FACULTY of HUMANITIES, DEVELOPMENT and SOCIAL SCIENCES: UNIVERSITY of KWAZULU-NATAL

Document relating to students in the former schools in the Faculty of Humanities,University of Durban-Westville.

NOTE 1

Number of Humanities students at Westville (2005)

Postgraduate: 295

Undergraduate:1461

TOTAL:1756

It is expected that in 2006 approximately 260 undergraduates and 75 post graduates will graduate. This will reduce the numbers in 2006 to approximately:

Postgraduate:220

Undergraduate:1201

TOTAL:1421

NOTE 2

Phasing out Humanities qualifications at Westville: Timetable

No Westville Humanities students have been moved to HowardCollege without consulting the students concerned. In any case, these are very few in number aswe have been phasing out the Westville programmes at Westville:

2004 = last 1st year registration. Offered 1st, 2nd and 3rd years

2005 = last 2nd year registration. Offered 2nd and 3rd years (with some 1st year electives).

2006 = last 3rd year registration. Offering 3rd year (with some 1st and 2nd year electives). HDSS service station to be opened for Humanities students on the Westville campus.

NOTE 3

The position of pipeline Humanities students from 2007

In 2007 it is proposed to offer some service modules in selective disciplines including Psychology and isiZulu on the Westville campus. By 2007 we shall have phased out the undergraduate programmes at Westville. We propose to address the matter of students who fail on an individual basis. Some may be able to finish registering for Humanities’ modules still being offered at Westville, others will transfer to Howard College (under a new staff/student mentoring scheme as suggested in the Hugh Africa Report), whilst others will be permitted after consultation with the dean to register for some modules at UNISA.

NOTE 4

The situation for Humanities students at Westville in 2006

Concerning the present cohort of Humanities students at Westville, the following can be noted. Unless specified, all postgraduate programmes are now housed at HowardCollege.

  1. Educational Studies

All Educational Studies staff and students were moved to the Faculty of Education on the Edgewood Campus in early 2005.

  1. Governance

Comprised:

  • Political Sciences = Pipeline students 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006.
  • Public Policy Programme = Postgraduate programme = moved to HowardCollege.
  • Public Administration (Now in the new Faculty of Commerce)
  • Cultural and Heritage Tourism = Pipeline students 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006.
  1. Languages and Literature

Comprised:

  • Afrikaans
  • English
  • isiZulu
  • Linguistics

Pipeline 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006.

  1. Psychology

Pipeline 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006. Servicing Health Sciences at Westville and will continue to do so.)

  1. Social Sciences and Development Studies
  • Interdisciplinary undergraduate degree comprising Anthropology, History and Sociology.
  • Social Policy Programme. Postgraduate programme at HowardCollege.
  1. Social Work

Pipeline 3rd year, 4th yearPipeline 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006. It is suggested that, in consultation with the students, in 2007 the 4th year (internship year) transfer to Social Work on HowardCollege.

  1. Religion and Culture

Pipeline 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006.

  1. In addition, must be added Criminology which was previously in the Faculty of Law and Commerce

Pipeline 3rd year and repeating students at WC in 2006, along with three 2nd year modules.

NOTE 5

Servicing other faculties

Humanities over the years has offered a wide range of electives to students in other faculties. Whilst it will be impossible to offer everything to such students as we did in the past, we shall offer a selection of modules at Westville once we have seen our own cohort of students through the system at the end of 2006. What is offered is subject to negotiation with the various faculties. At present we have an agreement with Health Sciences regarding various Psychology modules we shall be offering their students.

NOTE 6

Humanities staff presently housed at Westville

The Humanities staff presently on the Westville campus are as follows. Please note that many of these people are already packed and waiting to transfer to HowardCollege. In some cases, such as Cultural and Heritage Tourism, it is important that these moves be permitted to progress.

isiZulu

Professor Turner

Mr Sibeko

(2 tutors will be appointed)

Mrs Reddy (Secretary)

Psychology

Ms Johns (Not to move in 2006)

Ms Sookdew (Not to move in 2006)

Ms Z. Shembe (P/t secretary)

Social Sciences

Professor Singh (Anthropology)

Ms Pattundeed (Anthropology)

Ms Naidu (Anthropology)

Mr Burchill (History)

Dr Hiralal (History)

Professor Vahed (History)

Mrs Perumal (Hist/AnthroSecretary)

Professor Marschall (CHT)

Dr Vawda (CHT)

Ms Singh (CHT)

Social Work

Professor Matthias

Dr Surajnarayan

Ms Dano

Mrs Dalthaman (Secretary)

NOTE 7

Humanities modules to be offered at Westville in 2006

Below is a list of the 81 Humanities’ modules which will be offered at Westville in 2006:

1st semester2nd Semester

ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH202: Families and HouseholdsANTH204 : Theories of development

SDS301S: Research methodology & Career OrientationSDS302S: Democracy and society

SDS313S: Sustainable development (jointly with Socio)SDS303S: Nationalism and ethnicity

CRIMINOLOGY

CRM203S: Contemporary crime issuesCRM208S : Victimology

CRM209S: Criminological theoriesCRM306S: Corrections

CRM301S: Research methodologyCRM308S: Investigative criminology

CRM307S: Reaction to crime

CRM311S: Criminal justice

ENGLISH

LLC322S: English Literature of the C19 and early C20ENGL301: Canonical/period studies A

LLC321S: African writing in English – the postcolonial periodLLC324S: The theory and culture of

postmodernity

HISTORY

SDS101S: Introduction to world societies SDS218S: Intro to political economy ofSouthern Africa

ISIZULU

LLC351S: Translation and interpretationLLC352S: Modern literature

LLC353S: Language planningLLC354S: Lexicography and terminology

ZULN101: Basic isZulu language studies ALLC358S: Folklore and orature

ZULM103: Bridging isiZulu AZULN101: Basic isiZulu language studies A

ZULM103: Bridging isiZulu A

LINGUISTICS

LLC348S: Language & politicsLLC341S: Second language acquisition

LLC346S: Language & educationLLC342S: Language varieties

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL201S: Political PhilosophyPHIL101S: Introduction to Philosophy

SGP313S: African Philosophy

POLITICS

POLS102: Introduction to Global Politics

SGP301S: State & developmentPOLS201: Issues in International Affairs

SGP303S: Comparative foreign policy analysisSGP302S: Human Rights and Conflict Resolution

POLS203: Politics and Public Policy in Southern AfricaSGP310S: Societies in Transition

PSYCHOLOGY

PSYC101: Introduction to Psychology A (H Sc only)PSYC102: Introduction to Psychology B (H Sc only)

PSYC201: Introduction to research (Repeats only)PSYC202: Social psychology (Repeats only)

PSYC302: Psychology of personality PSYC203: Developmental psych (H Sc & Repeats only)

PSYC305: Cognitive psychologyPSYC335: Psychopathology

PSYC333: Community psychologyPSYC336: Counselling & Psychotherapy

PSYC334: Culture & mental health PSYC301: Measure – Experi & Observation

PSA324T: Statistics (Repeats only)

PSA302T: Research Methods (Repeats only)

PSYC331: Applied Res methods for H Sc (H Sc only)

PSYC332: Managing Health Behaviour (H Sc only)

RELIGION

RELG306: Colonialism, post colonialism & religionRE LG310: Culture, poverty and economy

RELG307: Religion and healingRELG311: Religion & human rights

S0CIOLOGY

SDS103S: Introduction to Social SciencesSDS106S: Introduction to Development Studies

SDS116S: Basic Skills in social research Methods

SOCIO203: Introduction to Social Theory & MethodologySOCIO204: Family, Love and Adultery

SDS312S: Project management

SDS313S: Sustainable developmentSDS314S: Industrial relations: A development perspective

(with anthro)

TOURISM

CHTM301: Tourism and policyCHTM304: Research methods and information

CHTM302: Economic development and tourismCHTM305: Indigenous rock art

CHTM303: Contemporary leaders and related sitesCHTM306: Oral heritage

SOCIAL WORK

SWP423X: Philosophy, ethics & value base for

Social Work

SWP311Y: Integrated social work practiceSWP 412S: Mental health & healing for help

SWP321S: Methods of social work practice 1SWP424X: Family & marital therapy

SWP 413S: Research & social policySOWK303: Critical theory and anti-oppressive practice

SWP 421Y: Advanced social work practice

SWP 411S: Advanced methods of social work

SWP213S: Communication and interaction skills

NB: ELDV100 - English Language Development will be offered in both semesters

Academic Literacy will not be offered on the Westville campus in 2006

Professor Donal McCracken

Dean

22 January 2006