Rules for the Degree of Honours Bachelor of Arts

These rules should be read in conjunction with the general rules and the general information in Part 1 of the Calendar.

See General Rules PG1 to PG8 regarding duration of study, re-registration, etc.

PA5 Subjects
The degree may be conferred in the following subjects:
African Languages
African Politics
Afrikaans (Language and Literature)
Ancient History (see Classical Studies)
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Anthropology
Arabic
Archaeology
Art History
Biblical Studies
Biblical Archaeology
Classical Culture (see Classical Studies)
Classical Studies (Ancient History, Classical Culture, Greek, Latin)
Communication
Criminology – See Part 6 of the Calendar
Development Studies
Economics – See Part 4 of the Calendar
English (Language and Literature)
Environmental Management – See Part 3 of the Calendar
French (Language and Literature)
Gender Studies
Geography – See Part 3 of the Calendar
German (Language and Literature)
Greek (see Classical Studies)
History
Industrial and Organisational Psychology – See Part 4 of the Calendar
Information Science
International Politics
Islamic Studies
Italian (Language and Literature)
Judaica
Latin (see Classical Studies)
Linguistics (including Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Translation Studies)
Mathematics
Modern European Languages and Literatures
Modern Hebrew
Musicology
Penology
Philosophy
Police Science – See Part 6 of the Calendar
Politics
Portuguese (Language and Literature)
Psychology
Public Administration – See Part 4 of the Calendar
Religious Studies
Romance Languages
Russian (Language and Literature)
Semitic Languages (follows on Classical Hebrew III)
Sociology
Spanish (Language and Literature)
Statistics – See Part 7 of the Calendar
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Theory of Literature

PA6 Curriculum and other requirements

The approved papers, curricula and, where applicable, the combination of papers and particular admission and/or language requirements, appear
below.

In the College of Human Sciences, students may replace one of the papers of their Honours degree by an Honours paper in another subject if the
departmental Chairs concerned are of the opinion that the students have sufficient background knowledge to be able to offer that paper and it is
in the best interest of such students.
In the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and subject to the approval of the Chairs of department concerned, students may replace
one of the papers of their Honours Bachelor of Arts degree by an Honours paper in another subject if the departmental Chairs concerned are of the opinion
that the students have sufficient background knowledge to be able to offer that paper and it is in the best interest of such students.

Modern European Languages and Literatures (with specialisation in French

or German or Italian or Portuguese or Russian or Spanish)
(Degree code: 05711)
NB
This degree replaces the individual degrees in the listed languages.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students who choose a particular language option within the Honours structure must have completed 9 (or 10 in the case of French) undergraduate
modules in that language.

Students who complete the major in French or German or Italian or Portuguese or Russian or Spanish with an average of at least 60% qualify for
admission to the Honours in Modern European Languages. Students with an average of less than 60% may be considered for admission only with
the special permission of the Chair of the Department.

Students who wish to register for HMELRAD, which consists of the research article, are required to get written permission from the Chair of the
Department before registration.
CURRICULUM

The curriculum comprises five modules (120 credits in total). Students are advised to take the modules in the order presented below.

HMELRLQ : Re-reading the literary canon

NB
The choice of a discipline-related module in accordance with the selected field or specialisation is compulsory.

A choice of ONE of the following topics:

Literary studies in French
Imagining freedom in the wake of the German enlightenment
Dante and the great Italian poetry tradition of the Renaissance
Literature of the Portuguese-speaking world
Selected Russian 19th and 20th century literary works
Literature of the Golden Age of Spain

HMELTCK : Texts in context

NB
The choice of a discipline-related module in accordance with the selected field or specialisation is compulsory.

A choice of ONE of the following topics:

History of the French language
Topics in Modern German literature (19th and 20th century)
Contemporary Italian writers (offered by Wits)
History of the Portuguese language
Russian literature before the 19th century
Latin American narrative of the 20th century

HMELLSK : Language studies and translation practice

NB
The choice of a discipline-related module in accordance with the selected field or specialisation is compulsory.

A choice of ONE of the following topics:

Translation into/from French-English
Textual-cultural interfaces: transpositions and translation in German
Translation into/from Italian-English
Translation into/from Portuguese-English
Advanced Russian language studies
Translation into/from Spanish-English

HMELCEG : Cultural encounters

A choice of ONE of the following topics:

From page to screen: Modern French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish literature and cinema
 Feminist writers in French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
Literature in global contexts and postcolonial intertexts
Another interdisciplinary module to be approved by the Chair of the Department

HMELRAD : Research article/project

(a) A research article of approximately 30 pages (± 8 000 words) or a portfolio on an approved author or field of study to be submitted by 30
November. Permission from the Chair of the Department is required prior to registration for this paper
and
(b) in language specialisations where an oral exam forms a part of this module, such an examination will be based on the candidates’ research
article. The oral examination will be of approximately 45 minutes’ duration, preceded by 45 minutes’ preparation. In such cases, sections
(a) and (b) carry equal weight. In languages where there is no oral examination, the article alone will carry the full weight. Where an oral
examination forms part of this module, candidates resident in Southern Africa must take the oral examination in Pretoria, unless permission
for alternative arrangements is obtained (by written request) from the Chair of the Department. Candidates residing outside Southern Africa
may do the oral examination on audio cassette under official supervision.

PASS AND PASS WITH DISTINCTION

(a) To pass a student shall obtain at least 50% in each module.

(b) To pass with distinction, a student must obtain an average of at least 75% in the five modules combined.

TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Students who have registered for the current Honours degrees in French (degree code: 04189), German (degree code: 04154), Italian (degree
code: 04219), Portuguese (degree code: 05223), Romance Languages (degree code: 05231), Russian or Spanish may complete their degree
in the new proposed Honours in Modern European Languages and Literatures (with specialisation in the discipline of choice). Credits
obtained for modules offered for the current degree in each language will be retained.
Students who begin their postgraduate studies from the academic year 2007 will have to register for the new Honours in Modern European
Languages and Literatures (with specialisation in French or German or Italian or Portuguese or Russian or Spanish).

FRENCH

Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
FRLINO4 HMELTCK HMELLSK,HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
FRTRADF HMELLSK HMELTCK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG, HMELRAD
FRLS00Y HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK,
HMELCEG, HMELRAD
FRORALY HMELRAD HMELTCK,HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG

GERMAN
Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
MOGERLN HMELTCK HMELLSK,HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
LTHGERX HMELLSK HMELTCK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG, HMELRAD
GOEGERN HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
GERART4 HMELRAD HMELTCK,HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG
IAN

Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
ITLIT2J HMELTCK HMELLSK,HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
ITALTOA HMELLSK HMELTCK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG, HMELRAD
ITLIT1H HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
ITORALX HMELRAD HMELTCK,,HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG
PORTUGUESE

Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
HPORHLK HMELTCK HMELLSK,HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HPORTLE HMELLSK HMELTCK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG, HMELRAD
HPORLPX HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HPORAL4 HMELRAD HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG

ROMANCE LANGUAGES

Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
ROMCINR HMELCEG HMELLSK,HMELRLQ, HMELTCK,
HMELRAD
ROMFEMR HMELCEG HMELLSK, HMELRLQ, HMELTCK,
HMELRAD
FRLS00Y HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
FRORALY HMELRAD HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG

RUSSIAN

Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
HRUSERT HMELTCK HMELLSK, HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HRUSLN8 HMELLSK HMELTCK, HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HRUSNTJ HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HRUSORJ HMELRAD HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG

SPANISH

Study unit passed Study unit which may not Outstanding modules
be taken
HSPAMLS HMELTCK HMELLSK,HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HSPTLUY HMELLSK HMELTCK, HMELRLQ, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HSPLITW HMELRLQ HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELCEG,
HMELRAD
HSPARTF HMELRAD HMELTCK, HMELLSK, HMELRLQ,
HMELCEG