General Requirements
For admission to programmes of study at the UZ for any first degree, a student must have the following qualifications in the ZIMSEC examinations or equivalent.
All applicants MUST have passed five subjects, including English Language at ‘O’ Level and at least two Advanced Level passes.
(N.B.: at ‘O’ level, only grades A, B and C are accepted.)
Additional Entry Requirements
In addition, to qualify to register for a particular Subject, a student must normally satisfy the conditions which are stipulated under each of the BAA Degree Programme below:
| DEPARTMENT | SUBJECT |
ADDITIONAL ENTRY REQUIRMENTS
|
|
African Languages and Literature |
Ndebele | A Level pass in Ndebele |
| Shona | A Level pass in Shona | |
| Economics | Economics | O Level pass in Mathematics |
| Economic History | Economic History | An ‘A’ Level pass in History and/or ‘A’ level pass in Economic History or Economics (plus either ‘O’ Level History or ‘O’ Level Economic History). |
| English | English | A Level pass in English |
|
Geography and Environmental Science |
Geography | An ‘O’ level pass in Mathematics and ‘A’ level pass in Geography. |
| History | Archaeology | An ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics and ‘A’ Level pass in History or Geography. |
| History | An ‘A’ level pass in History | |
| War and Strategic Studies | An ‘A’ level pass in a subject acceptable to the Department of History. | |
| Linguistics | Linguistics | A student should be registered for at least one language subject at Level I. |
| Mathematics | Mathematics | An ‘A’ level Pass in Mathematics |
| Modern Languages | Afrikaans/Nederlands | An ‘A’ level Pass in Afrikaans |
| Chinese and Cultural Studies | No special qualifications | |
|
Afrikaans and Cultural Studies |
No special qualifications
|
|
|
French Language and Cultural Studies |
No special qualifications
|
|
| German Language and Cultural Studies |
No special qualifications
|
|
| Spanish Language and Cultural Studies | No special qualification | |
|
Portuguese Language and Cultural Studies |
No special qualification | |
| Psychology | Psychology | An ‘O’ level pass in Mathematics and a Science subject |
|
Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy
|
Classical Studies
|
No special qualifications
|
| Greek Language and Culture |
No additional qualifications
|
|
| Latin Language and Culture | No special qualifications | |
| Philosophy | No special qualifications | |
| Religious Studies | ‘A’ level pass in Religious Studies/Divinity | |
| Theatre Arts | Theatre Arts | No special qualifications |
POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS
BAA programme is a 3 3 2 formation ie three subjects at level 1, three subjects at level 2 and two subjects at level 3. Some of the possible combinations are as follows:
|
Religious Studies History Philosophy |
Archaeology History Shona |
English Geography Religious Studies |
History Philosophy Religious Studies |
|
History Shona Religious Studies |
English Shona Linguistics |
History Philosophy Religious Studies |
English Economic History War and Strategic Studies |
|
Linguistics Shona Religious Studies |
Economic History English French |
History Religious Studies Theatre Arts
|
English Linguistics Portuguese |
|
German English Shona |
Archaeology Geography Shona |
Ndebele Linguistics Theatre Arts |
Classics Philosophy Religious Studies |
|
Chinese Linguistics Theatre Arts |
Economic History History War and Strategic Studies |
English Geography Shona |
Archaeology Geography History |
|
English French Linguistics |
Economic History History Political Administration |
Linguistics Shona Theatre Arts |
Archaeology Economic History Philosophy |
|
Archaeology Geography Philosophy |
Archaeology Economic History History |
Archaeology History Philosophy |
English Chinese Linguistics |
|
Economic History English French |
Religious Studies Shona Theatre Arts |
Classical Studies Linguistics Portuguese |
Classical Studies English French |
|
English Philosophy Sociology |
Economic History Economics Philosophy |
English Psychology Linguistics |
Geography Mathematics Archaeology |
SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR EACH SUBJECT
Bachelor of Arts Degree
The Bachelor of Arts Degree programme shall cover the courses listed under the following subjects, but not all optional courses will be on offer every semester:
Afrikaans Language and Cultural Studies
| Level |
Course Code |
Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | AKB1010 | Language 1 | 10 |
Core |
|
| AKB1050 | Language and Oral 1 | 10 | |||
| AKB1060 | Introduction to Culture and Civilisation | 10 | |||
| AKB1070 | Introduction to Communication | 10 | |||
| 2 | AKB2050 | Language 2 | 10 |
Core |
|
| AKB2060 | Language and Oral 2 | 10 | |||
| AKB2070 | Topics in Culture and Civilisation | 10 | |||
| AKB2080 | Topics in Communication | 10 | |||
| 3 | AKB3000 | Language 3 | 15 |
Core |
|
| AKB3050 | Language and Oral 3 | 15 | |||
| AKB3060 | Advanced Topics in Culture and Civilisation | 15 | |||
| AKB3070 | Advanced Topics in Communication | 15 |
Archaeology
Level 1: A student shall take and pass 3 core courses and 1 optional course
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 4 courses from the list of optional courses
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 4 courses from the list of optional courses
| Level |
Course Code |
Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | ARC1010 | Introduction to Archaeological Methods | 10 |
Core
|
|
| ARC1020 | Interpretation of Archaeological Data | 10 | |||
| ARC1030 | Introduction to Archaeological Theory | 10 | |||
| ARC1040 | PreHistory of Africa | 10 | |||
| ARC1050 | PreHistory of Near East, Europe and America | 10 | |||
| 2 | ARC2010 | Early Prehistory of Southern Africa | 10 |
Optional
|
|
| ARC2020 | Later Prehistory of Southern Africa | 10 | |||
| ARC2030 | Archaeological Theory 2 | ARC1030 | 10 | ||
| ARC2050 | Ethno Archaeology | 10 | |||
| ARC2160 | Heritage Management | 10 | |||
| ARC2080 | Heritage Interpretation | ARC2060 | 10 | ||
| ARC2100 | Environmental Archaeology | 10 | |||
| 3 | ARC3000 | Early Prehistory of Southern Africa | 15 |
Optional
|
|
| ARC3100 | Later Prehistory of Southern Africa | 15 | |||
| ARC3160 | Archaeological Theory 2 | ARC1030 | 15 | ||
| ARC3170 | Prehistory of Eastern and Central Africa | 15 | |||
| ARC3180 | Ethnoarchaeology | 15 | |||
| ARC3070 | Archaeological Site Management and Conservation | ARC2060 | 15 | ||
| ARC3090 | Heritage, Tourism and Development | ARC2060 | 15 | ||
| ARC3110 | Archaeological Survey | 15 | |||
| ARC3130 | Bioarchaeology | 15 | |||
| ARC3140 | Analytical Methods | 15 | |||
| ARC3150 | Analysis of Lithics and Ceramics | 15 |
Chinese Language and Cultural Studies
Level 1 : A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2 : A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
CHB1000 CHB1001 CHB1002 CHB1003 |
Introduction to Chinese Language Introduction to Spoken Chinese Introduction to Chinese Culture and Civilization Introduction to History and Geography of China |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
CHB2000 CHB2001 CHB2002 CHB2003 |
Introduction to Chinese Structure Intermediate Spoken Chinese Introduction to Literary and Socio-cultural aspects Advanced Chinese culture and civilization |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 3 |
CHB3000 CHB3001 CHB3002 CHB3003 |
Written and Oral Expression Advanced Language and Chinese For Commerce Advanced topics in Chinese History and Literature Aspects of Chinese politics, economy and technology |
15 15 15 15 |
Core |
Classical Studies
Level 1: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 4 courses on offer from the list of optional courses
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 4 courses on offer from the list of optional courses
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
CLS1010 CLS1020 |
Introduction to Ancient Greece Introduction to Ancient Rome |
20 20 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
CLS2000 CLS2140 CLS2150 CLS2160 CLS2170 CLS2180 CLS2190 CLS2090 CLS2100 CLS2110 CLS2120 CLS2130 |
Greek History Greek Art Classical Poetry Classical Drama Mythology Religion Classical Philosophy English Etymology of Classical Origin Roman History Roman Art Christianity in the Ancient World Classical Prose |
|
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
Optional |
| 3 |
CLS3000 CLS3090 CLS3150 CLS3130 CLS3050 CLS3060 CLS3080 CLS3100 |
Advanced Topics in History Advanced Topics in Art Advanced Topics in Poetry Advanced Topics in Prose Advanced Topics in Mythology Advanced Topics in Religion Advanced Topics in Philosophy Classical Archaeology |
|
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
|
Optional |
Economics
(See Faculty of Social Studies)
Economic History
Level 1: A student shall take and pass 4 core courses on offer
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses on offer
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 2 core and 2 optional courses on offer
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | EH1010 | First World Industrialisation and Urbanisation | 10 | Core | |
| EH1020 | Non Western Industrialisation and urbanization | 10 | |||
| EH1030 | History of Research Methods in Economic History | 10 | |||
| EH1040 | Development of Economic Thought | 10 | |||
| EH1050 | Economic History of Pre-Colonial Africa | 10 | |||
| EH1060 | Historiography of African Economic Thought | 10 | |||
| EH1070 | Economic History of the Developing World | 10 | |||
| 2 | EH2010 | Economic History of Zimbabwe: 1890-1939 | 10 | Core | |
| EH2020 | The Zimbabwean Economy since 1939 | 10 | |||
| EH2030 | Economic History of Southern Africa & BLS Countries Since 1800 |
10 |
Optional | ||
| EH2040 | Economic History of Southern Africa North of the Limpopo Since 1800 | 10 | |||
| EH2060 |
Rise of Mod. Europe: Theory and Debates on Development |
10 |
|||
| EH2070 | Economy & Rise in Western Europe Pre-1914 | ||||
| EH2080 | Economic History of Western Europe 1914-1945 | 10 | |||
| EH2090 | Western Europe: Government in the Period Since 1945 | 10 | |||
| EH2100 | Economy & Society in Eastern Europe Since 1914 | 10 | |||
| EH2160 | Economic History of Pre-Colonial East Africa | 10 | |||
| EH2170 | Economic History of Colonial East Africa | 10 | |||
| EH2180 | The State & Economy in Post- Colonial East Africa | 10 | |||
| EH2370 | Economic History of the Middle East Since 1914 | 10 | |||
| EH2380 | Economic History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300–1914 | 10 | |||
| EH2240 | Econ. & Soc. History of Latin America & Caribbean : The colonial Period | 10 | |||
| EH2250 | Econ. & Soc. History of Modern Latin America & Caribbean | 10 | |||
| EH2260 | North American Social and Economic History to 1865 | 10 | |||
| EH2280 | Economic History of Asia | 10 | |||
| EH2340 | Economic History of Eastern Europe before 1914 | 10 | |||
| EH2350 | Economy and Society in Eastern Europe 1914 to 1945 | 10 | |||
| EH2360 | Economy and Society in Eastern Europe Since 1945 | 10 | |||
| 3 | EH3030 | Defence Industries, Arms Trade and Military Economics | 15 | Optional | |
| EH3060 | Economic History of Pre-Colonial West Africa | 15 | |||
| EH3050 | Economic History of Colonial West Africa | 15 | |||
| EH3060 | The Post-Colonial State and Economy in West Africa | 15 | |||
| EH3070 | Economic History of North Africa, 1800-1939 | ||||
| EH3080 | Economic History of North Africa since 1939 | 15 | |||
| EH3090 | Economic History of the Third World | 15 | |||
| EH3100 | Economic Co-operation in Africa | 15 | |||
| EH3110 | Economics of Post-Independent Africa | 15 | |||
| EH3120 | Economic History of Asia from Colonial Occupation to 1945 | 15 | |||
| EH3130 | Asian Economy from 1945 to the Rise of Asian Tigers | 15 | |||
| EH3140 | N. American Social and Economic History to 1865 | 15 | |||
| EH3150 | N. American Social and Economic History since 1865 | 15 |
English
Level 1: A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the following list:
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass 3 core courses and one optional course from the list below
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 options from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | EL1050 | Introduction to Literary Modes and critical appreciation | 10 |
Core
|
|
| EL1000 | Introduction to literature and communication theories | 10 | |||
| EL1000 | Introduction to Zimbabwean literature: prose, poetry & drama | 10 | |||
| EL1070 | Introduction to European literature and African literature in the diaspora | 10 | |||
| 2 | EL2070 | West African literature: prose, poetry, drama including Franco-phone literature | 10 |
Core |
|
| EL2000 | African-American and Caribbean literature | 10 | |||
| EL2080 | Theories of literature | 10 | |||
| EL2100 | Literature and socialist thought | 10 |
Optional
|
||
| EL2050 | Popular culture and literature | 10 | |||
| EL2060 | Language and literature | 10 | |||
| 3 | EL3360 | Southern African Literature: including Zimbabwe and SADC countries | 15 |
Core |
|
| EL3000 | East African Literature: prose, poetry, drama | 15 | |||
| EL3370 | Language & Contrasting Images in African Literature: prose, poetry, drama | 15 |
Optional
|
||
| El3380 | Social movements and literary theories in the study of African literature | 15 | |||
| EL3390 | Latin American literature: prose, poetry & drama | 15 | |||
| El3400 | Asian and Pacific literatures: prose, poetry & drama | 15 | |||
| El3410 | Biographical & non-fiction writings in Africa & Abroad | 15 | |||
| EL3420 | English literature: prose, poetry and drama | 15 | |||
| EL3430 | European literature: fiction | 15 | |||
| EL3440 | European literature: drama and poetry | 15 | |||
| EL3450 | American Literature: fiction | 15 | |||
| EL3460 | American literature: drama & poetry | 15 | |||
| EL3470 | Shakespeare | 15 | |||
| EL3480 | Russian Literature: fiction | 15 | |||
| EL3490 | Russian literature: drama and poetry | 15 | |||
| EL3170 | Literature and mass media | 15 | |||
| EL3500 | Advanced study in popular culture and literature | 15 | |||
| EL3510 | Creative writing | 15 | |||
| EL3520 | Advanced creative writing | 15 | |||
| EL3530 | Introduction to literature and film studies | 15 | |||
| EL3540 | Advanced studies in literature and film | 15 | |||
| EL3330 | Introduction to English as a second language | 15 | |||
| EL3550 | Advanced studies in English as a second language | 15 | |||
| EL3340 | Introduction to literature and gender studies | 15 | |||
| EL3560 | Literature & gender studies in Africa & the African Diaspora | 15 | |||
| EL3350 | Introduction to language and literature: a survey of literary ideas | 15 | |||
| EL3570 | Language and literature: an advanced study of a survey of literary ideas | 15 | |||
| EL3580 | Introduction to African literature & development theories | 15 | |||
| El3390 | Advanced study in African literature & development theories | 15 | |||
| EL3600 | Children’s literature & Orature in Zimbabwe and Africa | 15 | |||
| El3010 | Children’s literature and Orature outside Africa | 15 |
French Language and Cultural Studies
Level 1 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
FRB1010 FRB1000 FRB1050 FRB1060 |
Language I Language and Oral I Introduction to Culture and Literature Topics in Culture and Literature |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
FRB2000 FRB2050 FRB2060 FRB2070 |
Language II Language and Oral II Introduction to Literary and Socio-cultural Aspects Survey of Literary and Socio- cultural Aspects |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 3 |
FRB3000 FRB3050 FRB3060
FRB3070 |
Written & Oral Expression Advanced Language, Essay and French for Commerce Literature in French & Civilisation Studies,17th & 18th Centuries Literature in French & Civilisation Studies, 19th & 20th Centuries |
15 15
15
15 |
Core |
Geography
Level 1: A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass all 2 core courses and at least 4 options from the list below:
| Level | Course Code | Description | Co-requisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | GG1000 | Fundamentals of Soils and Climatic Systems | 10 |
Core
|
|
| GG1070 | Fundamentals of Ecosystems and Hydrology | 10 | |||
| GG1080 | Cultural and Economic Geography of the Developed World | 10 | |||
| GG1090 | Cultural and Economic Geography of the Developing World | 10 | |||
| 2 | GG2000 | Aspects of Geomorphological Systems | 10 |
Core
|
|
| GG2080 | Aspects of Environmental Systems | 10 | |||
| GG2030 | Aspects of Economic Geography | 10 | |||
| GG2040 | Aspects of Social Geography | 10 | |||
| 3 | GG3400 | Techniques in Geography | 10 |
Core |
|
| GG3500 | Projects | 10 | |||
| GG3010 | Hydrology | 10 |
Optional
|
||
| GG3020 | Applied Hydrology | GG3010 | 10 | ||
| GG3030 | Ecosystems | 10 | |||
| GG3040 | Biogeography | 10 | |||
| GG3050 | Geomorphology | 10 | |||
| GG3060 | Fluvial Geomorphology | 19 | |||
| GG3070 | Fundamentals of Transport Studies | 10 | |||
| GG3080 | Applied Transport Studies | GG3070 | 10 | ||
| GG3090 | Urban Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3100 | Social Geography of the City | 10 | |||
| GG3110 | Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | 10 | |||
| GG3120 | Geography of Central and Southern Africa | 10 | |||
| GG3130 | Spatial Population Analysis | 10 | |||
| GG3140 | Contemporary Population Issues in Development | GG3130 | 10 | ||
| GG3150 | Geography of Tourism and Recreation | 10 | |||
| GG3160 | Applied Geography of Tourism and Recreation | GG3150 | 10 | ||
| GG3460 | Methods of Spatial Analysis | 10 | |||
| GG3470 | Models of Spatial Analysis | GG3460 | 10 | ||
| GG3190 | Principles of Agricultural Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3200 | Agricultural Geography of Africa | 10 | |||
| GG3210 | Third World Development | 10 | |||
| GG3220 | Regional Development Planning | 19 | |||
| GG3230 | Geographic Information Systems | 10 | |||
| GG3240 | Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing | GG3230 | 10 | ||
| GG3250 | Industrial Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3260 | Political Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3270 | Soil Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3280 | Natural Hazards | 10 | |||
| GG3290 | Urban Geography of the Third World | 10 | |||
| GG3300 | Tropical Environments | 10 | |||
| GG3310 | Microclimatology | 10 | |||
| GG3320 | Quaternary Environments | 10 | |||
| GG3330 | Global Climate Change | 10 | |||
| GG3480 | Resource Evaluation | 10 | |||
| GG3490 | Resource Management | GG3480 | 10 | ||
| GG3350 | Rural Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3360 | Medical Geography Climatology | 10 | |||
| GG3420 | Commercial Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3430 | Geography of Rangelands Management | 10 | |||
| GG3440 | Economic Geography | 10 | |||
| GG3450 | Historical Geography | 10 |
Notes
- At both Level 2 and Level 3, instructions shall consist of theory, practicals and fieldwork. The
fieldwork is compulsory.
- The written examination shall constitute 70% and the course work 30% of the examination final
mark in each course.
German Language and Culture
Level 1 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
GMB1010 GMB1000 GMB1050 GMB1060 |
Language I Language and Oral I Introduction to Culture and Civilisation Introduction to Communication
|
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
GMB2000 GMB2050 GMB2060 GMB2070 |
Language II Language and Oral II Topics in Culture and Civilisation Topics in Communication |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 3 |
GMB3010 GMB3020 GMB3030 GMB3040 |
Language III Language and Oral III Advanced Topics in Culture & Civilisation Advanced Topics in Communication |
15 15 15 15 |
Core |
Greek Language and Culture
Level 1 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below
LEVEL3: A student should take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
GKA1000 GKA1050 GKA1060 GKA1070 |
Language & Prescribed Texts Further Elementary Studies in Greek Introduction to History & Literature Additional Themes in History & Literature |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
GKA2000 GKA2050
GKA2060 GKA2070 |
Intermediate Language & Prescribed Texts Intermediate Language & Prescribed Texts: Additional Authors Studies in History & Literature Further Studies in History & Literature |
10
10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 3 |
GKA3000 GKA3110 GKA3120 GKA3130 GKA3050 GKA3060 GKA3070 GKA3080 GKA3090 GKA3100 |
Language & Prescribed Texts Advanced Language & Prescribed Texts History or Selected Authors Topics in History or Selected Authors Introduction to Language, Culture & Literature Language, Culture & Literature Language, Culture & Prescribed Texts Further Language, Culture & Prescribed Texts Studies in Greek Culture & Literature Advanced Studies in Greek Culture & Literature |
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
Optional |
History
Level 1: A student shall take and pass 1 core course and 3 courses from the list of options below
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass 4 optional courses on offer from the list below
LEVEL3: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses on offer from the list
below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | HS1010 | Introduction to the Study of History | 10 | Core | |
| HS1020 | Aspects of African History | 10 |
Optional
|
||
| HS1030 | Survey of African History to 1800 | 10 | |||
| HS1040 | Survey of African History from 1800 to present | 10 | |||
| HS1050 | Historical Theories of Imperialism | 10 | |||
| HS1060 | Introduction to the Study of Women in History | 10 | |||
| HS1070 | Women in Pre-colonial African History | 10 | |||
| HS1080 | Introduction to Europe and Russia | 10 | |||
| 2 | HS2050 | African Women under Colonialism | HS1060 | 10 |
Optional
|
| HS2060 | Women in Independent Africa | 10 | |||
| HS2090 | Middle East and North Africa in the 20th Century | 10 | |||
| HS2100 | Pre-colonial History of Central Africa | 10 | |||
| HS2120 | Colonial and Post-Colonial History of Central Africa | 10 | |||
| HS2150 | Western Europe, mid-17th to mid-19th Century | 10 | |||
| HS2160 | Western Europe, mid-19th Century to Present | 10 | |||
| HS2190 | History of Asia to 1920 | 10 | |||
| HS2200 | History of Asia since 1920 | 10 | |||
| HS2250 | History of West Africa to Partition | 10 | |||
| HS2260 | West Africa from Partition to Post-Independence | 10 | |||
| HS2290 | Intro. to Russia & Eastern Europe, 1800-1939 | 10 | |||
| HS2300 | The Cold War and Communism, 1945-1990 | 10 | |||
| HS2330 | Introduction to Archaeological Methods | 10 | |||
| 3 | HS3010 | History of Zimbabwe before 1890 | 15 |
Core |
|
| HS3020 | History of Zimbabwe 1890 to Present | 15 | |||
| HS3030 | Theory and Method in History | 15 |
Optional
|
||
| HS3040 | Historiographical Traditions | 15 | |||
| HS3080 | History of Ottoman Empire to 1923 | 15 | |||
| HS3130 | Southern Africa, 15th to late 19th Century | 15 | |||
| HS3140 | Southern Africa, Colonial Rule to Independence | 15 | |||
| HS3170 | History of Political Thought | 15 | |||
| HS3180 | History of Ideas | 15 | |||
| HS3210 | Latin America and Caribbean to Colonial Period | 15 | |||
| HS3220 | Latin America and Caribbean, Independence to Present | 15 | |||
| HS3230 | East Africa to late 19th Century | 15 | |||
| HS3240 | East Africa from late 19th Century to Present | 15 | |||
| HS3270 | History of North America to late 19th Century | 15 | |||
| HS3280 | North America, late 19th Century to Present | 15 | |||
| HS3310 | Prehistory of Africa | 15 | |||
| HS3320 | Later Prehistory of Southern Africa | 15 |
Latin Language and Culture
Level 1: A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses
Level 2: A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 4 optional courses on offer
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | LTA1000 | Language and Prescribed Texts | 10 | ||
| LTA1050 | Language and Prescribed Texts: Further Authors | 10 | Core | ||
| LTA1060 | Introduction to History & Literature | 10 | |||
| LTA1070 | History and Literature | 10 | |||
| 2 | LTA2050 | Intermediate Language &Prescribed Texts | 10 | ||
| LTA2000 | Intermediate Language and Prescribed Texts: Further Authors | 10 | |||
| LTA2060 | Studies in History and Literature | 10 | Core | ||
| LTA2070 | Further Studies in History and Literature | 10 | |||
| 3 | LTA3000 | Language & Prescribed Texts | 15 | ||
| LTA3110 | Advanced Language & Prescribed Texts | 15 | |||
| LTA3120 | Topics in History or Selected Authors | 15 | |||
| LTA3130 | Further Topics in History or Selected Authors | 15 | |||
| LTA3050 | Introduction to Language, Culture & Literature | 15 | Optional | ||
| LTA3060 | Language, Culture & Literature | 15 | |||
| LTA3070 | Language, Culture & Prescribed Texts | 15 | |||
| LTA3080 | Further Language, Culture & Prescribed Texts | 15 | |||
| LTA3090 | Studies in Greek Culture & Literature | 15 | |||
| LTA3100 | Advanced Studies in Greek Culture & Literature | 15 |
Linguistics
Level 1: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses (20 course units each)
Level 2 : A student shall take EITHER course A (English Linguistics) OR Course B(General
Linguistics)
Course A: English Linguistics: A student shall take and pass 2 core Courses (20
course units each) from the list below:
Course B: General Linguistics: A student shall take and pass 1 core course
(20 course unit) and 1 optional course (20 course units) from the list below
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass 1 core course (30 course units) and 1 optional course
(30 course units) from the list below provided it was not taken at Level 2
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
LG1010
LG1020 |
Introduction to the Study of the Structure of Language Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology |
20
20 |
Core |
|
|
LG2010 LG2020 |
Course A English Linguistics: Modern English Structure English Linguistics: English Phonetics and Phonology |
20
20 |
Core |
||
|
LG2030 |
Course B General Linguistic Theory |
20 |
Core |
||
|
LG2040 LG2050 |
Sociolinguistics Psycholinguistics |
20 |
Optional |
||
| 3 |
LG3010
|
Advanced Linguistic Theory
|
30
|
Core
|
|
|
LG3020 LG3030 LG3040 LG3050 |
Phonetics and Phonology Instrumental Phonetics Sociolinguistics Psycholinguistics |
30 30 30 30 |
Optional |
Mathematics
(See Faculty of Science)
Ndebele
Level 1 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass 4 core courses and 2 options courses
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
ND1100 ND1110 ND1120 ND1130 |
Introduction to the Ndebele Novel Introduction to Ndebele Poetry and Drama Introduction to Ndebele Phonology Introduction to Ndebele Morphosyntax |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
ND2000 ND2110 |
Ndebele Poetry 10 Ndebele Drama |
10 10 |
Core |
|
|
ND2120 ND2130 ND2140 ND2150 ND2160 ND2170 ND2180 ND2190 |
Elements of Ndebele Linguistic Structure Theoretical Aspects of Ndebele Linguistic Structure Translation Lexicography Introduction to Ethnomusicology Ethnography and Organology Introduction to Acting and Performance Playmaking Workshop |
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
Optional | ||
| 3 |
ND3200 ND3110 ND3120 ND3130 |
The Development of the Ndebele Novel Themes and Perspectives in the Ndebele Novel Nguni Dialects Language Planning and Orthography |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
|
ND3300 ND3310 ND3320 ND3330 ND3340 ND3350 |
Ndebele Oral Literature Aspects of Ndebele Thought Theories and Methods in Ethnomusicology Trends in Ethnomusicology Introduction to Uses of Theatre Project in Uses of Theatre |
10 10 10 10 10 10 |
Optional |
||
|
ZW2010 ND1140 |
Courses offered to international students Zimbabwean Cultures Ndebele Language for Beginners |
10 10 |
Philosophy
Level 1 : A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses on offer and 2 optional courses on offer from the list below
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass 2 core courses on offer and 2 optional courses or 1
double course on offer from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | PL1010 | Basic Logic | 10 |
Core
|
|
| PL1020 | Intermediate Logic | 10 | |||
| PL1030 | Introduction to Philosophy | 10 | |||
| PL1040 | Knowledge & Reality | 10 | |||
| 2 | PL2010 | Formal Logic | 10 |
Core
|
|
| PL2020 | Advanced Logic | 10 | |||
| PL2030 | Moral Philosophy | 10 | |||
| PL2040 | Contemporary Ethics | 10 | |||
| PL2050 | History of African Philosophy | 10 |
Optional
|
||
| PL2060 | Contemporary African Philosophy | 10 | |||
| PL2090 | Classical Metaphysics | 10 | |||
| PL2100 | Contemporary Metaphysics | 10 | |||
| PL2110 | Classical Philosophy of Religion | 10 | |||
| PL2120 | Contemporary Philosophy of Religion | 10 | |||
| PL2200 | Marxist Philosophy | 10 | |||
| PL2210 | Contemporary Marxism | 10 | |||
| PL2220 | Ethical Theories in Business | 10 | |||
| PL2230 | Ethics in the Business Environment | 10 | |||
| PL2240 | History of Epistemology | 10 | |||
| PL2250 | Contemporary Epistemology | 10 | |||
| 3 | PL3030 | The Pre-Socratics | 15 |
Core
|
|
| PL3040 | Socrates to Epicurus | 15 | |||
| PL3050 | 17th & 18th Century Rationalism | 15 | |||
| PL3060 | 17th & 18th Century Empiricism | 15 | |||
| PL3000 | Introduction to Science and Religion | 15 |
Optional
|
||
| PL3450 | Issues in Science and Religion | 15 | |||
| PL3100 | Philosophy of the Action | 15 | |||
| PL3130 | History of the Philosophy of Science | 15 | |||
| PL3140 | Contemporary Philosophy of Science | 15 | |||
| PL3230 | History of the Philosophy of Education | 15 | |||
| PL3240 | Contemporary Philosophy of Education | 15 | |||
| PL3250 | History of Medical Ethics | 15 | |||
| PL3260 | Issues in Medical Ethics | 15 | |||
| PL3310 | Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics | 30 | |||
| PL3340 | Language and Meaning | 30 | |||
| PL3350 | Special Subject | 15 | |||
| PL3370 | Social and Political Philosophy | 15 | |||
| PL3380 | Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy | 15 | |||
| PL3390 | Philosophy and the Problem of Death | 30 | |||
| PL3400 | Philosophical Investigations into the Social Teachings of the Church | 30 | |||
| PL3410 | Philosophy and the Problem of AIDS in Contemporary Zimbabwe Aristotle’s Metaphysics | 30 | |||
| PL3420 | Aristotle’s Metaphysics | 15 | |||
| PL3430 | Theories of Language | 15 | |||
| PL3090 | Philosophy of the Mind | 15 | |||
| PL3460 | Introduction to Applied Ethics | 15 | |||
| PL3470 | Applied Ethics | 15 | |||
| PL3520 | Skepticism and Theories of Knowledge | 15 | |||
| PL3530 | Scope of Knowledge | 15 |
Politics and Administration
(See Faculty of Social Studies)
Portuguese Language and Cultural Studies
Level 1: A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
POB1000 POB1050 POB1060 POB1070 |
Language I Language and Oral I Introduction to Topics from Portuguese History Introduction to Portuguese Civilisation |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
POB2000 POB2020 POB2050 POB2040 |
Language II Language and Oral II Topics from History, Brazil & Africa Topics from Civilisation,Brazil & Africa |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 3 |
POB3000 POB3050 POB3060 POB3070 |
Language III Language and Oral III Topics in Portuguese Literature Topics in Lusophone Literature |
15 15 15 15 |
Core |
Psychology
(See Faculty of Social Studies)
Religious Studies
Level 1: A student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses from the list below.
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses on offer and 2 optional courses or 1 double
course on offer from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | RS1010 | Introduction to the Phenomenology of Religion | 10 |
Core
|
|
| RS1020 | Introduction to the World Religions | 10 | |||
| RS1030 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 10 | |||
| RS1040 | Introduction to the New Testament | 10 | |||
| 2 |
RS2000
|
Origins of Prophecy and Israelite Pre-canonical Prophets |
10
|
Core
|
|
| RS2050 | Israelite Canonical Prophets | 10 | |||
|
RS2060 |
Introduction to Philosophy of Religion |
10 |
Optional |
||
| RS2070 | Philosophy of Religion | 10 | |||
| RS2080 | Introduction to Political Theology | 10 | |||
| RS2090 | Political Theology | 10 | |||
| RS2120 | Introduction to Christianity in the Roman Empire | 10 | |||
| RS2130 | Christianity in the Roman Empire | 10 | |||
| RS2140 | Christian History and Thought Pre 500 AD | 10 | |||
| RS2150 | Christian History and Thought 500 – 1500 AD | 10 | |||
| RS2160 | Early History of Islam | 10 | |||
| RS2170 | Doctrine of Islam | 10 | |||
| RS2220 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 10 | |||
| RS2230 | Christian Theology | 10 | |||
| RS2260 | Introduction to Issues in Moral Theology | 10 | |||
| RS2270 | Issues in Moral Theology | ||||
| RS2300 | Methods and Theories in the Studies of Religions | 10 | |||
| RS2310 | Themes in the Religions of the World | 10 | |||
| 3 | RS3370 | Life and Ministry of Jesus and Palestinian Christianity | 15 |
Core |
|
| RS3380 | Hellenistic Christianity up to Early Catholicism | 15 | |||
| RS3430 | Christian History and Thought 1500-1879AD | 15 | Optional | ||
| RS3440 | Christian History and Thought 1879AD to the present | 15 | |||
| RS3450 | Islam and Eastern and Southern Africa | 15 | |||
| RS3460 | Islam in Africa: Inter-regional Themes | 15 | |||
| RS3470 | Christianity in Africa from Antiquity to 1500AD | 15 | |||
| RS3480 | Christianity in Africa from1500AD to present |
15
|
|||
| RS3490 | Introduction to the study of Women in Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3500 | Women in Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3510 | Methods in the study of Old Testament | 15 | |||
| RS3520 | Selected themes in Old Testament Studies | 15 | |||
| RS3530 | Methods in the study of the New Testament | 15 | |||
| RS3540 | Development of Christian Faith and Doctrine in New Testament Writings | 15 | |||
| RS3550 | Introduction to Sociology of Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3560 | Sociology of Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3570 | Special Subject | 15 | |||
| RS3520 | Selected Themes in Old Testament Studies | 15 | |||
| RS3580 | Death‘s Impact on Philosophy and Theology | 15 | |||
| RS3590 | Philosophy and the Problem of AIDS in contemporary Zimbabwe | 15 | |||
| RS3600 | Theological Teachings of the Church in contemporary Zimbabwe | 30 | |||
| RS3650 | Introduction to African Theology | 15 | |||
| RS3660 | African Theology | 15 | |||
| RS3670 | Introduction to Religion and Ethics | 15 | |||
| RS3680 | Religion and Ethics | 15 | |||
| RS3690 | Introduction to Issues in Science and Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3700 | Issues in Science and Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3710 | Methods and Theories in the Study of African Traditional Religion | 15 | |||
| RS3720 | Selected Themes in African Traditional Religion | 15 |
Shona
Level 1: A student shall take and pass all 4 core courses from the list below
Level 2: A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses from the list below
Level 3: A student shall take and pass 4 core courses and 2 options from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status | ||
| 1 | SH1100 | Introduction to the Shona Novel | 10 |
Core
|
|||
| SH1110 | Introduction to Shona Poetry and Drama | 10 | |||||
| SH1120 | Introduction to Shona Phonology | 10 | |||||
| SH1130 | Introduction to Shona Morphosyntax | 10 | |||||
| 2 | SH2000 | Shona Poetry | 10 | Core | |||
| SH2110 | Shona Drama | 10 | |||||
| SH2120 | Elements of Shona Linguistic Structure |
Optional
|
|||||
| SH2130 | Theoretical Aspects of Shona Linguistic Structure | 10 | |||||
| SH2140 | Translation | 10 | |||||
| SH2150 | Lexicography | 10 | |||||
| SH2160 | Introduction to Ethnomusicology | 10 | |||||
| SH2170 | Ethnography and Organology | 10 | |||||
| SH2180 | Introduction to Acting and Performance | 10 | |||||
| SH2190 | Playmaking Workshop | 10 | |||||
| 3 | SH3200 | The Development of the Shona Novel | 10 |
Core
|
|||
| SH3110 | Themes and Perspectives in the Shona Novel | 10 | |||||
| SH3120 | Shona Dialects | 10 | |||||
| SH3130 | Language Planning and Orthography | 10 | |||||
| SH3300 | Shona Oral Literature | 10 |
Optional
|
||||
| SH3310 | Aspects of Shona Thought | 10 | |||||
| SH3320 | Theories and Methods in Ethnomusicology | 10 | |||||
| SH3330 | Trends in Ethnomusicology | 10 | |||||
| SH3340 | Introduction to Uses of Theatre | 10 | |||||
| SH3350 | Project in Uses of Theatre | 10 | |||||
| Courses offered to international students | |||||||
| ZW2010 | Zimbabwean Cultures | 10 |
|
||||
| SH1140 | Shona Language for Beginners | 10 | |||||
| SH1150 | Shona Culture | 10 | |||||
Sociology and Social Anthropology
(See Faculty of Social Studies
Spanish
Level 1 : A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
: Level 2 : A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
SPB1010 SPB1000 SPB1050 SPB1060 |
Language I Language and Oral I Introduction to Culture and Literature Introduction to History and Civilization |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 2 |
SPB2010 SPB2000 SPB2050 SPB2060 |
Language II Language and Oral II Topics in Culture and Literature Topics in History and Civilisation |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
| 3 |
SPB3010 SPB3020 SPB3030 SPB3040 |
Language III Language and Oral III Advanced Topics in Culture and Civilisation Advanced Topics in History and Civilisation |
15 15 15 15 |
Core |
Theatre Arts
Level 1: A Student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 optional courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 options from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 |
THA1050 THA1060
THA1070 THA1080 |
Introduction to Theatre Studies Theatre Studies: History, Text Performance & Communication Introduction to Dance & Dance Forms Introduction to Acting & Performance |
10 10 10 10 |
Core |
|
|
2
|
THA2110 THA2120 |
Introduction to Theatre in Africa & Concepts in Stagecraft Theatre in Africa and Concepts in Stagecraft |
10
10 |
Core |
|
|
THA2050 THA2060 THA2090 THA2100 THA2070 THA2080 |
Acting Theory and Techniques Applied Acting Dance Composition Design for Dance Introduction to Uses of Theatre Project in Uses of Theatre |
10 10 10 10 10 10 |
Optional |
||
| 3 |
THA3130 THA3140
|
Introduction to Directing, Theatre and Society Directing Workshop and Topics in Theatre and Society |
10 10 |
Core
|
|
|
THA3150 THA3160 THA3170 THA3180 |
Film and Media Theory Techniques in Film and Media Scriptwriting for the Stage Scriptwriting for Film and Television |
15 15 15 15 |
Optional |
Notes:
- Overall assessment of practical courses shall be done through written examination (35%), assignments (25%) and practical examination (40%), with the approval of the Senate.
2. At the end of Level II, a student shall have to satisfy the Departmental Board that he/she has participated in at least one production or any production undertaken as part of the coursework.
War Studies
Level 1 : A student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass 4 core courses from the list below:
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass 2 core courses and 2 options from the list below
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 1 | WAR1010 | Introduction to History of Warfare with reference to Africa I | 10 |
Core
|
|
| WAR1020 | Introduction to History of Warfare with reference to Africa II | 10 | |||
| WAR1030 | Rise of Modern Warfare, 15TH to Late 18TH Centuries I | 10 | |||
| WAR1040 | Modern Warfare, 15th to late 18th Centuries II | 10 | |||
| 2 | WAR2010 | Further Developments in Modern Warfare, Late 18th to 29th Centuries I | 10 |
Core
|
|
| WAR2020 | Modern Warfare, late 18th to 20th Centuries II | 10 | |||
| WAR2030 | Strategic Doctrine, Mechanisation and Air Power I | 10 | |||
| WAR2040 | Strategic Doctrine, Mechanisation and Air Power II | 10 | |||
| 3 | WAR3010 | Contemporary Strategy I | 15 |
Core |
|
| WAR3030 | War & Society in Contemporary Africa I | 15 | |||
| WAR3020 | Advanced Contemporary Strategy | 15 |
Optional
|
||
| WAR3040 | War & Society in Contemporary Africa II | 15 | |||
| WAR3050 | Guerilla Warfare | 15 | |||
| WAR3060 | Gender and Conflict | 15 | |||
| WAR3080 | International Security | 15 |
