Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in ChiShona (click here to download pdf)

Not every module will be on offer every semester

Part I Semester I
Each student shall be required to study seven compulsory modules including one university-wide and one faculty-wide module.

Code                     Module  Description
HAFLC101              Nhungamidzo kuruzivo rweVobwo (Introduction to African Indigenous Knowledge Systems)
HAFLC102              Tsika dzevaShona (Shona Culture)
HAFL103                Nhungamidzo kuuvaranomwe hwemitauro yevatema (Introduction to African Languages Literature)
HAFLC104              Nhungamidzo kune zvemutauro (Introduction to Linguistics)
HAFLC105              Nhungamidzo kumanyorerwo emutauro weChiShona (Introduction to Shona Orthography)
BHS110                 Introduction to Zimbabwean Cultures and Heritage
CSARM101            Communication Skills

Part I Semester II
Each student shall be required to study six modules including one university-wide and one faculty-wide module.

HAFLC106            Ukama nemisambo yekutaura (Relationships and Speech Styles)
HAFLC107            Nyayanyorwa dzeChiShona (Shona Prose)
HAFLC108            Uvaranomwe hwemagamuchidzanwa (Oral Literature)
HAFLC109            Tsanangudzo neurongwa hwemitinhiro (Phonetics and Phonology)
BHS101               Introduction to Zimbabwean History
EF105                  Information and Communication Technology

Part II Semester I
Each student shall be required to study six modules, three compulsory and three optional.

Core modules
HAFLC204          Tsika namagariro nezvebudiriro (Culture and Development)
HAFLC205          Pfungwa huru dzevatema dzekunyora nekuongorora nadzo uvaranomwe (African Theories of Literature and Criticism)
HAFLC207          Kuturikira nekududzira (Translation and Interpreting)

Optional modules
HAFLC201           Ruzivo rweVebwo rwenharaunda nezvekurima (African Environmental management and Agricultural practices)
HAFLC202           Zvidzidzo zvemazita/onomasitika (Onomastics)
HAFLC203           Vanhurume nevanhukadzi mutsika nemagariro evatema (Men and Women in African Culture)
HAFLC206           Marukirwo ane useza euvaranomwe (Creative Writing)
HAFLC208           Zvisungo zvemashandisirwo emitauro muAfrica (Language Policy and Planning in Africa)

Part II Semester II
Each student shall be required to study six modules, four (4) compulsory and two optional

Core modules
HAFLC209          Maumbirwo neurongwa hwemanzwi nezvirevo (Morphology and Syntax)
HAFLC211          Chitendero chevatema (African Indigenous Religion)
HALFC213          Nhetembo nenziyo mutsika nemagariro evatema (Poetry and Songs in African Culture)
HAFLC220          Nzira dzetsvagurudzo mumutauro, uvaranomwe netsika namagariro evatema  (Research Methods in African Languages, Literature and Culture)

Optional modules
HAFLC210          Zvisungo zvetsika nemagariro (Cultural Legal Frameworks)
HAFLC212          Tsika nemagariro nezvemukondombera (Culture and HIV and AIDS)
HAFLC214          Uvaravanomwe hwevadiki (Children’s Literature)
HAFLC215          Kunyora nekupepeta zvinyorwa (Text Writing and Editing)
HAFLC216          Pfungwa huru dzekumadokero dzekunyora nekuongorora nadzo uvaranomwe (Western Theories of Literature and Criticism)
HAFLC217          Shanduko mune zvemutauro (Language Change)
HAFLC218          Ongororo yemutauro nezvirevo (Discourse Analysis)
HAFLC219         Zvekushanyirana netsika nemagariro (Cultural Tourism)

Part III : Work-Related Learning
HAFLC301           Ongororo yekubasa (Employer’s Assessment)
HAFLC302           Ongororo yevarairidzi vepakorichi (Academic Assessment)
HAFLC303           Gwaro rezvakadzidzwa pabasa (Work Related Learning Report)

Part IV Semester I
Each student shall be required to study six modules, three compulsory and three optional.

Core modules
HAFLC403         Nganonyorwa dzeChiShona (The Shona Novel)
HAFLC405         Mapazi eChiShona (Shona Dialects)
HAFLC408         Utsome hwevatema (African Philosophy and Thought)

Optional modules
HAFL401          Zvamazuvano zviri muuvaranomwe hwemitauro yevatema (Contemporary Issues in African Languages Literature)
HAFLC402        Mitambo yeVobwo (Indigenous Games)
HAFLC404        Zviri munhoroondo yeuvaranomwe hweChiShona (Trends in Shona Literature)
HAFLC406        Manyorerwo emutauro weChiShona (Shona Orthography)
HAFLC407        Pfungwa huru dzekuongorora nadzo mutauro (Theories of Analysing Language)

Part IV Semester II
Each student shall be required to study six modules, four compulsory and two optional

Core modules
HAFL413        Mitambo yechiShona (Shona Drama)
HAFLC414      Kuumba maduramazwi (Lexicography and Terminology Development)
HAFLC416      Kuraya nekugadziriswa kwemataka mumagariro evatema (Counselling and conflict management in African culture)
HAFLC470      Tsvagurudzo (Research Project)

Optional modules
HAFLC409        Tsika nemagariro nezveutongi (Culture and Governance)
HAFLC410        Zverunako muvatema (African Aesthetics)
HAFLC411        Vanhurume nevanhukadzi muuvaranomwe hwevatema (Men and Women in African Literature)
HAFLC412        Nyaya pfupi dzeChiShona (Shona Short Story)
HAFLC415        Yananiso yemitauro (Language Harmonisation)
HAFLC417        Kushandiswa kwemutauro mutsika namagariro (Pyscho-Socio-Linguistics)