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ANCIENT HISTORY

Major combinations:
NQF Level: 5: AHS1511, ANH1502
NQF Level: 6: AHS2611, CLS2602, CLS2603
NQF Level: 7: CLS3701, AHS3712, CLS3704, CLS3705, CLS3706
For Honours modules refer to Classical Studies.

Ancient Democracy - AHS3712
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: CLS2602 and CLS2603
Recommendation: AHS2611, CLS2602, CLS2603
Purpose: Is to equip students with the competencies and values to critically evaluate the various elements contributing to the origins of Greek democracy and its implementation in 5th century Athens through the examination of ancient texts in translation in conjunction with the interpretations and analyses of modern scholars.
Introduction to Anthropological Research - APY4801
Honours Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To question the process of knowledge creation in anthropological research practice including the choosing of a research field, topic and subsequent theorisation. Qualifying students are introduced to a range of research methods and against this backdrop they will be able to ethically conduct themselves well in choosing a research project within any subsequent applications of methods. Those who achieve this qualification will familiarise themselves with the most common research methods and be able to judge these methods against the assumptions and biases inherent in them. This approach will develop students' critical analytical skills as they interrogate the methods employed in the process of knowledge production in anthropology.
Theorizing Anthropology - APY4813
Honours Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: APY4801
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with tools to understand the evolution of the discipline of anthropology from an African standpoint. This will help students gain a sophisticated appreciation of the burgeoning decolonial turn both within the discipline and the university. Qualifying students will be able to, following guidelines, piece together and thus reflect on the theoretical perspectives that inform the human sciences in the first instance, and anthropology, in particular. The Africanist and decolonial postures of the module will equip students with critical thinking skills that will allow them to understand the political implications of theory-making.
Ancient Mythology in Context - AHS1511
Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To introduce students to the study of the earliest mythologies and their socio-historical context via case studies based on translations of the ancient literature prior to the fourth century BCE, and their receptions in modern literature and art. By studying the cultural products against their contexts of origin, students will become aware (1) the rich imagination of particularly early cultures and their legacies; (2) the social functions of myths and the various hermeneutical approaches to their understanding; (3) the impact of early mythologies on later cultures and (4) the significance of the role mythology in their own cultural environment.
Roman Ancient History - ANH1502
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To introduce students to the political history of Rome, from its rise as a Republic, through the formation of the Roman Empire and to its eventual decline and fall in the 5th century AD.
Perspectives on North Africa in Antiquity - AHS2611
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Recommendation: Students to complete AHS1511 & AHS1502 (Old codes: CLS1502, CLS1502; ANH1501, ANH1502) before they enrol for this module.
Purpose: To introduce students to the political and cultural developments in North Africa and Egypt from 500 BC to 700 AD through critical reading of ancient texts (in English translation) relating to selected socio-historical and cultural topics. Qualifying students can gain an understanding of the nature of cultural development and integration in a multicultural and imperialistic context, and by comparison in a (post-) modern African context.