’s website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework.

Please note that this qualification is offered in partnership with the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI).

REMARKS

a.Admission requirement(s):Candidates should –

•be in possession of any four-year university degree in economics, law, political science, sociology or an equivalent qualification;

•be fluent in English and be computer literate;

•present a project work proposal; and

•demonstrate congruence of experience and motives with the nature of the programme.

b.Selection criteria:

Admission is subject to selection. Priority will be given to candidates who are employed.

c.Duration:

A minimum of two years and a maximum of three years. Students have to re-register annually for this qualification.

d.Exclusion and readmission:

See Chapter 2 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

e.Rules on postgraduate studies:

See Chapter 8 of the Students’ Rules and Regulations for more information.

f.Presentation:

Day classes.

g.Intake for the qualification:January only.

h.Research Project:

The evaluation of the Research Project constitutes 25% of the total evaluation of the quali- fication.

i.Subject credits:

Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.

CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR
CODE	SUBJECT	CREDIT
FIRST SEMESTER
EAL501T	Economic Approaches to Local	(0,075)
	Development

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LAL501T	Legal Approaches to Local Development	(0,075)
SAL501T	Socio-Political Approaches to Local	(0,075)
	Development
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SEMESTER:		0,225
SECOND SEMESTER
DEP501T	Local Development and Entrepreneurship	(0,075)
	Policies
MVS501T	Management of Diversities in Societies	(0,075)
RIG501T	Regional Integration and Multilevel	(0,075)
	Governance
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SEMESTER:		0,225
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE FIRST YEAR:		0,450
SECOND YEAR
CODE	SUBJECT	CREDIT
FIRST SEMESTER
FLD501T	Financial Aspects of Local Development	(0,075)
PJG521T	Project Management	(0,075)
SLV501T	Sustainable Local Development	(0,075)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SEMESTER:		0,225
SECOND SEMESTER
CLD501T	Research Project	(0,250)
CLD501R	Research Project (re-registration)	(0,000)
IER501T	Internship	(0,075)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SEMESTER:		0,325
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SECOND YEAR:		0,550
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION:		1,000

SUBJECT INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject. On 24 August 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

E

ECONOMIC APPROACHES TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (EAL501T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Exploring the conditions for economic development, focusing on innovation systems theory. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

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F

FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (FLD501T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

The role of the financial system in the process of local economic development. Policy instruments used to strengthen the financial support to the development process. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

I

INTERNSHIP (IER501T)	PRACTICAL EVALUATION
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Practical exposure to policy design and implementation in relevant government departments or NGOs. This will enable students to bring the theoretical aspects of the programme to an unfamiliar workplace and to critically assess current practices. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

L

LEGAL APPROACHES TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (LAL501T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Underlying legal concepts in local development and laying the foundation for exploring the organisation and functions of the different levels of government and administration. Focus on the organisation of local government from a comparative perspective, with particular focus on the constitutional frameworks and institutions of the countries of southern Africa as re-shaped in the transitional period of the 1990s. The legal basis for trans-border cooperation in the southern Africa region and the outlook of the progressive embodiment of traditional law in modern constitutional systems will be studied. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP POLICIES (DEP501T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Definition of the concept of entrepreneurship by paying special attention to the specificity of contexts within which entrepreneurship becomes manifest, the different types and roles of entrepreneurship and the role of institutions in determining which features prevail. Barriers to entrepreneurship and the relevant policy implications. Distribution of SMMEs. Underground economy and organised criminality. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

M

MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSITIES IN SOCIETIES (MVS501T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Examining the challenges of the pluralistic society for local development. Regulation and management of diversities and relations in plural societies with an emphasis on the regulation and management of ethnic relations and the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. Concepts related to identifying difference and diversity and their implications for local development. Students will be equipped with conceptual frameworks, skills and strategies for managing these differences to create opportunities for local development. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

P

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PJG521T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Designing, developing and evaluating programmes and presenting them effectively orally and in writing. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

R

REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE (RIG501T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Evaluating and understanding the economic, legal, political and social implications and the contributions of

the process of regional integration and multi-level governance to local development. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

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RESEARCH PROJECT (CLD501T/R)	PROJECT ASSESSMENT
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Analysis, research and experience are combined to produce an original and innovative project for local development in southern Africa or other areas in transformation. The students’ ability to research, apply and elaborate on the knowledge and technical expertise they acquired during the taught component of the programme is developed. (Total tuition time: not available)

S

SOCIO-POLITICAL APPROACHES TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (SAL501T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

An orientation to the alternative socio-political theoretical and conceptual explanations of the process of development and the differing international, national and regional factors affecting local development. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (SLV501T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Economics)

Highlighting the basic concepts in sustainable development by drawing out certain policy implications. Special attention is devoted to the general concepts and methodological issues, but empirical examples will also be discussed. (Total tuition time: ± 34 hours)

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