MILITARY ACADEMY

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MILITARY ACADEMY
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HISTORY

• Established 1 April 1950 under the auspices of
  the University of Pretoria
• Moved to Saldanha in 1953 under the patronage of
  the University of Stellenbosch
• 1961 Fully-fledged faculty of University of
  Stellenbosch

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VISION
Academic excellence in professional military
education
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MISSION
The Military Academy offers contextualised
academic programmes at a certificate, diploma,
graduate and post-graduate level and professional
development to students of the DoD and foreign
defence forces through technologically supported
residential and distance education, and conducts
research as well as community service for the
military and broader community
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OFFERED
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• Preparatory Certificate in Military Studies
• NQF level 4/5
• 6 months
• Residential

• Certificate in Military Studies
• NQF level 5
• Residential 1 year
• Distance education 2 years

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• Diploma in Military Studies
• NQF level 5
• Residential 2 years
• Distance education 4 years

• Bachelors Degree in Military Science
• NQF level 6
• Residential 3 years
• Distance education 6 years

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• Post-graduate Degrees in Military Science
• BMIL HONS NQF level 7
• MMIL NQF level 8

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SCOPE OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

• BMIL in Technology
• BMIL in Technology and Management
• BMIL in War, Environment and
• Technology
• BMIL in Security and Africa Studies
• BMIL in Organisation and Resource
• Management
• BMIL in Human and Organisational
• Development

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QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISIMS

• Student feedback questionnaires
• External Departmental Evaluation of
• Staff provision
• Research and Academic Expertise
• Teaching programme
• Service to students
• Available infrastructure
• Organisational funding and
• General academic funding.
• Programme Advisory Committees

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CURRENT ISSUES

• Representivity
• Academic stature
• Marketing
• Ability to maintain teaching and learning
  platform
• Maintenance of facilities and infrastructure
• Co-operative education and customer satisfaction

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AIMS OF MILITARY TRAINING PROGRAMMES

• Instilled with military ethos
• Remain proficient in conducting regimental /
  divisional duties
• Development of general psychometric skills,
  physical fitness and healthy lifestyle

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DEVELOPMENTAL FOCUS
COGNITIVE DOMAIN
Psychomotor Domain
Affective Domain
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TOTAL LEARNER BODY
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SERVICES AS OF POPULATION
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PROGRAMMES AS OF POPULATION
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GENDER AS OF POPULATION
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RACE AS OF POPULATION