International Office, Stellenbosch University
Guide to undergraduate courses in English at Stellenbosch University
INTRODUCTION
This booklet is intended to provide international students with information regarding undergraduate courses available in English at
Stellenbosch University. Note: All courses listed are subject to change and availability, and selection is subject to pre-requisite satisfaction,
where applicable, and timetabling. Queries on the availability of courses may be directed to the International Office:
International Office
University of Stellenbosch
Private Bag X1
7602 Matieland
Tel:
Fax:
E mail:
South Africa
+27-21-808 4628
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interoff@sun.ac.za
INDEX
Faculty / Department / School
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Website
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http://www.sun.ac.za/arts/
Department of African Languages
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http://www.sun.ac.za/african_languages/
Department of Drama
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http://www.sun.ac.za/drama/
Department of English
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http://www.sun.ac.za/english/
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
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http://www.sun.ac.za/geog-enviro/
Department of History
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http://www.sun.ac.za/history/
Department of Information Science
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http://www.sun.ac.za/infoscience/
Department of Modern Foreign Languages
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http://www.sun.ac.za/forlang/
Department of Music
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http://ww.sun.ac.za/music
Department of Philosophy
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http://www.sun.ac.za/philosophy/
Department of Political Science
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http://www.sun.ac.za/polwet/
Department of Psychology
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http://www.sun.ac.za/psychology/
Department of Sociology
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Science
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http://www.sun.ac.za/sociology/
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http://www.sun.ac.za/agric/
Department of Agronomy
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http://www.sun.ac.za/agron/
Department of Conservation Ecology
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http://www.sun.ac.za/consecol/
Department of Entomology and Nematology
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http://www.sun.ac.za/entomology/
Department of Forest Science
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http://www.sun.ac.za/forestry/
Department of Genetics
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http://www.sun.ac.za/genetics/
Department of Wood Science
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
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http://www.sun.ac.za/wood_science/
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http://www.sun.ac.za/economy/
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Faculty of Engineering
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http://www.sun.ac.za/economy/statsact/
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http://www.eng.sun.ac.za
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Science
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http://www.mecheng.sun.ac.za
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http://www.sun.ac.za/science/
Biological Sciences
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http://www.sun.ac.za/science/skoolbiologie/
Department of Chemistry
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http://www.sun.ac.za/chemist/
Department of Mathematics
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http://www.sun.ac.za/maths/
Department of Physics
IPSU Language & Culture
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http://www.sun.ac.za/physics/
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http://www.sun.ac.za/international/
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of African Languages
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February - June)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------INTRODUCTORY STUDY OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES 114
Classification of the African languages; language planning and language policy for the African languages; communication analysis of selected
African languages in a range of communication contexts; comparative study of literature from selected African languages: a choice of genres;
comparative study of linguistics from selected African languages
Credits: 12 SA credits
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION IN XHOSA 114
The classification of the African languages in South Africa; the communication skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing
in a socio-cultural context; cultural perspectives and language-related cultural conventions relevant to basic communication in Xhosa; the
grammar of Xhosa relevant to the learning of basic communication skills.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTINUED INTRODUCTORY STUDY OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES 144
Communication analysis of selected African languages in a range of communication contexts; comparative study of language and cultural
phenomena in selected African languages; comparative study of literature of selected African languages: a choice of genres; comparative
study of linguistics of selected African languages
Prerequisite module:
African Languages 114
Credits: 12 SA credits
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION IN XHOSA
The communication skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing in socio-cultural context; cultural perspectives and
language-related cultural conventions relevant to basic communication in Xhosa; the grammar of Xhosa relevant to the learning of basic
communication skills
Prerequisite module:
Basic Xhosa 114
Credits: 12 SA credits
Department of Drama
General Information for prospective Drama students:
 Classes for all senior Theatre Arts students (Level 2, Level 3) begin every year one week before the general commencement of
classes for senior students, i.e. on the Monday of the week during which first-year students first arrive at the University.
 No student will be permitted to join the Theatre Arts or Theatre Skills courses late.
 The pass mark for Theatre Arts and Theatre Skills is 50% average for all the subsections of the subject jointly, with a minimum of
40% in any one of the subsections of the subject as an additional pass requirement. A student who does not obtain the required
sub-minimum in one or more of the subsections thus does not pass the course, even though the average mark for the course as a
whole is above 50%.
 Because a teamwork approach is adopted in presenting the Theatre Arts and Theatre Skills courses, class attendance is essential.
Therefore students who miss more than 10% of the practical classes, even for medical or other acceptable reasons, are normally
not permitted to proceed with the course.
 Because the Theatre Arts and Theatre Skills courses entail extensive physical involvement by the student, any students with a
medical condition that could prevent them from participating regularly in movement, acting and/or Theatre Arts classes, must
indicate this prior to registration, with supporting documentation from a medical practitioner, for consideration by the Department.
 Students in their second and third years may be obliged to remain in Stellenbosch during the two short vacations as well as for short
periods during the winter and summer vacations.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FULL YEAR (February - November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------Course: Theatre Arts
Theatre Arts can be taken only as part of the BDram degree programme and in combination with Theatre Studies and Theatre Skills. Theatre
Arts entails training in the integrative techniques necessary to produce a theatre performance. The course involves theoretical as well as
practical work, and attendance at and participation in theatre productions and other performances are an inherent part of the course. After
their basic training (first year, Level 1), students in Theatre Arts choose one of the following four directions, corresponding to their choice in
Theatre Skills, to be followed at Level 2:
Choice A: An acting programme (stage and media)
Choice B: A technical and stage management programme
Choice C: A teaching-oriented programme (acting)
Choice D: A teaching-oriented programme (technical)
The options for Theatre Arts and Theatre Skills must correspond. These study directions are continued on Levels 2 and 3.
Level 1:
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING AND STAGE SKILLS 178
Basic skills in acting and improvisation; introduction to developing the technical skills required for stage presentation; basic theoretical
knowledge of the above aspects; participation in productions only as a member of the technical team
Credits: 24 SA credits
Level 2:
Choice A:
ACTING AND PRODUCTION 278
Theories of acting of the leading Western theatre practitioners; film and microphone; acting skills (continued); basic skills for alternative theatre
forms such as puppetry, cabaret and physical theatre; participation as actor in public performances
Credits: 32 SA credits
Choice B:
THEATRE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION 288
Technical aspects of stage productions and alternative forms of theatre; technical skills for stage productions and alternative forms of theatre;
practical technical work for public performances
Credits: 32 SA credits
Level 3:
Choice A:
ACTING AND PRODUCTION 379
Continuation of contents as for 278
Credits: 48 SA credits
Choice B:
THEATRE DESIGN 389
Theory of design; practical exercise in the skills required for technical aspects and design of stage production; technical applications and
design for public stage productions and class projects
Credits: 48 SA credits
Course: Theatre Practice
Theatre Practice entails training in the basic principles of theatre management and marketing. It is also an independent module that can be
taken as part of other programmes.
Level 2:
THEATRE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING 298
Introductory theory of theatre management and marketing of the theatre and performing arts; analysis of the function of the performing arts in
society; basic concepts of market research, liaison and marketing; information on copyright and performing rights (prescriptions, procedures,
relevant organisations); theoretical exercises in theatre budgeting; practical projects linked to public theatre productions and class work
projects
Credits: 32 SA credits
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Course: Theatre Skills
Theatre Skills can be taken only as part of the BDram degree programme and in combination with Theatre Studies and Theatre Arts.
Theatre Skills provides training in the key techniques required for producing a theatre performance. The course entails both theoretical work
and practical training in verbal and non-verbal communication, voice development, movement and technical aspects such as design and
management. Attendance at and participation in theatre productions as well as other performances form an inherent part of the course.
Once they have completed the basic level (first year, Level 1) students in Theatre Skills choose one of the following four directions to be taken
at Level 2, corresponding to their choice for Theatre Arts:
Choice A: An acting course (stage and media)
Choice B: A technical and stage management course
Choice C: A course aimed at teaching (Acting)
Choice D: A course aimed at teaching (Technical aspects)
These study directions are continued on Level 3
Level 1
THEATRE TECHNIQUES 178
Practical exercises to promote speech, voice development and movement skills; basic theory of speech, voice development and movement
Credits: 24 SA credits
Level 2
Choice A:
SPEECH AND MOVEMENT 278
Advanced speech, voice and movement theory; practical exercises and projects to develop skills in stage speech, general voice development
and movement
Credits: 32 SA credits
Choice B:
STAGE MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA TECHNIQUES 288
Theory of technical aspects of the media (radio and television) and stage management; practical class exercise in stage management;
participation in stage management for public theatre productions
Credits: 24 SA credits
Level 3
Choice A:
SPEECH AND MOVEMENT 378
Continuation of contents as for 278
Credits: 24 SA credits
Choice B:
STAGE MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA 388
Continuation of contents as for 288
Credits: 24 SA credits
Course: Theatre Studies
Theatre Studies can be taken as an independent module in the BDram, the BA (Language and Culture) and the BA (Humanities)
programmes.
Theatre Studies entails a theoretical study of the nature, history and techniques of drama, theatre, dance, radio, television and film. Students
are not expected to do any practical work, although attendance at theatre productions and other performances is an inherent part of the
course as these activities form part of the study material.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February - June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------Level 1
INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN THEATRE AND PRINCIPLES OF TEXT STUDY 114
Introduction to basic concepts in theatre studies; introduction to techniques and methods of textual analysis and interpretation through a study
of selected plays in context as part of a survey of the history of the theatre and of theatre conventions and conditions of Western drama and
theatre from the Greeks to Renaissance and Shakespeare
Credits: 12 SA credits
Level 2
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS 212
A thematic study of texts in context with reference to productions, visual material and published texts, including South African material
Credits: 8 SA credits
THEATRE HISTORY: THEORY AND FORMS OF DRAMA AND THEATRE 228
Introduction to theory of drama and theatre; principles of theatre studies and theatre research; introduction to the major genres of drama and
theatre
Credits: 8 SA credits
Level 3
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: MEDIA AND FILM 314
Introduction to the theory of the mass communication media (including radio, television, etc); critical analysis of diverse media texts;
introduction to film studies and history of film, including South African media and film practice
Credits: 12 SA credits
HISTORY AND NATURE OF NON-WESTERN THEATRE 324
A study of the major characteristics of Eastern theatre, with reference to some examples; a study of the major characteristics of African
theatre, with reference to some examples
Credits: 12 SA credits
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level 1
CONTINUED STUDY OF WESTERN THEATRE AND PRINCIPLES OF TEXT STUDY 144
Introduction to techniques and methods of textual analysis and interpretation through examining selected plays in context as part of a
historical survey of theatre, theatre conventions and theatre conditions of Western drama and theatre from Shakespeare until the twentieth
century
Credits: 12 SA credits
Level 2
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS 242
A thematic study of texts in context with reference to productions, visual material and published texts, including South African material
(continued)
Credits: 8 SA credits
THEATRE HISTORY: THEORY AND FORMS OF DRAMA AND THEATRE 252
Survey of the main trends in drama, theatre, media and performance theory and research
Credits: 8 SA credits
Level 3
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: MEDIA AND FILM
Continuation of study of film theory and analysis with reference to selected films, including films from Africa and South Africa
Credits: 12 SA credits
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE 354
Survey of the main trends in South African theatre through a study of texts in context
Credits: 12 SA credits
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Department of English
Co-ordinator: Dr Edwin Hees - Room 583 - eph@sun.ac.za
A number of optional courses (generally referred to as "electives") are taught in each semester. Students need to register for these courses at
the beginning of the semester. There is a limit (usually of 12 people) on the numbers of students per course, so register early to avoid
disappointment. Electives extend over a double period. The regular times at which each elective is to be offered will appear on a list to be
posted on the notice board at the beginning of the semester.
SELECTED COURSES IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT (only African / South African courses listed here – outlines of more general courses
may be found in the Department’s General Prospectuses for 2nd- and 3rd-year students. (For international students the Department makes no
distinction between 2nd- and 3rd-year courses.)
TWO TEACHING FORMATS:
 Electives – small discussion groups; 14 periods per semester; written assignments and one major essay.
 Lectures – formal lectures; varying numbers of lectures so please check for credits; no written work; one formal test at end of lecture
series.
 Credits for each module - 12 SA Credits
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
LECTURES
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------AFRICAN LITERATURE
In the first part of this course, offered by Mr Viljoen, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart will be used to discuss “African Literature” more
broadly. A close reading of the novel will be made to highlight representations of the impact of colonialism on African society and Achebe’s
explorations in the fields of language and form of the novel. Ben Okri’s collection of short stories, The Stars of the New Curfew, will be
discussed in the light of concerns of “post-coloniality” and the departures from “realism” towards “magic realism.”
The second part of the course is offered by Prof. Gagiano. Bessie Head’s Maru is the first novel to be discussed; we shall be examining
Head’s unusual presentation of the issues of racism and leadership in the setting of Botswana, with some reference to this author’s South
African background. Next we engage with Shimmer Chinodya’s Harvest of Thorns as a text exploring the agonies and ironies of
“development” and “liberation” in the context of national and family life in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe.
POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE AND THEORY
The course begins with four lectures in which the historical development of postcolonial theory and a number of key concepts will be
discussed by Prof Gagiano and Dr Goodman, and O’Reilly’s Post-Colonial Literature introduced.
Heart of Darkness
This lecture series will examine Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”, a novella that has caused much controversy and critical discussion in
the history of post-colonial responses to the literary canon. “Heart of Darkness” has provided post-colonial theory with resonant images and
powerful metaphors which have come to represent a particular Western discourse about Africa. But both the meaning and intention of this
novella have been much contested. There is a mystery at the heart of the text which repeats in the critical disagreements this book has
caused. Is it possible to see into a heart of darkness? We will explore the different critical responses to the novella, and examine why such a
small book has caused such a furor in our post-colonial world.
In the Castle of My Skin and The God of Small Things
The discussion moves on to two examples from those areas colonised by the (British) Empire by authors ‘writing back’ to engage with and (in
complex, subtle texts) challenge both Western imperial assumptions of superiority and the way these assumptions were absorbed, or rejected,
in their own societies. Lamming’s comparatively early text stems from the Caribbean and Roy’s more recent novel addresses conditions in a
particular Indian community, but the novels are linked together by both authors’ extensive use of children’s perspectives to address intricate
political, social and psychological issues. We draw on postcolonial theory to address the novels and to analyse the authors’ own extensions of
‘postcolonial’ insights, including their trenchant criticism of indigenous power structures and of neo-colonial cooptation strategies.
AFRICAN LITERATURE
Achebe: No Longer At Ease and Vera: The Stone Virgins
These novels (by the Nigerian Achebe and the Zimbabwean Vera, respectively) balance perspectives from very different parts of the African
continent, as well as contrasting a largely urban with a largely rural setting, young male with young female experiences, government and
bureaucracy with war and violence – between them covering a gamut of African experiences – in writing from an earlier period and in a more
recent text, both by acclaimed authors. We will take account of social, political and moral issues that are raised in these texts whilst engaging
in the close textual and stylistic study that writing of this quality merits.
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Ngugi: A Grain of Wheat and Lessing: The Grass is Singing
Doris Lessing is a prolific and provocative writer. Her novel, The Grass is Singing, (1950) is a powerful exploration of late colonialism and the
settler mindset in the face of increasing defiance from an oppressed black population. Simultaneously, Lessing's novel examines the
dilemmas faced by women in such a society. The course will look closely at these dimensions of the novel.
Ngugi's A Grain of Wheat (1967) examines the next phase in the history of colonialism - the transition to independence in Africa - but does so
from a markedly different narrative perspective to Lessing, inviting comparisons between the two works of African literature. In particular,
Ngugi raises concerns about the betrayal of the African masses by the new elite and also depicts changing relations between men and women
in this context. Lastly, the course will highlight and debate some contentious issues about the nature of African literature raised in Ngugi's
critical essays.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
ELECTIVES
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Elective seminars are intended chiefly for international students and are offered in the first semester.
‘AN AWFUL, TRIUMPHANT SEPARATENESS: APARTHEID AND THE LITERARY IMAGINATION
If we want information about apartheid, we turn to historians, sociologists, political scientists; if we want to find out what apartheid meant in
human terms, we turn to the poets and storytellers. The titles of South African novels and anthologies - A Land Apart, A World of Strangers
(the novel alluded to in the title of the seminar) - suggest the central aim of one of the twentieth century’s most grotesque experiments in social
engineering: to keep people apart, to construct and police boundaries. To what extent did colonialism and apartheid succeed in creating a
Manichean divide between white and black, self and other, victim and oppressor? What evidence is there of the human capacity to transcend
these divisions? To what extent did the release of prisoners and the freeing of political activity (culminating in the first democratic elections in
1994) mean a release from the human and imaginative constraints of apartheid?
This 14-week course (one seminar per week) will explore these issues though a variety of literary texts, including poetry, short stories, and a
play. Students will write two short assignments and one longer essay, and will also take turns to introduce class discussion on particular texts.
Preference will be given to international students, but Stellenbosch students may also apply and will be accepted, space permitting.
WOMEN WRITERS INTERROGATING EMPIRE: ATLANTIC CROSSINGS
The three texts used for class discussion in this elective are Beloved by Toni Morrison (Penguin U.S.A./Picador), You Can't Get Lost in Cape
Town by Zoe Wicomb (Feminist Press paperback) and A Question of Power by Bessie Head (Heinemann I.L.T.), while The Salt Eaters by
Toni Cade Bambara or Corregidora by Gayl Jones are possible 'essay texts'. These texts (set in the U.S.A. or in southern Africa) are brought
together because in all of them authors address the forms of "empire"* that black women encounter in societies where they experience
various, particular and often extreme forms of “othering”. Issues of power, race, gender, repression and representation (and their
intertwinement) are addressed in this elective. Additional readings will be recommended to elective participants. Students take turns to lead
in the class discussions of the novels, and class exercises are written on each of the three 'class texts', as well as an elective essay (on
Jones's or Bambara's novel).
*Taking the term "empire" as a summation of pervasive, encompassing and insidious forms of power.
MAGICAL REALISM AND THE POSTCOLONIAL NOVEL
Magical realism is a term that has become fashionable in recent years, yet there is little clarity over what it actually means. This course will
take as its starting point the critical confusion that surrounds the term, and will explore some of the historical and methodological issues that
arise in trying to define it. We will then apply the insights generated in the early part of the course to Ben Okri’s The Famished Road and
Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, asking questions about the relationship between ‘reality’ and ‘fantasy’ in each, and examining closely
the implications of this relationship for discourses of history, identity and culture in the postcolonial world. Finally, we will broaden our
perspective by considering some recent magical realist short stories from Latin America and South Africa.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
LECTURES
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURES
The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs
This novel reflects something of the tensions and uncertainties of the 1980s, with South Africa in a state of war. The central character is faced
with problems of sexual and political identity through his experience of the Border War, the aftermath of which involves him in a difficult
readjustment process.
A Rainbow on the Paper Sky
Mandla Langa's 1989 novel A Rainbow on the Paper Sky (Kliptown/Mayibuye) is closely concerned with region (both rural and urban
Kwazulu/Natal), racial-political issues, and concerns of family and culture. It is a dense and gripping account of a period of crisis and change
in South Africa.
Note: Texts of both Galgut’s and Langa’s novels will be provided by the Department
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ORALITY AND TRANSITION
This course will focus on the tension between spoken and written modes of communication that might be said to underlie, at some level, all
study in the humanities. We will begin by taking a long historical view, considering examples of literature from ancient Greece, Rome, and the
medieval period that clearly show the marks of orality on their composition. We will then briefly consider the role played by enlightenment
rationalism in valorising the written word as the most important repository of knowledge. The remainder of the course will be concerned with
contemporary African studies, where we will consider in detail the place of oral literary and historical modes of narration in the context of a
South Africa in transition.
SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY
We will focus on representative figures and significant moments or periods in the development of South African poetry in English. The
founding moment is the arrival of Thomas Pringle in the Eastern Cape with a party of settlers in 1820. What does this aspirant poet make of
the challenge presented by the South African setting and the colonial enterprise? How does his poetry anticipate tensions and themes which
characterise the poetry of South African English-speakers? We then move to the 1920s with the emergence of two powerful and distinctive
voices in Campbell and Plomer, before turning to the work of the post-World War 2 poets, and in particular to the poetry of Guy Butler. We
then examine the work of black poets writing in English in the first major (post-1970) phase, considering the continuing influence of the oral
tradition. Finally, we glance at some recent developments in South African English poetry in terms of shifts in focus, style, and diction.
Among the issues to be discussed are questions of identity, home and exile, language and the land, and politics and poetry. Students should
arrive at some sense of the traditions, conventions and pressures which have informed and shaped the work of South African poets writing in
English. The setwork for the course is M. Chapman's The Paperbook of South African English Poetry. The work of the following poets will be
explored in some detail, and students should familiarise themselves with poems by these poets in the anthology and handout: Thomas
Pringle; Roy Campbell; William Plomer; Guy Butler; Oswald Mtshali; M.W. Serote; Chris van Wyk; Jeremy Cronin; Ingrid de Kok; Tatamkhulu
Afrika; Stephen Watson; Seitlhamo Motsapi; Lesego Rampholokeng and Malika Ndlovu.
SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES
This course examines the critical and cultural representations of South Africa within a domestic and global context. Set against the
Manichean orthodoxies of colonialism and apartheid - regimes that continue to influence us - this course addresses the critical and artistic
visions of those who have paved the way for a "new" South Africa. These artists and thinkers include Njabulo Ndebele, Nadine Gordimer, JM
Coetzee, Leon de Kock, among others. Central to the course will be a close critical reading of the texts with a view to honing the student’s
particular interpretation of the propositions set before them. The overall objective is to locate the particularity of experience and to situate this
particularity within a broader socio-historical and cultural context. Finally, the course will reach towards more innovative readings and
expressions of being South African; expressions that work with and transform the banalities of racial and sexual difference, and which work
towards a more indeterminate and interstitial understanding of self in the postcolonial 21st century.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
ELECTIVES
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------ISLAND UTOPIAS
This elective builds on the issues raised by Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver’s Travels in the eighteenth-century course, exploring different styles
of writing, while engaging with some of the same themes: post-colonialism, island experiences, power in both the personal and the public
realm, and gender issues. The texts for this course are J.M. Coetzee’s Foe, William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and William Golding’s Lord
of the Flies.
Representations of Slavery in South Africa
This course aims to examine the way slaves, as well as people with a slave heritage, have been represented over time in South Africa,
particularly the Cape. The process of writing history, as well as the relationship between history and the novel that attempts to make sense of
that history, will be examined. The main fictional text to be used is The Slave Book by Rayda Jacobs. In our reading of this text we will
examine and compare writing, as well as visual depictions, of slaves in the Cape. We will engage in discussions of contemporary culture in
Cape Town and the Boland, paying attention to how representations of people with a slave history have changed.
Imperial Romance
The popular understanding of ‘romance’ to mean ‘love story’ derives from the traditions of the courtly or chivalric romance of the Middle Ages.
Along with allegories of love, fidelity, duty and honour, the romance genre includes stories of adventure, combat and quest, and often
incorporates the supernatural. This course will consider the ways in which the genre of romance came to be applied in the context of Empire,
where its conventions were extended either in the service of swashbuckling colonialist mythmaking, as in Rider Haggard’s King Solomon’s
Mines, or as a means of subverting imperialist ideology, as in Schreiner’s Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland. The main focus of our
discussion will be on the relationship between the historical conditions under which romance is constructed and the elaborate fictional devices
and conventions it employs. We will also consider some examples of the genre from outside Southern Africa.
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TRAVELS IN AFRICA
Nineteenth-century travel writing about Africa was concerned not only with the description of territories previously unknown to European
experience, but also with the discursive mastery of the imaginative space of the other. Despite a century of colonial occupation of Africa, the
process of attempted mastery persists in twentieth-century travel writing. It is as if political and commercial control of African territories did not
involve a corresponding imaginative mastery. Africa continues to fascinate by virtue of its inscrutability, its resistance to discursive and
imaginative assimilation.
In this elective we will study a selection of twentieth-century African travel writings, examining such issues as the position of the traveller in
relation to what is described, travel and the making of identity, construction of the other in a dialectic of negation, and the crossing of borders
as a form of translation and transgression. The primary reading (prescribed texts) for this elective are the following texts:
Graham Greene, Journey without maps (1936), Vintage 2002 [0099282232].
Dan Jacobson, The electronic elephant: a southern African journey (1994), Penguin 1995.
Shiva Naipaul, North of south: an African journey (1978), Penguin Classics 1997
Laurens van der Post, Venture to the interior (1952), Vintage 2002.
POST-APARTHEID NARRATIVES
Ten years after South Africa’s first democratic elections, the question ‘what has changed?’ could not be more relevant. To answer this
question we will need to revisit the concepts of apartheid, democracy and transition in order to establish a basis for assessing the condition of
post-apartheid South Africa. Two perspectives will be considered in detail: the critical Marxist view that South Africa’s is an ‘elite transition,’
characterised by a merely nominal transfer of power; and a more culturally-focussed perspective that considers questions of power and
change from a micro-logical point of view. Parallel with this line of enquiry, we will read several examples of post-apartheid fiction and explore
the ways in which literature might illuminate or obscure the main terms of the debate. Students will also be required to discover and analyse
their own examples of post-apartheid culture.
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 324
Definition and technical overview of GIS; principles of spatial data structures; South African co-ordinate and projection systems; input, capture,
manipulation, analysis and presentation of geo-data; integration and exchange of South African national data sets (e.g. censuses, topographic
data, research); practical GIS application: South African case studies (e.g. decision support in socio-economic and physical environmental
problems)
Credits: 12 SA credits
Department of History
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN GLOBAL PATTERNS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN HISTORY 114
Nomadic societies; agriculture revolution and the emergence of established societies; the development of complex societies; the emergence
of modernity and the industrial revolution; historical construction of the modern globalising world
Credits: 12 SA credits
KEY PROCESSES IN THE MAKING OF WESTERN HISTORY 214
State formation, the Renaissance and revolutions; origins of the modern state; the Renaissance as cultural phenomenon; origins, dynamics
and impact of historical revolutions; wealth and poverty in Western history; changing views and attitudes; perspectives on systems such as
socialism, capitalism and communism; dimensions of the culture of wealth and poverty
Credits: 16 SA credits
WARS, DECOLONISATION AND GLOBALISATION 318
International relations and cultural change; the social and cultural dimensions of the First World War; the outbreak, course and aftermath of
the Second World War; social and cultural trends: the sixties; ecological problems in historical perspective; the Cold War; globalization in
historical and cultural perspective; colonial liberation and nation building in the 20 th century; the end of the formal imperial era; independence
movements in Africa and India; new states; cultural dimensions of independence: the search for a “pure” African culture in a globalising world;
Africa in a globalising world
Credits: 24 SA credits
DIMENSIONS OF HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING 324
Manifestations of historical consciousness; different types of historical writing; schools of historiography in South Africa; the nature of historical
research
Credits: 12 SA credits
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY 144
Debates on the settlement of population groups in South Africa; clashes in the interior: historical significance of 19 th century migrations; the
mineral revolution and its impact on modern South Africa; Afrikaner nationalism as a historical factor; segregation and apartheid; black
nationalism and politics in the 20th century; South Africa and the outside world
Credits: 12 SA Credits
AFRICA AND SOUTH AFRICA: COLONIALISATION AND THE REARRANGEMENT OF SOCIETIES 244
Africa and the West in the 19th century; colonial policies in Africa; the political, cultural and economic impact of the colonisation of Africa in the
19th century; South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries; the political and cultural dynamics of 18th- and 19th- century Cape societies; the
establishment of new black empires and white republics in the interior in the 19th century; the mineral revolution: the making of a new political
and cultural social order
Credits: 16 SA Credits
SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 20TH CENTURY 348
Perspectives on the Anglo-Boer War; wealth and poverty as persistent factors in 20th century South Africa; cultural and political dimensions of
the rise and disintegration of Afrikaner nationalism; perspectives on apartheid; the growth and dynamics of black political organisations and
the change in power relations in 1994; women and change in South African society; American cultural influences on black and white South
Africa in historical perspective
Credits: 12 SA Credits
Department of Information Science
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------FIRST SEMESTER (February - June)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 114
An overview of the rise and character of the phenomenon of the knowledge economy and society; introduction to distinctive concepts like the
global information system, knowledge work and intellectual capital; introduction to selected socio-theoretic interpretations of this phenomenon,
in particular the work of Manuel Castells; the impact of technological factors on the origin and character of this phenomenon; overview of the
policy developments of the European Union and NEPAD regarding the knowledge economy and society
Credits: 12 SA credits
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DECISION-MAKING AND VALUES IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 144
Study of the most important contemporary mega trends related to the knowledge economy and society, and the impact of these trends on the
problem and practice of decision-making; introduction to the value questions following from the emergence of the knowledge economy and
society, in particular the value system of globalisation; introduction to the European Values Survey and the World Values Survey
Credits: 12 SA credits
Department of Modern Foreign Languages
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FULL YEAR (February - November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------Course: German
INTRODUCTION TO THE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 178
(FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT GERMAN AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL)
Introductory language study; introduction to contemporary culture on the basis of selected topics; analysis of texts related to these topics
Credits: 24 SA credits
10
20th CENTURY GERMAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 188
(FOR STUDENTS WITH GERMAN AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL)
A cultural-historical overview of the period on the basis of selected topics; analysis of texts related to these topics; intermediate language
studies
Credits: 24 SA credits
CONTINUED STUDY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 278
Continued language study; basic concepts and principles of German as a foreign language; comparative Landeskunde, based on selected
topics; analysis of texts related to these topics
Credits: 32 SA credits
18TH- AND 19TH- CENTURY GERMAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 288
(FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED GERMAN 188)
A cultural-historical overview of the period on the basis of selected topics; analysis of texts related to these topics; advanced language study
Credits: 32 SA credits
ADVANCED VOCATION-ORIENTED STUDY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 379
Advanced language study, concentrating on listening and speaking abilities; basic rhetoric and conversation; German-South African relations
in the past and present; comparative Landeskunde: capita selecta (project work)
Credits: 48 SA credits
GERMAN LITERATURE ON SOUTH AFRICA 389
Advanced language study, with an emphasis on reading ability; capita selecta from the German literature on South Africa; German-South
African relations in the past and present; introduction to relevant concepts (e.g. “die Fremde”, “Exotik”, “Xenophobie”, “Xenomanie”)
Course: French
INTRODUCTION TO THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 178
(FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT FRENCH AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL)
Introductory language studies; introduction to contemporary French culture on the basis of selected topics; study of elementary literary texts
Credits: 24 SA credits
INTERMEDIATE STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 188
(FOR STUDENTS WITH FRENCH AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL)
Intermediate language studies with particular emphasis on vocabulary; French and Francophone literary texts
Credits: 24 SA credits
CONTINUED STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 278
Continued language studies; basic concepts and principles of French as a foreign language; comparative cultural studies on the basis of
selected topics; study of literary texts based on these topics
Credits: 32 SA credits
ADVANCED STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 379
Advanced language studies; study of French texts (including hypertext and film) of particular relevance to the South African reality;
comparative cultural studies with reference to professional applications
Credits: 24 SA credits
Course: Mandarin
Mandarin is the official language of China.
INTRODUCTION TO THE MANDARIN LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE CULTURE 178
Introductory language study, including phonetics; introduction to contemporary China based on a selection of topics
Credits: 24 SA credits
CONTINUED STUDY OF THE MANDARIN LANGUAGE AND CHINESE CULTURE 278
Continued language study; basic concepts and principles of Mandarin as a foreign language; comparative study of China based on a selection
of topics; study of texts on these topics
Credits: 32 SA credits
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Department of Music
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FULL YEAR (February - November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------ACCOMPANIMENT 174
Introduction to accompaniment; practical accompaniment
Credits: 12 SA credits
ACCOMPANIMENT 274
Practical accompaniment – in individual and group context; accompanying one instrumentalist and/or singer
Credits: 16 SA credits
ACCOMPANIMENT 378
Practical accompaniment – in individual and group context; accompanying two instrumentalists and/or singers
Prerequisite:
Subject to aptitude
Credits: 24 SA credits
ORCHESTRAL STUDIES 284
Repertoire studies for orchestral and chamber music; orchestral and chamber music performance which, inter alia, can take place in a
professional orchestra
Credits: 16 SA credits
ORCHESTRAL STUDIES 388
Repertoire studies for orchestral and chamber music; orchestral and chamber music performance which, inter alia, can take place in a
professional orchestra
Credits: 16 SA credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY A
Instruments: 178 or 188
Vocal Study: 198
Establishing a solid technical foundation as well as grasp of musical principles, styles and ensemble for accompanied instruments and voice
Credits: 24 SA Credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY A
Instruments: 278 or 288
Vocal Study: 298
In-depth study and application of acquired technical skills, and musical and stylistic understanding; attention to good ensemble playing, where
applicable
Credits: 32 SA Credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY A
Instruments: 378 or 389
Vocal Study: 399
In-depth study and application of acquired technical skills; musical as well as stylistic understanding; attention to good ensemble playing,
where applicable
Credits: 48 SA Credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY B
Instruments: 174 or 184
Vocal Study: 194
Establishing basic technical skills for the chosen instrument or voice
Credits: 12 SA credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY B
Instruments: 274 or 284
Vocal Study: 294
Building on the basic technical skills for the chosen instrument or voice
Credits: 16 SA credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY B
Instruments: 378 or 388
Vocal Study: 394
Comprehensive study of basic technical and musical skills; attention to good ensemble playing, where applicable
Credits: 16 SA credits
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PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY: PREPARATORY 171
One or two of the following: Recorder, Guitar, Piano, Voice, Percussion
Prerequisite:
Repertoire of an attainable level
Credits: 6 SA credits
PRACTICAL MUSIC STUDY: PREPARATORY 271
One or two of the following: Recorder, Guitar, Piano, Voice, Percussion
Prerequisite:
Repertoire of an attainable level
Credits: 8 SA credits
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February - June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------BASIC CONDUCTING 314
Basic conducting techniques; score studies; study of standard repertoire; practical work
Prerequisite:
Admission is subject to an audition
Credits: 12 SA credits
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------ADVANCED CONDUCTING 344
Advanced conducting techniques; score studies; continued studies in standard repertoire; practical work
Credits: 12 SA credits
Department of Philosophy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE 252
The development of theorising about culture and cultural products, with the focus on modern and post-modern approaches; the following
themes will be discussed: culture as a conceptual philosophical problem, modernity as a cultural phenomenon, modernist critique and the idea
of a post-modern culture; the theory will be discussed in the light of examples from the arts
Credits: 8 SA credits
Department of Political Science
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Comparative Southern African Politics: Democratisation in Africa 324
Contemporary political trends in Africa and Southern Africa (the SADC region and broadly Africa south of the equator including Angola, Zaire,
Tanzania, Mauritius and the Seychelles), patterns of democratisation and election issues; South Africa compared with other countries in Africa
Credits: 12 SA credits
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS 142
An analysis of the process of political transition to democracy in South Africa, party political policy, elections, the government of national unity
and the Constitution
Credits: 6 SA credits
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INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN POLITICS 152
State formation in Africa: the delimitation of land and boundaries; population composition and independence; the influence of external factors
such as colonialism on state formation; decolonisation and its internal dynamics, e.g. nationalism and resistance; the classification of modern
African systems, e.g. multiparty, one-party, Marxist and military regimes; the most recent trends including external and internal pressure to
democratise
Credits: 6 SA credits
DEMOCRATIC FORMS OF GOVERNMENT 252
A global representative comparative analysis of the characteristics of both developed and developing democracies; aspects such as lawmaking institutions, parliamentary as against presidential systems of executive power, election systems and regional governments that
function according to federal or unitary principles, are emphasised
Credits: 8 SA Credits
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS 262
Theories of co-operation and multilateralism in the international system; the institutions and political dynamics of international organisations
such as the UN; international organisations and International Public Law
Credits: 8 SA credits
Department of Psychology
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------THE SOUTH AFRICAN MENTAL HEALTH CONTEXT
Mental health policy in South Africa; mental health structures in South Africa; hospitals, community health centres, non-governmental
organisations; a selection from the following priority areas: women and mental health, violence against women, sexually transmitted diseases,
poverty and women; mental illness and mental health services: schizophrenia, emotional disorders, anxiety disorders; children and mental
health: orphans, street children, violence against children; adolescents and mental health: substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases;
the aged and mental health: poverty and old age, violence against the aged, mood disorders; HIV/Aids and mental health; violence and mental
health; poverty and mental health; racial discrimination and mental health
Credits: 24 SA credits
Department of Sociology
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------SOCIAL-ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIETY AND CULTURE 162
The scope and methods of anthropology; cultures, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism; racism and the racial paradigm; comparative
perspectives on kinship, politics, economics and religion; peasants, urbanisation and cities; global relations and boundaries; anthropological
perspectives on South Africa
Credits: 5 SA credits
Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
Department of Agronomy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------INTRODUCTION TO CROP PRODUCTION 214
Plant/environment interactions; propagation methods; absorption and translocation of minerals; plant hormones
Prerequisite modules:
Biology 124, 144
Credits: 16 SA credits
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Department of Conservation Ecology
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------CONSERVING NATURE 212
The importance of biodiversity for the sustainability of ecosystems; co-evolution and the collapse of ecosystems; water conservation; the
tragedy of the commons and tenure issues in resource conservation; the medicinal value of biodiversity; conservation decision-making; the
role of conservation in development and policy.
Credits: 8 SA credits
BIOME ECOLOGY 314
Introduction to biomes; ecology of tropical and afromontane forests, woodlands, savannas, treeless vegetation types; patch dynamics;
game/habitat interactions; environmental management in plantations; biological invasion and its management
Credits: 16 SA credits
NATURE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT 414
Conservation in utilised landscapes; disturbance ecology; grazing; harvesting; ecological monitoring; restoration ecology; economics of natural
resource economics; participation and conflict resolution; cultural conservation; environmental legislation, assessment, auditing and
management; current issues in biodiversity and resource conservation
Credits: 16 SA credits
CONSERVATION CASE STUDIES AND RELATED GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES 424
Case studies in conservation management based on appropriate examples, e.g. (i) invasion by exotic plants such as exotic Acacias and the
limited availability of water in South African rivers, and (ii) oil pollution as a result of shipping disasters; appropriate examples are discussed in
connection with guidance activities, environmental research, legislation and public and professional awareness of environmental issues
Credits: 16 SA credits
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------CONSERVATION CENSUSING 244
Importance of indicator, umbrella, keystone, and flagship species for conservation; plant/animal/habitat relationships; indices of species
richness and species diversity; indices of community similarity and differences
Credits: 16 SA credits
INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT 344
History of man and his environment; history and philosophy of conservation; environmental ethics; environmental problems; introductory
conservation biology; conservation planning; land use and hydrology; fire ecology and management; ecotourism and recreation
Credits: 16 SA credits
CONSERVATION PLAN/RESEARCH PROJECT 448
Preparation of a comprehensive management plan for an area, community or species, based on field work conducted during the university
vacation
Prerequisite modules:
Conservation Ecology 314 or 344
Credits: 16 SA credits
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Department of Entomology and Nematology
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INSECT CONSERVATION ECOLOGY 464
Natural and disturbed ecosystems in terms of insect diversity and numbers; interactions between insects and other organisms; pollination
ecology; insect conservation; threats, perceptions, species numbers and diversity, habitat destruction, recovery and conservation, extermites
Credits: 16 SA Credits
Department of Forest Science
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------FULL YEAR (February – November)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOGISTICS FOR AGROFORESTRY 272
Overview and introduction to forest engineering; structure of forest engineering; states of production and conversion; terminology and
introduction to logistics; study and analysis of the factors affecting productivity and production; criteria for the evaluation of appropriate forest
engineering technology; equipment costing and equipment management; introduction to access development; principles of surveying, road
material and materials testing; sequences of access development, influencing factors and road placement techniques; detailed road location
procedure; road construction techniques; road maintenance and drainage; the impacts of roads on the environment and forest certification
Credits: 6 SA credits
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------HUMAN INTERACTIONS IN FORESTRY 112
Background to community forestry; knowledge, skills and attitudes for successful community foresters; interaction with communities;
participation, facilitation counselling and participation methods; examples of community forestry in South Africa
Credits: 8 SA credits
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY 212
Overview and introduction to forest engineering; the industry locally and internationally; structures and phases of forest engineering; stages
and states of production and conversion; terminology and an introduction to logistics; introduction to time study; study and analysis of the
factors affecting productivity and production; criteria for the evaluation of appropriate forest engineering technology; harvesting methods and
systems; detailed costing and equipment management; one week of compulsory practical work to be satisfactorily completed as part of this
module
Credits: 16 SA credits
FOREST MENSURATION 214
Measurement scales; measurement and determination of diameter, height, volume, form and density of trees, stands of timber and forest
products; the production of volume and taper equations; sampling techniques and their application in forest inventory; introduction to data
processing and computer programming; one week of compulsory practical work (manual labour) in September vacation of the first year
Credits: 16 SA credits
THE TREE AND ITS ENVIRONMENT 312
Environmental factors that influence tree growth; silviculture of marginal sites; silvicultural characteristics of the most important tree species of
importance to community forestry; species/site compatibility
Credits: 8 SA credits
COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN CONTEXT 314
Consultation with communities; techniques for participation; decision-making; cost-benefit analysis; land use planning; multiple forest use and
management; non-timber forest products from natural and planted forests; recreation and ecotourism; community involvement in forest
management; ownership and control; value of forest resources for income generation; land ownership and its impact on forestry; systems for
community ownership; policy and legislation
Credits: 16 SA credits
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TENDING OF PLANTATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 314
Environmental factors that influence tree growth in plantations; silviculture characteristics of the most important commercial tree species;
species/site compatibility; objectives of pruning and thinning and factors that influence pruning and thinning schedules; effect of pruning and
thinning on tree growth and timber quality; other practices/ environmental factors that affect timber quality; one week of practical work (soil and
silvicultural aspects) in February forms part of this module
Prerequisite module:
Silviculture 242
Credits: 16 SA credits
FORESTRY FINANCE 314
Capital, investment and interest; computation of interest; financial analysis; inflation and real price change; land valuation; valuation of
plantations; optimal financial rotations; support programmes and leasing schemes
Credits: 16 SA credits
COMMUNITY FORESTRY PLANNING 324
National forestry policy; forestry and related legislation; the social forestry environment; organisations and statutory institutions; theory of
planning; objectives, priorities and choices; scheduling of operations; planning for sustainability
Credits: 16 SA credits
COMMERCIAL FORESTRY PLANNING 414
Principles of business planning; the institutional and economic environment of the forestry industry; organisation of the industry; planning
techniques; classification and subdivision of land; annual planning of operations; scheduling of logging operations
Credits: 16 SA credits
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------FOREST WORK SCIENCE 242
Introduction to ergonomics and work study; physiological principles of muscular work, nervous movement control and energy conversion;
nutrition and work performance, workstation design, occupational health; noise, vibration, heat and dust and hazardous substances; worker
health and legislation; international standards; occupational injuries, night work and shift work, work ethics; ergonomics and ergonomic
evaluation of machines and labour
Credits: 8 SA credits
INTRODUCTION TO SILVICULTURE 242
Seed treatment; nursery practice; plant quality; silvicultural systems; methods of plantation establishment
Credits: 8 SA credits
FARM AND URBAN FORESTRY (INCLUDING AGROFORESTRY) 244
Definitions and terms in farm forestry; appropriate silviculture systems; ecological interactions in farm forestry; choice and use of indigenous
trees; tree nurseries for farm forestry; farm forestry planning and problem analysis; land use planning; counselling design and counselling
development; agroforestry in areas with dry or temperate climates; permaculture; interaction between farm forestry and urban forestry
Practical:
One week of practical work (soil and silvicultural aspects) in February
Credits: 16 SA credits
COMMERCIAL, WOODLAND AND ORNAMENTAL TREE SPECIES 244
Taxonomy and morphology of the most important plantation, ornamental and woodland tree species; practical work includes examining and
identifying fresh samples of tree species and/or herbarium material, developing a key and identification of tree species in town
Credits: 16 SA credits
FOREST PROTECTION AND TREE BREEDING 252
Insect pests of forests and timber and their control; invasive plants and their control; prevention and control of fires; mycorrhizal fungi; tree
breeding
Credits: 8 SA credits
COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECT 342
Contemporary issues in community forestry will be investigated individually by students during the winter vacation and a written report on the
investigation must be handed in during the second semester
Credits: 8 SA credits
CASE STUDIES IN COMMUNITY FORESTRY 344
Applications of community forestry; local and international examples; community-based management systems; joint forest management;
project analysis; participation research; evaluation of community forestry interventions
Credits: 16 SA credits
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FORECAST OF GROWTH AND YIELD 344
Evaluation of growing sites; development of growing site index equations; growing stock and stand density; yield models; forecast of current
yields; forecast of future yields
Prerequisite module:
Forest Management 214
Credits: 16 SA credits
FOREST ACCESS DEVELOPMENT AND SECONDARY TRANSPORT 344
Introduction to secondary transport; terminology, legislation and vehicle selection; materials handling; rail transport, transport systems and
future trends and technologies; road and transport interactions; introduction to access development; principles of surveying, road material and
materials testing; levels of planning; detailed forest road network planning, sequence of access development, influencing factors and road
placement techniques; detailed road placement procedures; road construction techniques; road maintenance and drainage; the impacts of
roads on the environment and forest certification
Credits: 16 SA credits
PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN COMMUNITY FORESTRY 354
Forestry practices that promote sustainability in community forestry; the emphasis falls particularly on environmental conservation, social
aspects and sustainable utilisation of forest products; a Field School and study tour in January of the final year are compulsory parts of this
module
Credits: 16 SA credits
ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING 444
A study of the total industry of a chosen or allocated management unit in the forest industry; this includes the collection of data on the
following aspects: climate, soil, topography, growing stock, age classes, volumes, areas, tree species, products, markets, infrastructure,
equipment, protection, ownership, organisation and staff; a visit of approximately three weeks to the management unit is essential
Credits: 16 SA credits
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR AGROFORESTRY 454
Data as described in Forest Science 444 are analysed, processed and used for yield forecasting, yield regulation, and planning of financial,
silvicultural, harvesting, roads and staff matters; this is used for the compilation of a comprehensive Management Plan which must be handed
in
Credits: 16 SA credits
Department of Genetics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------FULL YEAR (February – November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------INTRODUCTORY BIOMETRY 274
The elementary principles of sampling, error control and distributions; planning of trials; introduction to analysis of variance, correlation and
regression; hypothesis testing; elementary analysis of covariance
Prerequisite modules:
Mathematics (Bio) B164 or Mathematics C174
Credits: 16 SA credits
Department of Wood Science
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February – June)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------WOOD PROCESSING 112
Introduction to forestry; wood products industry, processes, products, markets and forest policy issues affecting the wood industry
Credits: 8 SA credits
WOOD CHEMISTRY AND PRESERVATION 214
Introduction to the chemistry relating to wood and wood products; chemical composition (lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, extractives) and
chemical utilisation of wood; chemical modification of wood; biological degradation of lignocellulosics; wood preservatives and pressure
impregnation procedures; environmental aspects of preservatives and products
Credits: 16 SA credits
MECHANICS OF WOOD PRODUCTS 224
Introduction to the strength of materials with emphasis on the elastic properties and ultimate strength of wood and wood products
Credits: 16 SA credits
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WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING 314
Basic wood products manufacturing including primary and secondary manufacturing; focus on production of solid wood (industrial or furniture
wood) in sawmills and further processing in secondary industries; introduction to computer-based equipment
Credits: 16 SA credits
WOOD ADHESIVES AND COATINGS 324
Structures, types and characteristics of adhesives, structure types and functional mechanisms of wood finishes; adhesion
Credits: 16 SA credits
DRYING TECHNIQUES 414
Physical elements of drying; drying methods; kiln types; drying schedules: kiln operation
Credits: 16 SA credits
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July – November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------WOOD ANATOMY AND IDENTIFICATION 144
Introduction to tree growth; macroscopic and microscopic anatomy and identification of softwoods and hardwoods; description of cell wall
ultra-structure, wood variability and wood quality
Credits: 16 SA credits
APPLIED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 244
Beam analysis, shaft analysis, columns; stress/strain transformation; thin-walled pressure vessels; material strength failure, criteria, fatigue,
design and sizing; ISO standards
Prerequisite module:
Wood Products Science 224
Credits: 16 SA credits
MACHINE COMPONENTS 254
An introduction to the design of common machine components such as threaded fasteners, joints and jointing methods, springs, lubrication of
wood machinery and sliding bearings, rolling bearings, spur gears, shaft design, clutches and brakes, power transmission
Credits: 16 SA credits
WOOD PHYSICS AND DRYING 264
Wood Physics: physics of water; density, electrical properties, moisture content, sorption, swelling and shrinkage of wood
Wood Drying: reasons for; physical elements of drying; drying methods; dry kiln types, schedules; defects
Credits: 16 SA credits
PRINCIPLES OF WOOD CUTTING AND TOOLING 344
Wood cutting fundamentals, chip formation, cutting conditions, cutting edge maintenance, sawing, planning, moulding, veneer cutting,
chipping, turning
Credits: 16 SA credits
FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (I) 354
The theory and practice of modern construction techniques used in the manufacture of furniture and cabinets
Prerequisite modules:
Wood Products Science 314; Wood Products Science 244
Credits: 16 SA credits
FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (II) 444
Advanced wood manufacturing techniques for producing furniture and cabinets including the design, production and use of jigs and fixtures for
automated processing
Prerequisite module:
Wood Products Science 354
Credits: 16 SA credits
COMPOSITE PRODUCTS 454
Physical, chemical and mechanical variables involved in cold, hot and non-conventional adhesive bonding of wood: preparation and
characteristics of adhesives; plywood, composite wood panels, hardboard, medium density fibreboard and laminated wood manufacturing
processes; important physical and chemical properties of products; methods of pre-finishing
Credits: 16 SA credits
WOOD SCIENCE REPORT 448
Report on practical work undertaken at an appropriate wood-processing plant
Credits: 16 SA credits
WOOD FINISHING 464
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Introduction to polymeric coatings and finishes used in the wood products industry; examines surface preparation, application equipment and
properties of various coatings
Credits: 16 SA credits
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------INTRODUCTION TO ACTUARIAL SCIENCE 142
Actuarial Mathematical methods and models, principles of life contingencies, life insurance, general insurance and investments, employee
benefits and new trends with specific reference to the South African life insurance industry. Actuarial professionalism and ethics.
Credits: 12 SA Credits
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOREST ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES 242
Speed, mass acceleration; gravity and work; kinetic energy; force; torque and acceleration; friction in a linear and rotating context; processes,
components, types, the phenomena of the internal combustion engine; force, acceleration and torque transmission in a system; hydraulics and
logging mechanics; study and analysis of engine test data and determination of engine power requirements
Credits: 8 SA Credits
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Faculty of Science
Biological Sciences
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------FIRST SEMESTER (February - June)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------CELL BIOLOGY 124
Origin and early history of life; cytology; cell chemistry, biological membranes, cellular respiration and photosynthesis; fixation, transfer and
expression of genetic information; evolution
Presented by the Departments Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics and Zoology)
Credits: 16 SA Credits
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY 144
Classification of organisms; diversity of micro-organisms, plants and animals; development of plants and vertebrates; ecological principles and
global changes
Presented by the Departments Botany, Microbiology and Zoology
Credits: 16 SA Credits
FUNCTIONAL BIOLOGY 154
Scientific methods; form and function of plants; form and function of animals; introduction to biotechnology
Presented by the Departments Botany and Zoology
Credits: 16 SA Credits
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Department of Chemistry
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------SECOND SEMESTER (July - November)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 244
Bonding models; solid state chemistry; reactions in aqueous media; intermolecular interactions and self-assembly; coordination compounds
and their reactivity; organometallic compounds of the main group elements; industrial applications.
Prerequisite modules:
Chemistry 114 or B 124 and 154
Credits: 16 SA Credits
INTRODUCTORY INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B134
Basic concepts; stochiometry; reaction types (introductory); chemical equilibrium (qualitative and quantitative treatment); introductory
electrochemistry; atomic structure and elementary chemical bonding
Credits: 16 SA credits
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 354
Advanced instrumental analysis; basic chemometrics; calibration in instrumental analysis; atomic spectroscopy; atomic absorption and
emission spectroscopy; advanced NMR of nuclei such as ¹³C and elementary 2D-NMR; introduction to electrochemical techniques; thermal
analysis; advanced separation science; with emphasis on chromatography and electrophoresis
Prerequisite modules:
Chemistry 324
Credits: 16 SA Credits
Department of Mathematics
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Functions and their inverses; polynomial functions, rational functions, power functions, exponential functions, trigonometric functions; solution
of trigonometrical equations; composition of functions; limits; definition of the derivative of a function; continuity; rules of differentiation, certain
formulae; higher order derivatives; implicit differentiation; applications of differentiation: processes of growth and decay, graph sketching,
optimization, differentials; indefinite integrals; techniques of integration: substitutions, decomposition into partial fractions, integration by parts;
the definite integral as the limit of a sum; the Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus; definite integrals as areas; solution and use of simple
differential equations
Credits: 16 SA credits
Department of Physics
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Mechanics; thermodynamics; oscillation and waves; optics; electricity and magnetism; atomic physics; radioactivity
The language specification is subject to timetable restrictions
Credits: 32 SA credits
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International Programmes Stellenbosch University (IPSU)
INTRODUCTION TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDUSTRY
The lectures cover South African wine history, viticulture, the winemaking process and how wine works with food.
Lectures include the following:
Lecture 1:
History of wine; Cape wine before the 20th Century; Wine Companies; Wine Industry
Lecture 2:
Introduction to Viticulture, Factors affecting wine production; Wine of origin; Vinification
Lecture 3:
Vinification; Making red and white wine; Sparkling and fortified wines
Lecture 4:
Food and wine; Sensible drinking; Cape wine masters; Nose Guide
Lecturer:
Cape Wine Academy
Duration:
2 weeks (4 lectures; 1 excursion)
Credits:
1 American credit
Evaluation:
Test
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The Department of Music organises a number of workshops about South African and African music. For credit purposes, international
students are expected to hand in two assignments prior to attending the workshops. The workshops are open to all international students to
attend. More information about the workshops is available from the International Office at the beginning of the semester.
Lecturer:
Dr Ria Smit, Department of Music
Credits:
1 American credit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------STUDIES AND ISSUES IN AFRICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN ART
An introduction to contemporary South African art practice:
 An brief overview of South African history, including the socio-political implications of Colonialism, Afrikaner Nationalism and the
struggle against Apartheid
 The changing role of photographic practice in South Africa during and after the Apartheid era (including discussions of the work of
Jurgen Schadeberg, Gideon Mendel, Peter Magubane, David Goldblatt, Zwelethu Mthwethwa, Dave Southwood, Penny Siopis, Jo
Ractliffe, Minnette Vari, Sue Williamson and Lien Botha)
 Dealing with the representation of race, gender, identity and autobiography in post-Apartheid South Africa (including discussions of
the work of Jane Alexander, William Kentridge, Sandile Zulu, Lisa Brice, Brett Murray, Bridget Baker and Berni Searle)
 The socio-economic determinants of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and responses to AIDS in the visual arts (including discussions of
work by Gideon Mendel, Sue Williamson and the recent exhibitions “AIDSART/ South Africa” and “Long Life…”)
Duration:
First quarter
Lecturer:
Ms Adrienne van Eeden, Department of Fine Arts.
Credits:
1 American Credit
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A communicative approach is followed to develop the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, within a cultural context.
Students learn the basics of the Xhosa language, as well as being exposed to the culture (visits to various Xhosa communities; restaurants
and church services.)
Duration:
Full semester
Lecturer:
Ms Xoliswa Mdemka, Department of African Languages.
Credits:
2 American credits
Evaluation:
Test; Exam
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------PUBLIC THEOLOGY IN POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
In this module the challenges of the young democratic society (state, market, civil society and the sphere of public opinion) in post apartheid
South Africa is described and reflected upon from a theological perspective. Issues like poverty, HIV/aids, racism, sexism, the morality crisis
and the creation of a human rights culture is analysed. Attention is given to the public role and responsibility of religious communities and
other institutions in addressing these challenges.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Dr Nico Koopman
Semester course: total hours: 22 – 28 hours
3 American credits
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POLITICS AND CULTURAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA
 Introduction: Culture, ethnocentrism and relativism: This lecture will discuss the moral ethical and political questions posed by
relativism in a globalising world.
 The relationship between western medicine and traditional medicine: The lecture will focus on the controversies regarding
formalisation of traditional medicine in South Africa.
 Medical science, technology and the human body: attention is paid to the advances in medical science and its cultural
consequences for humanity.
 Witchcraft and the state in Africa: The lecture will focus on the challenges that the supernatural forces pose to the postcolonial
state. This lecture will critically discuss some of the anthropological/sociological work done in Limpopo Province (former Northern
Province).
 Tradition and cultural change in South Africa: We will discuss the question of cultural change in the context of globalisation with
particular reference to initiation schools in South Africa.
 South Africa in the African continent: In the past a distinction was made between South Africa and what was referred to as “Black
Africa”. Proponents of this view compare South Africa and other african countries in terms of the availability or unavailability of
modern technology, social infrastructure, and the preponderance of the western way of life. In the context of the African renaissance
this view will be re-examined critically.
 Conquest and migrant labour in South Africa: This lecture will discuss the causes and effects of migrant work on the African family
in South Africa. It will also focus on the “sub-cultures, cultural styles, and the identities both urban and rural that emerged in
consequence.
 Apartheid and Africans in the city: This lecture will discuss African urban life prior to the forced removals in South Africa.
Sophiatown (Johannesburg) and District Six (Cape Town) will form the basis from which this issue is discussed.
 Popular culture in South Africa: This lecture will focus on the works of writers, poets, musicians, artists journalists, cartoonists and
so forth who had had an impact on the South Africa popular imagination.
 The legacies of apartheid: This lecture will focus on urban social problems in South Africa, with particular focus on the everyday life
in informal settlements. I will point to the challenges that residents face, and the coping strategies they employ.
 The cultural effects of urbanisation on the African family: This lecture will focus on household headship, gender and generational
relations.
 The state and South African intellectuals in the post apartheid period: A focus on the precarious position of intellectuals in South
Africa today.
 Representing South Africa to the world: how the tourism industry sells South Africa to the world. This lecture focuses on
representations of South Africa in tourist guides.
Presenter:
Credits:
Mr Robert Mongwe
3 American credits
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------OVERVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY
This semester course is presented by various staff members from the History Department, as well as the private sector. Lecture topics include
the following (order of lectures are subject to change):
 Race, class and confusion: Being “Coloured” in southern African society. Dr Hans Heese
 Migratory movements in 19th century South Africa. Dr Chris Venter
 The introduction of industrial capitalism in the last quarter of the 19th century and its effect on race relations.
 Prof Herman Giliomee
 A social history of the South African War, 1899-1902. Prof Albert Grundlingh
 Afrikaner nationalism. Origins, growth and manifestation. Prof Herman Giliomee
 The Rise of the Apartheid ideology. Prof Herman Giliomee
 The Origins and Deployment of South Africa’s Racially Divided Working Class. Dr Wessel Visser
 Black protest politics in South Africa (circa 1870-1939). The decades of dashed expectations. Dr Anton Ehlers
 Black protest politics in South Africa. The road to democracy (circa 1940s-1990). Dr Anton Ehlers
 White minority groups in post-Apartheid South Africa: the case of the AWB (Afrikaner Weerstands Beweging).
 Dr Sandra Swart
 The post 1994 era. An overview. Prof Leopold Scholtz
Duration:
Credits:
Assessment
Full semester
3 American credits
The course will be assessed by means of an assignment that will take the form of a research essay (4500 words).
Students will make a choice from a list of topics related to the themes presented during the course.
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ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND AFRICA
This semester course will look at the following topics:
 The South African economic history as a history of unequal power relations, unfree labour patterns and uneven socio-economic
development.
 Characteristics of the South African Economy
 South Africa and Africa in the context of Global Capitalism
 South Africa's prosperous years from 1934 - 1974 as it was built on a cheap and docile black labour force and the huge influx
of foreign investment.
 South Africa's political and economic crisis from 1974 to 1994: The Struggle, stagflation, sanctions, disinvestments and the
Total Onslaught and the Total Strategy.
 The socio-economic legacy of colonialism, segregation and apartheid: unemployment, poverty, inequality, violence and
criminality.
 The determination of the socio-economic position of the poorest 50% of the population in the post-apartheid period (19942002). Who is to be blamed?
 The prelude to the informal negotiations on economic matters: The rise of the power, the (political) influence and the ideology
of the corporate sector in South Africa.
 The informal negotiations on economic system and economic policy matters between the ANC and the local and global
corporate sectors: The ANC‘s acceptance of the ideology of neo-liberalism, of fiscal constrain and of globalisation and its
consequences.
 The rise of the black elite and its relationships with the white elite and the black proletariat.
 The transformation of the South African politico-economic system from a system of white political dominance and racial and
colonial capitalism in 1970 to a system of African elite democracy and an open and global orientated capitalist enclave in 2002.
 An incomplete transformation: a political and (the wrong) economic transformation without the necessary socio-economic
transformation. What is to be done? It is possible to replace the ideology of liberal capitalism (of the British-American world)
with the ideology of social democracy of continental countries? Is it possible (and desirable) to change the power relation
between democracy and capitalism in the new system of democratic CAPITALISM?
 Severe poverty and serious developmental problems in Africa south of the Sahara.
 Recommended reading: A History of Inequality in South Africa. 1652 – 2002. Sampie Terreblanche, 2002.
Duration:
Full semester
Lecturer:
Prof Sampie Terreblanche, Department of Economy.
Evaluation:
Mid-semester test; Assignment; examination
Credits:
3 American credits
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Basic Afrikaans Level 1 (for International Students) – First and Second Semester
This course targets new foreign students with no knowledge of Afrikaans. This is a fun-filled course offering you a linguistic and cultural taste
of Afrikaans as a language in a wider cultural context.
Lecturer:
Mrs Amanda de Villiers
Lectures:
Two lectures of 2h30 min each per week.
Credits:
3 American credits
Basic Afrikaans Level 2 (for International Students) – Second Semester only
This course is intended for students who wish to continue with Afrikaans after successfully completing Basic Afrikaans Level 1. This course is
only offered in the second semester.
Lecturer:
Mrs Marina Swart
Lectures:
Two lectures of 2h30 min each per week.
Requirements: Basic Afrikaans Level 1
Credits:
3 American credits
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Kursusinhoud en materiaal
Verhaaltekste, gedigte, filmdraaiboeke, toneelopvoerings en kabaret asook die bywoning van ’n kosfees in Franschhoek, die Woordfees op
Stellenbosch en ’n aantal teaterbesoeke word as kontekstuele vertrekpunte gekies om die student te laat kennis maak met Afrikaanse
literatuur, die teater in die omgewing en die land se koskultuur. Die klem van hierdie kursus val dus nie op die verwerwing van die taal nie,
hoewel akkurate en gepaste taalgebruik met die uitkomstes deel van die kursus sal wees, maar eerder op ’n ontdekking van Afrikaanse
literatuur, kultuur en tradisionele geregte.
Met hierdie kursus word die Nederlandse student gelei om
 kennis te neem van bepaalde ooreenkomste en verskille tussen Afrikaans en Nederlands
 betekenis te skep en te onderhandel
 ’n kritiese bewustheid van taalgebruik te toon
 kennis van spesifieke taalstrukture en taalkonvensies kontekstueel toe te pas
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Lecturer:
Credits:
gepaste kommunikasiestrategieë vir spesifieke doeleindes en situasies te gebruik
’n waardering vir die estetiese, affektiewe, kulturele en sosiale waarde van tekste te toon
’n kritiese bestudering van enkele Afrikaanse films en draaiboeke asook teaterstukke en kabaret te doen vanuit ’n historiese en
politiese perspektief
’n studie te maak van die land se koskultuur met aansluiting by verhaaltekste.
Mrs Marina Swart
3 American credits
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Spanish Beginners-I. Total contact hours: 36. The method is informal: we use games, music, role-playing, movies and even some gym to
make of this learning experience a fun one. The contents are related to every day’s life situations. It is manly focused on the speech and the
understanding of the Spanish, but we also work on the writing.
Spanish Beginners-II (second semester only): Total contact hours: 24. It is a follow-up for the Beginners-I. In this second semester course
we increase the vocabulary and we learn past and future tenses. We learn some aspects of the Latin American and Spanish cultures. The
method is similar to the one we use in the previous course: games, music, role-playing, poetry and movies to complement the dialogues of the
texts. Ms Veronica Anzil - a mother tongue Spanish speaker, presents both courses.
Lecturer:
Ms Veronica Anzil
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