Bachelor Of Arts Dual Honours in African Languages and Media Studies
Level I Semester I
Core Modules
African Languages
HAFL 101 Introduction to African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
HAFL 111 Introduction to Linguistics
Media and Cultural Studies
HMCS 101 Introduction to Media and Culture
HMCS 102 Media in Zimbabwe
School-wide Module
BHS 110 Introduction to Zimbabwean Cultures and Heritage
University-wide Module
HAPC 101 Academic and Professional Communication
Optional Modules
African Languages
HAFL 104 Introduction to Orthography
Media Studies
HMCS 103 Media Law and Ethics
Level I Semester II
Core Modules
African Languages
HAFL 107 Oral Literatures
HAFL 110 Introduction to African Languages Literature
Media Studies
HMCS 106 Global Media Trends
HMCS 109 Texts, Audiences and Reception
School-wide Module
BHS 101 Introduction to Zimbabwean History
University-wide Module
EF 105 Information and Communication Technology
RMS 101 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics
Level II Semester I
Core Modules
African Languages
HAFL 204 Culture and Development in Zimbabwe
HAFL 207 Translation and Interpreting
Media Studies
HMCS 203 Newspaper Subediting, Design and Layout.
HMCS 207 Photo Journalism
Optional Modules
African Languages
HAFL 202 Onomastics
HAFL 205 African Theories of Literature and Criticism
HAFL 206 Creative Writing
Optional Modules
Media Studies
HMCS 201 Critical Media Theory
HMCS 202 Media and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
HMSC 205 Culture, Ideology and the Media
Level II Semester II
Core Modules
African Languages
HAFL 212 Culture and HIV and AIDS
HAFL 209 Morphology and Syntax
Media and Cultural Studies
HMCS 214 Reporting in African Indigenous Languages
HMCS 216 Language and Skills for Media Practitioners
Optional Modules
African Languages
HAFL 213 Poetry and Songs in African Culture
HAFL 216 Western Theories of Literature and Criticism
HAFL 218 Discourse Analyses
Media Studies
HMCS 209 Television and Radio Broadcasting
HMCS 210 Multi-Media and Cyber Publishing
HMCS 211 Public Relations
Level III: Work-Related Learning
HALMCS 301 Employer’s Assessment
HALMCS 302 Academic Supervisor’s Assessment
HALMCS 303 Work-Related Learning Report
Level IV Semester I
Core Modules
African Languages
HAFL 403 Novel
HAFL 405 Dialectology
Media Studies
HMCS 404 Political Communication and the Media
HMCS 405 Theories of Development and Democracy and the Media
Optional Modules
African Languages
HAFL 402 Indigenous Games
HAFL 404 Trends in African Languages Literature
HAFL 407 Theories of Analysing Language
Media Studies
HMCS 401 Documentary Production
HMCS 402 Media and Human Rights
HMCS 407 Health Communication
Level IV Semester II
subject area in which the student is not doing research.
Compulsory Module
HALMCS 470 Research Project
Core modules
African Languages
HAFL 406 Advanced Orthography
HAFL 409 Culture and Governance in Zimbabwe
Media Studies
HMCS 409 Communication Policies and Media Management
Optional modules
African Languages
HAFL 411 Men and Women in African Literature
HAFL 414 Lexicography and Terminology Development
HAFL 417 Pyscho-Socio-Linguistics
Media Studies
HMCS 410 Media, Gender and Cultural Representation
HMCS 411 Advanced Radio Journalism
HMCS 412 Advanced Television Journalism