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Bachelor of Arts Honours in English and Communication

  • For entry into the BA Honours in English and Communication programme, a candidate should have at least five (5) ‘O’ Level passes or assessed equivalent including English Language.
  • Teacher
  • Language and policy planners
  • Writers and Editors
  • Publishers
  • Researchers
  • Curriculum developers
  • News readers and Broadcasters
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Public Relations/ Corporate Communication officers and Directors
  • Translators
  • Court Interpreters
  • Communication Officers/Directors in NGOs, Public and Private sector
  • Career diplomats
ACADEMIC YEAR AND SEMESTER CODECOURSE NARRATIONlevelcreditsstatus
ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1BHEC119THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION AND NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIESL1.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC113COMMUNICATION SKILLSL1.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC114INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICSL1.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC115LITERARY CRITICISML1.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC122ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATIONL1.110COMPULSORY
 FARS101PRINCIPLES OF ETHICSL1.110COMPULSORY
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2BHEC118ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSESL1.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC117ZIMBABWEAN LITERATUREL1.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC123THEORIES OF LITERATUREL1.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC120LINGUISTICS AND LITERATUREL1.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC121      READING COMPETENCEL1.210COMPULSORY
 FARS102INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYL1.210COMPULSORY
      
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1BHCH203AFRICAN CULTURES AND HERITAGEL2.110COMPULSORY
 FARS201ENTREPRENEURSHIPL2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC229TRENDS IN LITERATURE L2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC230CARIBBEAN LITERATUREL2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC231DISCOURSE ANALYSISL2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC226ORAL LITERATURE IN AFRICA  L2.110ELECTIVE
 BHEC227MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONL2.110ELECTIVE
             
ACADEMIC YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2BHEC217INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE L2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC213    PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMUNICATIONL2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC214LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNINGL2.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC215ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGEL2.110COMPULSORY
 FARS202RESEARCH METHODS L2.110COMPULSORY
 BAHM249GENDER, RACE, CLASS AND THE MEDIAL2.110ELECTIVE
 BHEC216 SOCIOLINGUISTICS L2.110ELECTIVE
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1FARS301WORK INTEGRATED LEARNINGL3.160COMPULSORY
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2FARS301WORK INTEGRATED LEARNINGL3.260COMPULSORY
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1BHEC419ENGLISH LITERATUREL4.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC421COMMUNICATION IN NEGOTIATIONL4.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC429SCRIPT WRITINGL4.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC430    AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATUREL4.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC431FILM AND LITERATUREL4.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC460RESEARCH PROJECT                                                                                            –L4.110COMPULSORY
 BHEC409ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGEL4.110ELECTIVE
 BHEC418PRINCIPLES OF COURSE DESIGNL4.110ELECTIVE
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2BAHM411DESKTOP PUBLISHINGL4.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC428CHILDREN’S LITERATUREL4.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC432WRITING, EDITING AND PUBLISHINGL4.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC433GENDER AND LITERATUREL4.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC460RESEARCH PROJECT            L4.210COMPULSORY
 BHEC434HIV AND AIDS IN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATIONL4.210ELECTIVE
 BHEC412LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN TRAININGL4.210ELECTIVE
NB: The initial registration of the research project should be done in the ACADEMIC YEAR 4  SEMESTER 1