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Faculty of Arts


Bachelor of (Arts in) Communication

 Level 1:   Certificate in Communication   2 Coms. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
SSK1  Study Skills 13 12 NA NA NA  
        Choose at least 2 Coms. courses toward endorsement credits:
HCM1  Human Communication 18 14 4 3 1 1
IPC1  Interpersonal Comm. 18 12 4 3 2 2
ACV2  Academic Vocabulary 14 24 3 2 1 3
        Complete this academic year with other courses:
GEM1  * General Management 21 19 5 3 2 1
PLF1  * Psychology of Life 22 17 5 4 2 2
ISC1  * Introduction to Sociology 25 25 6 4 3 3
CHB  * Christian Basics Starter 5 6 1 0 1
CHB1  * Christian Basics [EA] 10 20 2 1 1 4
Required Total of Credits  120 Cert in Communication


 Level 2:   Diploma in Communication   4 Coms. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Coms. courses toward endorsement credits:
PSP2  Public Speaking 16 15 3 2 2 4
TCM2  Technical Communication 20 22 5 3 2 5
EFC2  English for Careers 17 14 4 2 2 6
        Complete this academic year with courses from other faculties:
ASP2  * Social Psychology 23 13 6 4 2 5
BUM1  * Business Management 22 20 5 4 2 6
HUR  * Human Relations 16 15 3 2 2 7
Required Total of Credits  240 Dip. in Communication


 Level 3: Bachelor of Arts in Communication   6 Coms. courses  or:
              Bachelor of Communication 140+ credits in Communication.

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Coms. courses toward endorsement credits:
BUC1  Business Communication 19 15 4 3 2 7
MMC3  Mass Media 20 23 5 3 2 8
AWS3  Academic Writing Skills 18 34 4 3 2 9
CLC3  Classroom Communication 15 10 3 2 1 10
NVC4  Non-Verbal Communication 16 19 3 2 2 11
ACQ4  Asking Critical Questions 12 14 2 2 1 12
        Complete this academic year with courses from other faculties:
APS  * Applying Psychol. at Work 18 16 4 3 2 8
CST2  * Counselling Skills & Techniques 16 15 3 2 2 10
PRM2  * Public Relations Man. 19 22 4 3 2 11
LSK  * Leadership Skills 15 18 3 2 1 12
ADM1  * Administrative Man. 19 25 4 3 2 13
Required Total of Credits  390 Bachelor of Coms

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 Level 4: BA (Hons) in Communication   8 Coms. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Cms. courses toward endorsement credits:
PSC4  Persuasion 17 19 4 2 2 13
JRN4  Journalism 19 20 4 3 2 14
SMU4  Social Misunderstanding 13 10 6 4 2 15
        Complete this academic year with courses from the same faculty:
FTW3  Feature Writing 16 10 3 2 2 16
AVD3  Allocution, Voice & Diction 13 10 2 2 1 17
FCM3  Film Communication 18 11 4 3 2 18
RCM4  Rhetorical Communication 15 16 3 2 1 19
AOC4  Argumentation 13 12 2 2 1 20
Required Total of Credits  510 Bachelor (Hons) Coms

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication adds 120 credits to the Bachelor degree.


 Other Electives to consider

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Complete any academic year with these other courses if preferred:
ICN1  * Introduction to Counselling 21 19 5 3 2 14
ORB2  * Organizational Behaviour 22 19 5 4 2 15
HRM2  * Human Resource Man. 20 17 5 3 2 16
XPR3  * Expository Preaching 25 12 6 4 3 17
CTH  * Critical Thinking 18 19 4 3 2 18


 Level 5: Master of Arts in Communication   10 Coms. courses

Code Courses Credits Chapt Seq.
        The following programme includes two elective courses of 40+ credits:
ANY2  Any two suitable courses 40 ±25 19/20
ACP5  Advanced Communication Practicum 30 10 A
REM5  Research Methodology 20 12 B
MRP5  Masters Research Proposal 20 5 C
DDF5  Dissertation Defence 20 5 D
DIS5  Masters Dissertation 50 10 E
   Required Number of Credits  180 Total:  690


 Level 6: Doctor of Arts in Communication   Thesis

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Seq.
DRP6  Doctoral Research Proposal 30 5 F
CQD6  Colloquium Doctum (Defence) 50 5 G
DTH6  Doctoral Thesis (200-250 pages) 70 10 H
   Required Number of Credits  150 Total:  840

Rules for the Bachelor of Arts degree:

  • A selection of courses must be made to reach the levels of 120, 240, 390 (bachelor) and 510 credits (Honours) programmes. The MA(Cms) is a prescribed programme.
  • A concentration (2 courses per academic year) of one field of at least 70 credits will lead to an endorsement with only 390 credits in total. Courses indicated by an *asterisk are from other faculties and will not count towards the endorsement credits.
  • Note: The CU order of preference in selection is indicated by a sequence number.

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