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Description:

Introduction to degree course was developed in response to high dropout and failure rates of university students. The program fully supports successful progression of students from high school to undergraduate study and beyond. This course introduces students to a degree, giving students a frame work and direction in their area of study. We are well aware that if students fail to understand the foundation of the subject they are likely to lose interest in the subject that is why this course was designed to make it easier for students. The course is equipped with most of the learning materials required by students to understand their degree program.

This course was developed in consultation with universities at global. The course is designed to give students a deeper knowledge and understanding of the degree. The course is designed to enhance the creativity and critical thinking skills that are needed by students to develop their own ideas at University standard. Taking students step by step, to simplify and to explain the degree.

The course equips students with the knowledge needed to make an informed decision before starting and during your studies enabling students to plan ahead, minimizing student failure rates. The process makes knowledge transfer easier between students, universities, professionals, employers and research institutes The aim of this course is not just to make learning easier, but also to help put qualification in to use. We understand that most students at Universities fail not because they are “dumb” but, because they don’t get to understand what they are required to do.

Key Modules:

1: Introduction to Sociology

This module is an introduction to the discipline of sociology. It equips the student with basic tools for an understanding of theoretical and methodological issues in sociology. In this module, students learn to understand the social system and how it shapes and influences individuals and how individuals in turn shape and influence these social systems. Students learn the concepts, theories and sociological perspectives of this rich and diverse social science discipline.?

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2: Introduction to Social Anthropology

This module provides an exciting and dynamic introduction to the world of social anthropology. Students are introduced to the anthropological study of how man gives meaning to the world through different social norms, values, practices and means of organisation. The module is informed by the writings of anthropologists such as Malinowski, Levi-Strauss, Taylor and Margaret Mead. Topics to be covered include kinship; witchcraft; rituals and rites of passage; gender and identity and the impact of globalisation on ethnicity.

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3: Introduction to Psychology

This module is designed to introduce students to basic terms, concepts and fields of study in psychology. Topics include; Physiological bases of behaviour, Consciousness, Sensation and Perception, Intelligence, Learning and Psychological Disorders.

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4: Introduction to Information Technology

This module provides an introduction to the role of information technology in shaping social structures, interactions, and dynamics. It explores the ways in which technology influences and is influenced by various social processes, institutions, and inequalities. Students will examine the social implications of information technology, considering both its positive and negative impacts on individuals, communities, and societies.

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5: Social Psychology

The module is an introduction to understanding how human behaviour and experience is shaped by environmental factors such as people, events and situations. Topics include Social Perception, Social Cognition, Attitudes, Prejudice and Discrimination, Social Influence, Groups and Individuals.

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6: Sociology of Change and Development

In this module students appreciate the various causes of change in society and how such change affects the development of society. Areas of study include major concepts and indicators of social change, major sources of social and cultural change in Africa and the world, planned and unplanned social change and resistance to social change. Discussions are informed by theories and models of social change such as the evolutionary theory, conflict theory; diffusion theories; modernization, world system theory, and globalization.?

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7: Urban Sociology

The module focuses on how people in urban areas interact and the various opportunities and challenges brought about by processes of urbanisation. Students examine the ways in which urban areas have been shaped; analyse the growth, development and planning of residential areas and new towns. The module also analyses and discusses urbanization in Africa and developing countries.

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8: Rural Development

Students are exposed to various ways that have been used in developing rural areas especially in Africa. Theoretical perspectives and classical approaches to studies of rural communities such as Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Actor Oriented Approach shall inform the debates. The module also explores topics such as rural livelihoods, pastoralism, resource management, peasantry, rural-to-migration, land tenure systems, integration into the informal and global economy.?

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9: Health, Technology and Culture

Students get an opportunity to examine illness as a phenomenon which both influences and is influenced by society. As such, it can be viewed as a form of social deviance, which patients, healers and the larger society attempt to reduce. Alternative medicines are also studied in order to have an understanding of health and illness behaviour, health practitioners and health institutions.?

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10: Social Problems

The module comparatively examines the linkages among social structures, culture and human experiences in the context of globalisation processes. Students examine a variety of topics which may include: the unequal distribution of power and wealth; issues of sex, sexuality, gender, race, ethnicity and social class; hunger; the role of multinational corporations; war and international conflict; oppression of various kinds; crime; poverty; the media; other social institutions; resource/environmental use and depletion and population.

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11: Qualitative Research Methods

The module examines qualitative research methods from theoretical, applied and ethical points of view. It acquaints students with qualitative methods and procedures used to understand and explore human behaviour as well as gather and analyse data, and evaluate and report on the findings. Such methods include ethnography, participant observation and unstructured interviewing.?

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12: Classical Sociological Theory

The module traces the history of sociological thought analysing classical sociological theories in depth starting with the enlightenment era. It covers major sociological movements, including Social Darwinism, determinism, Functionalism, Marxism and Frame analysis. Major classical theorists including Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber shall also be studied in depth.

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13: Social Policy and Social Administration

The module explores the various policies such as housing, education etc. and how these are administered giving special emphasis to Zimbabwe. It also explores issues of popular and community participation in the administration of social policies in Zimbabwe discussing the challenges and successes of these.

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14: Social Movements

This module addresses issues about collective protests, movements, dissidence etc. Students are equipped with sociological theories on the emergence and trajectories of social movements as well as understanding the similarities and differences between historical and modern social movements. Case studies of global, regional and national social movements by the working-class, civil rights activism, nationalism, feminism, environmentalism, poor peoples? movements and urban riots are used.

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15: Contemporary Social Theory

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the distinctiveness and the value of various sociological perspectives. The module analyses how leading sociologists discuss contemporary social challenges as globalisation, multiculturalism and crime. It explains how contemporary theoretical approaches and concepts have identified fundamental cultural and social changes that have transformed the nature of contemporary society.

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16: Sociology of Organisations

The module forms the basis for understanding the functioning of modern organisations. The module discusses various ways of analysing organisations such as; organisations as rational systems, organisations as irrational systems, technology and organisations, various theories of organisations, gender, race and politics in organisations and organisational deviance.

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17: Environmental Sociology

The analysis of interaction of human beings and the environment is the major task of this module. The module examines environmental problems and their impacts on people and populations. Topics include the environment and its links to public health, famine, disease, access to food, water, and other resources, migration and urbanization, technology, biodiversity, education, economic development, population growth and national security and global stability.?

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18: Race, Class and Identities

The module provides a unique perspective to understanding how groups of people from different races, classes, ethnic groups or other cultures interact. It focuses on cultural diversity and various dimensions of discrimination and prejudice, including an analysis of inequality and its origins, conditions under which inequality occurs and persists, changing inequality, and ways to deal with minority group problems in social institutions including education, employment, housing, migration and policing and the impact of anti-discrimination legislation.

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19: Migration

The module examines various theories of migration and looks at the causes and socio-economic impacts of migration particularly on developing countries. The module looks at local, regional and global patterns of migration, whilst considering the different ways in which migration has been studied and theorised. Students are introduced to a number of key concepts and debates in contemporary migration research, as well as a range of empirical examples.?

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20: Sociology of Law

This module is designed as a sociological examination of law both as a mechanism of social regulation and as a field of knowledge. It explores classical and contemporary theoretical contributions to Sociology of Law. Some specific issues analysed include law and social control, law and social change, social reality of the law, the profession and practice of law, violence against women and the influence of race, gender, and social status in the outcome of legal decisions.

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21: Sociology of Work and Employment

This module brings comparative, historical, and theoretical perspectives to understanding contemporary transformations of work and employment in the ?new economy? with particular emphasis on the United States, Western Europe, Asia and Africa. Topics to be covered include Fordism and post-Fordism; scientific management and mass production; flexible specialization and lean production; new forms of work organization; the relationship between technology and workforce skills; household labour and women?s employment job stability and the growth of non-standard forms of employment.

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22: African Social Theory

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the distinctiveness and the value of various Afrocentric perspectives. The module analyses African epistemologies, which include Post Colonialism, Ubuntu, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and African Renaissance. Students will explore the role of race and ethnicity during colonialism and engage texts on race and racism such as Aime Cesaire, Frantz Fanon, and Steve Biko.

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23: Global Poverty and Development

The module analyses the social dimensions of poverty and explores development strategies to address poverty in a global setting. The focus is on how and why some countries achieve poverty reduction and development while others do not. The module pays particular attention to the political economy of development, investigating the way that poverty and development are conceived both philosophically and practically.?

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24: Gender and Power

The module focuses specifically on sociological concepts and constructs that explore the gendered terms upon which power dynamics play out. The module looks at how gender categories are constructed and re-negotiated over time as well as shifting power dynamics in different institutions. The module also situates gender within race, class and power configurations in different contexts.?

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25: Sociology of The Family

The different kinds of families and marriages are analysed taking into account the influence of globalisation. The module tackles aspects of marriage and family such as bride-wealth, dowry, kinship, divorce, remarriage and family law. This module studies the family from a sociological perspective with primary emphasis on continuity and change and variation across different historical eras. It examines the diversity of family life and how constellations of intimacy and care are shaped by gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sexuality.

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26: Quantitative Research Methods

The module examines quantitative research methods from theoretical, applied and ethical points of view. It acquaints students with quantitative methods and procedures used to understand human behaviour as well as gather and analyse data, and evaluate and report on the findings using quantitative research techniques. Methods and software programmes of statistical analysis such as the chi-square, correlations, ANOVA, regression analysis and SPSS shall be covered.

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27: Principles of Public Relations

Definition of terms; the history and evolution of public relations. (PR); PR and related disciplines (marketing, advertising; journalism and propaganda); PR as planned communication; Principles; Principles of effective communication; Public opinion; PR ethics; Research in PR; Publicity techniques; the place of PR in management; PR and the mass media, Theory and practice of political PR; advocacy and PR, PR campaign criteria and approaches and crisis management.

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28: Economy, Society and Governance

This module explores the complex relationship between the economy, society, and governance systems. Students examine how economic institutions, policies, and practices shape social structures, inequality, and power dynamics. They analyze topics such as globalization, economic development, labor markets, social welfare policies, and the role of governance in regulating economic activities.

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29: Labour Studies

Focus is on the study of labor and work within society on this module. Students examine the social, economic, and political dimensions of labor, including labor markets, employment relations, labor movements, and work-related policies. They analyze issues such as labor rights, job insecurity, gender and racial inequalities in the workplace, and the impact of technological advancements on work.

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30: Sociology of Religion

This module explores the role of religion in society, with an emphasis on sociological perspectives and theories. Students examine the social construction of religious beliefs, practices, and institutions, as well as the intersections between religion and other social phenomena. They analyze topics such as religious identity, religious diversity, secularization, religious social movements, and the impact of religion on social norms and values.

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31: Sociology of Crime and Deviance

This module examines the social construction of crime, deviance, and social control within society. Students explore sociological theories and research on the causes and consequences of crime and deviant behavior. They analyze topics such as the socialization process, labeling theory, criminal justice systems, social inequalities and crime, and the role of media in shaping perceptions of crime.

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