BA Swahili and...

SOAS, University of London
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  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Programme Code: See May be Combined With
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Swahili, which belongs to the Bantu family of languages, is spoken as a mother-tongue on the east coast of Africa from the southern part of Somalia to the northern areas of Msumbiji (Mozambique) including the islands of Lamu, Pemba, Zanzibar, Mafia and the Comoros.
Spoken extensively in Tanzania, Kenya, some parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo, Swahili has a long literary tradition, expressed in earlier centuries in the Arabic script, and is rich in oral literature. It is the national language of Tanzania and an official language of Kenya.
This 4-year degree combines the study of the language of Swahili with another language or discipline. The range of expertise in SOAS with regard to languages and literatures of other regions is unique in UK institutions. Along with proven excellence in other disciplines, such as religious studies, anthropology, art and archaeology, and history, this offers students an unparalleled range of options in choosing their second subject of study.
Convenors
Chege Githiora
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Subjects

  • Art
  • IT
  • Archaeology
  • Language
  • Anthropology
  • Literature
  • Swahili
  • Swahili literature
  • Bantu
  • Literary tradition
  • Religious Studies
  • Oral literature

Course programme

Learn a language as part of this programme

Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language which sets SOAS apart from other universities.

Students must take modules to the value of 120 credits each year. Over the four years students must pass at least 240 credits in Swahili (this includes the course Language in Africa) and at least 150 credits in the other subject.

Students must pass 90 credits in order to proceed to the following year. Students must pass Swahili I in order to proceed to year 2. Students must pass Swahili IIA in order to proceed to year 3.

Students may take open option modules to the value of 30 credits per year in a joint degree as long as the required number of credits for each of the named subjects is passed at the end of the degree.

Year 1Core Module
  • Swahili 1
Compulsory Module
  • Language in Africa
Other Subject

Compulsory modules: choose 60 credits in the second subject .

Year 2 Core Module
  • Swahili 2a Intermediate
Compulsory Module
  • Introduction to Swahili Literature
  • Realism and Magical Realism in the African Novel
Other Subject

Compulsory modules: choose 60 credits in the second subject .

Year 3: Year abroad

Students spend a compulsory year abroad. Please see the Teaching & Learning tab for more details.

Year 4Compulsory Module

Choose 30 credits from the following modules:

  • Advanced Swahili Literature
  • Sci-fi and Afrofuturism in the African Novel
  • Theory and practice of Swahili translation
Optional Module

Choose 30 credits from the list of optional modules

Other Subject

Compulsory modules: choose 60 credits in the second subject .

List of Optional Modules

Before selecting a module, student's must first check that it is at the correct level. They must also ensure that they meet any pre-requisites.

  • Film Festivals and Film Curating
  • African Filmmaking: From the 1960s to the Present
  • Islamic Reform Movements in Modern Africa
  • African Philosophy
  • Afrophone Philosophies
  • South African Film and Visual Culture: Before and During Apartheid
  • South African Film and Visual Culture 1994-2014
  • Contemporary African literature
  • Fictions of History
  • African language literatures (oral and written)
  • Southern Spaces
  • The structure of Bantu languages
  • Theory and practice of Swahili translation
  • Extended essay in African studies (a)
  • Extended essay in African studies (b)
  • Independent study project in African studies
  • Directed study of an African language
  • Black Urban Studies
  • History of Slavery: Britain and Slavery
  • Music in Africa
  • The World of Cuban Music
  • African Art III: the Art and Architecture of North Eastern Africa
  • R210 Religion, Power, and Society in Modern Africa
  • Realism and Magical Realism in the African Novel
  • Africans in the Americas: Identities and Representation
  • Amharic 1
  • Amharic 2
  • Hausa 1
  • Hausa 2(a) intermediate
  • Hausa 2(b) survey of hausa literature
  • Hausa 3(a) advanced
  • Hausa 3 (b) selected texts
  • Somali 1
  • Somali 2
  • Realism and Magical Realism in the African Novel
  • Swahili 1
  • Swahili 2a Intermediate
  • Swahili 3
  • Swahili 4
  • Theory and practice of Swahili translation
  • Yoruba 1
  • Yoruba 2
  • Zulu 1
  • Zulu 2
Programme Specification
  • BA Swahili and...Programme Specifications 2012/13 (pdf; 51kb)
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