BACHELOR OF ARTS (LITERATURE)
First Year
First Semester
Code
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Title
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Units
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SAS 101
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Introduction to Reading and Writing Skills (Required)
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3
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SAS 102
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Computer Literacy and Skills (Required)
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3
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LTF 110
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Artistic Expression (Required)
|
3
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LTF 111
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Music and Society (Required)
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3
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LIT 110
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Introduction to Literature (Core)
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3
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LIT 111
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Themes in East African Literature (Core)
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3
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Any one of the following:
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MUS 111
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Introduction to Music and Dance
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3
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FMS 110
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History of Film
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3
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THE 111
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History of Theatre I (Africa)
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3
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PHL 110
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Introduction to Philosophy of Human Nature
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3
|
Second Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
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SAS 104
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Social Science Perspectives on HIV and AIDS (Required)
|
3
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LTF 120
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Introduction to the Motion Picture (Required)
|
3
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LTF 121
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Introduction to Performance (Required)
|
3
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LIT 120
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Reading & Writing Skills in Literature (Core)
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3
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LIT 121
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Classical Literary Theory (Core)
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3
|
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Any two of the following:
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FMS 120
|
History of Contemporary Film
|
3
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MUS 121
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Introduction to Western Music
|
3
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THE 120
|
History of Theatre 2: Europe & Asia
|
3
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PHL 120
|
Introduction to Logic
|
3
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PRT 120
|
Introduction to Ethics
|
3
|
SOC 101
|
Psychology of Individual Development & Social Life
|
3
|
Second Year
First Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
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SAS 201
|
Introduction to Research Methods (Required)
|
3
|
LTF 210
|
Fundamentals of Literature I – Drama (Required)
|
3
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LTF 211
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Art and Communication (Required)
|
3
|
LIT 210
|
Humanist Literary Theory (Core)
|
3
|
LIT 211
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Fundamentals of Literature II –Poetry (Core)
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3
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LIT 212
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Fundamentals of Literature III – Prose (Core)
|
3
|
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*Any one of the following:
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MUS 211
|
African Music & Dance
|
3
|
FMS 211
|
Film Analysis
|
3
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THE 211
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Script Making and Interpretation
|
3
|
PHL 210
|
Classical Logic
|
3
|
LIN 210
|
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
|
3
|
Second Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
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SAS 202
|
Critical Thinking (Required) 3
|
3
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LTF 220
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Issues in Kenya Theatre (Required) 3
|
3
|
LTF 221
|
Issues in Kenyan Cinema (Required) 3
|
3
|
LIT 220
|
The East African Short Story (Core) 3
|
3
|
LIT 221
|
Fundamentals of Literature IV– Oral Literature (Core) 3
|
3
|
|
*Any two of the following:
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FMS 221
|
Acting for the Screen
|
3
|
MUS 221
|
African Musical Instruments
|
3
|
THE 221
|
Dance Drama
|
3
|
PHL 223
|
Feminist Philosophy
|
3
|
Third Year
First Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
|
SAS 301
|
Contemporary Gender Issues (Required)
|
3
|
LTF 310
|
Research Methods in the Humanities (Required)
|
3
|
LTF 311
|
Art and Psychology (Required)
|
3
|
LIT 310
|
Critical Theory (Core)
|
3
|
LIT 311
|
Theories of Oral Literature (Core)
|
3
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*Students to opt for one group and select one course from that group, for example they may opt for Group 1 and select LIT 314.
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|
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Group 1
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Electives
|
Units
|
|
LIT 312
|
European Poetry I 3
|
3
|
LIT 313
|
European Fiction I 3
|
3
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LIT 314
|
European Drama I 3
|
3
|
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Group 2
|
|
Electives
|
Units
|
|
LIT 315
|
Caribbean Fiction 3
|
3
|
LIT 316
|
Caribbean Poetry 3
|
3
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LIT317
|
Latin American Poetry 3
|
3
|
LIT 318
|
Latin American Fiction 3
|
3
|
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Group 3
|
|
Electives
|
Units
|
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LIT 319
|
The Epic Tradition in Literature
|
3
|
LIT 330
|
North African Fiction
|
3
|
Electives
|
Units
|
|
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*Any one of the following:
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|
Code
|
Title
|
Units
|
LIN 313
|
Theories of Editing
|
3
|
MUS 311
|
Western Music III: The Romantic Period
|
3
|
PHL 311
|
African Philosophy
|
3
|
THE 310
|
Theoretical & Critical Perspectives in Theatre
|
3
|
FMS 312
|
Television Journalism
|
3
|
Second Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
|
SAS 302
|
Entrepreneurship and Accounting (Required)
|
3
|
LTF 320
|
Copy Writing (Required)
|
3
|
LIT 320
|
Stylistics (Core)
|
3
|
LIT 321
|
Creative Writing I (Core)
|
3
|
*Students to opt for one group and select one course from that
group, for example, they may opt for Group 2 and select LIT 326.
|
|
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Group 1
|
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LIT 322
|
European Drama II
|
3
|
LIT 323
|
European Fiction II
|
3
|
LIT 324
|
Gothic Literature
|
3
|
|
Group 2
|
|
LIT325
|
Caribbean Drama
|
3
|
LIT 326
|
Latin American Drama
|
3
|
|
Group 3
|
|
LIT 327
|
South African Literature since 1948
|
3
|
LIT 328
|
West African Drama
|
3
|
THE 320
|
Technical Theatre III: Costume Design
|
3
|
MUS 321
|
Western Music IV: The Modern Period
|
3
|
FMS 320
|
Film Directing
|
3
|
LIN 323
|
Editing Skills
|
3
|
PHL 320
|
Aesthetics
|
3
|
Fourth Year
First Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
|
SAS 401
|
Policy Analysis and Project Management(Required)
|
3
|
LTF 410
|
Discourses on African Art (Required)
|
3
|
LTF 411
|
Literary Journalism (Required)
|
3
|
LIT 410
|
Literature and Postmodernist Theory (Core)
|
3
|
LIT 411
|
The African Novel (Core)
|
3
|
|
*Any two of the following:
|
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MUS 412
|
Music and the Media
|
3
|
THE 412
|
Drama and Theatre in Education
|
3
|
FMS 410
|
Educational Television
|
3
|
PHL 410
|
African Aesthetics
|
3
|
HIS 401
|
Issues in African Historiography
|
3
|
Second Semester
Code
|
Title
|
Units
|
SAS 402
|
Disaster and Conflict Management (Required)
|
3
|
LTF 420
|
Discourses in African Cinema (Required)
|
3
|
LIT 420
|
Modern African Poetry (Required)
|
3
|
LIT 421
|
Major Literary Movements (Core)
|
3
|
LIT 422
|
The Autobiography (Core)
|
3
|
LIT 425
|
Studies in Post Colonial Discourse (Core)
|
3
|