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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Religious Studies and Theology

  • A minimum of 5 ‘O’ level passes, including English Language at Grade C or better.
  • 3 Year undergraduate degree programmes. Prospective students must hold ZIMCHE accredited Diplomas in a relevant field in addition to 5 ‘O’ Levels including English Language.
  • 2 Year undergraduate degree programmes: Attained a qualification at Level 6 of the Zimbabwe National Qualifications Framework (ZNQF), (Higher National Diploma) awarded by a recognized university, college, or institute. Such applicants will be admitted into part 3 of the study programme.

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ACADEMIC YEAR AND SEMESTER CODECOURSE NARRATIONLEVELCREDITSSTATUS
ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1BHEC113COMMUNICATION SKILLSL1.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT101PHENOMENOLOGY OF RELIGION L1.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT102INTERPRETING OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS          L1.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT103    EXPLORING CHRISTIAN HISTORY AND THOUGHT FROM THE FIRST CENTURY TO MIDDLE AGESL1.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT104AFRICAN THEOLOGYL1.112COMPULSORY
 FARS101PRINCIPLES OF ETHICSL1.112COMPULSORY
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2BHRT106INTERPRETING NEW TESTAMENT TEXTS    L1.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT108   SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGIONL1.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT109MISSIOLOGYL1.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT110PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONL1.212COMPULSORY
 FARS102INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYL1.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT111SCIENCE AND RELIGIONL1.212ELECTIVE
 BHRT112CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITYL1.212ELECTIVE
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1BHCH203AFRICAN CULTURES AND HERITAGEL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT201WORLD RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIESL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT203     OLD TESTAMENT STUDIESL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT212PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIONL2.112COMPULSORY
 FARS201ENTREPRENEURSHIPL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT202INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL HEBREW                                                  L2.112ELECTIVE
 BHRT204INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL GREEKL2.112ELECTIVE
 BHRT205HERMENEUTICS 12ELECTIVE
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2BHRT206    NEW TESTAMENT STUDIESL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT207SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY L2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT208CHRISTIAN HISTORY AND THOUGHT FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE 21ST CENTURYL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT213RELIGION AND DEVELOPMENTL2.112COMPULSORY
 FARS202RESEARCH METHODSL2.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT209HOMILETICSL2.112ELECTIVE
 BHRT210FURTHER STUDIES IN BIBLICAL GREEKL2.112ELECTIVE
 BHRT211PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELLINGL2.112ELECTIVE
 BHRT214FURTHER STUDIES IN BIBLICAL HEBREWL2.112ELECTIVE
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1FARS301WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING L3.160COMPULSORY
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2FARS301WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING L3.260COMPULSORY
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1BHRT401POLITICAL THEOLOGYL4.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT412RELIGION, GENDER AND HEALTHL4.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT413AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION(S)L4.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT414HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICAL4.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT420RESEARCH PROJECTL4.112COMPULSORY
 BHRT404    ECUMENISM  L4.112ELECTIVE
 BHRT405ISLAM IN AFRICA        L4.112ELECTIVE
      
ACADEMIC YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2BHRT406      RELIGION AND ETHICSL4.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT410MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE IN RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONSL4.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT415HISTORY AND DOCTRINE OF ISLAML4.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT420RESEARCH PROJECTL4.212COMPULSORY
 BHRT407     WOMEN AND RELIGIONL4.212ELECTIVE
 BHRT408RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONL4.212ELECTIVE
NB: The initial registration of the research project should be done in the ACADEMIC YEAR 4  SEMESTER 1