Programme And Module Handbook
 
Programme Specification


Date Specification Approved 26/09/2014
College College Arts and Law
School History and Cultures
Department African Studies & Anthropology
Partner College and School
Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title B.A. African Studies Full-time
Programme Code 1137
Delivery Location Campus
Language of Study English
Length of Programme 3 Year(s)
Accreditations This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme Provide students with a rich and diverse learning experience. Foster students’ personal development so that they can demonstrate independence, initiative, self-management and the capacity for life-long learning. Train a pool of graduates who have a specialised knowledge of sub-Saharan Africa and its position within the global context. Train a pool of graduates who are able to bring a variety of disciplinary perspectives to bear upon complex situations and issues, demonstrating sensitivity to the views of others. Render students employable by training them in the transferable skills that are associated with all arts, humanities and social science degree programmes, including: identification of areas of enquiry and relevant sources of information; referencing, evaluation, synthesis and analysis of information in the light of relevant methodological and theoretical frameworks; clear and coherent communication in person and on paper.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
A range of sub-Saharan African environments and societies, and the dynamics of change over time
The place of sub-Saharan Africa within the global context
The key methods and concepts of the contributory disciplines in African Studies
The merits of contrasting theories in the analysis of sub-Saharan African societies
Lectures, seminars, independent reading, project work, and individual / group research throughout the degree programme
Group presentations, individual / group project reports, essays, timed exams, independent study / dissertation
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
The ability to engage critically with the region under study from a number of disciplinary perspectives, and to apply an interdisciplinary approach to the study of particular societies
The ability to identify a problem or area of enquiry, and to search for, select and evaluate relevant sources of information
The ability to interpret, synthesise and critically interrogate a range of primary and secondary sources, generated within and outside of sub-Saharan Africa, and to reference these appropriately in their academic writing
To communicate their findings clearly and coherently, both in written and oral formats
To work with a significant amount of independence, including self-direction, initiative and time-management
To listen effectively, work with others, and respond constructively to feedback
Seminar discussions, workshops, and group activities during lecture sessions; feedback on drafts of independent studies / dissertations; feedback on essays and project reports
Group presentations, individual / group project reports, essays, timed exams, book reviews, independent study / dissertation