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Programme Specification
I. Programme Details
Programme title African Studies (4 year) & […]
Possible combinations Development Studies
Economics
History
History of Art/Archaeology
International Relations
Law
Linguistics
Music
Politics
Social Anthropology
Study of Religions
World Philosophies
Final award (exit awards will be made as
outlined in the Taught Degree Regulations)
BA ☒
BSc ☐
MA ☐
MSc ☐
LLB ☐ Other ... ☐
Mode of delivery Distance-learning ☐
On-campus ☒
Professional body accreditation (if applicable) n/a
Academic year this specification was created 2017/18 for 2018/19 onwards
Dates of any subsequent amendments 13.11.18 for 2019/
II. Programme Aims: What will the programme allow you to achieve?
1. To acquire a broad foundational knowledge of (selected) African cultures;
2. To acquire communicative competence in both written and spoken forms of the chosen
African language, in addition to a sensitive (non-Eurocentric) awareness of the cultural
context;
3. To enhance overall career prospects by providing specialist training and knowledge in an
Africa-focussed discipline subject.
III. Programme Learning Outcomes: What will you learn on the programme?
There are four key areas in which you will develop:
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge
1. Competence in speaking, reading and writing Swahili;
2. A broad knowledge and understanding of African culture(s);
3. A solid knowledge of the elected discipline subject with direct reference to Africa.
Typical Teaching Methods Typical Assessment Methods
Knowledge will be gained by attending
lectures and tutorials for the modules,
reading the books and articles
recommended by the teachers and where
appropriate through audio-visual materials.
Proficiency in Swahili will be achieved
through a progression of language modules
Unseen written examinations, oral
examinations, coursework, in-
class presentations and extended
essays.
taught in small groups that will develop and
test all four skills (listening, speaking,
reading, writing); assessment will consist of
classroom tests, written coursework, oral
presentations and written and oral exams.
Intermediate and advanced language
modules and text modules will use a wide
range of “real world” cultural texts.
In later years students may gain greater
knowledge of a specific region in Africa by
choosing to write essays (where choice is
possible) on that region. Students may also
concentrate on a specific area in the
Independent Study Project module or the
Extended Essay module.
Learning Outcomes: Intellectual (thinking) skills
1. An ability to manage one’s own learning, and to make critical and balanced use of
scholarly works related to the cultures and societies of Africa.
2. Sensitivity to the importance and distinctiveness of cultural and intellectual
achievement, and to the existence of distinct and/or complementary value systems in
different cultures.
Typical Teaching Methods Typical Assessment Methods
Through engagement with teachers and
other students in tutorials the student will
develop their critical and analytical skills
and the ability to discuss matters relating to
African language, culture and society in an
objective and mutually respectful manner.
Coursework, extended essays and
the Independent Study Project
provide the opportunity to
demonstrate the critical and
analytical skills which are developed
through guidance and feedback from
the teachers.
Learning Outcomes: Subject-based practical skills
1. Comprehend and communicate in Swahili — through both speech and writing.
2. Research (discipline-based) topics using both primary and secondary sources, making
appropriate use of library and online resources.
Typical Teaching Methods Typical Assessment Methods
In most modules the practical skill of
presenting a synthesis of material gained
from secondary and sometimes primary
sources in the form of essays and, for
some modules maybe presentations, will
be developed during the degree.
All students develop the practical skill of
using the language they learn at a level
appropriate to the module.
The development of writing skills in an
Unseen written examinations, oral
examinations, coursework, in-class
presentations and extended
essays.
Language in Africa credits 15 15 level 4 60 module code 155906044 155906045 compulsory module module title Swahili 1 A Swahili 1 B OR FHEQ level 5 level 5 30 status core module core module 155900838 Culture in Africa level 4 compulsory module
credits 30 module code 155900986 30 60 module title Swahili 2a Intermediate from list below FHEQ level 5 guided option* status core module
credits 120 module title Study Abroad status compulsory module
credits 30 module code 155901259 30 60
FHEQ level 6 guided option* status compulsory module
List of modules (subject to availability) FHEQ level Code Title Credits 5 155906036 Amharic 1 A 15 5 155906037 Amharic 1 B 15 (^5 155900378) Amharic 2 30 5 155906040 Hausa 1 A 15 5 155906041 Hausa 1 B 15 5 155900324 Hausa 2(a) intermediate 30 5 155900818 Hausa 2(b) survey of Hausa literature 30 (^6 155900327) Hausa 3(a) advanced 30 6 155900603 Hausa 3 (b) selected texts 30 5 155906034 Somali 1 A 15 5 155906035 Somali 1 B 15 5 155900811 Somali 2 30 (^6 155901292) Advanced Somali: literature and culture 30 5 155906044 Swahili 1 A 15 5 155906045 Swahili 1 B 15 5 155900986 Swahili 2a intermediate 30 5 155902008 Introduction to Swahili literature 15 (^6 155900635) Swahili 3 30 6 155901259 Theory and practice of Swahili translation 30 6 155902009 Advanced Swahili Literature 15 5 155906038 Yoruba 1 A 15 5 155906039 Yoruba 1 B 15 (^5 155900935) Yoruba 2 30 5 155906042 Zulu 1 A 15 5 155906043 Zulu 1 B 15 5 155900851 Zulu 2 30
4 151230005 History of Slavery: Britain and Slavery 15 4 158000119 R610 Introduction to the Religions of Africa 15 ?? 155901397 African Philosophy 15 ?? 155901398 Afrophone Philosophies 15 ?? 151230001 Black urban studies 15 ?? (^155900839) Contemporary African literature 30 5 155902002 Film Festivals and Film Curating 15 5 158000190 Islamic Reform Movements in Modern Africa 15 6 155902004 The structure of Bantu languages 15 ?? 155901151 Religion in Africa 30 5 155902001 South^ African^ Film^ and^ Visual^ Culture:^ Before^ and^ During^ Apartheid^15 ?? 155902003 South African Film and Visual Culture 1994 ‐ 2014 15 5 154900132 African Art III: the Art and Architecture of North Eastern Africa 30 5 154900166 Africans in the Americas: Identities and Representation 15 5 158000005 Religion, Power and Society in Modern Africa 30 (^5 155900762) Extended essay in African studies (a) 15 5 155901188 Extended essay in African studies (b) 15 5 155800022 Music in Africa 30 5 155800058 The World of Cuban Music 15 5 155900677 African language literatures (oral and written) 30 5 158000185 Pentecostal^ and^ Charismatic^ Christianity^ in^ Africa:^ Past^ and^ Present^15 6 155902005 Realism and Magical Realism in the African Novel 15 6 155902006 Sci‐fi and Afrofuturism in the African Novel 15 6 152900102 Southern Spaces 15 6 155901013 Fictions of History 30 (^6 155900763) Independent study project in African studies 30 6 155900934 Directed study of an African language 30
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Over the course of a three‐year degree, students must complete 360 credits. These can be split evenly between both subjects (180/180), or be varied between the two subjects if the programme structure gives scope for this. Students must have at least 150 credits in one subject (with a maximum of 240 credits being possible) and 120 credits in the other subject (with a maximum of 210 credits being possible) in order to be awarded a two‐subject degree. The subject in which the higher amount of credits has been passed will be named first on the final degree awarded.
BA African Studies & […]
module title from list below (^) second subject
Year 3
Theory and practice of Swahili translation
Year 1 second subject
+ + second subject Year 2
Year 4 +
