Additional entry requirements
A pass in the BAA Level I examination with good marks in English
Level 2 : A student shall take and pass 10 core courses and 2 options from the list below
Level 3 : A student shall take and pass 6 core courses and 2 options from the list below, and a Dissertation
| Level | Course Code | Description | Prerequisite | Course Units | Status |
| 2 | HEL0800 | Language: An Introduction | 10 |
Core
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| HEL0400 | Language: Advanced Study | 10 | |||
| HEL0810 | African Literature: Fiction | 10 | |||
| HEL0410 | African Literature: Poetry, Drama & Orature | 10 | |||
| HEL0420 | Literature & Socialism: Theory and practice outside Africa | 10 | |||
| HEL0430 | European Literary Genres: Comic & Satiric Modes | 10 | |||
| HEL0440 | European Literary Genres: Heroic poetry and Tragedy | 10 | |||
| HEL0820 | Theories of Literature inAfrica and African Diaspora | 10 | |||
| HEL2210 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 10 | |||
| HEL0460 | Advanced Creative Writing | 10 | |||
| HEL2230 | English Literature: Poetry and Drama | 10 |
Optional
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| HEL0850 | European Literature: Fiction | 10 | |||
| HEL0470 | Latin American Literature | 10 | |||
| HEL0480 | American Literature: Fiction | 10 | |||
| HEL0490 | Children’s Literature and Orature | 10 | |||
| HEL0500 | Literature and the Media: An Introduction | 10 | |||
| HEL0510 | English Literature: Fiction | 10 | |||
| HEL0860 | European Literature: Poetry and Drama | 10 | |||
| HEL0530 | Asian and Pacific Literatures | 10 | |||
| HEL0540 | American Literature: Poetry and Drama | 10 | |||
| HEL0550 | Children’s Literature in Zimbabwe and Africa | 10 | |||
| HEL0560 | Literature and the Media in Africa | 10 | |||
| 3 | HEL0570 | Literature & Socialism in Africa | 10 |
Core
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| HEL0580 | Theories of Literature outside Africa | 10 | |||
| HEL0760 | Zimbabwean Literature: Fiction | 10 | |||
| HEL0590 | Zimbabwean Literature: Poetry, Drama & Orature | 10 | |||
| HEL0840 | African American Literature | 10 | |||
| HEL0600 | Caribbean Literature | 10 | |||
| HEL3370 | Dissertation | 40 | |||
| HEL0610 | Film & Literature: An Introduction | 10 | Optional | ||
| HEL0620 | Popular Literature: Theory | 10 | |||
| HEL0630 | Biographical and non-fiction writings in Africa | 10 | |||
| HEL0640 | Russian Literature: Fiction | 10 | |||
| HEL0650 | Film and Literature in Africa | 10 | |||
| HEL0660 | Popular Literature: Practice | 10 | |||
| HEL0670 | Biographical and non-fiction writings outside Africa | 10 | |||
| HEL0390 | Russian Literature: Poetry and Drama | 10 | |||
| HEL0680 | Literature & Gender Related Issues | 10 | |||
| HEL0690 | Literature & Social Movements | 10 |
