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BA HONOURS IN PHILOSOPHY (HPL)

          Level 2 :  A student shall register for 6 core courses on offer and 6 optional courses (or the equivalent of 60 course units) from the list below.

Level 3 :  A student shall take and pass 4 core courses on offer, provided they were not taken at Level 2, and 4 optional

courses from the list below or the equivalent of 40 course units, provided they were not taken at  Level 2, and a Dissertation.

Level Course Code Description Prerequisite Course Units Status
2 HPL0010 Formal Logic 10 Core
HPL0020 Advanced Logic 10
HPL0030 Moral Philosophy 10
HPL0040 Contemporary Ethics 10
HPL0070 The Pre-Socratics 10
HPL0080 Socrates to Epicurus 10
HPL0090 17th and 18th Century Rationalism 10
HPL0100 17th and 18th Century Empiricism 10
HPL0410 Classical Metaphysics 10
HPL0420 Contemporary Metaphysics 10
HPL0430 History of Epistemology 10
HPL0440 Contemporary Epistemology 10
HPL0110 History of African Philosophy 10 Optional
HPL0120 Contemporary African Philosophy 10
HPL0170 History of the Philosophy of Science 10
HPL0180 Contemporary Philosophy of Science 10
HPL0130 Philosophy of the Mind 10
HPL0140 Philosophy of Action 10
HPL0290 History of Medical Ethics 10
HPL0300 Issues in Medical Ethics 10
HPL0250 Classical Philosophy of Religion 10
HPL0260 Contemporary Philosophy of Religion 10
HPL0230 Skepticism and Theories of Knowledge 10
HPL0240 Scope of Knowledge 10
HPL0450 The Nature of Political Philosophy 10
HPL0400

Issues in Contemporary Social and Political

Philosophy

 10
HPL0460 Philosophy and the Problem of Death 20
HPL0470 Philosophical Investigations into the Social Teachings of the Church 20
HPL0480 Philosophy and the Problem of AIDS in Contemporary Zimbabwe 20
3 HPL0490 Formal Logic 10

Core
HPL0500 Advanced Logic 10
HPL0510 Moral Philosophy 10
HPL0520 Contemporary Ethics 10
HPL0530 The Pre-Socratics 10
HPL0080 Socrates to Epicurus 10
HPL0090 17th and 18th Century Rationalism 10
HPL0540 17th and 18th Century Empiricism 10
HPL0550 Classical Metaphysics 10
HPL0560 Contemporary Metaphysics 10
HPL0570 History of Epistemology 10
HPL0580 Contemporary Epistemology 10
HPL3370 Dissertation 40
HPL0600 History of African Philosophy 10

Optional
HPL0610 Contemporary African Philosophy 10
HPL0620 Marxist Philosophy 10
HPL0630 Contemporary Marxism 10
HPL0640 History of the Philosophy of Science 10
HPL0650 Contemporary Philosophy of Science 10
HPL0660 Philosophy of the Mind 10
HPL0670 Philosophy of Action 10
HPL0680 History of Medical Ethics 10
HPL0300 Issues in Medical Ethics 10
HPL0690 History of the Philosophy of Education 10
HPL0700 Contemporary Philosophy of Education 10
HPL0710 Classical Philosophy of Religion 10
HPL0720 Contemporary Philosophy of Religion 10
HPL0730 Skepticism and Theories of Knowledge 10
HPL0740 Scope of Knowledge 10
HPL0750 The Nature of Political Philosophy 10
HPL0760 Issues in Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy 10
HPL0770 Death’s Impact on Philosophy &Theology 20
HPL0780 Philosophical Investigations into the Problems of War and Ideals of Peace 20
HPL0790 The Meaning of Life and Philosophy 20
HPL0800 Philosophical Investigations into the Social Teachings of the Churches 20
HPL0310 Ethical Theories in Business 10
HPL0320 Ethics in the Business Environment 10
HPL0330 Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics 10
HPL0340 Aristotle’s Metaphysics 10
HPL0350 Theories of Language 10
HPL0360 Language and Meaning 10
HPL0810 Special Subject 20
HPL0820 Philosophy and the Problem of Death 20
HPL0830 Philosophy and the Problem of AIDS in Contemporary Zimbabwe 20

BA HONOURS IN PORTUGUESE (HPO)

Level 1 :  A student shall take and pass 8 core courses below and 4 courses in a subsidiary subject which shall

                    normally be either French or German or Spanish.

Level 2:   A student shall take and pass 8 core courses from the major subject and 4 core courses from the Subsidiary

                     subject.  The subsidiary subject shall normally be either French or Spanish or German

Level 3 :  A student shall take and pass 8 core courses one of which should be an oral, and a Dissertation

:

Level Course Code Description Prerequisite Course Units Status
1 HPO1010 Introduction to Translation from and into Portuguese 10

Core
HPO1020 Translation from and into Portuguese 10
HPO1030 Intro. to Aspects of Portuguese History and Civilization 10
HPO1040 Aspects of Portuguese History and Civilization 10
HPO1050 Intro to Topics from African Literature (Prose) 10
HPO1060 Topics from African Literature (Poetry) 10
HPO1070 Intro to Topics from Brazilian Literature (Prose) 10
HPO1080 Topics from Brazilian Literature (Poetry) 10
2 HPO0190 Introduction to Commentary 10

Core
HPO0200 Commentary 10
HPO0210 Non-Literary Translation into English 10
HPO0220 Essay in Portuguese 10
HPO0230 Aspects of Portuguese Literature of the 19th Century 10
HPO0240 Topics from Portuguese Literature of the 20th Century 10
HPO0250 African Literature 10
HPO0260 Brazilian Literature 10
3 HPO0270 Non-Literary Translation into Portuguese 10

Core
HPO0280 Literary Translation into Portuguese 10
HPO0290 Literary Translation into English 10
HPO0300 Factual Report Writing in Portuguese 10
HPO0310 Aspects of Portuguese Literature Before 1700 (Drama) 10
HPO0320

Aspects of Portuguese Literature Before 1700

(Poetry/Prose)

 10
HPO0330 A Special Topic 10
HPO0340 Portuguese Oral 10
HPO0370 Dissertation 40

Note:       A student taking the BA Single Honours degree programme in Portuguese may be permitted to spend an

intercalated period of twelve months prior to the final year as a language assistant in a  school or university in a Portuguese-speaking country after which the student will take final examinations in the following year

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