Bachelor of Arts (German)
This programme aims at exploiting the potential of Languages in an information society through provision of knowledge on
the role of language in informing the society and asserting the relationship between culture and technology.
First Year
First Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 101 |
Introduction to Reading and Writing Skills (Required) |
3 |
|
SAS 102 |
Computer Literacy and Skills (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 110 |
Introduction to Academic Writing (Required) |
3 |
|
LIN 110 |
Introduction to the Study of Language (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 110 |
Introduction to German Language (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 111 |
Oral Expression and Comprehension (Core) |
3 |
|
SAS 101 |
Introduction to Reading and Writing Skills (Required) |
3 |
|
SAS 102 |
Computer Literacy and Skills (Required) |
3 |
|
Electives Any one of the following: |
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GER 112 |
Selected Readings in German (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
LMC 110 |
Understanding Media and Communication |
3 |
|
BLL 111 |
Introduction to French for Beginners |
3 |
Second Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 104 |
Social Science Perspectives on HIV and Aids (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 120 |
The Art of Speaking (Required) |
3 |
|
BKS 121 |
Language Use in Kiswahili (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 120 |
German Language (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 121 |
Background Studies to German Speaking Peoples (Core) |
3 |
|
SAS 104 |
Social Science Perspectives on HIV and Aids (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 120 |
The Art of Speaking (Required) |
3 |
|
BKS 121 |
Language Use in Kiswahili (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 120 |
German Language (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 121 |
Background Studies to German Speaking Peoples (Core) |
3 |
|
Elective Any two of the following: |
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|
GER 122 |
Writing Skills in German (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
LIN 120 |
The Structure of Language |
3 |
|
LMC 121 |
The Communication Process |
3 |
|
BLL 121 |
French for Beginners |
3 |
Second Year
First Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 201 |
Introduction to Research Methods (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 201 |
Communication Theory (Required) |
3 |
|
BKS 200 |
Theory and Practice of Translation I (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 210 |
Advanced German Language (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 211 |
Advanced Oral Expression and Comprehension (Core) |
3 |
|
Electives Any two of the following: |
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GER 212 |
Contemporary German History (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
GER 213 |
Advanced Writing Skills in German (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
LIN 210 |
Introduction to Sociolinguistics |
3 |
|
LMC 220 |
Communication Ethics |
3 |
|
BLL 211 |
Intermediate French |
3 |
|
BLL 212 |
Basic Oral Expression and Comprehension |
3 |
Second Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 203 |
Ethnicity, Peace and Nation Building (Required) |
3 |
|
BKS 202 |
Theory and Practice of Translation II (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 220 |
Introduction to Semantics (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 220 |
Functional Varieties of German (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 221 |
Introduction to German Literature (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 222 |
Introduction to German Phonetics and Phonology (Core) |
3 |
|
Electives Any one of the following: |
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GER 223 |
Children’s Literature (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
LIN 220 |
Child Language Acquisition |
3 |
|
BLL 221 |
Proficiency Course in French |
3 |
Third Year
First Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 301 |
Contemporary Gender Issues (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 310 |
Business English (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 311 |
Theory and Analysis of German Literature before the 20 Century (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 312 |
German Syntax (Core) |
3 |
|
LIN 312 |
Second Language Acquisition (Core) |
3 |
|
Electives Any two of the following: |
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|
GER 310 |
Introduction to Translation |
3 |
|
GER 313 |
Introduction to Public Speaking in German (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
LIN 313 |
Theories of Editing |
3 |
|
LMC 313 |
Introduction to Language in the Media |
3 |
|
BLL 311 |
French Language Skills for the Media |
3 |
Second Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 302 |
Entrepreneurship and Accounting (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 320 |
English for Specific Purposes (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 321 |
English for Diplomacy and Public Relations (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 320 |
Advanced Applied Communication in German (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 321 |
Art, Culture and Society in Present DayGermany (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 322 |
German Phonology (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 330 |
Attachment (Core) |
3 |
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Electives Any one of the following: |
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|
GER 323 |
Intercultural Communication (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
GER 324 |
Introduction to Mass Media |
3 |
|
LIN 323 |
Editing Skills |
3 |
|
LMC 321 |
Language in the Media |
3 |
|
BLL 322 |
Basic French for Journalism |
3 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 401 |
Policy Analysis and Project Management (Required) |
3 |
|
LTF 411 |
Literary Journalism (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 410 |
Theory and Analysis of Contemporary German Literature (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 411 |
Advanced Translation (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 412 |
Stylistics (Core) |
3 |
|
Electives Any two of the following |
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|
GER 413 |
Text Production for the Media |
3 |
|
GER 414 |
German Semantics (Prescribed) |
3 |
|
LIN 411 |
Contrastive Linguistics |
3 |
|
BLL 410 |
Intermediate French for Journalism |
3 |
|
GER 413 |
Text Production for the Media |
3 |
Second Semester
|
Code |
Title |
Units |
|
SAS 402 |
Disaster and Conflict Management (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 420 |
Language, Community and Identity (Required) |
3 |
|
BLL 421 |
Organizational Communication andPublic Relations (Required) |
3 |
|
GER 420 |
Business German (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 421 |
Research Project in German (Core) |
3 |
|
GER 422 |
Discourse Analysis in German (Core) |
3 |
|
Electives Any one of the following: |
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|
GER 423 |
Women and Literature in the 20 Century |
3 |
|
GER 424 |
Public Speaking in German (Prescribed) |
3 |
Objectives/Admission
Objectives:
The general aim of the programme is to provide students with skills and knowledge to enable them to appreciate and understand the nature, function and structure of the German language. More specifically, students will:
Acquire the skills to utilize appropriate vocabulary and advanced st r uct ures f or oral and wri t t en communication.
Gain an in-depth appreciation of the interplay between language, literature, media, German society and culture, which will enhance their inter-cultural understanding and international perspectives
Acquire comprehensive academic skills which will enable them to access and process information in their field of study and other fields
Admission Requirements
To be admitted into the B.A. (German) degree programme ofMoi University a candidate must:
- Satisfy the minimum entry requirements set for admission into Kenyan public universities which is at least a C+
- Have passed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with at least a B- in German.
- Holders of diplomas and higher diplomas in relevant disciplines may at the discretion of the School of Artsand Social Sciences be admitted into the second year of study.
- Candidates whose K.C.S.E. grade in German is grade C, but who have also taken German courses at other tertiary institutions and received a Diploma that is recognized by the Senate, ( that is, ‘Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache’(GIII)) will also be considered.
Duration of the Programme
The programme will run like any other programme in the School of Arts and Social Sciences i.e. 8 semesters or 4 academic years.