Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in TshiVenda (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.

HAFLT101              Tswikiso kha Nḓivho ya Vho Ngwaniwapo (Introduction to African Indigenous Knowledge Systems)
HAFLT102              Mvelele ya Tshivenḓa (Culture)
HAFLT103              Tswikiso kha Maṅwalwa a Nyambo dza Vharema (Introduction to African Languages Literature)
HAFLT104              Tswikiso kha Ḽingwisitika (Introduction to Linguistics)
HAFLT105              Tswikiso kha Kupeleṱele na Kuṅwalele kwa Tshivenḓa (Introduction to Venḓa 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.

HAFLT106             Vhushaka kana Vhuanḓani kha zwa Luambo (Relationships and Speech Styles)
HAFLT107             Phurosa ya Tshivenḓa (Venḓa Prose)
HAFLT108             Maṅwalwa a zwa Sialala (Oral Literature)
HAFLT109             Fonetiki na Fonolodzhi (Phonetics and Phonology)
EF105                   Information Communication and Technology
BHS101                Introduction to Zimbabwean History
Part II Semester I
Each student shall be required to study six modules, three compulsory and three optional.

Core modules
HAFLT204           Mvelele na Mvelaphanḓa (Culture and Development)
HAFLT205           Ṱhyiori dza Maṅwalwa a Vharema na Tsatsaladzo (African Theories of Literature and Criticism)
HAFLT207           Vhupinduleli na Vhuḓologeli (Translation and Interpreting)

Optional modules
HAFLT201            Mushumo wa Mbalelano ya Mupo na Zwa Vhulimivhufuwi kha Vharema (African Environmental and Agricultural practices)
HAFLT202            Ngundo dza Madzina (Onomastics)
HAFL203              Vhanna na Vhafumakadzi kha Mvelele ya Vharema (Men and Women in African Culture)
HAFLT206            Vhutsila ha Maṅwalwa (Creative Writing)
HAFLT208            Milayo ya Kushumiselwe kwa zwa Luambo kha Vharema (Language Policy and Planning in Africa)

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

Core modules
HAFLT209                 Ḓivhaipfi na Ḓivhafhungo (Morphology and Syntax)
HAFLT211                 Vhurereli ha Vharema (African Indigenous Religion)
HALFT213                 Vhurendi na Nyimbo kha Mvelele ya Vharema (Poetry and Songs in African Culture)
HAFLT220                  Ngona dza Ṱhoḓisiso kha Nyambo dza Vharema, Maṅwalwa na Mvelele (Research Methods in African Languages and Culture)

Optional modules
HAFLT210              Milayo ine ya Tsireledza Mvelele (Cultural Legal Frameworks)
HAFLT212              Mvelele na HIV na AIDS (HIV and AIDS and Culture)
HAFLT214              Maṅwalwa a Vhana (Children’s Literature)
HAFLT215              U Ṅwala na u Dzudzanya Dzibugu (Text Writing and Editing)
HAFLT216              Ṱhyiori dza Maṅwalwa a Vhatshena na Tsatsaladzo (Western Theories of Literature and Criticism)
HAFLT217              Tshanduko kha Luambo (Language Change)
HAFLT218              Tsenguluso ya Muambo Zwiambiwa (Discourse Analysis)
HAFLT219              Mvelele kha zwa Vhuendelamashango (Cultural Tourism)

Part III: Work Related Learning
HAFLT301            Ṱholo ya Mutholi (Employer’s Assessment)
HAFLT302            Ṱholo ya Mutholi (Academic Supervisor’s Assessment)
HAFLT303             Luṅwalo nga Zwo Gudiwaho Mushumoni (Work-Related Learning Report)

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

Core modules
HAFLT403            Nganea yaTshivenḓa (Venḓa Novel)
HAFLT405            Nyambotavhi dza Tshivenḓa (Venḓa Dialects)
HAFLT408            Kutshilele, Kuitele na Kuhumbulele kwa Vharema (African Philosophy and Thought)

Optional modules
HAFLT401             Zwa Musalauno zwine zwa vha kha Maṅwalwa a Nyambo dza Vharema (Contemporary Issues in African Languages Literature)
HAFLT402             Mitambo ya Vho Ngwaniwapo (Indigenous Games)
HAFLT404             Kubveledzelwe kwa Maṅwalwa a Tshivenḓa (Trends in Venḓa Literature)
HAFLT406             Kuṅwalele na Kupeleṱele kwa Tshivenḓa (Venḓa Orthography)
HAFLT407             Ṱhyiori dza U Sengulusa Luambo (Theories of Analysing Language)

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

Core modules
HAFLT413           Matambwa a Tshivenḓa   (Venḓa Drama)
HAFLT414           Ṱhalusamaipfi (Lexicography and Terminology Development)
HAFLT416           Ndangulo ya Ngeletshedzo na Khuḓano kha Mvelele ya Vharema (Counselling and Conflict management in African Culture)
HAFLT470            Ṱhoḓisiso (Research Project)

Optional modules

HAFLT409            Mvelele na Zwa Vhuvhusi (Culture and Governance)
HAFLT410            Zwa Lunako kha Vharema (African Aesthetics)
HAFLT411            Vhanna na Vhafummakadzi kha Maṅwalwa a Vharema (Men and Women in African Literature)
HAFLT412            Nganeapfufhi dza Tshivenḓa (Venḓa Short Story)
HAFLT415            Mvumelano  ya Nyambo (Language  Harmonisation)
HAFLT417             Kushumisele kwa Luambo kha Lushaka (Pyscho-Socio-Linguistics)