BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUM STUDIES HONOURS DEGREE (HACHMS)

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 These regulations shall be read in conjunction with the University’s General Academic Regulations for Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree programmes, hereinafter referred to as the General Regulations.

1.2 The guiding philosophy of the Department of African Languages and Culture at Midlands State University is that African Languages are a rich storehouse of the African people’s social consciousness and their practical cum- cultural appreciation of the world. The major objective of the department is to bring to the limelight the potential contribution of African Languages, African Culture, Worldview, Values and Philosophy of life to the development of the African society and the world at large.

2. OBJECTIVES

The Department ;of African Languages and Culture, in line with the motto of the Midlands State University “Our hands, Our minds, Our destiny” seeks to produce a graduate who will be able to:

2.1 fuse together theoretical concepts and practical applications,

2.2 recognize the dignity of labour by utilizing the hands-on-approach in solving the pressing challenges in society,

2.3 be an entrepreneur and an employer rather than an employee,

2.4 value indigenous African languages and the cultural values they carry, and

2.5 define not only his/her destiny but also that of others by cherishing the African value systems, which will free the African society from the tentacles of neo-colonialism.

 

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