After retiring as Regional Director (Free State, Northern Cape, Lesotho and Namibia) at the University of South Africa, Prof. Bredenkamp spent a short while in the private sector occupying different managerial positions as well as a position as Director of Companies.

Prof. Bredenkamp returned to the academic community as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, UFS, in 2007. He teaches various courses in Sociology and Sociological Theory at under- and post-graduate level. He has also been providing guidance to post-graduate students and acted as external moderator and examiner on honours, masters and doctoral degree level. Since his appointment at the UFS, Prof. Bredenkamp has served on Senior Management level on various committees as part of his community service responsibilities.

He is presently researching migration patterns between church communities in fulfilment of the requirements for an M.Th. degree. His most recent research publication is a co-authored chapter dealing with research by the OECD on regional collaboration and development in the Free State, to be published at the end of 2012 (Project leader: Prof. Lochner Marais).
 

Sociological theory applied to religious phenomena - Migration of the members of a church between church communities: reasons for migration, migration patterns, and levels of influence. The impact of the consumer society, “Macdonaldisation” and post-modernism on the church and members of a church

Sociological theory applied to education matters - A sociological analysis of the higher education management policy and practice. The growing non-academic workload of academics. The development of human capital, engagement and cooperation between the university authorities and the community. Higher education specifically.

Sociological theory applied to political phenomena Political policy -  university policy; prejudice; stereotypes and racism. Political movements and agendas. Rhetoric and propaganda considered against citizens’ rights and the experience of service delivery, among others things.