BA Honours in Media and Cultural Studies
Not all modules will be on offer every semester.

Part I Semester I
Each student shall be required to study seven compulsory modules including two university-wide modules.

Core modules
HMCS101 Introduction to Media and Culture
HMCS102 Media in Zimbabwe
HMCS103 Media Law and Ethics
HMCS104 Theories of Communication and the Media
HMCS105 Photography, Video and Film
BHS110 Introduction to Zimbabwean Cultures and Heritage
CSARM101 Communication Skills

Part I Semester II
Each student shall be required to study six modules including two university-wide modules.

Core modules
HMCS106 Media Trends in Africa and Beyond
HMCS107 Media, Internet and Culture
HMCS108 News Writing and Reporting
HMCS109 Texts, Audiences and Reception
EF105 Information Communication Technology

Each student will have to choose either
BAC101 African Philosophy and Thought
or
BHS101 Introduction to Zimbabwean History

Part II Semester I
Each student shall be required to study six modules of which five are compulsory and one optional.

Core modules
HMCS201 Critical Media Theory
HMCS202 Media and African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
HMCS203 Newspaper Sub-Editing, Design and Layout
HMCS204 Media Economics
HMCS205 Culture, Ideology and the Media

Optional modules
HMCS206 Social Media and Community Development
HMCS207 Photo Journalism
HMCS208 Organisational Communication and the Media
HMCS209 Principles of Economics

Part II Semester II
Each student shall be required to study six modules of which five are compulsory and one optional.

Core Modules
HMCS210 Television and Radio Broadcasting
HMCS211 Multimedia and Cyber Publishing
HMCS212 Public Relations
HMCS213 Principles of Advertising
HMCS214 Media Research Methods

Optional Modules
HMCS215 Reporting in African Indigenous Languages
HMCS216 Online Journalism
HMCS217 Language and Skills for Media Practitioners

Part III-Work Related Learning
HMCS301 Employer’s Assessment
HMCS302 Academic Supervisor’s Assessment
HMCS303 Work-Related Learning Report

Part IV Semester I
Each student shall be required to study six modules of which five are compulsory and one optional.

Core modules
HMCS401 Documentary Production
HMCS402 Media and Human Rights
HMCS403 Specialized News Writing and Reporting
HMCS404 Political Communication and the Media
HMCS405 Theories of Development and Democracy and the Media

Optional Modules
HMCS406 Social Research and Advocacy
HMCS407 Health Communication

Part IV Semester II

Core modules
HMCS408 Marketing Communications
HMCS409 Communication Policies and Media Management
HMCS410 Media, Gender and Cultural Representations
HMCS470 Research Project

Optional Modules
HMCS411 Advanced Radio Journalism
HMCS412 Advanced Television Journalism
HMCS413 Advanced Photo Journalism