Full Online Qualifications
Study with SACAP Online
Studying online is a good choice if you are a motivated and independent learner who can self-pace through resources and activities while balancing other life commitments.
Studying with SACAP online, in particular, is an active and engaging experience that gives you the flexibility to meet your weekly course requirements at a place and pace that suits you best.
Your educators release the learning materials on a Monday morning and you have the full 7 days to complete the tasks. From time to time, your educator may choose to schedule Live webinars with advanced notice.
Just as in real life, we deliberately keep our online class sizes small. This means you get to know your peers, your educators and your work really well. What’s more, our online support team makes sure that students never feel lost or alone.
Why Study Online?
- Enjoy a high degree of flexibility and independence.
- Set the pace of your learning and engagement with material and activities to meet each week’s study requirements.
- Studying part-time makes it easier to manage your studies with your other life commitments.
- You’re not bound by place. You decide where you want to study.
- Advancements in technology offer variety in engagement, learning approaches and collaboration through various weekly activities and tasks.
- You don’t have to worry about travel costs.
- Have access to online library resources and physical campuses as resource centres.
- You will still do course-specific Work Integrated Learning which is where you gain invaluable practical experience.
The courses you can study Online
Higher Certificate in Business Management
- Duration: 5 Academic Terms, Part-Time and 1 Year Full Time
- Modules: 9
- Accreditation: NQF 5, CHE Accredited
- SAQA ID 118460
Higher Certificate in Counselling and Communication Skills
- Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Modules: 9
- Accreditation: NQF 5, CHE accredited
Higher Certificate in Human Resource Management
- Duration: 5 Academic Terms, Part-Time and 1 Year Full Time
- Modules: 9
- Accreditation: NQF 5, CHE, SABPP Endorsement
- SAQA ID 118461
Diploma in Counselling and Communication Skills
- Duration: 2 years full-time, 3 years part-time
- Modules: 18
- Accreditation: NQF 6, CHE accredited, professionally endorsed by the SAQA recognised ASCHP (Registered Professional Body SAQA ID: 984)
- Work Integrated Learning: 200 hours including supervision
Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Majoring in Psychology and Human Resource Management)
- Duration: 5 years part-time
- Modules: 26
- Accreditation: NQF 7, CHE
- Work Integrated Learning: 3 months, full-time including mentoring
Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Majoring in Psychology and Criminology)
- Duration: 3 years full-time (Campus), or 5 years part-time (Online)
- Accreditation: NQF 7, CHE accredited
- SAQA ID: 90844
Work Integrated Learning:
The Work Integrated Learning (WIL) module in the BAppSocSci Criminology stream is a project-based, two-term module at NQF Level 7 that integrates criminological and psychological theory with community practice.
Students engage in structured projects with Victim Empowerment Programmes (VEPs), Community Policing Forums (CPFs), and related organisations, contributing to crime-prevention, advocacy, and victim support initiatives.
Through supervised projects, they design and deliver psycho-educational activities, support referral pathways, and perform administrative tasks. The module emphasises ethical conduct, teamwork, cultural sensitivity, and effective communication in multidisciplinary contexts. Students critically reflect on how grassroots interventions address systemic justice issues while developing applied professional skills.
Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Majoring in Psychology and Business Management)
- Duration: 5 years part-time
- Modules: 26
- Accreditation: NQF 7, CHE
- Work Integrated Learning: 200 hours, including mentoring
Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Majoring in Psychology and Counselling)
- Duration: 3 years full-time, 5 years part-time
- Modules: 26
- Accreditation: NQF 7, CHE
- Work Integrated Learning: 200 hours including supervision
Bachelor of Social Science in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Duration: 3 years full-time (Campus), or 5 years part-time (Online)
- Accreditation: NQF 7, CHE accredited
- SAQA ID: 125163
- Work Integrated Learning: 3 parts over 3 terms in year three, full-time, including supervision
Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Psychology Skills
- Duration: Offered part time only, over 4 academic terms
- Modules: 7
- Accreditation: NQF 8, CHE
Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Human Resource Management
- Duration: Offered part-time only, over 5 academic terms
- Modules: 7
- Accreditation: CHE accredited at NQF Level 8. Aligned with the SABPP competencies in design
Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Business Management
- Duration: 18 months, Part Time
- Accreditation: NQF 8
- Credits: 120
- SAQA ID: 122289
Master of Social Science in Community Mental Health Promotion
- Duration: 2 years, part-time
- Modules: 10, including core modules, intensive modules, workshops and a mini dissertation.
- Accreditation: Aligned with the National Skills Development Strategy 111 and the National Development Plan 2030. It is NQF9 and CHE-accredited.
- SAQA ID 101981
FAQ
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How to apply
How to apply
1. Talk
Chat to your admissions officer for course advice or to answer any questions you may have.
2. Submit
- Fill in your application form Send it, together with your supporting documents.
3. Pay
- Pay your registration fee and finalise payment plans and outstanding documents to confirm your place.
4. Receive
Get your student number, textbook lists and invitation to orientation. Congratulations! You are now a fully registered student at SACAP.
